WHAT HAS IT ACHIEVED?

An annual budget (originally £300, now £400) has been used to provide:

• Recycling guide (in conjunction with 'Friends of the Earth)


• Installation of litter bins in the town


• Public seat (with plaque) in Mandeville Road


• Sensory Garden in Castle Grounds


• Board for above, replacement litterbin and modified seats.


• Customer Care Award for shops & businesses, 1996, 1998 & 2001


• Tree in Parliament Square.


• Wildlife Information Board for children's play area.


• Leisure Survey of young people.


• Recycling Poster Competition for primary schools.


• Organisation of Holocaust Memorial Day ceremonies.


• Helped plant a peace pole at the Quakers meeting house in Railway Street.


• Helped in the installation of the No Right Turn at Tower St. and Crossroads in Bengeo

Hopefully the Youth Council is also achieving its objective - that of helping young people to understand how local government works, and how decisons are made which affect their home area.

WHAT ELSE DOES IT DO?

The Youth Council is an enabling group rather than a volunteer work-force. However, Youth Councillors help with public events in the same way as senior councillors. This may include helping with Castle Open Days, and attending occasions such as Civic Services and Mayor-Making.

ARE OTHERS INVOLVED?

Meetings are chaired by the Mayor or one of the councillors if he/she is unable to attend. Occasionally visitors are invited to meetings to give more information about a particular topic, or to find out about Hertford's Youth Council with a view to setting up a group in their own area.

For further Information on the Youth Town Council, please contact Tricia Carpenter - tricia@hertford.gov.uk.