Sue Swaine and Donnie Burgess run the Turlin Moor youth centre and have done since it reopened in 2024.
“Turlin Moor, the reputation sort of goes before it,” said Sue.
“The kids get a bad reputation a lot of the time and that’s not the case, they’re good kids.
“They just need somewhere to go and someone to spend time with them and to give them a place to feel safe, to do activities and meet up with their friends.”
Donnie said some of the children only got social time when they were at the youth centre.
“Some of the kids will tell us if they’re not here or at school they are sat on their phones the entire evening,” he said.
“I think having a place where kids can come and socialise is more important than ever.”