Blackburn with Darwen Council has awarded a Bolton-based construction firm a large building contract for two youth hubs redevelopments in the borough. Seddon Construction, who operate out of Farnworth, stood out as the best option to take on the £2.4m contract to revamp both Audley and Queen’s Children’s Centre and Darwen Youth Centre. Financed by grants from the government's Youth Investment Fund , the total cost of the two projects is expected to be £4.58m.
After the introduction of the YIF, the council began submitting projects for investment and Audley and Queen’s Park Children Centre and Darwen Youth Centre were progressed for support. In January 2023, the council submitted a bid for both of its facilities and were told that it had been successful and a total grant of £4,583,074 had been awarded.
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