British Youth Council Announces Annual Convention Dates

BYC's annual conventions will take place in Belfast (28th June), London (2nd August), Cardiff (4th August), Glasgow (9th August) and Manchester (11th August).

The BYC Conventions are the only national events for youth councillors and youth representatives across the UK.These one day events are held in the summer across the UK are designed to inspire and support young people to change their world, whether that's making a positive change within their local communities, taking part in a national campaign or tackling a global issues.

The convention will have a choice of skills and knowledge based workshops, as well as lots of time to meet and share ideas with other young people and workers from around the country. There will also be topical panel debates on issues that have been chosen by young people on the day. And last, but definately not least, it's a chance to have a bit of fun :)

Free for everyone!

We know that it's been tough year for many of the organisations we work with, therefore BYC has been working hard to reduce the cost of all our events to make them as accessible to as many young people as possible. This year we are thrilled to offer BYC Conventions for FREE. A travel bursary of up to £20.00 per young person attending is also available for young people attending our London, Manchester, Cardiff and Glasgow event. (We're still working on Belfast)

This year the running of BYC Convetions are supported by The Co-operative.

For more information and to register:

Registration to the events is currently only open to BYC members, but will be made open for general registration on Thursday April 14th.

28th June 2011, Belfast - Northern Ireland Youth Forum HQ

2nd August 2011, London - The Royal National Hotel

4th August 2011, Cardiff - Hotel Novotel Cardiff City Centre

9th August 2011, Glasgow - The Albany Learning and Conference Centre

11th August 2011, Manchester - The Co-operative HQ