On 21.02.17 the Youth Mayor and members of the Vale Youth Forum went to the annual Young Wales conference at the Future Inn Hotel in Cardiff. Around 120 young people from across Wales trekked to attend the conference but luckily for us we only had a half hour drive.
To kick off the day there was a presentation on all the work Young Wales had done throughout the year,this included the work on UK Youth Parliament and much more. The event was hosted and organised by young people with help from support workers, young people even ran some of the exciting workshops we attended throughout the day.
There were four workshops on; the curriculum review; Well-being of Future Generations Act; anti-bullying; and resilience and well-being. All the workshops were every interesting and sparked debates on a wide range of issues and it was good to listen to other young people's views on these issues. After a delicious lunch we had a talk from the Children's Commissioner for Wales, Sally Holland, who updated us on her work and we created a hug paper chain full of pledges to promote the UNCRC locally which was great fun. Also she mentioned the Vale Rights Ambassadors during her talk, as an example of a way young people and youth services are promoting the UNCRC!!
The event ended with a Q&A session with four decision-makers in Wales which included two Assembly Members, the Chief Executive of Children in Wales and Sally Holland. There were lots of questions posted to the panel from young people in the audience on a range of topics. Overall it was a great day for everyone who attended!
