Alun Williams, left, and Wayne Bulpitt in the pub bought by the charity they have established. The former Caves de Bordeaux will become the St Peter Port Centre for Young People. (Picture by Peter Frankland, 0571623)

THE former Caves de Bordeaux pub is to be turned into a youth centre.

The building, in Upper Mansell Street, has been bought by newly formed charity Guernsey Youth and will become the St Peter Port Centre for Young People.
Education’s head of lifelong learning Alun Williams and former Bailiwick Scout commissioner Wayne Bulpitt have established the charity.

‘Young people are regularly asking for more places to go and when the Caves became available, it was just too good an opportunity to miss,’ said Mr Bulpitt.

The property was purchased last month and it is hoped that refurbishment work will be complete by the end of the year in readiness for opening. The Lloyds TSB Charitable Foundation gave £75,000 to the project and several other charities and businesses have given financial support.