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Torus Foundation, the charitable arm of North West growth and regeneration group Torus, has pledged its support for young people from Warrington for years to come, by becoming a founder patron of Warrington Youth Zone. As the largest provider of affordable housing in Warrington, Torus already has deep roots in the Borough and, offers wide-ranging... Read more »

Warrington Youth Zone has announced that local businessman Chris Purslow and his family have become a Founder Patron of the youth charity. As a Founder Patron, Chris Purslow and his family have committed to making an annual charitable donation to Warrington Youth Zone, ensuring the Youth Zone opens with a wide range of activities and... Read more »

Construction is now underway on Warrington Youth Zone with Warrington Borough Council and other funders celebrating the landmark moment.  The £6.9million facility is being made possible thanks to the Council’s incredible support, which includes the donation of the Foundry Street land and over half of the building costs.  Council Leader Cllr Russ Bowden, CEO Steven Broomhead and Cllr Jean Carter, trustee of Warrington Youth... Read more »

Support for Warrington Youth Zone continues to grow with the Assura Community Fund joining as its latest Founder Patron.  The Community Fund aims to support local health projects in the communities around Assura’s primary care buildings across the UK. It builds on the company’s Healthy Communities Scheme and is designed to support health-improving work by charities and local groups in the areas. ... Read more »

As a children and young people’s organisation safeguarding is our primary focus and most of our discussions, planning and considerations incorporate a focus on safeguarding. This is like organisations across the country who support children, young people and families. We are so consumed by the issue that we often assume that organisations in other sectors... Read more »

The University of Chester has become the latest Founder Patron for Warrington’s new OnSide Youth Zone.  While the University is used to supporting people over 18 reach their full potential, it has now branched out even further by pledging its support for Warrington Youth Zone, which will give young people aged 7-19 (and up to 25 with additional needs),... Read more »

YOOF is a digital platform for children, young people and young adults from across Cheshire to view and share digital content. The concept was born out of the pandemic when agencies supporting children and young people were forced to take all their services online and use zoom, teams and google hangouts. As with the whole... Read more »

Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable building materials group, is the latest Founder Patron of Warrington Youth Zone, a brand-new young people’s charity set to open in 2022.  This £6.9 million facility is being delivered by OnSide Youth Zones, a national charity which has created a network of Youth Zones across the country, providing local young people with somewhere to go, something to... Read more »

Two youth workers from Warrington Youth Club are preparing to go the extra mile to help young people during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Head of Youth Work Chris Capstick and Sports Coordinator Chris Mills will each be walking 100km to raise money that will go towards supporting young people in the town.  The fundraiser, dubbed the 242424 challenge, doesn’t stop there though, with the... Read more »

Young people from Warrington have unveiled the logo for their new OnSide Youth Zone to supporters, as they celebrated obtaining the land on which it will be built.  More than 7,700 young people had their say on the design, which was developed by the Youth Zone’s Young People’s Development Group, supported by digital agency Carpe... Read more »