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Get involved!. Locally. Obesity in Kirklees Survey. Too many takeaways? Have your say!. http://www.kirkleesyc.org.uk/. Kirklees Youth Council – Vacant Seats!. We have places available in: Spen Valley and Huddersfield South - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Locally

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http://www.kirkleesyc.org.uk/

Obesity in Kirklees Survey

Too many

takeaways?

Have your say!

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Kirklees Youth Council – Vacant Seats!

We have places available in:Spen Valley and Huddersfield

South

If you are interested please get in touch! Deadline for

applications 20th April 2012…

[email protected]

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The Olympic Torch is coming through Huddersfield on

Sunday 24th June!Come and join KYC line the streets at 11.30am

outside Brian Jackson House

It is also passing through Dewsbury & Batley on

Monday 25 June

http://www.london2012.com/olympic-torch-relay-map

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Have your say on children and young people's health

The Children and Young People's Health Forum wants to find out children and young people's views on what is most important to

you. Closing date: 30 April 2012 http://healthandcare.dh.gov.uk/children-say/

PS We will be doing a local online survey very soon with prizes to be won

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Nationally

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The Education Service from Parliament is offering A-level Government and politics students the

opportunity to explore the work of select committees.

Recommended for: A-level Government andPolitics studentsPlaces per session: 60Dates: Fridays, from spring 2012Duration: 2 hoursStart times: 09:30, 12:00, 2:30How to book:http://www.parliament.uk/education/visiting-parliament/key-stage-5-programmes/select-committee-experience/

Select Committees work in the HOUSE OF LORDS AND

COMMONS They check and report on lots of things and the

results are public

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www.parliament.uk/education/visiting-parliament/key-stage-5-programmes/political-speed-dating/

The Education Service from Parliament is holding an event on 10 May for key stage 5 students to meet political personalities from a range of parties.

This session can be combined with a tour of the Palace of Westminster, including the House of Lords, House of Commons and Westminster Hall.

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The next Anti-Bullying Week starts on the 19 November!

Anti-Bullying Alliance would like to hear any ideas you have about possible themes, slogans and activities.

The four questions in the survey will only take a few minutes to answer

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V7JJML2

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The Children's Commissioner

wants your views!

The Children's Commissioner for England

wants to improve complaints systems for young people who use

mental health and sexual health services, including services offered by GPs.

www.listenup.org.uk/get-involved

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Young Designers! Win £100 in The British Youth Council Poster Competition

Do you want to design the new national election posters for UK Youth Parliament, School Councils, Youth Councils and Young Mayors

for use across the UK?

There are 4 categories in the competition:

•UK Youth Parliament elections

•School Council elections

•Youth Council elections

•Young Mayor elections

The winners in each category will receive £100 in vouchers and their names will appear on the final designed poster.  

www.byc.org.uk/

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Students all over England can enter this year’s competition and have the opportunity to win great prizes for both themselves and their school, as

well as learning about money.

It’s an excellent, fun and creative way to get students learning about money, and a chance to win fantastic prizes for both students and

schools.

Primary school children are challenged to design a money box and secondary students to create a comic book strip about money.

http://www.pfeg.org/our_work_in_education/my_money_week/

Or visit the National Children’s Bureau website

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Have your say on what the BIG Lottery Fund

will spend on youth issues Vote NOW!

BIG are planning a multi-million pound investment

that will benefit youth across the country –

and young people are at the heart of designing it. 

have your say on their Facebook page, follow and interact with #BIGyp on Twitter and subscribe to the BIG Blog and you could see some of that investment coming to your part of the world in the near future.

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This group is the exclusive way to hear about the campaigning activities and opportunities with the

British Youth Council.

Being part of the

Online Action Network is a flexible way to speak out on the issues you care about and become part of an empowering and inspiring team of

young people

Facebook – BRITISH YOUTH COUNCIL ONLINE ACTION NETWORK

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Internationally

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Take Part in Webinars for the UN Earth Summit!

Children and young people are being invited to take part in a series of webinars

ahead of the UN Earth Summit (also known as Rio+20)

http://www.youngncb.org.uk/news_items/un_earth_summit.aspx

The aim of the summit is to explore ideas for making the world safer, more equitable, cleaner, greener and more

prosperousThe webinars will be an opportunity to:

build up knowledge, share skills, get inspired to take action and raise awareness of the summit