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Minutes:
1. Tom Sharman explained that the Youth Cabinet Leadership Team had met over the summer holidays to plan what they would like achieve over the next academic year, and a timetable of events has been decided.
Davina Henley talked through the ideas that the Youth Cabinet want to focus on over the next year. She explained that 13 young people spent an afternoon over the summer holidays to decide the timetable. Davina asked for people who want to be involved in the events make her aware.
Davina explained that the Youth Cabinet wanted to set up a Twitter and Facebook page.
Kate Alam asked what the intention was for the page and who would run the page, as the official line is that a page has to be mediated constantly.
It was identified that there is already a Youth Cabinet social media page set up which is mediated by the members of the Youth Cabinet. Tom explained that the group on Facebook is a ‘closed’ group at the moment, which is only for members of the Youth Cabinet, and they want to set up a Facebook page to advertise the Youth Cabinet.
Kate Alam explained that there is an integrated youth service Facebook page and a page could be added onto that.
Tom then explained that a Twitter page is wanted to ‘live tweet’ the meetings, what is being discussed and to promote events of the Youth Cabinet.
Cllr Vincent asked about how a Twitter account is controlled.
Cllr Walmsley explained how Twitter works, saying that a Twitter account can be made private if necessary.
India Taylor remarked that if the page received any abuse, it can be reported.
Tom Sharman said the Youth Cabinet wanted a public page to engage with those outside of the Cabinet and to advertise the events organised by the Cabinet.
Kate Alam asked the chair to clarify what the Youth Cabinet wanted from Social Media.
Tom Sharman answered that they wanted the page to be able to have comments from people, and to interact with the public. They wanted a Twitter account to be able to tweet throughout the meeting and keep the public up to date on events and what is happening as the Youth Cabinet is being rebranded.
Cllr Campbell asked what was agreed to be going forward.
It was agreed that:
Kate Alam would find out the logistics of setting up the social media pages.
2. Another idea for the Youth Cabinet was to meet up with Bolton Youth Cabinet to socialise, have some training and activities.
3. It was discussed about advertising the Youth Cabinet in the Bury times, which was agreed as a one off article to promote the dates of the meetings of the Youth Cabinet.
4. Emily Kay explained that the Youth Cabinet wanted to develop the ‘Smile App’, which would be a Smartphone app designed to be downloaded and would give you a daily task to do, to make others smile.
Tom Sharman explained that apps are easy to design and they planned to ask a student to develop the app and the Youth Cabinet would jointly decide on the content. Tom reiterated the idea the Youth Cabinet wants to be rebranded. Tom said he felt that if the work was put into the design of the app it could be a useful tool for engaging with young people.
Cllr Walmsley asked who would design the app and how much it would cost to develop. Tom answered it would be free as they would get a college student to design it and it would be free to download.
India Taylor asked what platform the app would be on, and Tom replied, Android and Apple.
5. Davina explained that the Youth Cabinet had decided that the work of the cabinet should be promoted by young people and that they planned to visit schools to do this.
6. Davina explained that the Youth Market was an idea that the Youth Cabinet had to sell handmade goods in Christmas markets style layout. Davina explained that it would involved all the local schools and colleges across the borough, each school would be invited to have a stall where they could sell handmade items. It would be promoted in schools and within enterprise groups. It was discussed that originally the markets were planned to be held around the same time as the Christmas Markets, which there was not enough time for this to happen, so they would be held at a later date. Davina also said they wanted to build business skills training for young people, which is something that Stockport YM have achieved. All the planning and running of the Markets would be undertaken by the members of the Youth Cabinet.
Davina explained there would be a meeting held on Wednesday 11September at 4.30pm at Bury Library to discuss the rebranding and of the markets, and its focus on the skills 4 life curriculums. It was also mentioned that Elms bank School already sell their own handmade jewellery. It was agreed that the date and time of the meetings be advertised on the Facebook page.