Gosberton Youth Centre is one of more than 100 groups to have secured a total of over £4m in funding through a government grant.
It received £24,000 to help revamp the centre from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) programme.
The government money is allocated by South Holland District Council within the South and East Lincolnshire Partnership, of which it is a member alongside Boston and East Lindsey.
Over 18 months the partnership says the funding has helped 101 community facilities consisting of £1.9million in grants from Lincolnshire Community Foundation’s UKSPF funded GRASSroots Scheme, generating an additional £1million in match funding plus a further £0.6m in grants and £0.6m match funding from the main UKSPF/RPF programme.
Richard Baker, treasurer and trustee, at Gosberton Youth Centre, said: “We were lucky to get a £24,000 grant which we mostly put towards updating the very run-down building.
“We had to spend a lot of money to get it to where it is now – but had we not received grant funding the building probably wouldn’t still be standing as it was at threat of being bulldozed.
“It’s terrific, we currently have about 200 children, both juniors and seniors, on our books so we’ve done really well.
“There’s a definitely a need out there for a youth centre and they’re coming from the village, Quadring, Donington and even Sutterton.
“We’re also able to use the building for more than a youth hub now, meaning all of the community can come along.
“The funding has really made a big difference for us.”
For the last two years the partnership has also developed a crowdfunding initiative with Spacehive.
It says £79,764 has been raised to support eight initiatives.
The Gosberton Youth Centre is currently looking to raise money for a ventilation system.
