Southall groups and residents joined in a collective protest outside Ealing Town Hall about the proposed closure of the Southall Youth Centre also known as the Young Adult Centre on Park View Road, Southall.

The protest started at 5pm on Tuesday 26 July 2022 on the footsteps of Ealing Town Hall. It continued until the start of the full Ealing Council meeting inside at 7pm.

Ealing Council are proposing closure of the YAC and instead building 60 flats on the site.

Southall Community Alliance and many other partners are involved in the Southall Resists network and are all strongly opposed to any proposals to close or demolish the centre.

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With a very large youth population in Southall, Southall need more specific facilities for young people and not less.

Residents from Park View Road and other Southall locations came and supported the protest.

Southall is awash with houses but only has one Young Adult Centre. These residents were standing with the young people of Southall.

Local councillors were approached about the matter, as residents want to prevent the YAC from being demolished and preserved for local young people.

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The councillors that talked to the residents included:

• Deputy Leader Ealing Council Deirdre Costigan (Northolt Mandeville ward)
• Cllr John Martin (Norwood Green ward)
• Cllr Shital Manro (North Greenford ward)
• Cllr Rima Baaklini (Pitshanger ward)
• Cllr Sarfraz Khan (Southall Broadway ward)
• Cllr Fabio Conti (Hanger Hill ward)

These councillors that were seen with the residents included:

• Cllr Hitesh Tailor (East Acton ward)
• Cllr Varlene Alexander (Greenford Broadway ward)
• Cllr Faduma Mohamed (Southall West ward)
• Cllr Munir Ahmed (Perivale ward)