The King's Arms
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The King's Arms is a youth project run by Hannah Turner located in Petersfield
Petersfield, Hampshire
Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Portsmouth, on the A3 road. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct Line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth and London. The town is situated on the...

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Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

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England
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It is a project set up with funding provided by Petersfield Area Churches Together to provide a safe and friendly venue for the young people of the town to go, during weekday evenings. The venue is primarily centred around a non-alcoholic pub, including the usual facilities such as pool tables, table football, music, darts, WII and PS3

As well as the pub facilities, the centre also provides other community services such as:
  • A cyber café
  • After-school homework clubs
  • Counselling services


The Centre has a large voulenteer base.

Awards and funding

The King's Arms is a registered charity. Some of the awards the project has won include Community Project Awards for 2003 providing £2000. It has also won Hampshire Youth Club of the Year from Hampshire and IOW
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...

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Fire

On 13th June 2009 a fire broke out at the centre causing significant damage. Volunteer youth leaders Imogen Lowe, Alex Errey & Calvin Boyd were able to evacuate the building quickly, and tried to extinguish the fire to no success. The Official cause of the Fire was said to be Arson, supposedly by a 9 year old. The youth club were offered residence in the town's local facilities, but have returned to their original building after 1 years construction.

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