In our final activity for Local Democracy Week 2020, we talked with young people aged 15 to 17 about life during lockdown and beyond, about things they’d like to change in their local place, getting to know our councillors and planning social action.
We’re offering a safe and flexible one hour session that will help children and young people to learn what local councillors do, share how they feel about life in their local place right now, and explore opportunities to work together with councillors on community projects.
We were really pleased to be able to work with the NCS leaders at Huddersfield Giants Community Trust to help 35 young people learn about, and get involved in, local democracy.
The Huddersfield Town Foundation supported young people to try out one of our Everyday democracy activities as part of this Summer’s NCS Keep Doing Good programme.
Can your school community help to try out some creative activities to explore everyday democracy? We’ve been inspired by all the creative things young people have been doing during lockdown…
Khizar’s advice for young people is: “Get involved and get your voices heard. The best way to do that is through an organisation such as the youth council”
Aishah says that one thing she really took from Kirklees Youth Council was the sense of belonging it gave her.
Chris told us that his voice as an activist was “10 years in the making” and that he started to find it by being part of Kirklees Youth Council.
Georgia told us that participating in Kirklees Youth Council changed (and probably saved) her life.
Jacob told us that joining Kirklees Youth Council was a spur of the moment decision that “has changed my life forever”.