Tag: Young People
FUNDING AWARDED FROM THE HOME OFFICE EARLY INTERVENTION FUND
South Yorkshire is to receive £1,245,680 from the Home Office Early Intervention Fund for two projects to target young people at risk of becoming involved in crime.
STATEMENT FROM DR BILLINGS ON VIOLENT CRIME
“The Mayor of London says that it will take a decade or even a generation before London can turn round the rise in violent crime. This is a counsel of despair. It is not how we see things in South Yorkshire.
‘AVERAGE JOE’ EDUCATES PUPILS IN BRINSWORTH ACADEMY ON GROOMING ISSUES
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner visited Brinsworth Academy in Rotherham on Friday, 12 October to see the ‘Average Joe’ production performed by SAFE@LAST.
YOYO CAMPAIGN UPDATE
The South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s campaign to engage with young people is back in schools this month. YOYO - which stands for You’re Only Young Once - is an early intervention programme delivered in classrooms
YOYO CAMPAIGN SPRINGS BACK IN TO ACTION
The YOYO campaign funded by the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner will be back visiting South Yorkshire schools in the coming weeks.
FUNDING FOR AIR CADET CLIMBING EQUIPMENT
Grant funding of £785 has been provided to the 366 (King Ecgbert) Squadron, Air Training Corps at Bailey Barracks in Sheffield.
YOU’RE ONLY YOUNG ONCE
The stabbing and subsequent death of a fifteen year old boy in Sheffield is a cause of sorrow for the family. It is also deeply shocking for the community and city. It is the latest in a number of troubling incidents involving knives.
FUNDING FOR MAPS KARATE CLUB IN SWINTON
MAPS Karate Club in Swinton were visited by Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner on Monday, 21 May after receiving grant funding of £2,271 to hire the local Civic Hall in Swinton, Rotherham.
YOYO AWARDS CEREMONY HELD AT HALLAM FM STUDIOS
The first YOYO Awards were held on Wednesday, 9 May at the Hallam FM studios in Sheffield and were attended by the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Dr Alan Billings.
GOLDTHORPE CAFÉ PROVING POPULAR WITH YOUNG VOLUNTEERS
Snap Tin Café in Goldthorpe are providing young volunteers with the opportunity to learn vocational skills as part of a scheme funded by the Barnsley Chronicle Stronger Together grant scheme.
STRONGER TOGETHER GRANT SCHEME FUNDS GARDEN TOOLS FOR CUDWORTH ALLOTMENT
On Tuesday, 24 April Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner visited the Robert Street Allotments in Cudworth, Barnsley.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE’S FIRST KNIFE BIN LAUNCHED IN SPITAL HILL
The first knife bin in South Yorkshire has been installed outside the Lighthouse on Handley Street, Burngreave (in Spital Hill) to help rid the area of knives and other weapons and stop the violence associated with them.