A presentation about plans for a new youth hub and nursery in an east Suffolk town is set to be given next week, with a decision on the proposals due by the end of the month.
Mike Thompson, founder and chair of nursery provider Childbase Partnership, will be discussing the project to build the hub at the home of Woodbridge-based charity Jetty Lane.
The talk will be taking place at Woodbridge Library at 7pm on Wednesday.
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Jetty Lane facilitates local organisations to provide creative opportunities that engage, unite and inspire young people and is working in partnership with Childbase Partnership and Suffolk County Council to deliver the best outcomes for children and young people.
The hub at Kingston Fields will include a 'playscape' for neuro-divergent children, the term for people whose brains work differently to the 'typical' brain.
The hub is also set to showcase a 'first' for the UK - a vintage litter museum to teach children about how long litter stays in the environment.
The plans are to remove four existing temporary buildings at the site in The Avenue and provide two two-storey buildings, one of which will be used for the hub and the other as the nursery.
Previous plans to create the hub had been approved by the council, but the building work had not taken place because of insufficient funding.
In July, Jetty Lane trustee Cordelia Richman told this newspaper that this time the hub would come to fruition due to the partnership with Childbase.
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She said: "Assuming we get the permission, it will be built and we will be able to offer fantastic facilities for children and young people in this area."
Jetty Lane was established in 2017 as a community initiative following the demolition of Woodbridge Youth Centre and the hub will also provide a home for the youth and children's charity Just42, which was based at the youth centre for 10 years.
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