Are you a parent or carer for young people?
The aim for Thanet Youth Matters is to ensure
that as many young people (aged between 11 - 19), parents, carers
and people who work with young people are aware of the website and
newsletters as a way of finding out about youth events and information locally.
Thanet Youth Matters is a partnership project
led by Thanet District Council and the Engage Youth Forum together
with a number of other youth organisations in Thanet, which has
been developed after work on the youth
strategy and survey in 2007.
Through the youth strategy work, young people
and people who work with young people asked for information on
events, facilities, advice and support to be available in one
central place, which is why the Thanet Youth Matters website and
the Youth Matters newsletters have been set up.
Over 20,000 newsletters have been printed and
are being distributed free through local secondary schools, youth
clubs, libraries and public places – you can download a copy online
here or call 01843 577050 to receive a copy.
It is planned to pilot four editions of the newsletter throughout the year and if successful
continue this in the future.
There are two versions of the newsletter - one version for
11-14 year olds and another for 15-19 year olds. This website is
divided clearly into different sections aimed at each age group,
with different colours used to indicate each area
In the 15-19 newsletter and web section, there may be
content that is only suitable for this older age range. It could
include information about sexual health, drugs or crime that may
not be suitable for a younger audience.
Do you want events for young people aged 11 and under?
- Visit our events pages and look under the Thanet Coast Project
for family events or visit their website www.thanetcoast.org.uk
- Our tourism website www.visitthanet.co.uk also
lists all events happening in Thanet
- Find out about extended
services in Thanet
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The http://thanetkids.co.uk/ website
is well worth a visit packed with lots of useful and valuable
information to parents and young people in
Thanet including what's on, places to go, parent & toddler
groups, useful contact details plus much much more.
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To search over 400 community or voluntary groups visit
http://communityportal.thanet.gov.uk/home/ -
this website lists a range of groups from sea cadets to local
historical clubs.
Whilst every effort to communicate this adult content
has been made through the use of a disclaimer on the back page of
the newsletter and the categorisation by age used online – we
cannot guarantee that younger readers may not visit the older
pages.
