Henbury & Brentry – in the final to receive £375,000 to support its Young People

Inspiring Communities is a Communities and Local Government (CLG) initiative programme responding to evidence that where communities get behind their young people, they thrive better educationally and develop higher lifelong aspirations. On our behalf, Bristol City Council has made a successful initial bid, making us one of fifteen selected communities nationwide.
People of all ages living and working in the community have been consulted to find out the most important barriers to helping our young people succeed:
It doesn’t always feel like a community
* there aren’t many opportunities for generations to come together for fun or to help each other out
* everyone fears for their physical safety, caused by the few, but tainting older residents’ view of all young people
Young people
* don’t find out about local heroes – people here and further afield who are ‘like me’ and have done well for themselves in life, leisure and work
* some are frightened, that ‘doing something different’, will mean they’re rejected by friends, family, the place they’ve grown up
Parents are very willing to do more, but need a bit of extra know-how
* How does education work today?
* How does Secondary School work, who do I get in touch with, for what and how?
* Is Henbury School like it used to be, just dressed up in new clothes?

Claire Cook the Community Campaign Leader is now working with the Council towards making a final bid in mid-November; we’ll know the outcome in December.