Ash Road Bridge project team donate £15,000 to support local village youth centre
Ash Youth Club in Surrey received a donation of £15,000 from our Ash Road Bridge project team to help fund a youth worker for a year.
The £15,000 donation will help fund a youth worker for a year and will mean that the youth club – which has been closed – can re-open. The money was raised through contributions from ourselves (£5,000), Tony Gee (£5,000) and Sword Contracts (£5,000).
The team has a strong social value focus and so far this year have allowed residents to watch the installation of the bridge beams, invited local youth groups to find out more about the project on site and were a part of Build UK's Open Doors initiative.
Lead Councillor for Regeneration, Cllr Tom Hunt, said: "This is great news for Ash Youth Club and for the Ash community as a whole. Thanks to VolkerFitzpatrick, the youth club will now be able to open more regularly and provide activities for young people in Ash. It's an excellent legacy for the project which will have a lasting impact."
Chair of the Youth Club Committee and Borough Councillor for Ash Wharf Ward, Phil Bellamy said: "We're absolutely delighted and very grateful to have received this generous donation from VolkerFitzpatrick. It is a tremendous boost for Ash Youth Club. The money will go towards funding a youth worker for a year at the club. It means that we can get started with a range of activities for young people in Ash. Our aim is to continue fundraising so we can increase the activities on offer and continue to employ a youth worker after the first year."
I'm pleased we've been able to raise this money to help re-start activities at the Ash Youth Club. By the time the project is complete, we will have been in Ash for over a year and have go to know the area well. We're glad to be able to give something which will continue to benefit Ash after the project is finished.
Colin Bexley Project Manager
