Significant boost for Ash Youth Club

Ash Youth Club has received a donation of £15,000 to help fund a youth worker for a year. This is thanks to VolkerFitzpatrick Limited (VFL), our contractor for the Ash Road Bridge project. They have raised the money as part of their social value commitment to the project. Social value involves giving something back to the community. It can take a variety of forms:

• employing local people 
• using local suppliers
• getting involved with local charities 
• offering local schools and colleges work experience opportunities

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."

VolkerFitzpatrick's Project Manager, Colin Bexley, said:

"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."

The money was raised through contributions from:

• VolkerFitzpatrick Limited £5,000
• Tony Gee £5,000
• Sword Contracts £5,000

Published on 6 August 2024