After a campaign that started in September 2024, Pie Music Factory has been able to buy the freehold of Ramsgate youth centre. View image in fullscreen Zoë Carassik says youth provision should not depend on charities alone and called for strengthening statutory protections for youth services. “We should never have had to campaign to save Ramsgate youth centre – the last dedicated youth centre in the area – in the first place,” she said. That’s why we urge local MPs and the communities minister to go further in strengthening statutory protections for youth services and review councils’ statutory duty to provide youth services,” she said. A further report by University College London found the lack of youth services and spaces was a significant problem in coastal towns.

Source: The Guardian February 05, 2026 21:34 UTC