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Participation in city affairs

24 02 2010 | by Lucy Hampshire and Ruth Gardiner | Read 520 times
Two pupils from the Mount School write about their involvment in the York Youth Council

York shopping. | Photo: EamonCurry123/flickr CC:BY.

The York Youth Council (YYC) is a newly founded council committee for people aged eleven to eighteen years. The youth council is made up of nominated young people representing the schools and youth groups of York. The big aim of the youth council is to give the young people of York a real voice in the issues which affect them. It allows young people to voice their opinions on what goes on in York and allows them to contribute towards the issues that affect them. It also provides the opportunity for young people to publicise themselves in a positive light. YYC aims to become the voice of young people in our area, conveying their wishes to local decision-makers. The councillors will be trained to get the skills they require to represent their peers, and hopefully go on to make some improvements that will make a difference.

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