Our Vision

To ensure residents of Luton and in particular those from the Biscot Ward have access to the services and support they need, at the level they need and which is timely.
We are committed to being an organisation which is at the heart of the community and where all are valued and respected.
We are committed to working in partnership with others to ensure the best use of resources for the benefit the community we serve.

About Centre for Youth & Community Development (CYCD)

CYCD is a community facility set in the heart of the Bury Park area of Luton which runs projects to meet the needs of the community. We operate under the auspices of the Bangladesh Youth League (Charity number 1109719) and Bengali Women’s Project and as well as running and managing projects with Bangladesh Youth League and Bengali Women’s Project we also support a number of small community organisations who use our facilities. These include Little Stars Pre-school, Crescent Summer School Project, Access Disability Project, BASSES (Biscot After-school Supplementary Education & Support), Khidmat Health & Well-being and Ujala Health & Well-being, all of whom are independent community organisations.

Our CYCD website includes information about the projects run by these organisations which we support. If you need more information please contact us through the Contact us page at the top of the website or by clicking the Contact Us.

•  Heritage Project

  We are organising a number of activities around this project including researching and archiving the origins…

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• ICT for All

  ICT for All is a “Digital Inclusion” project aimed at adults living in three target wards of Dallow, Saints and Biscot…

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• Bangladeshi Consular

  A Consular Surgery for the Bangladeshi Community started at CYCD, the Centre of the Bangladesh Youth League…

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• Heritage Video

• History of BYL

  • 1979 – BYL established
  • 1980 – first youth club was opened
  • 1987 – Abdullah Khan departs BYL
  • 1988 – Executive Committee elected
  • 1990 – First summer activities initiated
  • Read full history

• What People Say

  • I really enjoy coming to the lunch club, it gives me an opportunity to meet other people like me. We eat, read and talk together which has made an impact on my health and wellbeing.

  • I really enjoy coming to youth club, I get to make new friends, there is so many exciting activities do like playing pool, table tennis and playing computer games.

What’s Happening at CYCD