young mayor's activities 

Deputy Young Mayor Katie-Louise Hazard (left) & Young Mayor Sarah Boyce (right)

Campaigns & Current Work

Following on from Sarah Boyce's origional Manifesto, Sarah is campaigning to lower bus prices for young people.  Sarah has developed a petition, which so far has attracted nearly 300 signatures from young people and students accross Melton.  The petition will be presented at the end of January 2012.

Petition to lower bus prices

Sarah Boyce has also Chaired the Youth Council since her election in October 2011.  Sarah has been working with the Youth Council on organising a youth festival in the summer of 2012.  It is hoped that the youth festival will showcase the talents of young people and give young people an opportunity to get involved.  A lot more work is needed on this and any young people who are interested in getting involved, please read more about the Youth Council.

In her role as Young Mayor Sarah has been to various School Councils to find out more about any issues or projects that young people are talking about.  Some of these issues have been raised to Melton Borough Council at the Full Council meeting which was held in December.

Civic Engagements & Events

Events which Young Mayor Sarah Boyce and/or Deputy Young Mayor Katie-Louise Hazard have attended in their official roles;

13^th October 2011             Young Mayor count & election of Sarah Boyce, Young Mayor & Katie-Louise Hazard, Deputy Young Mayor

20^th October                      Youth Council Meeting, Venture House

1^st November                    Cheese & Wine Open Day event, The Melton Project

3^rd November                    Youth Council Meeting, Venture House

11^th November                  Armistice Supper, British Legion

13^th November                  Remembrance Service & Parade, Church & Town Centre

17^th November                  Youth Council Meeting, Venture House

25^th November                  Christmas Light Switch On, Melton Town Centre

30^th November                  Princes Trust Team Programme Launch, Pera

1^st December                     Youth Council Meeting, Venture House

2^nd December                    Christmas Tree preview evening,  St Mary’s Church

4^th December                     Victorian Fayre, Melton Town Centre

4^th December                     Christmas Tree Church Service, St Mary’s Church

6^th December                     Town Centre Community Forum, Sage Cross Church

7^th December                     Melton & Belvoir Agricultural Show and Sale 2011 & Dinner, Cattle Market

8^th December                     Mayor’s Carol Concert, St Mary’s Church

11^th December                  Santa Fun Run, Melton Country Park

14^th December                  Full Council Meeting, Council Offices

15^th December                  Youth Council Meeting, Venture House

20^th December                  Sixth Form Presentation Evening, MV16

23^rd December                  Walk about with the Police & visit to the Police Station & CCTV

5^th January 2012               Youth Council Meeting, Venture House

If you are interested in the activities of the Young Mayor and Deputy Young Mayor please come along to the Youth Council meetings where young people aged 11-19 are working with the Young Mayor on projects and issues of interest to young people in Melton.

Melton's Youth Council

To find out more about the Young Mayor and Deputy Young Mayor please email: youngmayor@melton.gov.uk or ring Kay Lawrance on 01664 502502