South Bristol will become home to the South West’s first Onside Youth Zone after councillors gave the green light to the proposed location of the £8.4m development between the Hengrove and Hartcliffe areas of the city.
At a meeting of the full council on 14 September, councillors also formally agreed to invest £4.2m towards construction costs.
Onside said the location had been chosen “because of its accessibility to all young people aged between eight and 19, or up to 25 for those with additional need, across south Bristol”.
The youth services provider has teamed up with south Bristol youth work charity Youth Moves and Bristol City Council to expand the opportunities available to young people in the area, Onside added.
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