Unpaid work can make you happier. Not a fact, admittedly, but I get many of my kicks off volunteering. In Leeds, I’m in very good company. To me, it’s truly a volunteering city. One example – from many I’d hazard – is illustrated by Leeds City Council staff. Selfless means more with this council crew.…
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Here at child friendly Leeds we love to hear the stories of projects that find new ways to engage children and young people. One of our child friendly ambassadors is Faye who runs Baby Rave North – a project that combines music and lighting, bringing babies and parents together in a lively child friendly environment!…
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Young people from Leeds can now get closer to the city’s First World War legacy through WW1 Medal Stories, a new interactive from Leeds Museums and Galleries and My Learning (www.mylearning.org). The interactive tells the stories of six people whose medals are in the Leeds Museums Collections, including: Nurse Phyllis Tessier, who received the Red…
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A group of six pupils from Bramley St Peter’s Church of England School are playing their part in keeping Christmas rail commuters safe by designing festive safety posters. The posters are being displayed in Leeds station and remind parents with buggies and prams to be careful near the platform edge. Bramley St Peter’s Church of…
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Skelton Grange Environmental Centre is a partnership between the Conservation Volunteers and National Grid, with support from Leeds City Council. Run with the help of volunteers, the centre promotes an understanding of environmental issues related to children and young people of all backgrounds and abilities Today’s blog was written by Louise, one of the centre’s…
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The Head Start work placement scheme, run in partnership between IGEN, Leeds City College and Leeds City Council, pairs up ambitious young people aged 18-24 who have been unemployed for more than six months with businesses in the city. The six-week scheme aims to give young people the skills they need to prepare them for…
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Volunteering is one of the ways young people help to improve the communities they live in whilst acquiring the skills they need to get the job they want. Today’s blog was written by Gemma, a university graduate who decided to volunteer at the Skelton Grange Environmental Centre in order to improve her employability and gain…
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Nominations for the child friendly Leeds awards have now closed after a whopping 549 nominations were made! We’d just like to say a big thank you to everybody who nominated the people, places and organisations making Leeds a great city to grow up in. The child friendly Leeds awards ceremony, which will be held on 29 January…
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In today’s blog we have a statement from Sam Slater, a member of Youth Parliament, who has recently been involved in planning an event around UKYP democracy day. The event will be hosted at Leeds Civic Hall on 5 November 2014 and aims to improve young peoples participation in and awareness of politics. Sam Slater, Member…
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The child friendly Leeds awards are your chance to nominate the places and people making Leeds a great place to grow up in, as well as being a platform for young people and adults looking after young people around Leeds to tell their stories from around the city. Today we hear from Dene, who volunteers as part…
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Lots of young people in Leeds are currently getting their exam results, and to acknowledge their hard work and effort child friendly Leeds has brought together lots of celebrities from music and sport to say a big well done to them all! After they get their results many young people have to make big decisions…
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On Saturday the 19th of July students from the Centre for Advanced Training, Yorkshire Young Dancers (YYD) based at Northern School of Contemporary Dance jumped into action at Trinity Leeds shopping centre as part of Breeze Arts Festival. The flash mob was choreographed by Sean Selby and helped to promote both the arts Festival…
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