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Local Democracy Week 2006 took place from 16 to 20
October. Here's details of what the events we took part
in.
Democracy in action
On 16 October, six year six pupils from Pembury
Primary School watched KCC's Cabinet Members debate issues in
Sessions House. They were then given a tour of the contact centre
and council chamber.
Explaining Towards 2010
Cabinet Member
responsible for public health,
Graham
Gibbens, went to Canterbury College on Tuesday 17
October where he showed the
Towards 2010 DVD and explained the council's priorities for the
next four years.
Insight into local government
Pembury Primary School pupils gained first hand insight into local
democracy when
Kevin Lynes, Cabinet Member for Adult Services visited Year 6
on Tuesday 17 October at 2.30pm.
A day in the life
Councillor for Ashford
Central
Elizabeth Tweed visited North School in Ashford on 18
October to give two talks to year nine and 10 pupils about
Towards 2010.
Elizabeth also explained her daily role as a county councillor
and discussed how local democracy works in community groups,
parishes, borough councils, the county council, regional assemblies
and central government.
Engaging young people
On 18
October from 4pm at the Qwern Community Centre in
Canterbury, Councillor for Canterbury South East
Michael Northey spoke to five-to 11-year-olds about local
democracy in Kent.
Question time in Shepway
On Thursday 19 October 2006 at the Hotel Imperial,
the Shepway Youth Forum and local politicians and representatives
from the police and Chamber of Commerce held a Question Time-style
event.
For more details, call Jack Devine on 01303 252078 or mobile
07890 014059.
Engaging young people
Leader of Kent County Council
Paul
Carter met with Year 11 pupils from Valley Park Community
School on Thursday 19 October. They discussed how
he and his colleagues could better engage young people in the
formal political process and make politics more relevant to their
lives.
I'm a councillor, get me out of here
Secondary school pupils from Tunbridge Wells and six local
councillors including County Councillor
Roy Bullock took part in an exciting multi-media project as
part of the national Local Democracy Campaign from 9 to 20
October 2006.
Young participants were given a password through their schools,
which allowed them to access the 'I'm a councillor…' website and
read a 200-word manifesto from each of the councillors. Young
people could send the councillors questions and took part in online
live chats or spoke to the councillors when they visited local
schools. From the knowledge they gathered, the young people then
made an informed decision and voted to evict one councillor a day
in the final week.
In the second week pupils evicted them one by one and on Friday
20 October the most popular councillor was declared the winner.
Engaging young people
On 30
October from 6 to 8:30pm at the Spring Lane Neighbourhood
Centre in Canterbury, Councillor for Canterbury South East
Michael Northey, spoke to five-to 11-year-olds about local
democracy in Kent.
Insight into local government for
teenagers
A group of teenagers from Canterbury called The Streetrunners
Team gained first hand insight into how local government works
on Tuesday 31 October when Councillor for
Canterbury South East
Michael Northey visited them at Quern's Community Centre in
Canterbury.
The deputy Leader of Canterbury City Council Rosemary Doyle was
also at the event. |