Henbury & Brentry Youth Forum was formed in March 2010 funded by BS10 Big It up! (which some of you may know as ̳Inspiring Communities‘). It also receives ̳in kind‘ and voluntary support from a range of other agencies. It aims to give our young people a voice, enabling them to take positive control and contributing to the life of the community as a whole. To date, among other things, the Youth Forum has helped deliver the Community Coun- cil‘s Newsletters, been trained in website development, been a part of The Big Idea participatory budgeting short- listing process, organised the Skatepark Event, a theatre trip to Swallows and Amazons and our community‘s big- gest Talent Show.
The aims of the Youth Forum are: · To be a youth-led group with representation from right across the community. · To be a group that helps young people to gain life-skills and develop decision-making skills. · To work at young people’s pace, and allow young people to make and learn from their own decisions even when
these differ from those of adult groups. · To recognise the achievements of young people through awards and rewards. · To help raise young people’s aspirations by giving them safe and positive opportunities to explore their potential. · To help enable inter-generational conversations and co-operation across our community.
If you’re a young person and want to become involved contact our Youth Worker, Lisa Bailey at Better To- gether Project on 0117 377 2614 or email us at henburyandbrentryyouthforum@hotmail.co.uk. If you’re an adult, local business or organisation that wants to volunteer or offer some support ‘in kind’, give Lisa a call or contact her on l.bailey@bristol.gov.uk.
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