main content Borough gets ready for "Summer Uni Bromley"

Over 900 places on free courses and activities are on offer for young people in Bromley this summer. Whether it’s young parents wanting to get some free training, or a student wanting to try their hand at making their own video game, Summer Uni Bromley has something to offer.

Bromley Council wanted to be able to provide its young people with positive activities during the summer holiday period and, with the help of Broomleigh Housing Association, won a grant to allow the scheme to run. It’s thanks to the Jack Petchey Foundation and London Challenge’s generous grants that 900+ young people can be on their way to enrolling on one of the many courses available this summer.

Executive Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People Services , Councillor Ernest Noad, said, “As a Local Authority we have a special responsibility to ensure that the borough’s children and young people are able to participate in positive activities. We are very pleased that the Summer Uni programme will offer so many opportunities for young people that will not only be engaging and fun, but that will also help with future employment and educational prospects.”

Contacts: www.summerunilondon.org  and go to the Courses section. For more information please email summer.uni@bromley.gov.uk  or call the Youth Service on 020 8777 7350.

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Notes to Editors

• Since the local elections in 2002, the council has been led by a Conservative administration. Full council is made up of 60 elected councillors – 49 Conservative, 7 Liberal Democrat and 4 Labour – representing 22 wards across the borough.
• Summer Uni London is a project of Tower Hamlets Summer University, an independent charity that is helping to establish a Summer Uni in every London borough.
• Summer Uni offers a wide range of free and affordable courses and volunteering opportunities for young people aged 8 to 25. Programmes combine fun, academic and vocational study, and peer volunteering opportunities. See www.summerunilondon.org for more information.
• Funded by the Jack Petchey Foundation and London Challenge, activities and courses are available in the following subject areas; Arts & Music, Study & Careers, Sports, IT & New Media and Film, Media & Digital Arts and will be available to take part in from 28 July – 29 August 2008.

Further information is available from Paul King, Head of Integrated Youth Support Services on 020 8461 7572, email: paul.king@bromley.gov.uk