Young people have their say
Circus skills, including plate spinning, juggling, stilts and unicycling will be just some of the activities going on at this year’s young firefighters annual general meeting.
The event, which is being run by Warwickshire County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service will take place at Kenilworth’s new youth and community centre on Saturday 16 June 2007 between 10am to 3pm.
As well as having great fun, over 50 young firefighters from across Warwickshire will also be able to have their say on what the future of the young firefighters will look like and discuss what they feel has gone well over the last year. County Fire Officer William Brown will be attending the event along with other senior officers, who will be listening to the views of the young people and drawing up a plan for the development of the association for the year ahead.
The annual general meeting will take place during the morning session. In the afternoon YFA members will be taking part in a range of exciting activities, including learning how to juggle, plate spinning, diablo, stilts, pedlos and unicycling.
Youth Development Manager, Cheryl Jones said:
“The main aim of the day is to provide young people with the opportunity to have a say in their future and to show them that their views are valued and will be taken onboard. We are hoping that they come up with a range of exciting ideas, which we can use to further develop the work that we do. The main emphasis of the day will be on them having fun!”