We are getting very excited about the child friendly Leeds awards which are taking place tomorrow night! Leeds City Varieties are hosting the awards in special ceremony planned and performed entirely by young people to celebrate and reward the people, places and organisations helping to make Leeds a child friendly city. ‘Thumbs Up Productions,’ a group of…
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The annual Leeds Children’s Mayor election enables Children and Young People to vote for the year 6 pupil they feel should become a leading voice for young people in our city. This year, 31 schools submitted entrants. These were shortlisted to a final ten by a panel of youth councillors, Members of Youth Parliament and…
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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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It’s only a few days until the nominations close for the child friendly Leeds awards. So far we’ve received over 400 fantastic nominations for people, places and organisation helping to make Leeds a great city to grow up in. We’re hoping to receive even more nominations before 31 October! But what does winning an award…
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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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Nominations for the child friendly Leeds awards 2015 are now open! So if you know a great place in Leeds for children and young people, or someone who’s making a big difference to children’s lives, then pop over to our nominations page and make a nomination! This year the awards will once again be organised…
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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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The Breeze Arts Festival is an arts festival for young people aged 11-19, taking place between 19-27 July across Leeds. This year we have been working with a steering group of young people to organise the festival. These nine young people have been meeting with us weekly from January to July to help to plan…
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Ambassadors Ian McGregor Brown Our pledge We will ensure that child friendly Leeds is promoted to the businesses, schools and individuals that we work with across the city and beyond. Our latest projects: Shine On Events Seeking to ensure that young learners are informed of the career opportunities in Leeds City Region priority sectors and…
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Beth got involved as a child friendly Leeds young advisor, and worked on the child friendly Leeds awards. “I never thought that when a couple of my friends and I went to the Leeds Art Gallery that I would ever have the opportunity to put on a show like this. I just thought I would be…
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This week, the child friendly Leeds awards will be held at the City Varieties, celebrating the great things that people, places and organisations are doing in Leeds to make it the best place to grow up. We asked you to make your choices at the end of last year, and the winners will be announced…
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