Youth Voice

You will be the voice representing the younger populations perspectives, experiences and needs across the Lake District and Cumbria. By being willing to voice these concerns and the innovative ideas, you will help to develop campaigns on the matters that you care about most. You will also have the opportunity to join our board meetings with the trustees, as a guest, to ensure that young peoples' voices are being represented across the whole organisation.

Climate change anxiety, changing or absent farming schemes, lack of affordable housing and reliable transport leading to isolation, are some of the issues impacting young people here in Cumbria, and in some cases pushing them out of the county to live elsewhere. It is, therefore, essential that we enable young people to build their connection with the Cumbrian landscape, have their say on the issues, and open doors for future employment. Campaign for National Parks report that there are currently no consistent ways for you...