Youth
News and information on physical activities for young people.
Spark
A website set up by Wiltshire County Council has come top in an independent survey of online resources for young people.
www.sparksite.co.uk was launched last November offering information and advice. It combines a website and online radio station run by young people.
The Youth Matters Project Team, part of Bristol City Council's children and young peoples service, held a consultation day in March for young people in Bristol. As part of this around 50 participants aged 13-19 used a number of websites set up by local authorities and aimed at young people. They then gave comments on the lay out, ease of use and quality of information.
The results put Wiltshire’s Sparksite well ahead of other web sites from places such as Leeds, Nottingham and Bristol.
Wake and Shake
Wake and shake is an initiative that has been gathering pace in Wiltshire. One of the intentions behind wake and shake is to increase levels of concentration and raise fitness levels within school, (in line with the government’s target on child obesity levels and increased participation in PE).
Activities in Wiltshire
Students are encouraged to get involved with the extensive range of clubs and activities which schools have to offer, which take place within the lunch hour and after school.There is also information on activities at a variety of youth clubs, centres, specialist projects and adventure playgrounds.
Visit the Wiltshire Council - student, organisations,youth, clubs, activities part of the website to find out more
WAYS
WAYS is a new project aimed at enabling more young people to become involved in alternative sports and try something completely different.
We aim to achieve this through working closely with young people and inreasing the
- quantity of opportunities available
- quality of the projects
- breadth of possible sports
- number of facilities