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Youth centre plans: campaigners object to loss of sports hall

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Redbridge Council has approved the development of an Education and Youth Hub on the site of Wanstead Youth Centre, which closed in October 2023.

The £6.5m project will remodel the Elmcroft Avenue venue to include classrooms, a café, playrooms and offices. However, plans to convert the rear gymnasium into a multipurpose space has raised concerns among campaigners, who argue it will mean the loss of the last large indoor sports hall in the west of the borough.

The new hub is expected to open in September 2025.