Young persons Policing Pledge
Did you know Devon and Cornwall Police have a Policing Pledge designed especially for children and young people? It was put together by consulting with groups of young people across the Force area and aims to show the service you can expect from your local police. Click here to read the Policing Pledge (PDF 1.20mb). You can contact us at youth issues team email if you have any questions about it.
It's Your Choice
It's Your Choice is a short film aimed at raising awareness amongst young people about the reality of crime, the importance of reporting it and the very real consequences that they may face should they commit crime.
Mephedrone
Mephedrone has been widely available on the internet and in head shops (commercial premises that specialise in drug paraphernalia and legal highs) up until a change in the law on 16th April 2010.
Commercially available products have been described as Plant Feeder, Bath Salts, Research Chemicals or Not for Human Consumption. Mephedrone is also known as Meow Meow (or Miaow Miaow), MCAT, 4MMC, Drone, Bubbles, Bubble Love, Bounce, Plant Food, Meph, Shake n Vac, Mad Cow.
It is now a Class B drug and is, therefore, illegal. Possession carries a penalty of up to 5 years in prison... supplying it (even to a friend) carries a penalty of up to 14 years!
For more information, visit the Frank website: www.talktofrank.com
The Fifth yrspace.info Prize Draw winners
You can check your answers by looking at this PDF
Thank you to everyone who entered our fifth prize draw. There were 51 prizes on offer but we only had 14 correct entries!
The draw was made by on Monday 14th June 2010 and the first prize (a choice of either an iPod Shuffle or a Kodak digital camera) was won by:-
- Michael Slack (Plymouth)
13 runners-up prizes of 1Gb memory sticks were won by:-
- Jake Sowden (North Devon)
- Eve McConnell (Restormel, Cornwall)
- Dasha Smith (Restormel, Cornwall)
- Katya Smith (Restormel, Cornwall)
- George Ballantyne (Plymouth)
- Kieran Sutton (Plymouth)
- Sam Wheeler (Plymouth)
- Charles Roberts (Plymouth)
- Joshua Haines (Plymouth)
- Jason (Caradon, Cornwall)
- Cicely Baron (North Cornwall)
- Hannah Cartwright (Kerrier, Cornwall)
- Irene (Kerrier, Cornwall)
36 other competitors didn´t quite get all the answers to the quiz. They will all receive a consolation prize.
All prizes will be going out as soon as possible.
Please keep visiting yrspace!
yrspace Prize Draw Quiz
The competition is now closed
Prizes
- One first prize of either an iPod Shuffle (4Gb) OR a Kodak EasyShare digital camera (with 2Gb memory card)
- 50 runner-up prizes of Kingston Data Traveller memory sticks (1Gb)
The competition is now closed
The Rules
- The prize draw is only open to young people who live in Devon, Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.
- Entrants must be between the age of 11 and 16 (at the time of entry).
- Only one entry per person is allowed.
- The closing date for entries is Friday 11th June 2010.
- Entry to the competition is only via the form or link published on the website. By submitting an entry, entrants give yrspace the right to publish the results on its website or in any media as it thinks fit.
- All entrants must supply their names and email addresses. yrspace will only ever use email details for the purposes of administering this competition, and will not publish them or provide them to anyone without permission. yrspace's decision as to the winner(s) is final. No correspondence relating to the competition will be entered into.
- We reserve the right to amend, modify, cancel and / or withdraw this competition at any time without notice.
- We reserve the right to select an alternative prize or voucher of equivalent value. No cash equivalent to the prize will be provided.
- No warranty or guarantee is given in relation to any prize arising from the competition and or the use of the prize in respect of injury, loss or damage of any kind so far as it is permitted by law.
- Entries that are offensive, defamatory or abusive, or are otherwise inappropriate will not be published and may be removed. yrspace discretion on this is final.
The Fourth yrspace.info Prize Draw
Thank you to everyone who entered our fourth prize draw. There were 54 prizes on offer but we only had 10 entries... so everyone is a winner!
The draw was made by on Monday 1st February 2010 and the missing word was ‘holly’.
The four first prizes (a pair of tickets to go and see a Plymouth Raiders basketball team match) were won by:-
- Kieran Sutton (Plymouth)
- Kaylie Haines (North Cornwall)
- Richard Salter (Mid Devon)
- Emily Coston (Carrick)
The six runners-up prizes of 1Gb memory sticks were won by:-
- Michael Slack (Plymouth)
- Steph Hammond (Exeter)
- Sam Wheeler (Plymouth)
- George Ballantyne (Plymouth)
- Thomas Walsh (South Hams)
- James Kelly (South Hams)
All prizes will be going out as soon as possible.
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26.10.09 Devon Community Cohesion Project 2009 - 2010
The Safer Devon Partnership is inviting schools to take part in a countywide community cohesion project. The project will provide opportunities, and tools, for teachers and students to explore issues around prejudice, extremism and active citizenship and for local learning communities to develop their community cohesion strategies.
The intention of this project is to draw on the expertise, experience and energy of schools; to put the young people of our county at the forefront of our drive for an inclusive Devon. Schools, after all, are focal points for community cohesion – bringing together children and families from a variety of different backgrounds to live, learn and work together.
The first phase, which centres on a Devon-wide competition, will encourage schools and learning communities to take ownership of the issues and provide them with a platform for developing clear and strong community cohesion strategies as well as practical ways of getting pupils and staff involved in thinking about prejudice and extremism and how to counter them. The second phase will see the winning entries from the competition used to create (a) a countywide anti-prejudice/extremism media campaign and, (b) a community cohesion resource pack for Devon’s schools.
The third phase will build a sustainable infrastructure on these foundations by creating a network of community cohesion champions, one for each of Devon’s thirty-one learning communities.
There are five competition categories, each with exciting, individual prizes:-
- Category 1 – photography: 1st prize of £500 for school to spend on photography equipment, plus prizes for the top four photographers of two days working in a studio, or on location, with a professional photographer
- Category 2 – film: 1st prize of £500 for school to spend on film-making equipment, plus special prize for the winning film-making team of two days’ work experience with a professional film production company
- Category 3 – poster: 1st prize of £500 for school to spend on art materials, plus a special prize for the winning artists - the winning entries will be used as the basis for posters that will be printed and then distributed for display around all Devon schools, libraries, post offices, etc. The winning artist/s will be invited to work with the professional designer responsible for translating their entries into the campaign posters
- Category 4 – assembly: 1st prize of £500 for school to be spent on books or equipment, plus a special prize for the winning teams of a trip to the theatre and/or the opportunity to take part in a theatre workshop
- Category 5 – project: 1st prize of £500 for school to be spent on books or equipment, plus a special prize for the winning teams of a trip to London, including a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament
The competition is open for entries up until the end of Spring term on 1st April 2010.
Full details about the project and how to enter the competition can be found in the information pack, downloadable here…
23.09.09 Online survey about 'sexting'
Sexting is an issue that is causing considerable alarm among people concerned for the well-being of teenagers in the UK.
Sexting involves teenagers (and in some cases even younger children) sending sexually explicit pictures of themselves to their partner (or someone else), using a mobile phone.
Some pictures have been found posted on messaging and social networking sites along with the young person’s phone number – this information can be used as a form of bullying. The pressure on a teenager who knows that most of the class has seen a picture of him/herself naked is, of course, enormous.
No one is sure just how widespread the problem is in the South West or how aware young people are that they more than likely committing illegal acts by making, producing or distributing such pictures.
New research, which is being undertaken by South West Grid for Learning, in conjunction with the University of Plymouth and Barnardo’s, aims to help teachers, social teams and the police understand the extend of the activity and the attitudes of young people towards it.
Your views on this issue are very important – if you are aged between 11 and 18, please complete the anonymous and confidential online survey by going to www.swgfl.org.uk/surveys/text
04.09.09 - Your neighbourhood - speak out - Plymouth
- Got something to say? Come and talk to us
- PACT meetings are your meetings – for you to have your say on issues that are affecting you
- Meet your local policing team and partner agencies – come and tell us what’s on your mind and we’ll try and help
Come along to - The Barn, Kit Hill Crescent, Barne Barton
Date - 9th September 2009
Time - 6pm
You need to know: The meeting is for young people, aged between 11 and 17, who live in the Barne Barton, St Budeaux, King's Tamerton and Weston Mill areas. You will be able to meet your local councillors, Police and youth workers and air your concerns or views about the area in which you live.
All who attend will be entered into a free prize draw for an iPod and food will be provided.
This meeting will give you a voice with which to air your concerns or views about the area in which you live. You can now actively decide where local services direct their resources and on any improvements or new initiatives.
The meeting will be held in The Barn, Kit Hill Crescent, Barne Barton, which has been taken over by Plymouth City Council's Prevention Team. The Prevention Team has recently reopened The Barn, housing five youth and family-focused projects these include Youth Inclusion Panel, Positive Futures and family intervention workers. The team works with young people to engage in positive activities, raise their aspirations for the future and encourage community cohesion. This is achieved through a number of interventions including mentoring, volunteering, group work and individual work.
This Youth PACT meeting is the first of its kind and the Police Neighbourhood Team hopes these events will continue to grow and give young people a sense of ownership of their community.
31.07.09 The third yrspace.info Prize Draw winners
Thank you to everyone who entered our latest prize draw. There were 106 prizes on offer and we had 81 entries… so, at least, everyone’s a winner!
The draw was made by on Monday 20th July 2009 and the two first prizes (an iPod Nano) were won by:-
- Artie Potter (Exeter)
- Megan Spearman (North Devon)
The four second prizes (a Battle Wheels radio-controlled warrior) were won by:-
- Sam Wheeler (Plymouth)
- Jack West (Plymouth)
- Karl Greep (Plymouth)
- Luke Barner (Exeter)
There were 50 third prizes (a Kingston 1Gb Memory Stick).
The 25 runners-up will receive a personal attack alarm.
All prizes will be going out as soon as possible.
Thank you also to those who said they would be willing to help us develop new information to go onto yrspace and other initiatives. We will be in touch with you soon.
Please keep visiting yrspace!
06.04.09 - The Second yrspace.info Prize Draw
Thank you to everyone who entered our latest prize draw. Even though there were eighty-five prizes on offer, disappointingly, we only had nineteen entries… so, at least, everyone’s a winner!
The draw was made by on Wednesday 4th March 2009 and the five first prizes (a choice of either an iPod Nano or a Kodak Digital Camera) were won by:-
- Charlotte Fearn (Plymouth)
- Michael Slack (Plymouth)
- Rachel Knight (Plymouth)
- Ella Forder (Plymouth)
- Jessica Lancaster (Brixham)
As you can see, four out of the five first prize winners are from Plymouth, where, in fact, the majority of entries came from. So, come on all you other people from around Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly… remember for next time, you’ve got to be in it to win it!
The ten second prizes (an iPod Shuffle) were won by:-
- James Keitley (Plymouth)
- Lucy Knight (Plymouth)
- Ellen Burnitt (Plymouth)
- Georgia Burrows (Plymouth)
- Lucy Molseed (Plymouth)
- Olivia Bevan (Brixham)
- Lydia Sloan (Paignton)
- Hanna Tonkin (St. Agnes)
- Bronte Matthews (Paignton)
- Drew McGilchrist (Exeter)
The four third prizes (a Kingston 1Gb Memory Stick) were won by:-
- Dan Snaith (Plymouth)
- Samantha Ricketts (Plymouth)
- Katie Grant (Plymouth)
- Pete Sumner (Plymouth)
Thank you also to those who said they would be willing to help us develop new information to go onto yrspace and other initiatives. We will be in touch with you soon.
Please keep visiting yrspace!
Torbay Music Event
If you're into music, why not go along to Torbay Leisure Centre on 27th March 2009 to see and hear musicians from local schools playing live. Tickets are only £1. For more details, visit...
Motiv8
The Launch of motiv8 is on Sat 28 Feb 6pm - 8pm
To find out more visit motiv8
yrspace Prize Draw Word Search - Closed
Check back soon to see if you are a winner.
Prizes
- Five first prizes of either an iPod Nano (4Gb) or a Kodak Digital Camera (with 2Gb memory card)
- Ten second prizes of an iPod Shuffle (2Gb)
- 20 third prizes of Kingston Data Traveller memory sticks (1Gb)
- 50 runner-up prizes of personal attack alarms
18.09.08 - The First yrspace.info Prize Draw
Thank you to everyone who entered our first prize draw. There were seventy-five prizes on offer and we had seventy-two entries… so everyone’s a winner!
The draw was made by an independent young person and the five first prizes (a choice of either an iPod Nano or a Kodak Digital Camera) were won by:-
- Jamie Barrett
- Sam Emmerson
- Charlie Morgan
- Bradley Tragale
- Rhys Eaton
All five first prize winners are from Exeter, where the majority of entries came from. So, next time, come on all you other people from around Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly… you´ve got to be in it to win it!
The twenty second prizes (a Kingston 1Gb Memory Stick) were won by:-
- Jack Woodcock (Exeter)
- Beth Plowman (Exeter)
- Connor Russ (Cullompton)
- Beth Marks (Exeter)
- Shana Bett (Exeter)
- Terri-Lee Chudley (Exeter)
- Devlin Donaghey (Exeter)
- Tesha Price (Exeter)
- Jasmine Cornes (Exeter)
- Nathan Foster (Exeter)
- Beth Steer (Exeter)
- Chloe Willis (Exeter)
- Sam Tonkin (Truro)
- Thomas Walsh (Ivybridge)
- Hanna Tonkin (Truro)
- Kim McCue (Plymouth)
- Lauren Barratt (Torquay)
- Jack Mortimer (Crediton)
- Katrina Campbell (Saltash)
- Chris Boulton (Barnstaple)
The other forty-seven entrants will receive a personal attack alarm. All prizes will be going out as soon as possible.
Thank you also for the great feedback, almost 78% of you said the website was either very helpful or quite helpful. We hope that as many of the ideas you´ve suggested as possible will be incorporated into the next revision of the site.
The next prize draw will go live soon so please keep visiting yrspace!
16.07.08 - Flava at Cornwall County Show
Dance group Flava spiced up the police stand at the Royal Cornwall Show this year. The group appeared on Britain’s Got Talent and narrowly missed out on being in the final. Crowds of visitors came to meet Flava at the police stand on the Saturday and get their photo taken with them.
Flava also signed autographs and did a stomp which the children joined in with. We are hoping to work with Flava over the next few months by organising some events for young people in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
23.06.08 - yrspace PRIZE DRAW
For a chance to win an ipod nano, digital camera and much more.
02.06.08 - Frequently asked questions (FAQS) section updated.
If you have any FAQs you would like added to the section email us here.
21.05.08 - yrspace.info launched to give advice and information to young people.
