A 125-year-old East Lancashire youth organisation has been given a government grant of almost £1million to transform its hub complex.

Burnley Boys and Girls Club has won the £973,996 from the Youth Investment Fund (YIF).

It will be used to pay for a two year project with a skate park, new 3G pitch, gymnasium, chill out room, dance and drama space, sports facilities, counselling and conference facilities at its Braden Lane headquarters.

The grant will pay for a new roof for their dilapidated sports hall and the construction of a new two-storey extension.

It will enable the provision of sporting activities including football, tennis, dodgeball, basketball, volleyball, badminton, table football, and table tennis.

Judo, self-defence and arts and crafts classes will also be provided.

It is one of 44 youth centres to share a slice of £70 million government funding through its YIF.

Blackburn with Darwen Council received an £8million investment from the fund for four major projects doubling the size of Darwen Youth Centre, expanding Blackburn Youth Zone into the unused neighbouring Fuse Box building, transforming Audley and Queen’s Park Children’s Centre into a seven days-a-week youth hub and revamping the Shadsworth Hub into a new youth centre.

Burnley Boys and Girls Club chief officer Graham Vernon said: "Working alongside amazing architects HAD Architecture Burnley, and main contractor and project management Sureway Civil Engineers Burnley, the two year project will see the site at Burnley create space for a skate park, new 3G pitch, gymnasium, chill out room, dance, drama space, sports facilities, counselling and conference facilities.

"The youth investment fund is part of the ongoing investment by central government to put the right money in the right place at the right time.

"This is a huge step.

"Slowly and surely our work has proven to be paying off.

"The project will see help and support for a further 1,000 young people to be supported by the organisation over the coming years and will secure the current facilities and site for many years to come."

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said: “I want every young person to have the opportunity to access the kinds of life-changing activities which expand their horizons and allow them to develop vital life skills.

“These next 44 youth centres will give 12,000 more young people the opportunity to access these activities."