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New head of BYP appointed
Elections for the new Brent
Youth Parliament (BYP)
executive took place recently
at Brent Town Hall, with
Kishan Parshotam elected as
the new chair of BYP.
Kishan, 18, a member
of Northwick Park Youth Club,
came top of the polls last
weekend with 65 per cent of
the vote. Four other executive
members were also elected.
Kishan will serve for two
years representing Brent on
the UK Youth Parliament
and on Brent Children's
Partnership Board.
He said: “Being elected as
chair was a massive surprise.
It was great to see everyone
getting thoroughly engaged
with the election process.
However, BYP has a lot of
good work to build on – we
Edward Harvist
Trust Fund
The council’s Voluntary Sector
Team is inviting applications
from Brent-based voluntary
organisations and
community groups for a
one-off grant of £5,000.
The Edward Harvist Trust
Fund is awarded to local
organisers of one-off
projects including events,
activities and summer play
schemes that benefit
residents in the borough.
Projects must take place
between July 2011 and 31
March 2012. Successful
applicants will be notified by
1 May 2011 and funding
must be spent by 31 March
2012. Download an application
pack at www.brent.gov
.uk/voluntaryfunding or
call 020 8937 3673.
The closing date is 12noon,
10 March 2011.
Email completed
applications to
eh1112@brent.gov.uk
THE BRENT MAGAZINE MARCH 2011
won't be taking time out to
relax. With young people
being affected so much by
the cuts both locally and
nationally, BYP will have to
act accordingly. We will aim
to protect the services we
need, provide alternatives and
be completely proactive. The
72 members will be fighting
for the rights of the 72,000
young people that we
represent.”
The four newly-elected
executive members are:
Adam Massoud, 16, from St
Michaels Project as vice-chair,
Seyedeh Banei-Moniri, 15,
from Crest Girls' Academy as
media representative,
Cassandra Cheng, 17, from
Claremont High School as
UK Youth Parliament
representative and Kyron
Nearly 600 residents turned
out at the area forums in January
and February to hear the Leader
of Brent Council, Ann John
OBE, explain the cuts to Brent's
funding.
People who live and work in
Brent were also able to have
their say about the issues that
concern them.
Cllr John said: “Brent is having
to make some pretty tough
Council officers have been
given the green light to
explore the possibility of
redeveloping Willesden
Green Library on the basis it
can be done at no cost to
the council.
If possible, the plans would
see the building transformed
into a 21st century multifunctional
centre that
provides all the services of
the current library and more.
Willesden would also become
Jevonte-Greenwood, 13, from
Stadium Housing Association
Youth Club as Deputy UK
Youth Parliament
representative.
Council Leader explains tough decisions
decisions at the moment and it
was helpful to be able to talk to
residents about their concerns.
“I hope the forums helped
people understand that we
cannot continue to provide the
same level of services with a
quarter of our funding removed.”
There are five area forums
covering all the wards in Brent.
For more information call
020 8937 1055, email
the central access point to
council services for anyone
living in the south of the
borough and a hub for cultural
events in Brent.
Council officers are now
working with private developers
to establish if building
homes on part of the site
could fund the cost of building
a new multi-use centre.
If this type of funding
arrangement is possible,
residents can expect to be
Adam will also serve on the
partnership board. Cassandra
and Kyron join Kishan in
representing Brent on the
National Youth Parliament.
consultation@brent.gov.uk
or visit www.brent.gov.uk
/consultation
For more details on the cuts
visit www.brent.gov.uk/cuts
EXPLAINED
First chapter to a new Willesden Library begins
consulted in the summer and
a temporary library and
archive would be set up
close-by while work is being
carried out.
For more information or to
tell us what you think about
these plans visit
www.brent.gov.uk
/regeneration