A youth club has received a £10,000 donation in a bid to help young people take control of their diets.

Inspire Youth Zone Chorley has been chosen as the main beneficiary for Chorley Building Society’s ‘High Five’ campaign, which commits to donating a minimum of 5 per cent of the building society’s operating profits to local causes every year.

The funding will assist Inspire Youth Zone, Chorley in their delivery of 34,000 hot after-school meals for children aged 10-19 every year.

In the 2021 summer holidays, they also provided 12,000 hot meals for children who rely on free school meals.

The fund will also be used to host learning kitchen sessions to help young people learn how to cook health, nutritious meals.

Head of Fundraising and Communications at Inspire, Karen Hunter said: “£10,000 will make a huge difference to how many Learning Kitchen sessions, and hot after-school meals, we can deliver.

“We are absolutely thrilled that Chorley Building Society has chosen to support Inspire, and in particular, our hot healthy meals initiative.

“Inspire’s Learning Kitchen teaches young people basic nutrition and cookery skills in a fun, interactive way. We hope that these sessions will encourage families in Chorley to eat healthily and give children key life skills that will help them thrive at home and school.”

Customer Services Director at Chorley Building Society, Kim Roby said: “Inspire deliver such fantastic and vital work for young people living within our local community, and we are very proud to be able to support them through our new community initiative.

“Chorley High Five has been set up to support local people during these challenging times and help tackle issues like poverty, homelessness and child hunger.”

The scheme is open to other charities, non-for-profit organisations, grassroots sports clubs and community groups who can apply online through Chorley Building Society’s website.