An Intergenerational Project: Research into growing up in coastal communities Last week marked the beginning of the end of our youth-led research project which investigated intergenerational perspectives on growing up in a coastal community both now and in the past, partnered with University College London (UCL). The research group consisted of young researchers from our…
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Finding out about growing up in a coastal community by Tomos Marland and Beth Downes Autumn 2022 A year ago, I wasn’t familiar with a name like UCL. It’s only now that I’ve started to discover the significance of University College London. It makes sense that one of the UK’s most prestigious universities is based…
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Children and young people from across North East Lincolnshire wowed local leaders earlier this month when they collected their Duke of Edinburgh Award Certificates at a glamourous awards celebration in Grimsby. The Award, which was founded by His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1956, to encourage young people to learn new skills…
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A CHRISTMAS TV advert, which has hit the headlines for its promotion of Foster Carers, has seen a leading North East Lincolnshire councillor praise the work of our local care professionals. And it comes as North East Lincolnshire Council’s Foster Care team are inviting people, interested in supporting local young people, to Laceby’s Morrisons Café…
1 year ago | Children and familiesNAViGO has been appointed as the new provider of emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children in North East Lincolnshire. The award-winning social enterprise is to deliver the Young Minds Matter (YMM) contract locally from April 2023. The service, which offers children and young people up to the age of 19 support with their…
1 year ago | Children and familiesNorth East Lincolnshire has ranked above the national average for two year old take up of free childcare. The area ranked 3rd out of the 15 local authority areas in the Yorkshire and Humber region, with 89% of those eligible for free childcare actually taking up the offer. The national average is 72%. Earlier this…
1 year ago | Children and familiesYOUNG people in North East Lincolnshire are set to benefit from world-leading research into smoking prevention. The INTENT training was developed by a team of psychologists at the University of Leeds and saw over six thousand school-aged students tracked over four years, with half receiving interventions to encourage them not to take up smoking. According…
1 year ago | Children and familiesOn Tuesday 25 October last month three of our children from our Children in Care council, Our Voice, Listen Up! attended Coram Voice’s Amplify event in Manchester. This fantastic conference was attended by almost 100 care experienced children and young people and the day celebrated the amazing work done by Children in Care Councils, held…
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Since the start of the school term in September, 21 notices have been issued to drivers stopping and parking illegally near Signhills School in Cleethorpes. The cameras were installed over the summer break by North East Lincolnshire Council and it’s regeneration partner, Equans, after working with schools to look at ways to make the spaces…
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East Marsh residents are to be offered free security upgrades to help protect properties from criminals. The project is being funded by the Home Office and managed by North East Lincolnshire Council and the Office of the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner. Residents in some areas of East Marsh Ward will be visited by Empower…
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