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Great Debate and a fantastic prize
Young people can win tickets to one of the biggest festivals of the
year, simply by giving their views in Wigan’s Great Debate.
The Leeds Carling Festival (August 24th – 26th) will feature a host of
top bands including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Razorlight and The Smashing
Pumpkins.
Tickets are still available to buy but young music fans who haven’t got
one yet can win their way there simply by answering yes/no questions in
a text consultation.
The Great Debate, launched on Thursday (May 10th), is aiming to get the
views of 50,000 young people on issues like health, respectful
relationships and teenage pregnancy.
Each week during the month long consultation young people will be able
to win two Leeds tickets by texting their answers to the following
questions to 07624 808237:
Week 1:
Should Sex & Relationships Education (SRE) be a compulsory subject in
all schools?
(Text your answer May 8th – 13th)
Week 2:
Do you feel confident / happy discussing contraception with a new
partner?
(Text your answer May 14th - 20th)
Great Debate and a fantastic prize
Week 3:
Do you feel under pressure to have sex?
(Text your answer May 21st - 27th)
Week 4:
Do you know where to go for free contraception / condoms?
(Text your answer May 28th - June 2nd)
Entrants must be aged 19 or under on or before June 1st 2007. Multiple
answers from the same mobile phone will be deleted and not entered into
the competition.
Wigan Teenage Pregnancy Co-ordinator Alan Sherwood said: “Music
festivals are more popular than ever and we’re sure having the chance to
win tickets for Leeds will get lots of young people texting in their
views and contributing to The Great Debate. Answering the text questions
will also get young people thinking about issues like teenage pregnancy,
safer sex, respectful relationships and the services we have here in
Wigan Borough to support them, and that is very important during the
summer months when young people are partying at festivals and the like.”
The Great Debate is being supported by a number of local celebrities
including Carley Stenson, Stuart Maconie and the Wigan Warriors.
Speaking at the launch of the Great Debate Wigan Council’s Deputy
Director of Children and Young People’s Services Deborah Brownlee said:
“We hope the Great Debate will give us more of an insight into how we
ensure that children and young people grow in a way that enables them to
develop safe, healthy and respectful relationships.
“The key to this is we want young people to make the decisions and we
won’t do this by lecturing them on what to do and how to behave. Instead
we want to help them to work through the issues that affect them and
make the right lifestyle choices.”
Wigan Council’s Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, Cllr Brian
Wilson, says: “It is vital that we make sure that everyone has the
chance to have their say as part of the Great Debate and everyone’s
opinion and point of view is welcome. I hope people will get more of an
idea about the challenges we face as a borough and feel the need to make
a contribution to help young people make healthy lifestyle choices.”
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Notes to Editors
• We're Listening: Launching the Great Debate at Wigan Town Hall are
(from left): Deputy Director of Children and Young Peoples' Services
Deborah Brownlee, Strategic Manager for Extended Learning Karen Pigott,
Cllr Brian Wilson and Teenage Pregnancy Strategy Co-ordinator Alan
Sherwood.
Further information
• For further information about this press release please telephone
Kennedy Stewart (Young People’s Press Officer Wigan Leisure and Culture
Trust) on (01942) 486927 or Phil Green (Wigan Council Public Relations
Officer) on (01942) 827369.
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