This article is from page 6 of the 2011-10-18 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 6 JPG
YOUNG people are being encouraged to take part in a programme of events that has been launched at a new youth and community building in Ennis.
Clare Youth Service has announced a series of programmes to run at ‘The Junction’ on Cloughleigh Road.
Youth worker Jean Tierney explained that the activities are aimed at young people aged 15-18 years and will run at the building over the next few months.
A money bank programme will offer advice on setting up a community grants scheme, while young people can also learn life skills and participate in genealogy projects.
The centre is also open for teenagers every Tuesday and Friday from 4-6pm to drop in and meet their friends, access the internet, and listen to music.
Ms Tierney said that ‘fit out’ work on the building’s kitchen and computer room has recently been completed. “We have a few groups up and running. There are community groups running meetings during the day,” she said.
She explained that Clare Youth Service are aiming to increase use of the building over the coming months. Ms Tierney said that a number of different groups and organisations have rented space at the building to run classes.
For more details or to sign up to any of the programmes, call into The Junction or contact Jean Tierney on 065 6845356 or 086-1568560. Alternatively, check out The Junction Ennis on Facebook.
The Junction, which was constructed on land owned by Ennis Town Council, features a youth café/dropin centre and will be used as a base from which youth services and programmes to targeted groups will be delivered. The project costs amounted to € 645,000, of which € 357,000 was allocated to the council under the Social and Community Facilities Capital Scheme 2006. The balance of the capital expenditure was provided from the council’s own resources. The council was the contracting authority for the construction of the building and has leased the completed building to Clare Youth Service.
Set up in 1969, Clare Youth Service today provides direct services to over 3,000 young people aged 12-25 years around the county.