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Repairs to damaged youth club finished after crash

News imageBBC A one-storey brick building with a large hole knocked in one wall and red and white tape to the leftBBC
The lorry crashed into a railway bridge and parked vehicles, before it demolished the youth club wall in 2025

Repairs to a Shropshire youth centre that was badly damaged when a lorry crashed into it have been completed.

The HGV crashed into parked vehicles, a railway bridge and the youth club building in Ludlow in the early hours of 28 April 2025.

Community and family hub services, usually held in the building, were moved to Helena Lane Community Centre.

Shropshire Council, which owns the building, said they were working with their partners and the local community to look at which services would be run from the site in future.

The work began in June, more than a year after the crash.

The damaged systems including the fire alarm and electrics.

A man was charged over the crash and is next due at Shrewsbury Crown Court in 2028.

News imageShropshire Council A youth club building made of brown brick. The wall has been repaired and has a series of windows along its side wall with wooden shutter-type sections.Shropshire Council
Shropshire Council said they will look at which services would return to operate from the youth club

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