WELCOME Apologies :- Katie R., Megan B., Isabelle A. VOTES AT 16 CONSULTATIONConsultation is when members of an organisation gather information/feedback from members of the public or group on a project or scheme. Andy Mycock from the University of Huddersfield has come into the meeting to consult with OYCOldham Youth Council on Votes at 16. It has been decided that lowering the voting age to sixteen is inevitable, however the time at which it is …
WELCOME Apologies :- Katie R., Alex R., Megan B. OLDHAM PLEDGE – SUZY CHAPMAN Suzy and Laura from Oldham Pledge has come into the meeting to hand over a certificate from the OP that shows OYC’s support of the pledge. YOUTHFORIAAn organisation in which youth councillors from the North West meet up and work on …
WELCOME Apologies :- Steffany M., Afsana K., Katie R., Tia H. The meeting started with an introduction from a Kerrching-funded project that aimed to help the Roma community of Oldham feel more engaged in the community. YEAR REVIEW It has been a year since the elections for the 2018-2020 term of office for the Oldham …
WELCOME LAST MEETING FOR 2018 – MEETINGS PROCEED ON 9TH JANUARY 2019 Apologies:- Hfsa A., Steffany M., Katie R. REAL CHANGE Robbie Cowbury from Real Change campaign. This campaign, kicking off in Manchester, surrounds homelessness. The premise of the campaign is to help people help homelessness, donate money to take to partners that try to …
WELCOME Apologies :- Roshni P., Khadija A., Abi, Leah, Isabelle A. Samah started off the meeting with good news. RELATIONSHIP AND SEX EDUCATION CONSULTATIONConsultation is when members of an organisation gather information/feedback from members of the public or group on a project or scheme. Recently, the Government has come out with a guideline on how …
WELCOME Apologies :- Amber C., Nathan W., Afsana K., SINGLE USE PLASTIC Justine Addy from Oldham Council is wanting to put in a Single Use Plastic policy in Oldham Council to help the environment due to the recent spike in media attention to the dumping of single use plastic. Justine wants to swiftly set a …
WELCOME No apologies received for this meeting. VICE CHAIRThe Youth Councillor who runs the meeting, heads up the organisation and has the casting vote. Or something to sit on but probably the first one on our site :-)… More ELECTIONS Candidates Megan, Hamra, Katie and Richard each gave a two minute speech on why …
WELCOME Apologies :- Joe W., Armaan, Isaac Q. GOOD NEWS After a long summer with many doing different activities, youth councillors shared a piece of good news. MAKE YOUR MARKA Nationwide campaign, run by UK Youth parliament, that gathers information on what is important to the youth of the United Kingdom. SESSION With …
WELCOME Apologies :- Amber C., Isabelle A., Alex R. VOICE OF CHILD STRATEGY CONSULTATIONConsultation is when members of an organisation gather information/feedback from members of the public or group on a project or scheme. Andy Rudkin from the Oldham Council Communications team came into the meeting to talk about the Voice of the Child …
WELCOME Apologies :- Stefany M., Alex R., Samah K. READING FRIENDS – POSSIBLE PROJECT Chris has been contacted by Oldham Library about the Reading Friends project. Aimed at helping lonely and isolated old people, the project aims to help stop loneliness felt by elderly people. Doing activities such as crafts, dementia friendly cinema and …
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What an amazing day yesterday at Soapbox @peterloo2019 thanks to all the fantastic young people who took part @OldhamYC @mahdloyz @OldhamCouncil and to our amazing ambassadors and our host Roma @YoungIDmcr
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