Guy Opperman MP news: Investment in 1st Hexham Scouts from Youth Investment Fund
Guy Opperman has welcomed investment in the 1st Hexham Scouts through the Government’s Youth Investment Fund.
The 1st Hexham Scout Group will receive an £8,526.00 grant from the Youth Investment Fund. The grant will fund photovoltaic panels and battery storage on a Scout building.
The Fund has been designed to create, improve and expand local youth facilities and services across the country, to support young people’s health, wellbeing and skills for work and life, no matter where they live.
£12 million funding has been fast-tracked to local youth services where supply is currently far short of meeting demand. This will help to level up access to services, trusted youth workers and dedicated facilities for young people.
The funding will help to expand the reach and range of services on offer, meet demand and reduce running costs. It will be used to cover small-scale capital improvements such as providing new laptops to youth groups, small redevelopments of buildings and facilities, and improving transport, such as providing a new minibus for a youth club so they can keep young people safe and extend activities beyond their local area.
Guy Opperman MP said:
“I am delighted the 1st Hexham Scouts have received this grant funding to improve their facilities.
The funding will cut their running costs and enable long-term investment in outdoor facilities for children.”