Every other week we summarise an example of how young people have brought about change.
- Organisation Salisbury Fishing Project, Wiltshire Youth Service Issue Access to legal fishing and equipment
The situation Young people from the traveller community had been telling detached workers that they were getting into trouble for fishing illegally. The Youth Opportunity Fund offered a chance to promote positive opportunities and legalise activities that young people were already engaged in. What children and young people said
"The estate's a bit rough where we live, there's nothing to do. There's a football club but it's rubbish and a compound that's rubbish and that's where all the druggies hang out." "We can get away from everyone on the estate when we are fishing."
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