YOUTH FORUM – CALLING THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF EYDON

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON A YOUTH FORUM OR COUNCIL
FOR EYDON?

West Northamptonshire recently publicised the fact they now have an elected Youth Council with Youth Parliament members.

I don’t know how they were selected or elected, but more information is available from: CommunityForum@Westnorthants.gov.uk.  I will be contacting them regarding this.  This got me thinking about what Eydon Parish Council can do or facilitate for the young people in Eydon.

Obviously we are a small community but we are trying as a Council to engage with our community much more and clearly the young are an important part of that community.  A resident recently suggested to me that it might be a good idea to set up a youth forum or council, to operate under the auspices of Eydon Parish Council, as a means of engaging with young people in the village to find out what they would like to see in the village for their age group.  I then saw the article I mention above, took the idea to our Parish Council, who were very supportive and suggested I write an article which was published in the July EVN.

There are no fixed ideas here – it could be a one off brainstorming session or an ongoing forum, initially overseen by the Eydon Parish Council.  All suggestions are welcome!

We do have facilities like the sports field which are used by all residents, but are there things that could be done specifically for young people? Now is your chance to let us know!

Parents please show this article to the young within your households, and we would welcome feedback from as many as possible.

Please feedback via email to either:
The Clerk- Steve Fox – clerk@eydonparish.gov.uk Or myself Keith Simmons Chairman -keith.simmons@eydonparish.gov.uk
or verbally to any parish councillor that you know.

Regards to all
Keith Simmons EPC Chairman