CAPITAL from the sale of Burley Youth Club would not necessarily be ploughed back into future youth provision in the village.

Burley Community Council has been told that money from any sale of the building will not be ring-fenced for youth services in the village or elsewhere.

Dennis Warwick, chairman of the community council, said: "Property Services at Bradford City Council told us that they are not prepared to ring-fence the money.

"That is their policy generally, that any money raised has to be put to the best use."

Community Councillors have made an appeal to the city council to give a guarantee that the money would be used to maintain youth provision in Burley.

Coun Warwick said: "We are hoping that they might be able to waive the policy on this occasion and keep the money in the village.

"Discussions have to take place and we hope they will decide this is the best use of the money."

There are no definite plans to sell the building at the moment but the community council has been working with various bodies to suggest ways of improving and modernising youth provision in the village.

They have discussed the possi-bility of creating a new building at the site of the new Burley Oaks Primary School, on Langford Lane.

The existing building at the corner of Sun Lane and Main Street is thought to be inadequate for the needs of today's youths.

Coun Warwick said: "It was built in 1895. Although it has been improved for use by youngsters, it was used as a primitive Methodist chapel, with a Sunday School and meeting place.

"We refurbished it when we took over in the 60's or 70's for youth service and it has done well but buildings deteriorate and young people want different things."

Coun Warwick said that there was a definite need for youth provision in the village. He said: "The youth club is well-used on the nights that it is open."

Coun Warwick said that a new building could also be for general use. He said: "It could be used by the community as well.

"The school would be glad to have a community building on site, which they could make use of. It could also be of benefit to such groups as the Luncheon Club."

But Bradford District Councillor, Dale Smith (Cons Rombalds) said he and other councillors could not promise youth provision. "While we sympathise and understand the need for youth provision in Burley, we cannot make such a promise at this stage," he said.

Though he added that he and other councillors were willing to listen to what they had to say and that a site meeting would be arranged.