In this years finance budget Bridgwater Town Council ring-fenced £7,000 for youth spending. Cllr Diogo Rodrigues (Dunwear North), as lead member for youth, started a consultation with youth organisations, youth leaders and young people to get a better understanding of the youth provision in the town. At tonight’s Town Council meeting the BTC Youth Grant […]

On Thursday 17th September, Town Councillor Diogo Rodrigues, chaired the first meeting of the Bridgwater Town Council Youth Forum which brought together young people and youth service providers under one roof to focus on youth provision in Bridgwater. The full minutes of the meeting an be found here Diogo said “The first youth forum was […]

Minutes of the Youth Forum  held at the Burgess Room of Bridgwater Town Hall at 7.30pm on Thursday 17th September 1. Representatives present;–Cllr Diogo Rodrigues (Chair-BW Dunwear North) Cllr Brian Smedley (secretary-BW Westover) Cllr Moira Brown (BW Eastover) Cllr Leigh Redman (Mayor-BW Dunwear South). Jeff Brown (Somerset Youth) Robyn Seeley (YMCA) Julie Cooper (SDC-Community Development) […]