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CHESTERFIELD RALLY AND MARCH – 30 JANUARY
The first ‘stakeholder’ meeting is at the Chesterfield Winding Wheel on Monday 30 January. Doors open at 5.30pm and meeting starts at 6pm. North Derbyshire Young People are organising a rally in the Market Place at 4.30pm followed by a march to the Winding Wheel. Please support our young people in their fight to stop the Derbyshire County Council Tories shutting down their Youth Service. Join the rally and bring your banners with you. It is intended to arrange a second rally, possibly in Erewash in the near future.
SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
The County Council Labour Group members has successfully called for a Scrutiny Committee Review Group to look at the Tories' proposed shut down of the Youth Service and has also succeeded in getting the provision for anybody with an interest in the proposals to be allowed to attend the meeting and speak to the committee. THIS IS A MAJOR SUCCESS and we will use the opportunity to expose the folly of the proposals and push for them to be withdrawn.
The meeting is provisionally arranged to take place on Saturday 18 February, 10:00am - 12:30pm, Committee Room 1, County Hall, Matlock. It has been arranged on a Saturday morning to allow young people to attend. We know that this is the Saturday at the end of the half-term week but it was the only suitable weekend between now and the end of the consultation period. Please check the arrangements before you travel in case the date or venue has been changed.
The Scrutiny Committee Officer has asked elected members for contact details of any organisations, groups, clubs, individuals etc who you think might be willing to come and speak to the Committee or would like to submit questions. Please let Cllr Anne Western
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have your details if you can attend this important meeting and you wish to represent your views of the cuts to the Youth Service.
Finally – the petition is growing at a fantastic rate. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS SIGNED IT.
IF YOU HAVEN’T YET SIGNED DO SO NOW!!! http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/council/have_your_say/Petitions/default.asp
Don't forget the online consultation; Ian Thomas, Strategic Director stated, at the Children’s Trust Board, that over 700 people have completed the consultation; you can be sure that the Tories are getting their supporters filling it in. HAVE YOU DONE IT YET? IF NOT DO IT NOW!!!! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Derbyshire_Youth_Service_2012
DERBYSHIRE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MOUNTING A GREAT CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THEIR YOUTH SERVICE. PLEASE GIVE THEM YOUR SUPPORT.
Alan Charles
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