Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: October 9, 2025

Purpose:

Content: Ethan Wood and Arianna Sultana provided an update on their activities since the last meeting:   ·       Met with the Council’s Climate Team to discuss the growing importance of climate change and the impact it had on communities. This included discussions about environmental change and how as a borough working together could make a difference; how the council could take action to reduce its environmental impact by supporting greener community plans; talked about their views and the role of young people in raising awareness; acknowledged that the largest amount of waste came from domestic housing waste and the need to encourage households to recycle more by implementing small habits which could have a huge impact to reduce this. ·       Attended the Youthforia residential in Brathay which included a range of team-building activities, networking and sharing experiences with youth forums from across the Northwest.  A campaign focusing on improving accessible public spaces for those with SEND had been developed to ensure inclusivity remained at the heart of future development. ·       Met with the Council’s Public Health Team to review and provide feedback on draft posters promoting the Mental Health Services available for young people across the Borough including plans to create an animated video about young people’s mental health; spoke with representatives from the Community Safety Team about anti-social behaviour issues, vaping and domestic violence and provided feedback and shared suggestions on how awareness could be raised.