I would have loved to have seen some belly dancing or perhaps a spot of aromatherapy at the recent launch of our youth pledge.
Instead it was a bit, well, boring.
But I've still got high hopes that the new pledge will help us raise our game and improve things for young people here in Southend. It sets out what young people should expect from us. It's clear, accessible and - most important - it's challenging.
And the biggest challenge of all is going to be the implementation. Pledges and wish lists are all well and good but, if they are really going to change anything, they need to be backed up by a commitment to do things differently. Let me give you an example. The young people involved in writing our pledge all wanted to be able to come into contact with youth workers who are, in their words, "interesting people".
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