What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I’m Mikey J Marsden MYP, a youth voice representative, disability advocate, and one of three recently elected Members of Youth Parliament for Leeds. Members of Youth Parliament are young people who represent the city on a regional and national scale, attending regional youth conventions, debates, and even House of Commons
Mikey Marsden, a Year 11 student at Cockburn School has become the latest student to successfully be elected to serve as a UK Youth Parliament member. The United Kingdom Youth Parliament is a Parliament-based model which aims to bring together and empower young people from all areas of the UK
Already a disabled youth voice representative and accessibility advocate, 15-year-old Mikey J Marsden is standing for election to the UK Youth Parliament. Mikey is a student at Cockburn School in Beeston and last year became ill with an incurable disability called Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS). PoTS is a dysfunction of
Year 11 student, Tian Cai, has successfully been elected to represent Leeds at the UK Youth Parliament. The UK Youth Parliament is a youth version of parliament and is a platform given to young people between the ages of 11–18 to represent their constituency at a local, regional, and national
Two impressive young women from South Leeds are campaigning to win a seat in the UK Youth Parliament. Leeds will elect three Members of Youth Parliament (MYP) with voting closing at 9am on Friday (25 February 2022). We spoke to Hannah Begum and Tian Cai, both from Beeston, who are
A young community leader from Beeston has been recognised with a national award for his achievements. Shamim Miah, 19, last week (Thursday 28th January) received the Young Achiever of the Year award at the prestigious British Muslim Awards held in Birmingham – in recognition especially for his work over the