Events

US04

This was a national conference for young people to share how important they felt it was to be included in Barnardo's services. This was held at Xscape in Castleford, West Yorks and was attended by 150 young people.

Listen up conference

This event was organised by young people for young people. The event was held at Springhill School in Ripon during the easter break in 2004. Take a look at the pictures page to see some of the things we did on the day.

Question time event

This was held at Frederick Holmes school in Hull in March 2005. Twelve young people from across Hull and East Riding got together ask their local MP's and councillors about issues that affected their lives. Take a look at some of the pictures from the day.

Yoscars

This is an annual celebration held in honour of children and young people from across the Yorkshire region.

In December 2005 we held the very first yoscars at Kirklees Khandaani Dhek Bhal in Heckmondwike. Young people were nominated by staff from their service for special achievements, however big or small.  The Yoscars was celebrated with 70 young people who all received a certificate and a medal for their achievements.

In November 2006 and 2007, the Yoscars moved to Harewood House in Leeds. Both days were a huge success with over a hundred young people recieving awards.

Circles of influence - UK youth parliament

In December 2005 we were invited to attend an event called circles of influence. This was an opportunity for young people to meet with members of the UK youth parliament, MP's, representatives from agencies such as the metropolitan police, sports personalities, tv personalities and a collection of other charities. The aim of the day was to influence on issues such as citizenship, the environment and health, culture, media and sport and international matters. Two young people from Yorkshire were invited to attend. Since our first invitation, two representatives from the Yorkshire region have attended two more circles of influence meetings.

R U getting it?

R U getting It? was a national conference held in January 2006 bringing together young people from across the UK and Northern Ireland.  The conference was organised in partnership with young people from across the UK alongside the participation coordinator's from each region and nation.  The aim of the day was to influence higher professional from Barnardo's on how important it is to include children and young people in service development.

Some of the young people developed thier own sandwich boards to express issues important to them and the places they lived.These boards where put on display at our head office in Barkingside London.

Eyes open, mouth shut

'Eyes open, mouth shut' was a roadshow which focused on issues that affected children and young people in Yorkshire. Voice travelled to seven different services to work with young people around the issues that affect children and young people in their local areas.  The children and young people worked creatively to develop artwork around issues such as keeping safe, drug and alcohol misuse and emotional wellbeing. Their views on these issues and their artwork were produced into a book and postcards that were distributed to Barnardo's services across the UK.

Download the eyes open, mouth shut-book PDF