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Ramsgate Youth Centre Saved Amid Mental Health Crisis

2/5/2026

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Story summary

Ramsgate youth centre in Kent was saved from sale after a campaign by Pie Factory Music, which has operated there for 13 years.
Pie Factory Music secured freehold with a £535,000 grant from Labour's Pride in Place strategy.
Zoë Carassik, chief executive of Pie Factory Music, says youth protections are too weak, noting a 73% funding decline since 2010.
Coastal youths face undiagnosed mental health conditions due to service shortages.

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Story summary

Ramsgate youth centre in Kent was saved from sale after a campaign by Pie Factory Music, which has operated there for 13 years.
Pie Factory Music secured freehold with a £535,000 grant from Labour's Pride in Place strategy.
Zoë Carassik, chief executive of Pie Factory Music, says youth protections are too weak, noting a 73% funding decline since 2010.
Coastal youths face undiagnosed mental health conditions due to service shortages.