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Good Practice: How a club cuts antisocial behaviour

The Unity Saturday Club gave young people aged 12 to 18 the chance to listen to music, play computer games and try street dancing, MC-ing and DJ-ing.

Project Unity Saturday Club

Funding About £3,600 from Peterborough City Council via the Youth Crime Action Plan, plus £500 from City Radio Link

Purpose To reduce antisocial behaviour and give young people something to do at the Queensgate shopping centre during the winter months

Background Police identified the Queensgate shopping centre and bus station as one of the top three antisocial behaviour hotspots in Peterborough.

At the same time, young people in the city said they wanted more to do on Saturday afternoons. The city council's youth service, local police, shopping centre representatives and security firm City Radio Link met in December to try to find a solution.

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