The Youth Forum is all about 'Young People Having A Say'. It provides opportunities for young people in Caerphilly County Borough to have a voice on issues that affect them, and to become actively involved in local decision-making.

Young people receive many services, for example, education, youth and leisure facilities, health services, crime and safety services, and developments around the environment and local communities.

The Youth Forum: Chatty Chatty Bang Bang
A short movie made by the Youth Forum with Media4Schools which explains what the Youth Forum does and how you can join them and have your say.

Media4Schools is an education based media training initiative which introduces a combination of TV Programme Production and Enterprise for schools. Pupils and their teachers are trained in media production skills & techniques and then supported and mentored to produce their own programmes.
http://media4schools.co.uk/videos/CYF/Chatty%20Bang%20Bang.html

Decisions are always being made about what these services will be like, whether young people need them and how they can access them. A lot of the time, if young people are involved in helping to make these decisions, these services can be more effective and relevant to what young people need and want.

Young people's ideas and opinions are really important in helping to shape the future, in helping to design new services and make existing services work better. Through the Youth Forum, young people can have a say in this decision-making, they can raise their own issues, discuss ideas and put forward suggestions to the 'decision-makers' in the Council, the Health Board, the Police etc.

Every voice is important, and every voice is listened to.

Young people interested in joining the Youth Forum should:

• Be aged 11 - 25.
• Live in Caerphilly County Borough.
• Want to get their voices heard & make a difference.
• Want to influence decisions on local services.
• Want to meet new people and learn new things.
• Want to have fun!

Please contact the Youth Forum team or use one of the links to the left to find out more about the Youth Forum, local Youth Councils, and Funky Dragon.

• Youth newsletter Issue 1 (pdf 6k)
• Youth newsletter Issue 2 (pdf 167k)
• Youth newsletter Issue 3 (pdf 156k)
• Youth newsletter Issue 4 (pdf 115k)

Youth Forum showcase award winning film
Young people from the Caerphilly county borough have met councillors to showcase an award winning film produced by the Caerphilly Youth Forum.

To see the winning video visit: http://media4schools.co.uk/videos/CYF/L@MN%20English%20Version.html