Youth Internet Cafe
Surf 'n' Snack Shack - Penistone Youth Internet Cafe
During 2004-05 an innovative project to tackle anti-social behaviour was developed in conjunction with Barnsley Youth Service. The idea was to transform part of a youth club into an Internet Cafe for young people.
Since the opening the Internet Cafe has dramatically changed attendance at the youth centre. In fact Penistone Youth Centre has gone from being the least attended youth club to the best attended in the entire borough of Barnsley.
The 'Surf and Snack Shack' received funding from Objective 1, DEFRA, Yorkshire Rural Community Council, Market Towns Initiative and Leader + which made the project viable.