‘Stay in Control’ winner announced
Three members of Warwickshire Youth Parliament have picked the winner of Warwickshire County Council’s ‘Stay in Control’ campaign.
The members, Vicky Fowler (Nuneaton), Ben Wesson and Thato Malebye (both from Leamington) picked the winner out of 196 entries. Abi Potter age 14, from Lillington Youth Centre is the lucky winner and she will receive an iPod Nano for her input into the ‘Stay in Control’ Campaign’.
Launched in December 2008, the campaign aimed to raise awareness among young people about the risks associated with alcohol including becoming a victim of violence, getting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) by having unsafe sex or teenage pregnancy
Since the campaign began over 3,000 hits have been made to the Stay in Control website, where young people and parents can find further information on the risks of alcohol, sexual health and relationships.
As part of the campaign young people from across Warwickshire were asked to enter a competition sharing their views on alcohol, how they like to be communicated with and what type of images would make them think about the affects of drinking.
All of the views sent in were used to help shape the first phase of the ‘Stay in Control’ campaign, which used billboards, websites, local press and bus sides amongst others to highlight the consequences of young people drinking too much alcohol.
Ross Caws, Commissioning Development Manager for Warwickshire County Council, said: “The Stay in Control campaign has been a great success so far and we were amazed by the level of responses from the questionnaire. The young people really have played their part in getting our message across, and in turn, will help other young people avoid situations they may later regret.”
“I would also like to offer my congratulations to Abi Potter after she was selected at random to receive this fantastic prize.”
Parents and carers have been urged to talk to their children about the risks of alcohol as part of the second phase of the campaign.
For more information about ‘Stay in Control’ log onto http://www.stayincontrol.org.uk.