A COMMUNITY centre has introduced a club that promotes environmental awareness to young people.

Eco Ambassadors Youth Club was recently launched by Crownway Community Centre have centre to offer children and young people sessions to learn about the environment in a fun and friendly way.

Lilla Toth, project worker at the community centre, said: “The aim of the project is to have a group with regular sessions for children and young people who can learn about different environmental issues in a very fun way and also learn how they can take actions to tackle these problems and inspire other people to live more sustainably.”

The new youth club is offered to children and young people aged 13-19.

There have currently been two sessions, with the next to happen on Saturday.

Lilla added: “We will be working on an art project we started last week which will be executed at the centre and the point is to create something that will raise awareness of the extinction of species.”

The community centre in Earlestown also offers exercise classes, afternoon tea social groups, and playgroups.

There have been concerns that due to lack of attendance since Covid-19, the centre may longer be able to continue providing the playgroup service.

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Discussing future plans for the Eco Ambassadors sessions, the project worker said: “Throughout the project, young people will learn about topics such as climate change, pollution, and the protection of wildlife.

“The activities in the future might include growing our own vegetables, making bee and hedgehog houses, cooking climate-friendly meals, or repairing and decorating old clothes.”

A Dementia Café is also offered at the centre every second Thursday of the month to provide people with dementia, as well as their carers and family members, a space to get together and chat.