Swindon Youth Voice

20/04/2026

Don't forgot you can now vote if you are aged 16! Last day to register to vote is today 📢✨

Don’t forget to register to vote by 11:59pm on 20 April to vote in the elections on 7 May 2026 🗳️

24/03/2026

On 26th March VAS will be hosting a Camerados Public Living Room in the Sanford house car park starting at 9:30am.

A Camerados Public Living Room is a free, friendly, and non-judgmental space where people can simply spend time together. There’s no agenda—no services, advice, or counselling—just a place to sit, have a cup of tea, and share space with others. Usually hosted in local venues such as libraries or cafés, it helps build connections, ease loneliness, and encourage people to support one another naturally.

Key Features of a Public Living Room:
No Fixing: These spaces are about being alongside people, not "fixing" their problems or giving advice.
Radical Mutuality: Everyone is treated the same; it is a space run by the community, for the community, often without staff.
Simple Atmosphere: Typically, these rooms feature comfortable seating, tea-making facilities, music, and board games.

For more information contact - [email protected]
Tel: 01793 538398

18/03/2026

Fantastic news for Swindon! Huge congratulations to all involved. Swindon Youth Voice absolutely loved being a part of the initial bid. We appreciated the care taken to work with youth voices to ensure they were meaningfully a part of the bid, can't wait to do more Swindon Borough Council Voluntary Action Swindon (VAS)

Longlisted ✔️
Proud ✔️
Just getting started ✔️

Swindon has reached the final nine in its bid to become UK City of Culture 2029. We’ve always known there’s something special here - now it’s official!

The town will now receive a £60,000 development grant to prepare the bid. A shortlist will then be announced later in the year, before the final winner is confirmed in winter 2026.

Led by Swindon Culture Collective, in partnership with the Council, the bid highlights the town’s thriving cultural scene, from grassroots arts groups and festivals to nationally-recognised organisations and venues.

Wishing all the successful bids good luck in the next phase of the competition.

10/03/2026

Thank you Luca for this blog about SBC's City of Culture bid :)

by Luca, Swindon Youth VoiceSwindon Borough Council invited Swindon Youth Voice and other not-for-profit organisations to the launch of the bid at Create Studios, close to the Steam Museum. Along with two other members of Swindon youth voice, I attended the launch at 1pm on Monday 26th January. The....

18/12/2025

We are looking forward to organising more things to support Alternative Angels 🌼

15/12/2025

Later today - 4 to 6pm drop off point for Alternative angels. Bakers cafe, SN1 5BN 🧡 Prime Theatre Voluntary Action Swindon (VAS) Young Swindon and Wiltshire Swindon and Gloucestershire Mind

Nyd de videoer og den musik, du holder af, upload originalt indhold, og del det hele med venner, familie og verden på YouTube.

11/12/2025

We would like to collect items for Alternative angels. If you can please donate the items in the video, we will make sure we get them to the right place...
✨ Donation time: Monday 15th December anytime between 4 & 6pm
✨ Donation place: Bakers Cafe,16 Emlyn Square, Swindon SN1 5BN

Please watch the video we made for more details 🧡 Voluntary Action Swindon (VAS) Prime Theatre Young Swindon and Wiltshire Swindon and Gloucestershire Mind

Nyd de videoer og den musik, du holder af, upload originalt indhold, og del det hele med venner, familie og verden på YouTube.

06/12/2025

We are looking forward to attending the Green Network meeting at SBC on Wednesday.

Here are two fantastic blogs by SYV young people in preparation for our work with SBC's Green Network. Thank you Sonny and Josh! Voluntary Action Swindon (VAS) Prime Theatre SMASH Youth Project

https://www.youthvoiceswindon.com/post/climate-change-and-extreme-weather

https://www.youthvoiceswindon.com/post/ways-to-achieve-net-zero-in-swindon

by Josh, Swindon Youth VoiceSwindon Borough Council has shown ambition by committing to Net Zero emissions by 2030 and supporting the wider borough to achieve Net Zero by 2050. This is a commendable mission, however, the climate emergency demands we move from strategy to accelerated, transformative....

06/12/2025

Thursday 27th November saw the coming together of the Inclusion Network Swindon organised by VAS. The session was a powerful reminder of what can happen when we come together with honesty, openness, and a shared purpose.

By creating space for diverse voices, we’re not just discussing challenges, we’re engaging in collective problem-solving that leads to real, meaningful change.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, contributed, listened, and supported one another. When we work as a community, our ideas become stronger and our impact becomes greater.

Let’s keep building connections, lifting each other up, and shaping a more inclusive future together!