Westminster visit to celebrate youth democracy

Young people from East Sussex attended a Democracy Awards Ceremony at Westminster. Pictured with MP Nus Ghani are Youth Cabinet members (from left): Stephanie Deans, Orla Phipps and Emma Garrood.

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YOUNG people from across East Sussex visited the mother of Parliaments for an event celebrating their schools’ role in the democratic process.

The Democracy Awards ceremony, held at the Palace of Westminster, saw certificates handed out to 23 of the 35 county secondary schools which achieved an award to mark their role in last year’s Big Vote to elect members of the East Sussex Youth Cabinet. Continue reading