The East Midlands Parliamentary Outreach service aims to create awareness of the work of Parliament and show how the debates and decisions of the House of Commons and House of Lords are relevant to the region.
The Parliamentary Outreach service also promotes engagement with the processes of Parliament, demonstrating how the public can get involved at a local and national level.
Working with Parliamentary Outreach
In partnership with organisations such as Take Part and Lincoln University, Parliamentary Outreach in the East Midlands organises and participates in free training sessions, events and exhibitions.
Parliamentary Outreach activities in the East Midlands
The following are examples of the types of events that Parliamentary Outreach can organise or participate in:
- Birmingham - Saturday 1 June
Sessions at the Annual British Youth Council Convention for members of the Youth Parliament and youth councils from the East and West Midlands providing an introduction to Parliament, how to get involved and building on skills of effective engagement.
- Belper - Friday 7 June
Talk for Belper U3A providing an introduction to Parliament its work, history and ways to get involved.
- Loughborough - Monday 24 June
Stall at Aim Awards Conference which will be attended by education providers and local authorities from East and West Midlands.
- Nottingham - Tuesday 16 to Wednesday 17 July
Training the Trainer, a facilitator training programme enabling organisations to deliver approved quality training.
If you are interested in holding an event with Parliamentary Outreach, please contact Clare Mullin at mullinc@parliament.uk.
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