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Services for young people
Get Active
- Leisure centres - activities and holiday programmes for all ages
- Children's activities - what our leisure centres have to offer
- Xperience - leisure centre membership scheme for children 2-15 years old
- Active card - district wide discounts for our leisure facilities
- Sport in Newark and Sherwood
- Nottinghamshire Sport - sports club directory for Nottinghamshire
- Cycling - where to cycle locally and safely
Places to go, things to do
- Millgate Museum - your local museum in Newark
- Palace Theatre - for drama, music, workshops and films
- County Parks and Playgrounds - woodland and play areas, lakes and cafe's!
- Robin Hood things to see and do, places to explore!
- Local Events - events to delight and entertain you
Keep Healthy
- Eat fit, Be fit - Lifestyle Programme (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it!)
- Healthy eating - getting the balance right!
- DARE UK - learn how to be drug aware
Stay Safe
- ICO Young People - protecting your personal identity, social networking, identity theft and unwanted marketing.
- Mobile Phone Safety - a few easy steps to protect yourself
- Anti-social Behaviour - examples, solutions and how to report it.
- Fearless - provides advice from 'crimestoppers' and allows you to anonymously report a crime.
- Road Safety - stop look and listen
- Cycling Safety - cycle safety and security tips from Directgov
- On-line Safety - using the internet safely
- On-line Safety and Cyberbullying - advice from facebook: see
- http://www.facebook.com/l/8bbd5;www.cyberbullying.info/
http://www.facebook.com/l/8bbd5;stopcyberbullying.org/
http://www.facebook.com/l/8bbd5;www.kidsmart.org.uk/
Jobs and Careers
- Our current vacancies at the council
- Work experience placements with the council
- Apprenticeships with the council
- Education Business Futures - information on work experience placements and apprenticeships in Nottinghamshire
- Directgov Work and Career Advice - creating a CV, gap years, your career path, your working rights
Get Involved
- Volunteering in sport
- VISPA (Volunteering in Sport and Physical Activity)
- Register to vote - have your say on how we do things!
- Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme -everything you need to know about D of E!
- Green living and recycling - what we do at Newark and Sherwood
- Schools recycling service - what you and your school can do to recycle
- Fun Green Sites for Kids - including Charlie and Lola planet game, ecobeebies..
- Nottinghamshire Library Service - Join your local library or order on-line!
Education
- Passportfolio - this website aims to help you look up all courses, training and learning opportunities in Nottinghamshire
- S-Cool - the free GCSE and A-level revision site
- Museums
Get Advice
- Benefits Advice - housing and council tax benefit
- Council Tax Discounts - young people and students
- Money Advice Service - managing your money, paying tax, financial help for young people
- Think Children - school based support for vulnerable young children
- Newark Women's Aid - support service for women and children suffering domestic abuse.
Useful Links
- Directgov - Young People
- Notts Zone at Nottinghamshire County Council
- SortItOnline - Connexions Nottinghamshire’s website for young people, 13-19 -information, instant online advice, job and training vacancies, courses, contacts, links, activities...
- CNX Notts - the best of the web for local young people - hundreds of sites, all checked and vetted - bite-sized online help
- Children's BBC - cbeebies
- Look after the planet with Charlie and Lola
- BBC Nottingham - for news, weather, entertainment, sport and things to do
