Cabinet members will consider an investment of up to one hundred and fifty thousand pounds to give all eight to eighteen-year-olds in Barnsley access to their first year of Base71 Youth Zone membership. The move is part of the council’s Great Childhoods Ambition programme.
Base71, located on Schwäbisch Gmünd Way, will open in January 2026 as the first Youth Zone in Yorkshire. The facility will include an indoor climbing wall, sports halls, fitness areas, and spaces for performing arts and music. It will be staffed by trained youth workers to help young people achieve their goals.