Young Warrington was establishedas a CIC on 21 July 2025.
Over last year Young Warrington has undertaken the following activities to deliver its core mission.
1.    Work together to understand what is available to children and Young people in Warrington.
            Build the membership and engagement of Young Warrington, currently 36.
            Meeting monthly at Orford Youth Hub and Young Warrington to explore and identify what Young Warrington members are delivering across the town and identify             how we can work together better.
            Engage Youth Focus North West to provide secretarial support to plan and coordinate meetings and keep contact with Young Warrington members.

2..     Coordinate and collate information and provision to children and young people in Warrington.
            Through the Young Warrington meetings, a newsletter and email bulletin was developed and distributed to Young Warrington members outlining activities and             opportunities available.
            Outline the work being undertaken by Young Warrington through Warrington Voluntary Action and the Warrington Living Well website.

3.    Support the youth sector with a youth work lens providing training , development and and networking opportunities,
            Training available through Young Warrington members such as Youth Focus North West Lundy Training Street Games UK Multi Skills Training, Warrington             Borough Council Public Health team Vaping Awareness, Ketamine Awareness has been shared across the town. 

4    Champion, celebrate and challange for the children and young people of Warringtonand the organisations that support them.
        With support from Youth Focus North West Young Warrington has developed a Youth Work Strategy that is in line with the National Youth Work strategy         launched in 2026.
        This strategy was launched by Young People to Young Warrington members the 2 Warrington Members of Parliament and leader of Warrington Borough Council         on 6th May 2026 at Warrington Youth Zone. 

5.     Increase the funding, range of opportunities and sustainable services available for children and young people in Warrington.
            Young Warrington was successful in its applicartion for funding from National Lottery Million Hours Fund (submitted through Warrington Youth Zone) and has             received £100,000 for Young Warrington members to increase youth work delivery within the 3 most disadvantaged areas of the town, Fairfield & Howley,             Bewsey and Whitecross, Poplars and Hume.
            So far, the Million Hours Project has delivered 186 hours of additioal youth work, contacting and working with 613 young people.                                    
            Feedback from young people has been overwhelmingly positive, with comments including "This is my favourite place to be". The comfort corner lets me relax". 
            "It's a place where we can be ourselves". "Thank you for talking to us like we matter".
            Working with young people from Warrington Impact Group, Warrington Youth Zone and Bloomfield's Youth Project we have developed and and submitted an             application for £20,000 to National Lottery Awards For All to deliver a project around sports and health and shoul hear in September 2026 if it has been             successful.

 We have consulted with a range of Young People at every stage of the development of Young Warrington. Young people developed and agreed the Vision, Values  and key objects of the organisation. 

Through a series