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Having been reminded that I was one of the oldest YAT members that had not blogged and who had delayed blogging for a couple of weeks now, made me feel like I should blog with a bang. So here it is and I hope it makes a bang!

Youth action team members with descriptions

Adonis: The official YAT’s musician.

Alex: If its legally blonde, its legally Alex; the YAT lawyer.

Faeezah: The YAT spy, has eyes and ears in most places, she really does.

George: The YAT blog king, twitter wiz and all the above.

Kyrylo: The Karate kid; YAT’s first line of defence.

Lauren: The pink YAT bunny.

Umair: The YAT wizard; has a wand like Harry Potter.

Randy: The YAT charm weapon.

Rebecca: The YAT motivator, no slacking escapes her gaze.

Sachin: The YAT health & safety man. (he also re-invented humour)

Tasfeah: The YAT volunteer magnet, she floats like a butterfly but stings like a bee.

Nisha: She looks like one of the YAT members, but don’t let the young looks fool you!

Sadia: The most persuasive person in the world, or is that just me?

The Legacy

Over the lengthy period that I have been with the YAT I have witnessed members leave and new members arrive, this is all while the diversity and unity of the team has remained unhindered. This is credit to the quality of individuals that have joined the team, each bringing with them a set of unique skills. So much so the team have become one of the most productive and advanced YAT in the country and possibly beyond. (sources; Sadia & Nisha)

Over the past 2 years the YAT have delivered the following events;

Million: An event to showcase local talent and promote volunteering

Particip8 2 Activ8: A sports day/games day in Loxford park

The Big silly sleep walk: A walk through Valentines park in order to raise money for the dream factory.

Due to the success of each of these individual events external bodies have now approached the YAT in order to attain experienced event planning skills from the team in order to facilitate and aid in the production of the following events;

Frenford’s summer Jam

Old people’s home Fun day

The fusion

Currently the YAT have joined forces with the Youth Committee (YC), this collaboration is to bring together an event called Frenfords summer jam. This event is to celebrate and promote Frenford clubs move to a new location and what they have achieved in their time at their current location.

The YAT team have also recently been involved in delivering a Family fun day at Jewish Care VI & John Ruben's House. The event was another accomplishment for the YAT as many residence and families had an enjoyable time.

The future

The YAT’s future may be hanging in the balance due to the election of a Conservative government. The previous Labour government only supplied funding for a couple of years; this funding is due to end and when it does it is unknown whether the Conservative government will provide any further funding for the programme.

Will BTCV & V-involved be provided with extra funding,

will Sadia and Nisha cry if the YAT is dissolved,

what will happen?

When will it happen?

The government decides! ........ To be continued.