I have been busy with a number of activities this month:

I organised the distribution of UKYP's 'Make Your Mark' ballot papers across Poole. This allowed young people to vote for their top priority, determining the issues to be discussed at the UKYP Annual Debate in November.

Attended the South West UKYP Regional meeting in Taunton. At this event, the 'Make Your Mark' ballot papers were counted, and I discovered that I had collected the 10th highest number of votes (2,666) in the UK. Poole's return of 20% placed it 6th highest Local Authority. The youth of Poole should be proud of their commitment to getting their voice heard.

Also at the Regional meeting, I was lucky enough to be voted as the South West's Debate Lead at UKYP's Annual Debate. A couple of weeks later, I attended the Debate Leads' residential weekend in London to help with speech preparation.

I had the privilege of opening Poole's Annual Youth Conference, which was attended by over 50 young people, as well as the Mayor and a number of Councillors. We took part in interesting workshops and visited information stalls.