Help Furnish Foxton’s new Youth and Community Centre
Through our Furnish Foxton Appeal, we’re calling on local people and businesses to help furnish our new Youth and Community Centre.
Foxton has been supporting young people and the community in Avenham since 1969, and our new centre – set to open in May 2025 – will enhance these vital services.
While the £2.4m construction is funded by the Youth Investment Fund, we need £65,000 to equip and furnish the building. Your support will ensure we create a fully functional, welcoming space for young people.
Join us in making a lasting impact – every donation counts!
How can you help?
Individuals and businesses from the local community can donate funds which will be allocated to specific rooms in our new centre.
A large dual kitchen with two cooking stations will create a space where young people, staff and volunteers can come together to prepare nutritious meals and learn essential life skills.
What we need:
The large main hall will provide a multi-functional space that will be equipped for a range of indoor group activities including youth groups, youth events, sports classes and group meetings.
What we need:
A large, enclosed first-floor balcony will provide a safe outdoor area for community events, socialising and relaxation against the backdrop of Preston’s skyline.
The wellbeing room will offer much needed quiet space for unwinding from the outside world, as well as a private and calm atmosphere for one-to-one support.
A digital training hub will allow local young people to get online – whether that be to complete homework or access learning resources, or to practice essential digital skills
A mirrored wall in our upstairs studio space will make it fit for purpose to welcome guest instructors to run an exciting range of physical activity classes including dance, non-contact boxing, yoga, as well as community meeting space.
How to donate
Item donations
We are welcoming local businesses that can offer some of the products or fittings that we need to finish the centre to donate physical items.
To make a donation, please contact the Furnish Foxton team at 01772 289074 or furnishfoxton@thefoxton.org
Financial donations
We also welcome monetary donations toward Furnish Foxton via the dedicated Furnish Foxton Just Giving page.
Note: There’s an option to boost individual donations by 25% by giving through Gift Aid.
All money will go towards furnishing the new centre.
How we’ve helped.
The Foxton has saved my life. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be here today. They truly are amazing.
Foxton is a place of safety and comfort and as for Lynda, she means the world too me. She is always there for me and I walk away feeling 100% better in myself.
The Foxton Centre is not only a safe space for our service users, but they communicate well with us as probation practitioners ensuring we are aware of any concerns they have and that we can reach out to them for support and advice.
