Youth Council Seats Up For Grabs

Published on 19 June 2009

The Epping Forest Youth Council will be celebrating their secondary anniversary this year. The current Youth Council has seventeen seats but hope to increase this to 25 seats in September at the next Youth Election.

Epping Forest Youth Council is an elected group of young people between the ages of 13 to 19 who live in the Epping Forest District; they are not linked to any political party or group. Epping Forest District Council supports the Youth Council, in partnership with local schools and the Essex County Council Integrated Youth Services.

Epping Forest Youth Council

Download the poster - Youth Council seats up for grabs! poster pdf (161 KB)

The Youth Council was formed in 2007 primarily to involve young people, living in the Epping Forest District, in the decisions made by Epping Forest District Council. The Council wanted to know what young people thought about its services and about the issues that affect them.

Youth Council candidates are elected by their local school and sit on the Youth Council for two years; they attend 2 evening meetings a month, giving young people a voice regarding important, local issues. The current Youth Council has 4 sub-groups and delegates individual duties in order to ensure everyone has a role and can affect change and make improvements in the areas they focus on.

The 4 Sub Groups are :
• Activities and things to do for young people
• Personal safety and anti-social behaviour issues affecting young people including making an awareness DVD for young people in year 7 & 8 about drug and substance mis use
• Transport related issues including an evaluation of the current transport services
• Environmental issues including conducting a recycling survey in local schools

In order to achieve this, the Youth Councillors seek to listen to the views of young people in their community through consultation and events.

Youth Elections 2009

There are 5 Independent seats for young people aged 13 to 17 years living in the Epping Forest District but who either attend school or College outside of the District, are excluded from school, home educated or working.

The Youth Councillors are now planning the 2nd Youth Election and they will be inviting schools, youth groups and Epping Forest College to hold Youth Elections during the two week period from Monday 21 September 2009 until Friday 2 October 2009. Any one aged 13 to 17 who lives in the Epping Forest District can nominate themselves to stand as a Youth Councillor.

Candidate Information Pack 2009

Download the pack - Download the EFYC Candidate Information Pack 2009 pdf (671 KB)

If you are wish to contact the Youth Council or would like further information about being a Youth Councillor or would like to request a Candidiates Information pack, please contact:
• Diane Butler, Young Persons` Officer, at Epping Forest District Council, 25 Hemnall Street, Epping, Essex CM16 4LU
• by telephone on 01992 564 365
• by email to dbutler@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

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