Friday 21 November 2008

Young People’s Council 2005 Achievements- a celebration of things so far!

The group were given a choice of cards with key achievements on the back and asked to draw the event/meeting/achievement in 1 minute for the rest of the group to guess.  The issue was then examined through the following three questions.

1.  Why was it important?

  • Website – raises profile/gets people involved/feedback/keep updated/dates and information
  • Freshers Fair – consultation/getting people involved/raising profile/generated interest in joining YPC/sweets!
  • LSP – mixing with important people/actions taken forward/raised profile of young people and their involvement/networking
  • Community Project – changing perceptions/links to the police/opinions aired
  • Planning meeting – increased understanding of planning/allowed you to express opinions
  • Residential – make friends/started projects/completed terms of reference

2.  What did I learn?

  • Website – Skills for Rich
  • Freshers Fair – importance of speaking to other young people/learnt how to use condoms
  • LSP – Speaking to people gets you to the right places
  • Community Project
  • Planning – Radical models built/idea of planning
  • Residential – wrap Sam up in cotton wool/team building/learnt about economy

3. Should the YPC have been involved?

  • Website – Yes
  • Freshers Fair – Yes
  • LSP – Yes
  • Community Projects – Yes
  • Planning – Yes
  • Residential – Yes

What Did We Miss?

What else have we done?

  • Young People’s Award
  • Youth Strategy
  • Beacon Status
  • Representing other Groups
  • Meeting new people
  • Ensuring young people have a voice
  • We love Katz and James, Lesley and Ed!!
  • We missed Sam at the residential! We miss Jo Blackman!

Looking forward to 2006!

In 2006 we would like our greatest achievement to be……..

Sam, Tom and Jess – Getting more people onto YPC to make a difference

Bex and Anne – Develop a strong working relationship with the police and co-run an event with them

Chris – To help the police understand young people better

Rich – Raising profile of young people

Neil – To make young people seem like care bears

I personally commit to?  To make this happen I will…….

Sam – Attend all meetings where possible, draft police letters, shutting up a little bit

Tom – Encourage young people to join YPC, not to talk so much, to be nice to Rich

Jess – Encourage young people to join YPC

Bex – Taking a role in making words into actions

Anne – Be less quiet, missing orchestra to come to the YPC

Chris – Time investment

Rich – Any free time I can to website to make it better, help with other things if possible, try and be nice to everyone

Neil – If needed I will come back to help with big events

The BEST thing about my time on the YPC so far has been......

Smiley faces

  • Getting to know all of you!!
  • I love you all soooo much!!!
  • Love Tom xxxx
  • PS Happy Christmas
  • PPS Have a great New Year!!
  • Making friends and that we have achieved things – Jess
  • Merry Xmas everyone
  • Joining!!!
  • Making a difference as it makes me feel worthy!  Making friends, Love you Guys!  Sam
  • Hoody Event x 2 (Chris and ?)
  • Everything!!!! – Neil
  • 1st and 2nd Young People’s conferences – Becky

Sad Face

  • I’m sorry that Neil’s leaving
  • Neil leaving