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Sarah Townsend
Work has started on site to create a five-storey independent living facility for young people, on Bolton’s Deansgate.
The £6.1m Bolton Y-Pad is being led by the Bolton and Blackburn branches of the YMCA and the scheme has been designed by Preston-based architecture studio Cassidy + Ashton, which is also the project manager.
The building is intended to replace the Bolton YMCA’s existing home on the site and create a new base for the community. The facility will house a drop-in centre and 40 self-contained one-bedroom apartments for young people aged between 18 and 25.
As well as providing the opportunity for young people to move out of supported accommodation and foster care and become more independent, Y-Pad’s ground floor is planned to house the YMCA Bolton’s youth services division Bolton Y-Zone and operate a food bank.