PRESS RELEASE
Issued by:
Councillor Frank Doyle
Date of Issue: 13 February 2006
Contact phone number:
0151 652 9488

‘RESPECT' - WHERE ARE THE RESOURCES?

Another Liberal Democrat Councillor is asking ‘where are the resources?' as the Government's ‘Respect' action plan comes up for debate in Wirral's Council Chamber tonight.

Frank Doyle, Councillor for Prenton ward, said,

“Labour's motion calls for ‘support for local programmes that give young people something creative and useful to do with their energy.”

“In Prenton ward we would welcome such programmes, particularly if they were accompanied by the finance to ensure their success.”

“In the Prenton Dell area we have the legacy of a community centre closed by the Council, and a church building promised for community use soon to be demolished for housing.

“Through the efforts of the small local Residents and Tenants Association, who are working hard to establish facilities for young people, we now have a young persons' committee and an evening youth club will soon be established in a Social Services Day Centre.

“However, limited space means that only 20 people at a time can use it.”

“To offer local programmes of activities for young people needs finance and what we ask is, where is the Action Plan and where is the appropriate level of funding to support it?”

Read Councillor Doyle's speech here