Peterborough Youth Council

Being on the Youth Council involves campaigning on issues important to young people and assisting Peterborough City Council and local organisations to ensure young people are given the opportunity to have a say on decisions that may affect them.

The Youth Council does the following:

• Be a voice for the Young People in Peterborough and to represent their views to decision makers within Peterborough City Council and other agencies.
• Promote and encourage activities, events and opportunities for young people from Peterborough.
• Encourage and initiate communication between Young People and Local and National Government.
• Raise the profile of Young People in a positive way.
• Form subgroups as and where appropriate to carry out the work of the Youth Council who will report progress and conclusions to the full Youth Council.
• Participate in national and regional initiatives, such as the British Youth Council and the United Kingdom Youth Parliament.
• Meet and work with groups and agencies that work with and around the issues affecting young people to ensure the needs of young people are addressed.
• Inform Peterborough City Council of young people’s views so that they can make decisions about young people more effectively.
• Celebrate the achievements and successes of young people in Peterborough.
  Ensure the needs of individuals or groups of young people who may experience disadvantage or are unable to speak for themselves are represented.
• Plan, organise and deliver the ‘themed’ events for young people that explore issues and enable young people to share their views, ideas and opinions.
• Advertise and promote the work of the Youth Council.

If you’re a young person from Peterborough and want to raise an issue that you feel is important, please get in touch!

It is free to be part of the Youth Council.

Volunteer

There are a variety of volunteering opportunities, from helping out with activities, to admin and more. Contact them to see what is available.