It was all showtime and stagecalls, pomp and papparazzi and triumph and tears at Bridgwater’s mid 19th century town hall this week as the town’s young Mayor Diogo Rodrigues once more put his finger firmly on the pulse of what Bridgwater does best and launched his new ‘Youth Awards’. This year Diogo has done things […]
Anti-Social Behaviour is once again a hot topic on Bridgwater’s social media with young people once more having the finger pointed generally in their direction. At tonight’s Bridgwater Town Council meeting the subject will be raised with the police. Ahead of this, Bridgwater’s young Mayor Cllr Diogo Rodrigues , intervened in the debate with his […]
In this years finance budget Bridgwater Town Council ring-fenced £7,000 for youth spending. Cllr Diogo Rodrigues (Dunwear North), as lead member for youth, started a consultation with youth organisations, youth leaders and young people to get a better understanding of the youth provision in the town. At tonight’s Town Council meeting the BTC Youth Grant […]
On Thursday 17th September, Town Councillor Diogo Rodrigues, chaired the first meeting of the Bridgwater Town Council Youth Forum which brought together young people and youth service providers under one roof to focus on youth provision in Bridgwater. The full minutes of the meeting an be found here Diogo said “The first youth forum was […]
Minutes of the Youth Forum held at the Burgess Room of Bridgwater Town Hall at 7.30pm on Thursday 17th September 1. Representatives present;–Cllr Diogo Rodrigues (Chair-BW Dunwear North) Cllr Brian Smedley (secretary-BW Westover) Cllr Moira Brown (BW Eastover) Cllr Leigh Redman (Mayor-BW Dunwear South). Jeff Brown (Somerset Youth) Robyn Seeley (YMCA) Julie Cooper (SDC-Community Development) […]