i11 - Summer Holiday Project for Young People

i11 - Summer Holiday Project for Young People

Winners Announced
40 Groups took part in i11, putting an incredible 3900 hours into tackling concerns in their communities.  Projects ranged from road safety, anti drugs & alcohol, understanding different cultures to gardening and personal safety projects.  Congratulations to everyone who took part.

All the projects were entered into the Competition element of i11, and the winning three projects chosen by the High Sheriff of West Yorkshire, Mr Tony Grant.

The winners are:

First Prize - Kirklees Road Safety Champions
The group wanted to raise awareness of road safety amongst young people.  They undertook training on road safety, travelling independently, dangers when crossing  etc and then wrote and produced some clips for YouTube and Facebook.  They also designed a 'pledge' young people could sign to encourage people to think about being safer, i.e. not use their phone whilst crossing the road.  They spoke to youth groups and have produced a presentation and pledge pack to send to all Kirklees schools which will feature the film clips and pledges during National Road Safety Week in November.

Second Prize - Royds Defenders
This group from Royds Hall High School, following a spate of mugging in their local park, wanted to focus on personal safety in public places and raise awareness of how people can reduce their risk of becoming a target.  They promoted simple, common sense advice using video, and posters which will be distributed across schools in the area.

Third Prize - Stop Drugs in Leeds (SDIL)
This group from St Mary's School, Menston was keen to stop the use of drugs in their area.  They aimed their project at young people aged 10-11 years old.  They researched the issues, put together a powerpoint presentation and quiz which they delivered to assemblies at 3 primary schools in the area.

Project documents:

Full Project Rules
Project Logbook

i11 - In connection with National Crimebeat, the charity of the Shrievalty Association, the Association of High Sheriffs in England and Wales