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May 2021
A campaign has been launched to bring back Bilton Youth Club a decade after it closed.
Arnold Warneken, who was the Harrogate and District Green Party candidate in last week's the Bilton by-election, has set up a petition calling on North Yorkshire County Council to reinstate the youth club. It was wound up in 2012 following funding cuts.
He said a reinvigorated youth club would have a big impact on young people in Bilton who have been stuck for things to do, particularly during lockdown.
Anti-social behaviour and crime were key issues when he was out campaigning, he added.
Mr Warneken said:
His petition currently has 230 signatures and Mr Warneken hopes the Bilton community will rally behind it to put pressure on North Yorkshire County Council, which runs children's services in the district.
North Yorkshire County Council's head of stronger communities, Marie-Anne Jackson, said:
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