YOUNG people in the Wiveliscombe area have a new meeting venue.

Café Random, a youth café for young people at The Base at Kingsmead Community School, has been launched by Somerset County Council's Wiveliscombe and Area Youth Team.

Local youngsters have been working hard to turn a part of "The Base" into a well-equipped, friendly, meeting place and cafe. It is also a venue to learn all about the necessary health and safety and culinary skills.

John Hellier, Area Youth Worker, said: "There is now a great opportunity for young people to learn about running a business and picking up loads of life skills along the way.

"Crucial to the future success of the café of course is promotion of our opening times and also what is planned for the future.

"The young people have some great ideas about how we entertain young people and also provide much needed quiet space for young people to access ICT, have some space to talk to friends, or just to talk over worries or concern with a Youth Worker."

Café Random is open Tuesday afternoons and Friday evenings between 6.30pm and 8.30pm.