I am Gemma, 18 years old, and I am based in North Yorkshire. I am doing psychology at university, and my favourite series on Netflix is the Big Bang Theory. I am currently enjoying university life and recently became a member of the Youth Advisory Board for Bright Green Future; this is a group of alumni [...]
This blog is written by 22 year old Nadiyah, an Our Bright Future Youth Forum member. “Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.” - H. Jackson Brown Junior “Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the [...]
This Outdoor Classroom Day, on Thursday 19 May, teachers and children across the globe will be taking lessons outside. It’s a fantastic opportunity for many to explore outdoor learning afresh, and how the natural world can be incorporated into classes for any subject. The young people in Our Bright Future want this to be [...]
On 21 April, the Department for Education (DfE) launched the new Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy. A stronger focus on the role of education in preparing the next generations to live and deal with the intertwined environmental, health and climate crises was extremely needed. Therefore, we welcome the launch of the strategy. It is great [...]
For the first time this year, 16 and 17-year olds will have the chance to vote in Wales’ Local Authority Elections on the 5th of May. Young people involved in the Our Bright Future and Stand for Nature Wales programmes will be seizing this opportunity to give nature a voice and demand that Wales’ Local [...]
On November 9 2021, members of The Lancashire Wildlife Trust Youth Council, 17 year old Alex Kennedy and 14 year old Muhammed Amin were selected to take part in a panel event in the Green Zone at COP26 in Glasgow. The event ‘The North West Presents: Talking About My Generation’ was put together by the [...]
This blog is written by 22-year-old Nadiyah, an Environmental Science graduate and new member of the Our Bright Future Youth Forum. Nadiyah is interested in environmental issues, and is keen to talk about them to help tackle climate change. Here, she tells us about her experience of outdoor learning and its many benefits. Outdoor [...]
With COP26 just around the corner, Rory Francis, Wildlife Trusts Wales Youth Engagement Officer tells us what it is and why it's important. With so much bad news about our environment, it’s hard to be optimistic. But there is still hope. The message in the recent International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report was clear. [...]
World Mental Health Day took place earlier this month, providing an opportunity for people and organisations across the globe, and from all walks of life, to talk about the important subject of mental health. While there is often still stigma around mental illness, it’s been heartening to see so many open conversations and supportive messages [...]
Photo: E Lowe- Emma by the Menai Strait. This blog is written by Emma, Marine Conservation Intern. When I finished my master’s degree last September, I had no clue what the future would bring. The opportunities for entry level marine biologists are competitive in a normal world but when emerging from a lock down, the [...]
