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A small group of young people from Chorley aged between 14-18 faced the hardest task of their lives so far as they took on the Three Towers Challenge on 23rd June 2019 in aid of Inspire Youth Zone. The young people formed the team earlier in the year as they wanted to raise money for…

A handful of lucky young people at Inspire Youth Zone were given the chance to play alongside Chorley FC’s penalty hero, Matty Urwin, at the centre’s 3G pitch. At an evening session for Inspire’s Senior members (aged 12-19 or up to 25 with additional needs) the Chorley FC goalie surprised those in attendance when he…

The Three Towers Challenge will take place on Sunday 23rd June 2019. Participants must be a member of Inspire Chorley Youth Zone and be over the age of 14 years. You must be able to get to the designated starting point (TBD) at Peel Tower for 7am. The walk is approximately 20 miles starting at…

On Thursday 22nd August 2019, Inspire Youth Zone will be hosting its annual charity golf day to raise funds for the young persons service as it enters its second year of operation. The event, hosted at Shaw Hill Golf Club, will consist of a shotgun start at 1pm with a range of prizes up for…

INSPIRE, Chorley Youth Zone will mark one year since their official opening in 2018 on Sunday 5th May with an open party for Chorley and all of its local young people, residents and members of the community. Since opening, the Youth Zone has changed the lives of thousands of young people in Chorley and surrounding…

A group of young people in Chorley have come together in an attempt to combat litter in the UK by organising their own litter-picking task force. The youngsters who met at Inspire Youth Zone worked with staff to arrange the litter-pick, contacting Chorley Council who provided bin liners and litter pick-up tools for the group….

INSPIRE, Chorley Youth Zone has found a sponsor for their sports kits in the form of local car dealership, Chorley Group. The automotive retailer is already heavily involved with Inspire after they signed up as Founder Patrons of the charity before their opening in May 2018, however the local business was inspired to do even…

STUDENTS and staff from the University of Manchester hosted a wild event to raise funds for a youth charity that gives the young people of Chorley something to do, somewhere to go and someone to talk to. Chorley-born zoologist, Andrew Gray – who also doubles as a teacher at the University of Manchester and Curator…

FOUR Junior members of Inspire Youth Zone entered their small team into the Chorley Hack competition earlier this month, hosted by Chorley Council, winning their group and each taking home a prized tech bundle. Chorley Hack is a free coding competition for 9-13 year olds in Chorley which saw 14 local schools and Inspire Youth…

For March’s installation of Young Voice, we sat down with Jason Bryers – a Junior Member who at just 12 years old is a whizz on the computer and will be representing Inspire Youth Zone at Chorley Council’s Coding Competition this month. Fresh off designing and coding his own game on the laptop at Inspire,…