Discover how to cultivate their interest in becoming the local councillors of the future.
Recognising that young people shape our future, it is imperative for all parish and town councils to actively involve them in vital service areas that impact their lives. Moreover, today's young individuals engaged by parish and town councils might emerge as tomorrow's local councillors, emphasising the ongoing necessity for such engagement.
The event will delve deep into understanding how young people envision the most effective ways to engage politically with parish and town councils, exploring the reasons behind this engagement and the practical how-to’s. Gain firsthand insights into a parish and town council's successful approach to engaging and politically acquainting its young population with their community.
Gain a strategic advantage for your parish or town council in effectively involving young people in caring for their community. Discover how to cultivate their interest in becoming the local councillors of the future.
Sponsors: Blachere Illumination, CCLA and Clear Councils Insurance
NB: NALC reserves the right to change the programme at any time.
Young reviewer, National Youth Agency
Head of quality and standards, National Youth Agency
Andy Lloyd has been involved in youth and community work for over 30 years. Initially volunteering in youth clubs, he later became a youth worker within the voluntary and community sector in Cambridge and South East London. Andy is Joint Negotiating Committee qualified and holds a master's degree in community education. Outside of work, Andy enjoys live music and keeping active, hill walking and running and is involved with local grassroots football. Andy lives in West Yorkshire and can be found on a Friday evening running a local youth club in a neighbouring town.
Social media lead, My Life My Say
Remi Olokun is the social media lead at My Life My Say, having joined in January 2024. Remi studied policy, politics and economics at the University of Birmingham and then went to work within the world of social media, creating and delivering social content for brands such as Greggs, Days and Harvester. Since joining My Life My Say, Remi has worked closely on the Give An X - the largest youth-led voter registration campaign in the UK, which directly reached over four million people via social media and helped around half a million young people to register to vote.
Town clerk, Billericay Town Council
Deborah Tonkiss joined Billericay Town Council, Essex in January 2014. Prior to that she had been combining two roles, parish clerk at High Ongar, Essex for three and a half years and deputy clerk at Doddinghurst, Essex for six and hald years.