"The thoughts, feelings, aspirations and needs of young people in the Banbridge District reflect those of all young people throughout Northern Ireland. By responding to the many issues that our young people face, we can set a good example for the rest of Northern Ireland to follow."
Kerry Rooney, Youth Arts Co-ordinator, YouthAction Northern Ireland

1. Support the establishment of a youth body that provides opportunities for youth representation.
2. Identify the health and social issues among the young people in the Banbridge District and develop and support projects to address these issues.
3. Identify the range of youth facilities and services required by young people in the Banbridge District and promote open access for all youth.
4. Develop programmes aimed at meeting the social and economic needs of older teenagers.

1. Build on training and quality assurance activities for childcare providers within the District.
2. Support opportunities for networking between childcare providers and support agencies in the voluntary, community, private and statutory sectors.
3. Support the development or rural models of childcare especially in areas of deprivation.
4. Target the childcare sector for participation in future capacity building programmes.
5. Provide information resources for parents throughout the District.

1. Implement The Bridge Partnership’s Youth Programme, which is being project managed by the youth consortium (YMCA Ireland, YouthAction Northern Ireland and SELB Youth Service).
2. Implement The Bridge Partnership’s Childcare Programme, which is being project managed by the childcare consortium (NIPPA and the Upper Bann Institute of Further and Higher Education).

1. Establish a fully functional Youth Forum.
2. Further develop the Banbridge Youth Partnership between YMCA Ireland, YouthAction Northern Ireland and SELB Youth Service.
3. Continue to support the Southern Area Childcare Partnership strategy for improving quality provision within the childcare sector through Children First.
4. Use infrastructure funding from the Southern Area Childcare Partnership to employ a childcare co-ordinator, an information officer, an out of school child care development worker and a part-time clerical worker.