Cornwall Youth Council
We are Cornwall Youth Council
We are a group of young people age 11 - 25 who live or go to school in Cornwall. We come together to share the views of children and young people so we can be heard by decision makers. Cornwall Youth Council is made up of 6 roles, elected members, Members of Youth Parliament, community seats, associate members, peer mentors and the comms team. To learn more about the different roles or to get involved click here.
We are still recruiting!
Don't worry if you missed the chance to be an elected member, there are lots of opportunities for you to get involved with the Youth Council! We are still recruiting for Community seats! Find all the information about communities seats here!
We have launched our manifesto!
Our manifesto is a document that outlines what our goals are as Cornwall Youth Council.
Our manifesto brings together thousands of youth voices from across Cornwall! We captured your views in our elections, Make Your Mark voting and the Right On survey. As elected members, associate members, community seats, peer mentors and comms team we worked to bring all of these ideas together into workable goals. Our overall aim is to create opportunities for young people that are accessible, inclusive and equal.
We would like to encourage everyone to read our manifesto whether you are a young person that voted, a young person that would like to get involved in the Youth Council or an adult that could support out goals. Read our manifesto! If you want to learn more or to get involved click here.
Please contact youthcouncil@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any questions or queries.
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Manifesto Launch on Radio Cornwall!
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We've had the chance to speak a lot about our manifesto on Radio Cornwall, did you tune in?! Thank you to BBC Radio Cornwall for inviting us into the studio!
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North Cornwall Elections Results!
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It's been a busy couple of weeks in the North Cornwall area!Full voting was held in schools across the area, we then verified and counted almost 2000 votes collected from education settings, family hubs and postal votes!Gabi the Chair of Cornwall Youth Council then announced the elected candidates for North Cornwall, Alex and Reuben!Reuben said: I’m excited to support all schools to make reasonable adjustments for all children who need them. And removing barriers to make education accessible for everyone.Alex said: The adrenaline kicks in before you’re told if you are elected and I’m just ecstatic and glad I brought my family in for this. I was ecstatic that I got in, but on the other hand I was upset for the people that didn’t.The three candidates who were not elected have expressed interest in the wider roles the Youth Council has to offer and they will be confirming their seats in the coming days!A huge well done to all of the North Cornwall Candidates!
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Election Results
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Over 10,000 young people from across Cornwall voted in the Make your Mark voting and Youth Council Elections earlier this year. Click here to learn more!
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Peter's thoughts on our first Quarterly Meeting
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The Quarterly meeting was a brilliant exposure for all of us. It gave all of us the practice to be able to sit in the Cornwall Council Chambers with all of their new technology. The best part about it was how similar it was to a full Cornwall Council meeting where they have heated debates. During this meeting we elected a new chair and deputy chair of the Cornwall Youth Council, where all the candidates made excellent speeches. The entire process was very well organised and cut down to the minutes, so the meeting was not longer than it should have been. The Chambers were just like a courtroom with the Chair acting like the judge with a hammer and everything. It was a circular-shaped room with a lo of spinny chairs. They have put new state-of-the-art microphones in so everyone can be heard clearly. The entire meeting was strictly controlled by the chair so if anyone speaks too long they will politely be silenced by the chair. Overall is was a very successful meeting and it was a very god experience.
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Youth Council News!
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