Cops on the ball, giant jenga and a crafternoon tea are just some of the activities planned for this year’s Salford Youth Day.
The annual event on Wednesday August 12 is all about recognising and celebrating the contribution young people make to Salford – as well as a day of activities organised by youth groups.
Councillor John Merry, assistant mayor for children and young people at Salford City Council which supports the event praised the creative ideas young people had come up with.
“It’s great to see young people working with us, the police, the fire service and local voluntary organisations to set up such a wide range of events,” he said.
Young people from Little Hulton will be invited to create two giant maps – one of their district and one of places in the world they would like to explore.
Working with staff from Manchester based charity 42nd Street they will map services, activities, green areas and leisure activities already on offer in the district and what they would like to see. They will also be invited to add any of their own skills which they could pass on to the community.
And on the world map, they will explore Salford’s links with other communities, log places they would like to visit and why and think about how they might achieve their ambitions through family, friends, careers and holidays.
Little Hulton, Big World takes place at the Kenyon Way Residents Association building, Kenyon Way from 1pm to 3pm on August 12.
Also on the menu is a crafternoon tea at Eccles youth centre, organised by local young women aged 11 to 25 who have been working on leadership skills. They will be inviting local residents to tie-dye teeshirts and make jewellery and collages. The event is supported by the Rio Ferdinand Foundation.
And also in Eccles, members of the Salford Youth Council are organising Art Fest to promote young artists and musicians in the area. They are staging an afternoon of art and tea for adults followed by music and a modern art party for young people in the afternoon.
Young people at The Beacon Centre are planning an afternoon of sporting fun with a dodge ball tournament, hula hooping and limbo contests, table tennis and a giant jenga tournament and inviting youth groups across the city to take part.
Officers from Greater Manchester police will take on local youth teams at football and pool in a tournament in Albert’s park while Greater Manchester Fire Service will create a film about the work of young supporters and apprentices and invite them, their parents, carers and local community to view it on Youth Day itself.
