Youth Cabinet is a Borough-wide meeting of young people that is part of the Council Structure. Representatives from Area Youth Action Groups are invited to attend as well as any other young people that are interested.
Youth Cabinet meets every six weeks in a Committee Room at the Town Hall.
It is co-chaired by a councilor and a young person and about 12 young people go to each meeting.
The agenda and papers are sent out in advance, but there is also an opportunity for you to raise items at the meeting.
Recent discussions have included transport issues, a new skatepark in Clarence Park, advice and information services.
If you would like to speak to another young person who already attends, find out the time of meetings or just find out more, e-mail YouthService@bury.gov.uk.
Dates for the next Youth Cabinet meetings are:
11 November 2009
Youth Cabinet Agenda - November 2009 ( 30KB 2 Pages ).
Youth Cabinet Minutes - September 2009 ( 24KB 3 Pages ).
Youth Service Review Presentation to Youth Cabinet - November 2009 ( 69KB 17 Pages ).
Youth Cabinet Presentation - November 2009 ( 132KB 8 Pages ).
25 January 2010
2 March 2010
All in the Town Hall starting at 5.00pm (4.30pm buffet)
To find out more about Bury Council and its services, visit the Bury Council web site.
Youth Review Group
The Youth Review Group is a new group of young people from all over Bury which has been set up as a subgroup of Youth Cabinet. The purpose of the group is to:
• ensure that consultation about the future of youth provision in Bury is done fairly
• to produce guidelines that the council should adhere to with regard to the consultation
• to conduct an inspection of the current youth service including consultation with young people who do and do not currently access the service
• and to organise a debate for young people in Bury Council Chambers
Youth Review Group Minutes 11 March 2009
Youth Review Group Minutes 25 March 2009
Youth Review Group Minutes 15 April 2009
Youth Review Group Minutes 5 May 2009
If you would like to join the group contact Hannah Fisher on 0161 253 7416 or email youthservice@bury.gov.uk
School Consultation Day
The Youth Review Group are organising a consultation day with school pupils in Bury on 25 September 2009 at the New Kershaw Centre. Pupils have been chosen by their schools to attend and take part in a range of activities. the puropse of the day is to find out what young people who do not use Bury Youth Service would like from youth provisions in Bury.
The Debate
The Youth Review Group organised a debate in Bury Council Chambers at the Town Hall. Councillors and other adults were invited to sit in the public gallery, watch and ask questions to young people after the debate.
The debate topic was:
'A local authority youth service is not necessary as it is the parent’s responsibility to provide young people with sufficient funds to engage in positive activities.'