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Derbyshire County Council – Youth Parliament Elections Coming Up

The Big Vote is taking place over the next 3 months. This is where each school in the area has the opportunity to enable their students to elect a school representative to sit on the County Councils Youth Parliament.

Promotion and Nominations will take place from the start of the new term until week beginning 13th February. This takes place in each school.

Beginning on 20th February, Campaigning takes place with the young people who have put themselves forward until voting week, which is week beginning 19th March.

The results are announced on the 29th March at County Hall followed by a press release.

2012

January

25 Anti Social Behaviour Focus Group will meet at Dimple Mill
23 Chinese New Year – The Year of the Dragon
25 Burns Night – Birthday of Scotland's most famous poet, Robert Burns

February

11 Start of Yorvik Viking Festival in York
14 St Valentine's Day
20 Start of Derbyshire County Council Youth Parliament Elections campaigning
27 2pm, Dimple Mill – Editorial Group meet to edit the March Tenants Newsletter
28 11am, Dimple Mill – The Equality & Diversity Group meet

March

  • 12th to 18th March. National Housing Federation launch Rural Housing Week in celebration of affordable rural housing. Look out for forthcoming information.
01 St David's Day, Patron Saint of Wales
17 St Patrick's Day, Patron Saint of Ireland
18 Mothering Sunday
19 Start of Derbyshire County Council Youth Parliament Elections voting week
25 British summertime begins, the clocks go forward one hour
29 6pm, Dimple Mill – The Leaseholder Panel meet
29 Derbyshire County Council Youth Parliament Elections results announced
31 Matlock Skate Park Event from 1.30pm onwards. Best Tricks, Best Minute races, Best/Highest - Hop/Ollie. Two categories 11 to 14 year olds and 15 to 18 year olds. Dales Housing will provide High Street Shopping Vouchers as prizes and Derbyshire County Council will provide a BBQ.

April

  • Dales Housing is carrying out an Estates Services Survey
  • Ashbourne Shrovetide takes place over Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday
06 Good Friday
08 Easter Sunday
09 Easter Bank Holiday
23 St George's Day – Patron Saint of England

May

  • May to September – Derbyshire Well Dressings
07 May Day Bank Holiday
10 Estate Walkabout, 10am: St Mark's Close/Hawthorn Drive/Rose End Avenue. Meet at St Mark's Close Car Park.
10 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Doveridge to include Alms Road, Florence Drive, High Street, Waterpark Road and Orchard Court Flats. Meet at Orchard Court Flats.
11 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Chesterfield Road, Matlock. Meet in the car park.
11 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Springfield Rise. Meet at the end of the garage site.
17 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Great Longstone. Meet in Croft Road car park.

June

04 Spring Bank Holiday
21 Longest day of the year
24 Midsummer Day

August

09 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Monyash. Meet The Orchard car park.
09 Estate Walkabout, 11.30am: Main Road, Stanton in Peak. Meet at Haddon Court.
16 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Malthouse Close/Steeple Grange. Meet at Malthouse Close Car Park.
16 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Clifton Road Estate to include Lodge Avenue, Highfield Road, George Street. Meet Lodge Avenue near number 1.
17 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Dimple Road. Meeting at Dimple Mill.
17 Estate Walkabout, 10.45am: Gateway Court. Meeting outside Cawdor House.
27 Summer Bank Holiday

November

08 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Elton. Meet Chapel Croft car park.
08 Estate Walkabout, 11am: East End & West End. Meet in East End Cul de Sac.
09 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Hurst Rise (Between Lynholmes Road and the Square) and Overdale. Meet in the Hurst Rise car park square.
15 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Lime Grove/Oker Avenue. Meet at Lime Grove next to A6 underpass.
15 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Park Estate, Lower to include Park Road, Park Avenue, Cullen Avenue, Manifold Avenue, Dovedale Avenue, St Oswalds Crescent, Walton Crescent, Lakeside flats. Meet Lakeside flats.
30 St Andrew's Day – Patron Saint of Scotland

2013

February

07 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Birchover The Green & The Green flats, Recreation View. Meet at Bradley Close.
08 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Hazel Grove and Hilltops View. Meet outside the Community Centre on Hazel Grove.
21 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Jubilee Court/Snowfield View. Meet at Jubilee Court car park.
21 Estate Walkabout, 10am: Park Estate, Upper to include, Beresford Avenue, Park Avenue, Brookside Flats, Brookside, Okeover Avenue, Brookside Meadows. Meet at entrance road, Brookside Meadows.