Drayton Manor - promoting student leaders in the real world!

Four fabulous young student leaders from Drayton Manor High school joined 30 other leaders from Ealing at West London Citizens' borough meeting, together in the room with people from local churches, schools and community groups.

Vikram and Nadia brought two other young sixth form leaders along - Billon and Sami - and together they held the room's attention - speaking out on the importance of young people owning programmes supposed to help them so that they last and work for the people intended. They spoke of a lack of creative opportunities and spaces for young people in the borough. This was added to the list of all the other priorities in the borough - paying a living wage at Ealing Hospital, road safety, family support and commercial waste - priorities which Citizens' will work to turn into real, lasting change.



So it was that Nadia, Vikram, Billon and Sami then voted in support of Ealing Citizens holding a 'borough accountability assembly' - where London Citizens' communities in Ealing come together and put their agenda for change to Jason Stacey and the other council candidates before the elections in May. It's all about holding elected officials to account and getting long term commitments - not asking questions and then walking away.

Watch this space for more from these exceptional young leaders...