Stonehenge Area Board and the Amesbury Youth Partnership community youth event proves to be a big success

More than 700 young people, families and residents came together in Amesbury recently to take part in the Festival of Youth and the Stonehenge Youth Fair, celebrating the wide range of opportunities available to young people across the community area

The event, which took place on 19 April at Harvard Park, was organised and funded by Wiltshire Council's Stonehenge Area Board Local Youth Network and the Amesbury Youth Partnership and Amesbury Town Council, who kindly provided the recreation ground for the day.

A range of hands‑on activities were on offer throughout the day, including aerial activities, circus skills, archery, axe throwing, football, arts and crafts, flight simulation, shelter building and CPR demonstrations, to name just a few. Many young people showed strong interest in the activities on offer, with several signing up to join local clubs and organisations as a result of attending.

Youth organisations reported excellent engagement, and feedback from families and young people was overwhelmingly positive. As a result, partners are keen to explore the opportunity to deliver a similar event later in the year, building on the success of this well‑attended youth fair.

Cllr Graham Wright, who led on the event from Stonehenge Area Board, said, "It was a team effort and would not have been possible without the enormous effort and enthusiasm shown by our volunteering Youth Groups."