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Liz Read: Operational Manager Update on The Gr@nd

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Thrive-Young Lives: Gr@nd Podcast

• New podcast for young people called Thrive.
• Launched Thursday 7 February –’Time To

Talk day

• Four young people aged between 15 -18
• years. Topics include: What it is like to be a

young person in 2019? Is school for everyone?

• The conversations are insightful, poignant

and funny.

• The podcast is on The Grand’s website and

social media channels

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Royal Opera House Bridge- Annual Conference

• National conference in June 2019.
• Creating a podcast and film
• Our young people will present their

findings of ‘What is it like to be a young person in 2019 & ‘How does that affect your ability to thrive’ to an audience of arts and education

• rganizations from across the UK.

Linbury Theatre: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

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Aloud to Laugh

Youth led, Funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner and supported by The Gr@nd, Kent Police and KCC Early Help and Prevention. Follow-on from the ‘Say no to Hate Crime event July 2018. https://www.thegrand.org.uk/hate-crime-2018/ 400, 14-18 year olds danced and celebrated ‘Say No to Crime’ December 20th Next events 20th June and 19th December 2019 great night showing unity and for young people to socialise in a safe vironment’ Having Police and other professionals was good as they mingled, ere not in your face, and it did not feel threatening’

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Home Office & Local Children’s Partnership Grant

“You really care about us don’t you”

“I really want to be a car mechanic, I need help, ca you help me, I don’t know what to do” “This place is cool man! You like us here don’t you” “ Thank you so much for everything you do for us” “If it wasn’t for The Grand, we wouldn’t have anywhere to go and we wouldn’t have the

• pportunity to take part in so many fantastic

projects”

• Opening the Gr@nd on a

Friday and Saturday night

• Increase youth worker

presence during the day especially to engage and work with young Roma Slovak community

• ‘Spit Bars’ sessions

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Clean Air Day

• National Campaign to raise

awareness of air pollution and help make the air cleaner and healthier for everyone

• The Gr@nd, GBC Parking and GBC

Environmental Health

• Pilot at Yr 6 Shears Green Juniors

and Cecil Road

• Parking doing an assembly
• Young people make a pledge about

clean air

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One You Kent

• https://www.kent.gov.uk/social-care-and-

health/health/one-you-kent

• One you Lifestyle Advisors
• Hive Library Monday mornings
• Gurdwara Thursday mornings
• One you Weight Loss
• NRG Mondays 2-3.30pm starting 8th April
• Kettlebells Thursdays 7-8pm starting 11th April
• Circuits Fridays 1.30-2.30pm starting 12th April

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Targeted community work

Great British Clean Up Days

• Kings Farm 27th March
• Prospect Place, meet by the Monkey

and the Buddha Tuesday 26th March 11am-1pm

• Northfleet Big Local 4th April
• Meet outside the Three Daws pub

Tuesday 9th April 11am-1pm

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Liz Read Operational Manager manager@thegrand.org.uk 01474 320123