The Basement is a registered charity which was established around four years ago to provide a facility for young people to take part in activities which were not otherwise available in the village.
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The group’s young people meet weekly in the Community Learning and Development Centre at Forfar Academy but have been fundraising for a permanent facility for the past four years.
Neighbourhood Services committee agreed at their meeting on Thursday 19 August, to enter into discussions with the group about the lease of a piece of ground 18 x 4 metres on which they can site a portacabin.
It was also agreed, in a separate discussion, that the director of Neighbourhood Services should establish whether or not The Basement is interested in purchasing a surplus former housing unit, known as Park Homes, for use as a youth centre.
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