Works, not closure, needed for Odd Down youth club!

11.13.46am UTC (GMT +0000) Mon 4th Feb 2008

Cllr Hedges feels the Tories are ignoring the people of Odd Down

Odd Down Councillors Nigel Roberts and Steve Hedges are calling on the Council not to shirk their responsibilities to the people of Odd Down. The Councillors want to see improvement works carried out on Odd Down Youth Club rather than its closure.

In the past, the youth club has been a focus of anti-social behaviour out of hours. The police wanted to place a mobile CCTV camera in the vicinity to help combat these problems, but have not been able to due to the lack of a large pole to which the camera could be attached.

There are also some minor works that need to be done to the youth club to secure the building properly and repair the guttering.

Cllr Nigel Roberts said: "The Council has a responsibility to the people of Odd Down. One small thing they could do is to erect a pole so the police can place a CCTV camera if required."

Cllr Steve Hedges added "This Conservative-controlled Council seems to be willing to ignore the verdict of the Odd Down PACT (Partners And Communities Together) meeting at which residents clearly said that anti-social behaviour in the area around the youth club is their priority. This Council needs to listen."

The Liberal Democrat Councillors for Odd Down are working to ensure that youth work provision continues in the Odd Down area.