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Participation: Lambeth children launch initiative

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More than 200 children in Lambeth contributed to an exhibition to kick start greater efforts to listen and respond to their views.

Children at schools and nurseries across the south London borough wereasked to draw, photograph and describe what they liked about theirenvironment for the Our Lives in Lambeth project.

The project was set up by Lambeth's Early Years and Sure Start Serviceand results will be given to all of the council's departments and localagencies.

Stella Clarke, head of research and information for Lambeth early years'said one aim of the project was to raise the profile of young children'sparticipation.

The project also aimed to show the authority's commitment to listeningto young children as part of the borough's 10-year childcarestrategy.

And it acted as a high-profile launch for a series of otherparticipation initiatives.

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