The workshop focused on developing youth engagement strategies. They presented their strategy developed by young people, including case studies of their Big Local Youth Action Team. Their story showed growing the team from 48 to 75 dedicated volunteers over 4 years through diverse activities, events, and opportunities for youth involvement and leadership. They provided a step-by-step guide for engaging local youth through schools, activities/events, and retaining young volunteers through unique opportunities and support. Attendees then participated in an activity to plan an intergenerational community event to further engage youth.

1. COMMUNITY YOUTH
ENGAGEMENT
Legacy South Learning Cluster
Wednesday 23rd January 2019
Friends House

2. OUR GOAL…
We will present a workshop focusing on
developing youth engagement in your area.
We will go through our youth engagement
strategy, developed by our young people and in
addition, go through a few case studies.
We hope the workshop will offer you an unique
insight how we grew our Big Local Youth Action
Team and an inspiration for other Big Local areas
to follow in our footsteps.

3. AGENDA…
• Introduction
• Who’s here from Heston West!
• Our story so far…
• We’re into Year 4 and done some pretty cool things!
• Legacy Feedback
• What we have achieved, challenges and next steps
• How to get young people involved?
• Our step by step guide to engaging local youth
alongside a few case studies including group activity
• Questions and Answers
• Opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback
• Next Steps…
• Coming to your Big Local area and partnership working!

4. INTRODUCTION
WHO’S HERE FROM
HESTON WEST!

5. INTRODUCTION
TAZ VIRDEE
LAYBA NISAR
CALLUM WILLS
IMAN JAURA
SANJAY SURESH

6. OUR STORY SO FAR…
WE’RE INTO YEAR 4 AND DONE
SOME PRETTY COOL THINGS!

7. OUR STORY SO FAR…

8. QUICK BACKGROUND…
• ONE OF THE SMALLER BIG LOCAL AREAS SPREAD OVER
THREE SMALL ESTATES
• ONE OF THE FIRST BIG LOCAL AREAS
• ONE OF THE LAST TO BECOME FULLY ACTIVE
• HIGH LEVELS OF SHIFT WORK, NO PREVIOUS SENSE OF
IDENTITY, TRANSIENT POPULATION

9. OUR MISSION
CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL
PEOPLE TO LIVE HEALTHIER AND
HAPPIER LIVES

10. CREATING
OPPORTUNIES
HAPPINESS HEALTH &
WELLBEING
COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES
EVENTS &
MARKETING
YOUTH
ACTION TEAM
OPENING EYES HARD TO REACH
GROUPS
TACKLING
ISOLATION
SUPPORT
NETWORK
STORY OF HWBL
THEMES
AIMS

11. LEGACY FEEDBACK
WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED,
CHALLENGES AND NEXT STEPS

12. OUR STORY IN NUMBERS…
1241 days old
405k Invested
69550 Website Page Views
16938 YouTube Channel Views
5650 Hours of Activities
15050 Hours of Volunteering
75 Dedicated Volunteers/Supporters
1500 Local People Engaged
400 Residents attended trips
120 Bags of Rubbish Collected
70 Big Local Activities
63 Big Local Events
48 Young Action Team Members
35 Delivery Partners
22 Community Groups Engaged
12 Committee Members

13. LEGACY
1
2
3

14. LEGACY…
• Increased levels of confidence to get involved
• Positive opinion about young people
• People report better health, are happier and report enhanced
quality of life
• Become an inspiration to other communities
• Pride in our community
• Skilled and confident community
• HWBL to become a legal entity
• Self sustaining community

15. LEGACY FEEDBACK …
• Have somewhere special for HWBL
• HWBL advocacy role / support network
• Qualified trained volunteers
• Wider range of contacts and networks
• Physical area looks and feels good
• HWBL becomes a charity
• Successfully bid from different funding streams
• More people (particularly young people) volunteer

16. LEGACY FEEDBACK …
• More youth involvement – to do more and help organise,
develop and deliver activities/workshops/events
• Increase life skills activities/programmes
• Work outside our area and link up with the foot of each
surrounding borough from Eailing, Hounslow, Hillingdon and
Spelthorne.
• Develop a new LTO – name in favour is ARCH
• (Arts, Reaching Out, Communities and Health and Wellbeing)

18. HOW TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE
INVOLVED …
OUR STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO ENGAGING
LOCAL YOUTH ALONGSIDE A FEW CASE
STUDIES

19. CASE STUDY…
LAYBA NISAR
• Committee member of Heston Weston
Big Local
• Has been volunteering for over two
years
• Leads her own debating sessions for
nearly a year
• Took her group to speak in Parliament
• Has taken part in every activity and
event since January this year (activities
for my age group)

20. HOW TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE
INVOLVED …
SCHOOL/COLLEGE

21. HOW TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE
INVOLVED …
Meet with
Deputy/Head
Contact
School
Network at local
events/community
functions
Outcome
i.e. Event
Arrange in
school
recruitment
Life Skills /
Volunteer
project
Reward for
Young People
and school
1

22. HOW TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE
INVOLVED …
DofE Award
Jack Petchy Award
Personal UCAS Statement
Work Experience
Recognition
But it doesn’t stop there!
It’s important to find out young people’s motivation

23. HOW TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE
INVOLVED …
OUR FIRST EVER YOUTH ACTION TEAM 2016
COMMUNITY SPORTS & ARTS EVENT

24. HOW TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE
INVOLVED …
Being a
positive role
model
Mentoring &
Support
Offering a
wealth of
exciting
opportunities
Tailoring your
approach to
each individual
Effective communication to create ongoing momentum
2

25. HOW TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE
INVOLVED …
Young
Volunteers
New
Volunteers
Asking their
friends/family
to join in
Start to create
a buzz and
excitement
Offering a
wealth of
exciting
opportunities
Get involved
with BL
activities
3

26. CASE STUDY…
CALLUM WILLS
• Been volunteering since middle of 2015
• Winner of Brian Clark 2018 young
community leader award
• Taken part in the youth film club
• Attends all events and helps out with the
technology side of everything

27. HOW TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE
INVOLVED …
ACTIVITIES/EVENTS

28. HOW TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE
INVOLVED FROM ACTIVITIES …
Work with your
delivery partner
to plan YP
involvement
This could include
opportunities to YP to
move from participating
to volunteering with the
delivery partner at your
BL activity
Crossovers – bring it all
together in one event –
several delivery partners
working together
Outcomes could
include: paid work
experience, reward
trips, awards and
recognition.
3
1
2

29. EXAMPLES OF EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
…
Activities
Debate Nights (Youth-led)
Latina American Dance
Walking Football (Youth-led)
Family Boxing
The Bingo Club
Parents & Toddlers Group
Multi Sports
Youth Film Making
Family Cooking Club
ICT Club
Art Social Club
Events
Clean Up Days
Traveller’s BBQ event
Consultation Event
Campaign Events (NDA)
Diwali Dinner
Red Nose Day
Family Fun Day
Christmas Gift Giving

30. COMMUNITY CLEAN UP DAYS…

31. COMMUNITY CLEAN UP DAYS…

32. YOUTH FILM CLUB…

33. YOUTH FILM CLUB…

34. RETAINING YOUNG VOLUNTEERS…
Unique
opportunities
Effective
communication
Create a supportive
family
Create a feeling of
belonging

35. CASE STUDY…
SANJAY SURESH
• Volunteering since 2018
• First got involved 3 years
ago in our Big Local
Creative Club and Summer
School
• Has helped out in
committee meetings and
community events planning

36. CASE STUDY…
IMAN JAURA
• Volunteering since 2017
• Was inspired by Layba (wink wink)
• Takes part in debate nights
• Has been part of the play Romeo and
Juliet
• Helps organise events
• Took part in workshops in the summer
for example Knife crime workshop.

37. ACTIVITY TIME
• Go into groups of 5
• Organise an event you would like your
community to do!
• Be mindful with budget (£500)
• Be resourceful
• Be intergenerational
• Include lost of fun as that’s what Big
Local is about!
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
• How will you engage young people
before, during and after the event?
• What will your event’s legacy be?
• Present ideas at the end
• Good Luck!

38. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS
AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK

39. NEXT STEPS…
COMING TO YOUR BIG LOCAL
AREA AND PARTNERSHIP
WORKING!

40. THANK YOU ALL