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Disarming Britain

Disarming BritainChannel 4 is launching a TV ad featuring youths shooting people by pointing two fingers as if they were a gun to promote a new season of programmes about gun and knife crime called Disarming Britain, there is a Disarming Britain blog which wants to hear about your experience of street violence.

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Street weapons

Street Weapons CommissionThe Street Weapons Commission is tasked with examining the problem of gun and knife crime on Britain's streets, and will attempt to find out why so many young people now routinely carry guns and knives.

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Volunteering opportunities abroad

Platform2 Your platform to change the worldPlatform2 is a unique opportunity for 18-25 year olds in the UK to volunteer in a developing country for 10 weeks and then come back and creatively express their experience in the UK.

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Stagecoach Summer timetables

StagecoachStagecoach will be revising some peak hour Monday to Friday bus journeys to take into account the reduction in the amount of traffic on the roads during the summer holidays. The majority of changes will affect Monday to Friday rush hour services.

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T:Youth festival

TyouthBringing the community together for a day of music and sport.

The T:Youth festival on Thursday 31st July from 1pm - 6pm will be a great event for all ages as it includes a wide range of entertainment and activities including dance, sports, food, games, music and DJs.

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Into Drama?

Try the Monday Drama Drop at the Contact Theatre in Manchester

Monday evenings will never be the same again if you go to the dynamic, energetic performance workshops.

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ChildLine Volunteer

ChildlineYou can make a difference as a ChildLine Volunteer

Every day 4,500 children call ChildLine because they need to talk. They want to speak about all sorts of things from bullying to family tensions to abuse - but only around 2,500 actually get through to a counsellor.

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Best young speaker

The SpeakerDo you have what it takes to become Britains's best young speaker?

BBC2 is starting a brand new and exciting competition which will be shown early in 2009.

You must be 14 by 1st May 2008 and no older than 18 on the 30th April 2009 to enter this competition.

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Platform2

Platform2 Your platform to change the worldPlatform2 is a global volunteering scheme for 18-25 year olds in the UK who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford to volunteer in a developing country.

The only thing you'd have to pay for is travelling to and from your application interview and getting a passport if you don't already have one.

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Interested in performing arts activities and events for young people in Trafford?

Immerse1_2The Immerse project aims to promote and support performing arts activities and events for young people in Trafford. Every week the Immerse section of the Waterside Arts Centre website is updated with news, events and activities for young people who are interested in performing arts. This includes dance, drama, music, spoken work, film, theatre, new media and just about anything that is a performance opportunity or event for young people.

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