News - Camden Rise

Camden students Aya Elgool and Samir Qurashi have been elected as the borough’s two new Youth MPs, following a two-week election in schools and youth centres. Aya and Samir, both 16, each attend Regent High School and are also both members of Camden Youth Council, as well as being active in other local youth organisations. Two new Deputy Youth MPs were also elected. They are Rebecca Stamp,...

Youth Safety Fortnight launched on Wednesday (29 June) with an event at Regent High School, bringing together schools, local youth services, the police, politicians, and organisations working with young people and families to discuss ways to improve youth safety as well as the work that has been happening so far in this area.    The winner and runners-up in this year’s...

For the first time since 2019, Duke of Edinburgh's Award Gold participants who completed all five sections of the Gold award were invited to Buckingham Palace for a formal award ceremony on Monday (16 May). Autumn Elbourn, Camden Council's DofE Award Manager, said: "We had a really special day celebrating our Camden Gold participants at the Buckingham Palace gardens on Monday. "It was great...

A local barber shop has teamed up with the Council’s youth service and local voluntary youth groups to offer free haircuts to young people.   Keen to support the community following the recent COVID-19 lockdowns and the current cost-of-living crisis, The Gentleman’s Barber, in New Oxford Street, set aside Sunday 15 May to offer their services to young people aged 11 to 19.   Camden...

Camden secondary school students have gained business diplomas with King's Cross-based company Ted Baker as part of a new programme, which took place over two days of the Easter holiday. The leading fashion and lifestyle brand has been working with local schools as part of the Camden STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) initiative, run by the Council and...