The Peterborough Youth Employment Hub
is celebrating its first anniversary by reaching a major
milestone, supporting 1,000 young people across more than 2,100
visits since opening at Peterborough United's Weston Homes
Stadium in November 2025.
Established by the Cambridgeshire and
Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA), the Peterborough United
Foundation, EFL in the Community, and Jobcentre Plus, the Hub
serves as an informal one-stop shop for 16 to 24-year-olds not in
education, employment, or training (NEET). Young people can drop
in Monday to Thursday without an appointment for mentoring, CV
workshops, and job matching, alongside mental health and housing
support from partners like Mind and Cross Keys
Homes.
, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and
Peterborough, said: Supporting 1,000 young people in just one year at the Posh
shows how we drive real regional growth, by backing our next
generation with the skills and connections to get straight into
good jobs. Having proven what works in Peterborough, we are now
taking this exact blueprint to Wisbech this January so every
young person across our region can earn, learn, and
succeed.
Dean Watson, Peterborough
Youth Employment Hub Manager,
said:
Passing 1,000 young people
supported proves that Peterborough's youth want to work, they
just need the right support to get there. By removing the feel of
a regimented system and combining services under one roof, we are
helping young people build lasting belief in themselves and move
into careers where they can truly
thrive.
Building on this success, the Combined
Authority is rolling out the model to Fenland. Delivered by youth
charity Centre 33 at the Annabelle Davis Centre in Wisbech, the
new Fenland Youth Hub will offer 16 to 25-year-olds the same
single-point access to career, wellbeing, and housing guidance,
alongside targeted rural outreach.
How to Get
Involved
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For Young People (Aged
1624): Drop into the
Meerkat Family Stand at Weston Homes Stadium (London Road,
Peterborough, PE2 8AL), Monday to Thursday, 10:00 am to 4:00
pm, or email YouthHub@theposh.com.
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For Local
Employers: To offer
mentoring, workshops, or site visits, contact Hub Manager Dean
Watson at Dean.watson@theposh.com.
