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Vote for name of Preston’s new Youth Zone

Posted on - 30th July, 2017 - 11:10am | Author - | Posted in - Charities, Preston Bus Station, Preston City Centre, Preston News, Redevelopment
A view of the Youth Zone from the Ringway
A view of the Youth Zone from the Ringway

The name for the city’s Youth Zone hangs in the balance.

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Costing £6.9million the building on the western apron of the grade-II listed Preston Bus Station is due to be completed during 2018.

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Now the charity behind it want to know what young people would like to call the building.

Two names have been selected by a panel of young people from across the city, along with a logo, to be voted on.

It will either be known as The Hub or The Quad.

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Voting, via the OnSide website, is due to close at lunchtime on Monday (31 July) but Youth Zone officials say they are likely to accept votes for a few days after this.

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Work on the Youth Zone is due to begin in September.

It will be open seven days a week and is due to offer around 20 activities for young people aged eight to 19.

Charity OnSide – who operate other youth zones in Lancashire – are to run the centre.

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Which name will be you be voting for? Are you looking forward to the Youth Zone? Let us know in the comments below

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