TWO young people from Princetown Youth Club have been awarded with more than £2,000 which they used to update facilities in the village. Ian Liversidge, 16, and Jade Marchant, 15, used the money to set up an Internet Information Service for the residents of Princetown, which was officially launched last Monday. The idea for the service was created by Ian, Jade, Martyn Green, 15, and Matthew Hobbs, 15, and is part of the Sparkplug Programme — a joint initiative between the Home Office and the Centre for Public Innovation. The centre's role is to support individuals and groups in the South West who have creative ideas and want to bring about change within their communities. The youth club was donated two computers by West Devon Borough Council to help with the new, free service. Residents can request information about anything — from holidays in Spain, to building products, from purchasing train tickets to details about hobbies, such as bee-keeping, knitting or car maintenance. Alternatively, for those who are interested, the young people can show them how to access the Internet themselves. Ian and Jade recently attended a workshop in Exeter to find out how to use project management skills which included writing a missions statement, establishing targets and coming up with the budget. It was at the workshop that Ian and Jade were told they would be getting £1,100 from the Government of the South West and £1,000 from the Prince's Trust. Geri Laithwaite, from Westden's Community in Action project, said: 'This is a very exciting project. The young people originally thought about organising an Internet Café and the concept of trying to help people who don't have access to computers, and possibly don't want to have, came from that. 'Their mission statement 'to change other people's perceptions of younger people in the village for the better' says it all and I feel privileged to be able to help them make it happen.' Residents of Princetown and the surrounding villages can get request forms at Princetown Post Office where there is also a collection box. The project is based at High Moorland Community Action and is open on Wednesdays from 7pm to 9pm. The youth club is supported by the Devon Youth Service, HMCA and Westden.