Barnstaple Youth Council
Barnstaple Youth Council aims to be the voice of young people, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO BE HEARD! This is an exciting opportunity for you to VOICE YOUR OPINIONS and be involved with PROJECTS THAT MATTER TO YOU, to help CHANGE and SHAPE the town of BARNSTAPLE.
The Youth Council was re-launched in June 2007. Since then it has held an “Ideas Into Action Day”, a “Quiz and Karaoke Night” and a “Music Festival”. The Youth Council has created and taken part in many projects including an “Intergenerational Spray Art Project”, a “Mural Project” as part of the Restoration of the Albert Clock Project and has recently produced a “Drugs Awareness DVD”.
The Youth Council is building strong links with organisations within the town and throughout Devon these organisations include:
Barnstaple Town Council
Barnstaple Town Centre Management
Devon and Cornwall Police
LINk Devon
UK Youth Parliament
Devon Senior Council
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The Youth Council is also consulted on a wide range of issues.
Youth Councillors will be expected to: -
Attend regular meetings
Take part in Civic Events such as the Barnstaple Fair
Organise and take part in projects and events
This is YOUR Youth Council, you DECIDE how you would like it to run, the projects and events you undertake, and how to spend your budget.