Family Life

Council highlights work opportunities for young people with special needs

A scrutiny panel is being told that young people with special needs are getting a helping hand to prepare for work.

A wide range of initiatives are going on in Plymouth across the city to give young people a taste for work and special attention is being given to those who have disabilities and need appropriate opportunities.

A city wide review was carried out after the Growth...

Björk musician brings ‘Adventures in Music’ to Museum and Art Gallery

A musician who has just returned from touring the world as the drummer and Hang player for famous Icelandic singer Björk will lead a special music event for under-fives at the City Museum and Art Gallery on Friday 27 September.

Manu Delago, who has been described as a 'masterful and sensitive musician' (The Telegraph), will introduce young visitors to the Hang - one of the newest and...

Young Writers Squad launched for budding JK Rowlings

Could you be the next JK Rowling or Jacqueline Wilson? If you’re aged between 12 and 15 and love to write why not join Young Writers Squad Plymouth?

The group, which launches on Saturday 5 October, is for young people interested in creative writing of any kind - from poems to plays, stories to songs and texts to tweets. The work they produce will be displayed in the library and there...

Plympton Library launches a new ‘HeadSpace’ for young people

Plympton Library is launching an exciting new project for 11 to 19-year-olds who love writing, performing music, reading and the arts.

HeadSpace Plympton will offer free sessions every week, including film making, meeting authors, movie nights, crafts, dance, music, songwriting, fashion, photography, poetry workshops, Manga comics and more. There will also be opportunities to volunteer...

New research reveals gaps in childcare for parents of disabled children

As the summer holidays end, a new survey has revealed gaps in childcare for parents of disabled children – impacting work for 90 per cent of parents.

Working Families survey of parents of disabled children this summer reveals the high costs and difficulties in finding suitable childcare which have a serious knock-on effect on parents’ work. Ninety per cent of parents responding said...

It's game on for children in Barne Barton

Barne Barton is getting a new football pitch. Plymouth City Council says it is working co-operatively with the local community to support the new junior football league teams and create the pitch at Estuary Way.

Goal posts are being installed on the previously inaccessible land and a pitch is being marked out.

The Barne Barton Partnership’s Green Space Forum that includes the...

Local residents welcome to Wantage Gardens Fun Day

A fun day is planned at Wantage Gardens in Stonehouse, Plymouth on Friday 16 August, from 2pm until 6pm.

Local police are inviting residents to come along, join in the activities and talk about local issues.

There will be a BBQ, family & children’s activities, emergency service vehicles to look round and a general tidy up of the estate planned.

All residents are...

Disabled children could enjoy more activities with pilot scheme in Plymouth

Disabled children in Plymouth could soon be enjoying a much better choice of short breaks and accessible activities following the launch of a pilot project to get parents to join forces.

Parents across the country tell Scope that it can be difficult finding the right services for their children .

The disability charity is running a Department for Education-funded pilot where...

Top judge to pick heat winners from the South West in Royal Mail's Christmas Stamp Competition

Royal Mail has announced that Martin Clark, Artistic Director of Tate St Ives, will be a regional judge of its Christmas Stamp Design competition.

Martin will be giving his expert opinion on a shortlist of 10 entries received from children aged 4-11-years-old from across the South West region. The designs have already been shortlisted from 240,000 entries that have been sent in from...

Fire Service donates smoke alarms to Chernobyl children

A group of children from Chernobyl will now be better protected against the risks of fire in their homes, thanks to a donation of smoke alarms from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service.

Kingsbridge firefighters were delighted to play host to 10 youngsters from the Gomel region of Belarus, an area hugely affected by the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. As part of the visit organised...

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