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Young People in the Havant Borough

Youthbeat.net – for young people by young people

Places to go, things to do

Young Peoples’ Participation – Have Your Say

More Resources

Contact:

Telephone: (023) 9244 6625

Email: Jaime.law@havant.gov.uk

www.youthbeat.net – for young people, by young people

Young people in the Havant Borough have their own dedicated website, written by young people and winner of the Hantsweb Award 2007! You can find lots of information about places to go and things to do, as well as what’s going on with Havant Borough Youth Council. You can see this site at http://www.youthbeat.net/

Young People in Havant Borough

Havant Borough Council is very proactive in ensuring local young people have the opportunity to have their say about decisions made by the Council. In the same way the Council has the Citizens Panel we also have the Havant Youth Panel for young people up to 19 years, and we support the Havant Borough Youth Council which is open to all young people living, working or learning in the Borough.

Havant Borough Council works with local partners in the Community to deliver services and ensure children and young people are able to meet the five outcomes of the Every Child Matters Agenda:

Be Healthy, Stay Safe, Enjoy and Achieve, Make a Positive Contribution and Achieve Economic Wellbeing. Our work towards these goals is set out in the Havant Children and Young Peoples Action Plan.

Places to go, things to do!

Havant Borough Council offers activities and events throughout the year, giving children and young people lots of choice and opportunities to stay safe and have fun.

Streetsport runs through the Summer Holidays and gives children and young people the chance to try new activities, meet new friends and gives them somewhere safe to spend their time. To find out more visit the Streetsport page.

We also run a large programme of Art Workshops and Events, and work in close partnership with Music Fusion. To find out more visit http://www.musicfusion.org.uk/

Hampshire County Council run several Youth Clubs across the Havant District, and there is a team of detached Youth Workers in the community. There is also funding available for ideas from young people. For more information on these services, please visit http://www3.hants.gov.uk/childrens-services/youth.htm

Young Peoples’ Participation – Have Your Say!

Havant Borough is very proactive in supporting the participation of local young people in it’s decision making and service planning processes.

Working in partnership with the Havant District Childrens’ Services Team, we support the work of Havant Borough Youth Council. Open to all local young people between the ages of 11 & 21, the Youth Council tackle issues in the local community, and also link in with the Hampshire County Youth Council and the UK Youth Parliament. The Youth Council are actively involved in consultations, representing the views of the young people in the Borough. All young people are encouraged to be active members, regardless of background or ability, and support is available to enable this to happen. For more information on the Youth Council, visit their website www.youthbeat.net

Havant Borough Council also run the Havant Youth Panel, another consultative forum with 2000+ members. When new services are being planned, Council Officers are able to find out the views of young peoples by sending out questionnaires which are completed and returned. This forum has been hugely successful and has contributed towards securing £284 000 from the Big Lottery Change for Children Programme.

More resources

(a) www.youthbeat.net

(b) http://www3.hants.gov.uk/childrens-services/youth.htm

(d) http://www.musicfusion.org.uk/

(e) http://www.havant.gov.uk/havant-9141