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Base71 Youth Zone

Base71 Youth Zone is a state-of-the-art, safe and aspirational place for young people, with a range of fantastic facilities.

Managed by national youth charity OnSide, it's staffed by skilled youth workers who can help young people realise their aims and achievements.

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Location

Base71 Youth Zone is located in Barnsley town centre on Schwäbisch Gmünd Way,  near the train station and bus interchange.

Facilities

Base71 offers the following facilities:

  • indoor climbing wall
  • four-court indoor sports hall
  • fitness suite with state-of-the-art gym equipment
  • boxing and martial arts room
  • performing arts and dance studio
  • music suite with instruments and recording equipment
  • large open plan recreation area
  • project rooms, including arts and crafts and sensory room
  • film and multi-media facilities
  • teaching/mentoring kitchen
  • café serving hot nutritious meals costing no more than £1
  • multi-use games area/kick pitch with flood lights
  • breakout room including activities such as employability workshops, general and gender-specific health/youth issue topics/projects, and youth participation
  • sessions and activities for those with additional needs

Membership

Base71 Youth Zone membership is £5 per year and then just 50p per visit. Visit the Base71 Youth Zone website for more details.

Membership offer for Barnsley residents

As part of our Great Childhoods Ambition, we'll cover the £5 annual membership fee for the first year for all eligible young people between the ages of 8 and 18 who sign up with Base71 Youth Zone in Barnsley before 31 March 2026.

To take advantage of this offer, sign up as normal through Base71 and when they've verified your child is a resident in the Barnsley local authority area the first-year annual fee will be waived. If you receive Universal Credit, this offer will have no impact on the amount you receive.

You're not eligible for the membership offer if you live outside the Barnsley borough, even if your child goes to a school here. However, they can still join and pay the annual £5 membership fee.

Why we're funding membership through our Great Childhoods Ambition

We want every child in Barnsley to have the opportunity to visit this exciting facility and access the enrichment activities. Funding the first year's membership has been made possible by additional one-off funds from an improved local government financial settlement for 2025/26. This has enabled us to invest in initiatives that support our Council Plan priorities. 

We'll work with Base71 Youth Zone to assess enrolments and engagement to evaluate its impact.