Charity OnSide Youth Zones has already helped to establish nine youth zones in Bolton, Blackburn, Carlisle, Manchester, Oldham, Wigan, Wiral, Warrington and Wolverhampton.
A further four have planning permission and are in development, with a youth zone in Chorley set to open in May this year, and three in London, in Barking and Dagenham, Barnet and Croydon, to open in early 2019.
In addition, plans are at an advanced stage to build a second Manchester youth zone.
The charity has now revealed that a further 12 youth zones are in the pipeline, bringing the total of youth zones open or under consideration to 26.
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