The YOUnique* awards are the evolution of the hugely popular LACE awards for care experienced children and young people. This year’s awards have been planned by young people from the Our Voice Listen Up group in partnership with children’s social care. We encourage you to consider and nominate children, young people and adults from all…
6 months ago | Your voice
Wednesday 19 July saw the yearly Young Advisors AGM and Awards Ceremony take place. This was a wonderful evening celebrating all things Young Advisors, highlighting the amazing work which has taken place over the past year with the teams, communities, and partners they work with. The event saw our Northeast Lincolnshire Young Advisors Team win…
11 months ago | Your voice
If you haven’t already heard, Your Voice, Your Vote is the local version of an annual consultation run in previous years called Make Your Mark. The local Youth Action group lead on the promotion and use of the results from the annual consultation, by helping to inform local priorities and the top issues from the…
1 year ago | Your voice
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…
1 year ago | Your voice
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…
1 year ago | Your voice
On 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…
1 year ago | Your voice
By Beth Downes Summer 2022 Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be a young or older person living in a community along the coast? Well, the University College London (UCL) are working with Young Advisors in North East Lincolnshire on a research project to find out what young and older people feel about…
1 year ago | Your voice
We will soon be coming to local schools with our annual consultation survey to find out what you think are the top issues in our community. Your Voice, Your Vote is released every year to secondary schools detailing top ten issues, where students of our community vote on the top issue; all votes are then…
1 year ago | Your voice Are you a care-experienced young person or care leaver? Then, we need your help. National charity, Coram Voice, have launched a consultation alongside the National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) to hear from care experienced children and young people on some of the recommendations around advocacy, Independent Visitors (or more commonly known as Buddies) and care…
2 years ago | Your voice
Last week, the local Youth Action group held their annual Summer Social event which was a great success – filled with food, fun and lots of activities. Youth Action is a local group which gathers at the Grimsby Town Hall once a month to discuss important issues to young people. These sessions are different each…
2 years ago | Your voice