Harborough youth centre gets an upgrade after funding from a local charity

The Cube, on Symington Recreation Ground off St Mary’s Road, now boasts a new office and a quiet space after receiving funding from Market Harborough and the Bowdens Charity.

Delighted Charlotte Cooper, 26, the Cube’s youth work manager, said: “Market Harborough and the Bowdens have given us funding to convert our old office into a much-needed quiet space and create a new office in the corner of the building.

“It’s a much better room now.”

She added: “We can monitor anyone coming into the centre from the office as well as having a much better working environment.”

As well as holding youth groups for its members, the Cube hosts events and helps Year 6 pupils make the step up to secondary school.

Charlotte also works closely with schools, churches and local organisations and runs a counselling and mentoring scheme.

Speaking to the Harborough Mail when the Cube reopened on January 22, she said: “These are very exciting times.

“We opened back in May 2014 and the centre’s been a huge success over the years.

“But we’ve not had a youth worker and been closed for about six months so it will be brilliant to relaunch and get going again.”

She said they are staging highly-tailored sessions for youngsters aged from 11-18 from 5.30pm-7pm on Wednesday nights.

“We’ll be staging classes for groups up to 30 rather than hosting big free for all-type drop-ins.

“They’ll be targeted at young people learning a special skill such as making podcasts, YouTube videos and electrical work,” said Charlotte, the only full-time member of staff.

She is always looking to bolster her growing team of volunteers working with young people at the Cube.

If you would like to help her you can call the Cube on 01858 437650 or email Charlotte at: [email protected]

The Market Harborough and the Bowdens Charity has supported the Cube for years and given it cash support since it was founded.

The charity welcomes applications for funding from local organisations and individuals.

You can find more information about it on its website at www.mhbcharity.co.uk as well as on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram.