Published on Friday 4 August 2023 at 3:43 pm
Audley and Queen’s Park Children’s Centre is set to be transformed as part of an impressive £1m scheme to create a brand new youth centre there.
Filed under: IMO | young people | Youth Investment Fund
Published on Friday 4 August 2023 at 12:17 pm
Blackburn’s first-ever electric power station is set to be transformed after Blackburn and Darwen Youth Zone successfully secured almost £3m of new Government funding.
Filed under: Blackburn Youth Zone | employment | investment | skills | young people | Youth Investment Fund
Published on Friday 4 August 2023 at 6:54 am
Facilities for young people across Blackburn with Darwen are set to be transformed with £8m of new funding.
Filed under: Blackburn Youth Zone | government funding | IMO | Newground Together | young people | Youth Investment Fund
Published on Thursday 9 February 2023 at 2:49 pm
R;pple is a new suicide and self-harm prevention online tool to help families support young people having mental health difficulties.
Filed under: alerts | mental health | Online | R;pple | suicide prevention | young people
Published on Thursday 28 April 2022 at 1:46 pm
Young people from Blackburn with Darwen are being urged to get vaccinated against Meningitis.
The call from Public Health bosses comes as cases of Meningitis ACWY have been increasing in teenagers.
Filed under: Abdul Razaq | Director of Public Health | Meningitis | vaccine | young people
Published on Wednesday 9 February 2022 at 9:19 am
It’s Children’s Mental Health Week (February 7-13) and across Blackburn and Darwen young people have been making a difference for our communities’ wellbeing.
Filed under: Children's Mental Health Week | mental health | wellbeing | young people
Published on Thursday 13 January 2022 at 10:16 am
Young people from Blackburn with Darwen are encouraging others their age to get their Covid jabs in a radio advertising campaign that highlights how the vaccination programme is helping life return to normal.
Filed under: coronavirus | covid testing | COVID-19 | Covid-19 vaccination programme | vaccination | young people
Published on Tuesday 5 October 2021 at 12:22 pm
As parents/carers of 12-15 year olds are currently being asked for Covid vaccine consent, Blackburn with Darwen’s Director of Public Health is keen to reassure parents of the vaccine’s safety for this age group.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | vaccination | young people
Published on Wednesday 22 September 2021 at 10:07 am
As Covid case rates in Blackburn with Darwen’s schools and colleges increase, health and education leaders are reassuring parents that they are working closely with schools to keep pupils and staff safe.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | Schools and Education | young people
Published on Tuesday 14 September 2021 at 8:42 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council welcomes the Chief Medical Officers’ recommendation to offer the Covid vaccine to all 12 to 15 year olds in England.
Filed under: coronavirus | covid | COVID-19 | vaccination | young people
Published on Friday 27 August 2021 at 4:43 pm
Having recently turned 16, Blackburn with Darwen’s Deputy Youth MP Muhammed Bapu wasted no time getting his Covid jab.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | vaccination | young people | Youth MP
Published on Tuesday 10 August 2021 at 10:37 am
Well done to all students collecting their A-level and BTEC results today – and good luck to students collecting their GCSE results later this week.
Filed under: A-Levels | BTEC | careers | education | exam results | help | Jayne Ivory | New Directions | young people
Published on Wednesday 14 July 2021 at 6:44 pm
Young people are being encouraged to carry out rapid Covid tests and showcase their talents on social media this summer – for a chance to win £1,000 of Apple technology!
Filed under: children | coronavirus | coronavirus testing | COVID-19 | young people
Published on Monday 8 March 2021 at 1:24 pm
A Blackburn student is looking forward to enjoying the university lifestyle again once it is safe to do so.
Filed under: coronavirus | covid | education | Picture This | young people
Published on Wednesday 11 November 2020 at 2:22 pm
Following on from Youth Work Week 2020, young people across the borough are being celebrated this year more than ever before, for their resilience during the global pandemic.
Filed under: children | young people | youth
Published on Monday 28 September 2020 at 12:20 pm
Young people who have lost jobs and training placements as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic are to be offered support through a new youth hub partnership called Step Up.
Filed under: Blackburn Youth Zone | coronavirus | DWP | employment | Job Centre Plus | training | young people
Published on Friday 31 January 2020 at 9:40 am
A new youth group is giving young people in Blackburn with Darwen a voice to discuss their big issues.
Filed under: Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration | young people
Published on Friday 29 November 2019 at 2:35 pm
The annual Youth Takeover Challenge helped shine a spotlight on the issues that matter most to young people across Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: young people | Young Peoples Service | Youth MP | Youth Takeover
Published on Wednesday 21 August 2019 at 4:30 pm
A group of young people who are taking part in the Youth Ambassador programme have begun to plan their next steps – planning two community events that will support young people at risk of getting involved in crime.
Filed under: Blackburn Youth Zone | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration | young people
Published on Friday 5 July 2019 at 9:40 am
A programme to empower under 16s to work with others on projects to improve their neighbourhoods has launched in Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: Blackburn Youth Zone | Our Community Our Future | social integration | young people
Published on Tuesday 18 June 2019 at 1:21 pm
A Great Get Together event organised by a team of young people from across the borough will bring families together through a love of music and food.
Filed under: children | Our Community Our Future | social integration | The Great Get Together | young people | Young Peoples Service | Youth MP
Published on Thursday 18 May 2017 at 1:52 pm
An award-winning service for young people in Blackburn and Darwen has been highlighted as one of the best in the country.
Filed under: CYP | Problem Solving Court | young people | Youth Justice Service
Published on Tuesday 17 January 2017 at 11:41 am
A collection of creative and effective communication tools, designed to give young people a voice in decision-making, has won an award.
Filed under: award | Councillor | Leapfrog | Maureen Bateson | young people
Published on Wednesday 25 March 2015 at 5:49 pm
As part of its growing commitment to supporting young people and tackling youth unemployment, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has launched a website that will act as an ever growing and constantly updated resource that will advertise all apprentice positions across the Council.
Filed under: Apprenticeship | young people | Young Workers
Published on Tuesday 10 March 2015 at 12:26 pm
As the General Election approaches, students in Blackburn with Darwen are preparing for an election of their own.
Filed under: Councillor | Damian Talbot | Executive Member for Culture Leisure and Young People | Kate Hollern | Leader | young people | Young Peoples Service | Youth MP | YPS
Published on Thursday 18 December 2014 at 10:58 am
Vital services for children and young people in Blackburn and Darwen have been handed prestigious awards for their work.
Filed under: Accreditation | Children’s Services | Councillor | Executive Member for Children’s Services | Frank Connor | young people
Published on Tuesday 4 November 2014 at 1:31 pm
A new four-part series of short films has been produced to highlight how, if you’re young, alcohol can ruin more than just your profile – it can mess with your life.
Filed under: alcohol | public health | TPW | young people
Published on Tuesday 28 October 2014 at 3:26 pm
The Council has launched a brand new web resource for families of children and young people under 25 who have special educational needs or disabilities.
Filed under: children | health | Local Offer | Social Care | web resource | young people
Published on Friday 25 July 2014 at 12:06 pm
Across Blackburn with Darwen, young people are taking part in various sports activities run by volunteers such as Nigel Dixon, who has recently received an MBE in recognition of his voluntary services to sports
Chairman of Blackburn Community Sports Club on Lammack Road, Nigel, alongside fellow volunteers, has helped countless young people get active through sport.
Filed under: Commonwealth Games | community | Nigel Dixon | Soundcloud | sport | Volunteers | young people
Published on Friday 11 April 2014 at 4:43 pm
The name for the new BMX and skatepark in Blackburn with Darwen has been revealed – and it has been chosen by young people.
Filed under: bmx | Councillor | Kate Hollern | skate park | Trevor Maxfield | young people
