Project Bolton Lads & Girls Club
Funding The club costs about £2.6m a year to run. Funding comes from a wide range of sources including a £650,000 grant from the Department for Education, £340,000 for a National Citizen Service pilot, Bolton Council, smaller grants from trusts, fundraising and local businesses. Young people pay fees of 40p per visit.
Purpose To provide affordable, accessible and quality youth provision for all as well as extra support to the most vulnerable
Background Bolton Lads & Girls Club is one of the longest running youth clubs in the UK. It started life as Bolton Lads Club in 1889, set up by local businesses to give young mill workers somewhere safe to go. In the early 1990s, it was one of the first lads' clubs to open up to girls. In 2002, the club moved to new purpose-built premises in the centre of Bolton following a £4.5m grant from Sport England and now has 3,000 young people registered as members.
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