AMBITIOUS plans to get Barry children off the streets could be blocked after the change in the insurance rules.

Youth leader Terry Jenkins set up the successful youth club Streetwise three years ago.

But when he went to the Vale of Glamorgan Council with his plans for a chain of walk-in centres designed to get young people off the streets at night, he says he was told he would have to find the insurance himself.

The Heritage Drive resident said: "When I started the club last time, I was on the council's insurance. I don't understand why they can't help out again.

"I want to open five centres. We'll get kids involved in charities needing help, so we'll be raising cash for good causes, and giving the children some direction in their lives.

"We'll be a non-profit making organisation, and if we have to find the money for insurance ourselves, we'll never manage it."

The enthusiastic 37-year old has already had offers from people on the youth scene asking if he needs their help, and he already has more than 600 young people clamouring to be part of Streetwise.

Terry added: "We'll have fun things like discos, but every other week our activities will make a difference.

All the money raised will go to charity.

If anyone wants to volunteer, call me on 07929 099424 or Becky Bennett on 07866 499092."

A Vale of Glamorgan Council spokesman said: "Following a meeting last month, during which Mr Jenkins outlined his wishes to use the local authority-owned Holm View Leisure Centre to run Streetwise for local youngsters, he was informed of a number of issues which need to be addressed, including police checks, insurance, risk assessments and affiliation to a governing body.

Mr Jenkins was also invited to discuss any matters of concern in further detail and this is still the case."