Connexions
Youth Conference Monday the 24th marked the first day of the half-term holidays and amidst an array of youth activity, Connexions held a large youth conference bringing together statutory bodies and local community. Having opened with a brief introduction to the day, the youths attending went off to do an array of activities based around Firvale School facilities and gymnasium, courtesy of Interserve. Photography workshops alongside a break dancing class with MC Nigel; basketball and football took place organized by Patrick Edwards - Caribbean Sports Development Worker. While the children played, adults sat huddled into groups, discussing how each others working practices could be improved and interlinked for the better future of the youths of both Fir Vale and Burngreave. Then it was time for food, laid out by staff and sponsored by Connexions and Sheffield Futures. Later the young people made a presentation of what they wanted to see in the area, including:
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