Cornwall Children and Young People Strategic Partnership

Young people in Camborne did not have enough to do. A meeting between a local police sergeant and a professional choreographer led to the idea of setting up a dance club. A local business man offered the free use of one of his nightclubs and financial gifts and donations from various sources enabled the creation of the TR14ers Community Dance Team. The group holds two-day workshops every school holidays and has regular practice sessions. It has a membership of over 400 young people.

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The EEFO programme seeks to address barriers which prohibit young people from accessing the services that they need. Young people trained to become young assessors i.e. mystery shoppers and went on to evaluate a sample of services offering sexual health provision. Feedback/recommendations from the young assessors have been incorporated into the new quality standards and these will improve access to and improve the service provided by sexual health services for young people.

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There was nowhere for young people to go at weekends in St Blazey, Cornwall. Young people wanted a youth café. A youth café has now been created and is open on Saturdays. It provides healthy, low cost meals to users and the opportunity for those who wish to learn to cook to create dishes. As it is based within the Fourways youth centre users have access to a range of other activities such as the pool table, sports hall and the Wii and advice and support.

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