Children and Young People’s Voice

In Rochdale we are keen for young people to have their say and through the youth service opportunities are created for young people to do so.

We facilitate the elections for the member of UK youth parliament (MYP) and their deputy bi-annually for both Rochdale and Pennine and Heywood and Middleton. The youth cabinets of both constituencies meet on Wednesday evenings in Rochdale, Heywood and Middleton as well as attending regional and national meetings for young people in other towns and cities.

The team also support forums for targeted groups including cared for children, young carer's and young people with additional needs. All of these groups have representatives or feed their views and opinions into the borough-wide youth cabinet.

The overall aim is to make an impact on the lives of children and young people in the borough through dialogue with decision makers across the borough as well as in Greater Manchester, the North West and nation.

The Zone are a group of young people who are in the care of the local authority meet up to relax and have fun. They also meet to look at issues affecting young people in care to inform services that are provided for them.

When: Every Tuesday
Where: Matthew Moss Youth Centre
Time: 5.30pm - 8pm

There is also a group for juniors aged 8 to 12 years. 

When: Every Monday
Where: Matthew Moss Youth Centre
Time: 4.30pm - 6.30pm

All information discussed is then fed back to adult decision makers about their experiences and how thier lives and services on offer for them could be improved.