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NEWS IN BRIEF: Web site revamp

9 July 2003, Young People Now

Deaf Sports Promotions, a charity web site that helps young deaf people compete in sport, is undergoing a revamp. It promotes opportunities, improves awareness and supports organisations that provide access...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Gypsy Traveller support

9 July 2003, Young People Now

Government guidance to help schools provide better support for Gypsy Traveller children was published last week by schools minister Stephen Twigg. The DfES considers Gypsy Traveller children the minority ethnic...

NEWS IN BRIEF: In fashion

9 July 2003, Young People Now

Girls in Hampton, Middlesex, are to hold a fashion show after spending six months designing and manufacturing clothes. A group of 14-year-olds from the Young Women's Group at Hampton Youth...

NEWS IN BRIEF: NI youth council appointments

9 July 2003, Young People Now

Maire Young and Bertie Faulkner have been re-appointed chair and vice-chair respectively of the Youth Council for Northern Ireland. Six other former members have been reappointed to the council, which...

PROJECT NOTES: Get Hooked On Fishing

9 July 2003, Young People Now

What it is: Get Hooked On Fishing, Bournville, Birmingham Goals: Angling is thought of as a highly disciplined but fun sport and, as a result, it can help build confidence...

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR: Youth Justice Board head gives backing to leaflet campaign

9 July 2003, Young People Now

Sir Charles Pollard, the acting chairman of the Youth Justice Board, has backed the use of posters and leaflets as a tactic to publicise antisocial behaviour orders within local communities....

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES: Brathay to oversee summer courses

9 July 2003, Young People Now

A pilot scheme this summer will allow up to 1,000 young people the chance to take part in week-long residential activities. Get REAL (Residential Exciting Active Leisure) is available to...

ABUSE: Children lobby MPs to outlaw hitting

9 July 2003, Young People Now

Young people have joined the NSPCC to campaign for a change in the law to stop parents inflicting physical injuries on children in the name of "reasonable chastisement". At the...

FOSTERING: Barnardo's to help find foster carers

9 July 2003, Young People Now

Children's charity Barnardo's has launched a scheme in Merseyside to help find foster carers for eight- to 18-year-olds. Fostering Adolescents in Merseyside (FAIM) aims to provide a cheaper alternative to...

FUNDING: Social inclusion projects top lottery fund hit list

9 July 2003, Young People Now

Projects that actively encourage social inclusion are to be given priority under the National Lottery's new £200m Young People's Fund. In plans set out by the Department for Culture, Media...