ACES (Alford Countryside and Environmental Society)

Steven, Stewart, Johanna, Claire and Alasdair, from Alford in Aberdeenshire, want to start a campaign to get young people actively engaged in activities that promote the local rural heritage and culture. They hope that by getting more young people involved in countryside and environmental initiatives, it will create more opportunities for young people, raise awareness of local history and create benefit for the local area by working on current environmental issues.

Change our Library

Kiran, Delowerine, Rebecca and Jessica from Huddersfield have begun a campaign to improve their school library. They have already started a working group and consultation and plan to work on improving the learning resources that are available and transform the decor to make it more inviting for students and potentially. Their aim is not to spend money to have it done by other people, rather involve the students, faculty and local community in donating resources, time and services to improve it so they all have a stake in the end result.

Chillout Zone

Kyle, Mariem, Ayisha, Fraser and Rohail, from Bellahouston Academy in Glasgow, want to create a ‘chillout zone’ for teenagers in South West Glasgow so there is a safe place for young people to go on Saturdays. At the moment there is very little for young people to do which causes issues with anti-social behaviour. They’d like to find a venue and run a pilot project to see how it works and how many young people are interested and try to expand from there.

All of Us

(formerly Dudley EHE group)
Alice from Dudley wants to set up activities for young people in Dudley Borough who are home educated. As she is home educated herself, she knows that there are lots of different reasons why teenagers are home educated (these can include parent’s choice, bullying, health issues and special needs, religious beliefs, and school generally not meeting young peoples needs). Her campaign aims to boost confidence and self esteem, raise aspiration, and encourage teamwork, through a regular peer led program of fun activities.

Petal Power

Ryan, Aaron, Luke, Wesley, Chris and Joe from Lancashire want to start a project called Petal Power to try and change the local community perception of young people, and specifically young people in care. Their aim is to work in partnership with the Lancashire County Council on volunteering to tidy the grounds around common spaces like the community library, create and plant flower beds and provide other services that provide opportunities for young people to take part, benefits the local community and sends the message that young people are capable of positive activities.

Peterhead Academy School Radio

Lauren, Bethany, Callum, Lewis, Sinead, Kayleigh and Andrew, from Peterhead Academy in Aberdeenshire, want to revive the school radio station. The equipment is there but it hadn’t been used in quite awhile, so the group would like to get it started again in the hopes that it can help promote positive news throughout the school, and potentially the local community in the future.  They hope it will provide a greater sense of pride in the school and community.

Poverty Busters

Edward, Marcus, Kearabiloe, Kandice, Ryan, Joseph, Sodiq and Anthony from London want to raise awareness of the poverty trap in inner city London and how education and poverty are very linked. They hope to produce a film on opportunities that are available to young people through youth services, apprenticeships and training and then take on peer mentoring roles to demonstrate to young people in Lewisham, a deprived area of London, that it’s possible to be successful and avoid a poverty trap.

Support the Elderly

Katie, Christopher, Kathryn and Jenna from Kings Park Secondary School in Glasgow want to run a campaign to reduce stereotyping of young people and build a bond between young and old in their local area.  The idea is to host a tea party for people of all ages so there is an opportunity to interact and demonstrate that teenagers can be friendly and polite and so young people can learn from the long lives of elderly people in their town.