A youth club is to open on Friday nights in a bid to steer youngsters away from anti-social behaviour which was blighting a village.

Bradford Youth Service, backed by police and councillors, is throwing open the doors of Haworth Youth Club in the community centre for the first time on Fridays.

It follows a night in Haworth Park, last November, when youngsters caused trouble prompting police to take action. Officers confiscated alcohol and escorted a number of the youths home.

Since then there have been meetings between police, Haworth councillors and the Youth Service.

The result is a decision to open the youth club on Friday, said Parish Council Chairman John Huxley.

“We are attempting to do something constructive in terms of trying to help the youngsters find something to do and occupy themselves rather than just sending them away,” he said.

“If that happens they then just text each other and go somewhere else. There have been similar problems in Cross Roads, Oakworth and Oxenhope.”

The youth service had offered £2,000 towards the funding and the parish council £1,000 and there was a chance to get some help from the Proceeds of Crime facility.

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