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Welcome
Welcome to the Kesgrave and District Youth Forum web site.
Hopefully you will find this web site informative and useful. If you would like further information or would like to join and take an active part or if you have any ideas, comments on local facilities etc then please email kdyf@kesgrave.org.uk.
Our Vision
The Kesgrave and District Youth Forum is an organisation which is working to provide somewhere safe for young adults to go, creating opportunities to access facilities and activities, and involving young people in decisions so their voice can be heard. It is working to develop young people's potential and create a safer community for everybody.
Our Aims
- To help make a safer community for everyone.
- To value young people as an important and integral part of the community.
- To help young people become more involved in their local community, and take an active
part in decision-
making. - To help young people have a bigger say in things that affect them.
- To help raise the self-
esteem of young people. - To provide social meeting places for young people.
- To provide more for young people to do -
activities, information, advice and guidance. - To work in partnership with people from all groups in the community
- To break down barriers between all sections of the community.
Our Charitable Status and Constitution
We are currently not applying for charitable status although we have prepared most of the documentation as we feel there is little benefit in doing so. We have also created and approved a constitution covering how we run ourselves.
How We Meet Our Aims
To meet our vision and aims we are undertaking the following:
- Taking a lead in helping to organise and co-
ordinate events eg summer games, fun evening etc. - Helping to improve local facilities through leading or actively contributing to infrastructure projects eg getting a drop in centre up and running, skateboard park, teen shelters, starting new clubs etc.
- Holding meetings with other organisations and young people together with liasing
with the local community to understand local needs and issues and to co-
ordinate activities.
Helping to publicise facilities and help available to young people in the area e.g online web sites covering health issues, exam support, drugs etc, Youth Clubs, detached workers, other youth organisations etc
Who We Are
The forum is made up of representatives from various organisations.
Listed below are the main committee roles and organisations involved.
Peter Street -
Veronica Read -
Celia Comber -
Reps from: Kesgrave Town Council, Rushmere Parish Council, Martlesham Parish Council, Suffolk County Council, Suffolk Coastal District Council, Suffolk Constabulary, Youth and Connexions, County Councillors, District Councillors, Extended Schools Development Officer, Kesgrave Youth Club, Kesgrave Scout Group, All Saint Church, SPARK, Kesgrave Community Centre, Adults and Young People,
Membership
Membership of the forum is open to anyone aged 11 years or over who is interested in supporting the aims and objectives of the Kesgrave and District Youth Forum or is a representative of the Town Council, Parish councils, voluntary organisations, sports organisations and any clubs or organisations interested in furthering the work of the charity, existing or newly formed.
Meetings
Main committee meetings are held roughly every 2 months throughout the year. These are open meetings and new members are welcome at any time (although you must be aged 11 or above). The usual venue is Kesgrave Town Council Offices. There are also working party meetings organised as required. Again open to all. Meeting dates are advertised on the front page of this website and on the Kesgrave Community website calendar.
Contact Us
To contact the KDYF email: kdyf@kesgrave.org.uk.
Events To Go To
Details of events that are being organised by the Youth Forum or in conjunction with, or by, other organisations that are aimed specifically at young people will be advertised on the home page of the Kesgrave Community website and/or on the Kesgrave Community website calendar.
Please support these events. They are for you and without your support these events won’t flourish.
If these events are successful then we’ll continue to push for them to become permanent events or look to put on more. At the end of the day it’s down to you and your support.
If you know of an event that you think would be of interest to other young people email us and we’ll publicise it. Also if you would like to help run an event or would be willing to help set up a new event/club, again email us. Working together we may be able to make your ideas become a reality.
If you have any feedback on any of these events or previous events, then please email us.
Things To Do
Links to information on clubs, societies and organisations you can join or activities you can carry out or facilities you can make use of can be found on the Kesgrave Community Clubs To Join, Activities To Do, Facilities and Places To Visit pages. There is also a Club Timetable.
Although the website is aimed at all age ranges it is fairly easy to identify those that have a young people element.
Schools/Education
Links to information on pre-
Support
Links to information on children and young people support organisations such as the youth and connexion services, childline etc can be found on the Kesgrave Community Support page.
