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Merton to build community centre to bring young and old together

1 min read Social Care Youth Work
Merton is set to lead the way on intergenerational thinking with the launch of the country's first purpose built centre providing shared services and facilities for people both young and old.

The south-west London borough successfully bid for £1.5m funding from the London Development Agency to establish the centre, which will offer IT facilities and training, a programme of reading sessions, arts, crafts and drama and a variety of sports and games.

Young and old will be encouraged to take part together and youth workers will be among the professionals on hand to run the sessions.

There will also be a number of outreach services including plans for young people to benefit from the knowledge and experience of older people and to support the elderly with internet shopping and gardening.

Denise Burke, head of childcare at the London Development Agency, said the centre would require youth services to work closely with other local authority services.

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