Project Title:
Youth Engagement & Provision
Project Aims:
To provide suitable youth provision for young people aged 11-18 years in the Hartford Community
Objectives:
- To work with the young people (aged 11-18 years) within our Hartford community to identify youth provision
- Select options for consideration and identify costs to provide
- Identify funding sources
- Establish preferred options and business case to design, procure and install the facility(ies)
- Take recommendations to Hartford Parish Council for agreement
- Work with young people to design and implement the final plans with support of appropriate experts and advisers
- Develop project management plan to deliver the facilities to ensure appropriate ownership, maintenance, environmental considerations and sustainability
- Achieve the following outcomes for young people:
- Identify and draw on lessons learned with examples of good practice from other similar projects
- Encourage positive engagement with the local community
- Increase a sense of ownership and responsibility
- Demonstrate a commitment to the future of the local young people
- Engage young people in the development of local youth provision
- Provide a safe and popular facility / provision for a variety of ages within the scope of this project
- Develop a communications strategy that encourages all age groups to recognise the valuable contribution this project will achieve for the community
Project Team:
- Cllr Olivia Newey, Hartford Parish Council
- Cllr George Garbett, Hartford Parish Council
- Cllr Patricia Parkes, Cheshire West & Chester Council
- Cllr Phil Herbert, Cheshire West & Chester Council
- Lydia Naylor, Deputy Head Teacher, Hartford Church of England High School
- Dominic Johnson, Assistant Head Teacher, St Nicholas Catholic High School
- Ashley Costello, The Resilient Kid
- Sam Newey
- Dave Dowling
- PC Dan Lee, Cheshire Constabulary
- PCSO Gabs Pike, Cheshire Constabulary
Project Location:
Hartford Parish
Online Working Group, Hartford, Cheshire
Project Details:
- Hartford Parish Council formed a Working Group, involving 2 Councillors, to identify the need for Youth Engagement & Provision in Hartford, seek agreement from Hartford Parish Council, and implement plans for Engagement & Provision.
- Interested parties were invited into the Working Group, as listed above.
- The group agreed a plan to work together, with the young people of Hartford, to identify what provision they would like, identify funding sources and make a plan to take to Hartford Parish Council for agreement.
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Project Progress:
Key activity’s:
Start Date: May 2021
Estimated completion date: Unknown at this stage.
Status: Ongoing