00:00A youth centre in Halewood has secured £300,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund, safeguarding
00:07its future for the next three years. The Halewood Youth and Community Centre, known locally
00:12as The Boise, had warned it faced possible closure without new revenue funding. Manager
00:18Mark Nelson says the award means staff can remain employed and services for young people
00:24will continue. The charity provides after-school activities, wellbeing support, sport and
00:29community events. It also works with Halewood Academy on programmes helping pupils at risk
00:34of exclusion return successfully to education while fundraising to support future projects
00:40across the local community.
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