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Thank You for Telling Us What You Think About the Key Priorities for Children and Young People

We are preparing a new Children and Young People's Plan (CYPP) for 2008-2011 and as part of this process we asked you to tell us your views about the key priorities in East Sussex.

The consultation closed on 2 April 2008 and we would like to extend a sincere thank you to all those people who completed a detailed staff questionnaire or a shorter postcard questionnaire for parents and carers. We would also like to thank all of the staff from a range of agencies who helped us to distribute and collect questionnaires - we could not have done this without you!

What happens next?

We have received more than 480 responses to the staff questionnaire and more than 1500 responses to the postcard questionnaire. We will be working hard over the next few weeks to incorporate your views into the new Children and Young People's Plan 2008-2011. The new plan and a summary of consultation responses will be published here at the end of June 2008.

And that is not all - we will be referring back to your comments over the life of the plan to inform how we develop and improve our services for children and young people across the county and in local areas.

For more information, please call Penny Beynon 01273 335342 or Diana Francombe 01273 481902, or email CSplanningandperformance@eastsussex.gov.uk.

Thank you - we value your views.

Two Days of Sport and PE for Talented Youngsters

More than 400 sporting students from secondary schools across East Sussex took part in Physical Education Enrichment Days on 26 and 27 March at the University of Brighton campus, Eastbourne.

They were held to promote the development of sport within schools and to encourage and support children who show a talent for PE.

Students took part in a programme of sports, dance and PE skills, which included problem solving, team building and incentive activities.

The days were organised by the County Council's PE and Sports Development Team, in conjunction with a team of secondary school PE teachers and the University of Brighton. Also taking part, and working alongside the students, were sport leaders from mainstream secondary schools, community colleges and further education colleges, plus volunteers from the University.

Coming up: the East Sussex sport awards for young people on 13 May.
For more about these awards, or about PE or sports development generally, email clare.cornford@eastsusex.gov.uk. For more about the PE Enrichment Days and sports development and PE for Gifted and Talented students, email julie.robertson@eastsussex.gov.uk

There were lots of activities for children and their families on offer, including a penalty shoot-out. ...........................

Everyone got involved and had fun. The young people also enjoyed sitting in a police car and fire engine, spotting the electrical hazards, and experimenting with a new, effective hand-wash detector. There were also car seat checks, community safety displays and a child safety equipment display. And the children enjoyed free fruit donated by Waitrose. The safety event was funded by a Health Improvement Grant from East Sussex Downs and Wealden Primary Care Trust.

Agencies represented included:

Wealden District Council
Sure Start
East Sussex Fire & Rescue
East Sussex County Council
Sussex Police
EDF Energy
East Sussex Downs & Weald PCT
Safer Wealden Partnership
Children's Fire and Burns Trust
Waitrose

For more, contact Sophie Hepworth, Public Health Development Specialist at Wealden District Council on 01323 443275 or email sophie.hepworth@wealden.gov.uk

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