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The UK’s largest independent athlete support programme – the GLL Sport Foundation Awards – closes its applications on 20 February. Talented young athletes from 65 areas across the UK are invited to apply for a range of support, including financial help, access to sports facilities, physiotherapy, lifestyle mentoring and mental health aid. Now in its 15th year, the GLL Sport Foundation has so...

Children’s Mental Health Week, from 5 to 11 February, is celebrating its 10th year and organisers hope to encourage more people than ever to support the campaign to ensure no child or young person has to face a mental health problem alone. This year's theme is ‘My Voice Matters’. Place2Be wants to empower children and young people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to work together to...

Join the Performance and Theatre Saturday Club for 13 to 16-year-olds at the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, and develop your dance and circus skills with professional artists. In this Saturday Club, which runs until April 2024, you will explore contemporary and creative dance techniques, and learn circus skills such as acrobatics, parkour, and juggling. No previous circus or dance experience is...

Young people across Camden go to the polls from 15 to 26 April 2024 to elect a new Camden Youth MP and two Deputy Youth MPs. Could you be Camden's next Youth MP? Young people aged 13 to 19 who wish to stand as candidates can apply before 5pm on Sunday, 3 March (deadline extended by one week) by filling in the form in this candidates pack. Camden's Youth MP and two Deputy Youth MPs will...

Camden’s iconic boating charity, The Pirate Castle, is delighted to offer opportunities for young Londoners from across the capital to access kayaking, canoeing, fun and adventure on the Regent’s Canal for free. This is thanks to funding from the Go! London Partnership – made up of the Mayor of London, Sport England, the London Marathon Foundation and London Sport. The details of these free...