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On Saturday 12th October CYP held the first screening of our new short film ‘Secure the Bag’. In partnership with Silver Streak films, young people got a chance to star and work backstage on the film which enabled them with fantastic opportunities to grow and develop their film making experience. Directed by renowned director Femi…
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Although autumn is in full swing and the days are getting shorter, that still hasn’t stopped our young people from getting their creative juices flowing. We have not one, but two exciting events coming up in which you can view all the work our members have been doing over the past few months. In just…
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Last week CYP members were treated to a weekend away in Snowdonia, Wales. Even with rain, heavy wind, our young people were determined to reach the top. The weather may have been treacherous but fortunately, most of our young people managed to reach the summit. Although it was a flying visit, our young people found…
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Our summer programme has been in full swing at CYP, and it’s safe to say that CYP members have definitely been spoilt for choice with so many activities going on this year! We kicked off summer 2019 with our new filming project for an upcoming short film about life in Islington called ‘Secure the Bag’.…
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Summer is in full swing here at CYP and there are plenty of sizzling activities for you to get involved in. There’s something for everyone in our itinerary. If you’re feeling sporty then we have a whole host of football tournaments to get involved in, as well as circuit training. Or if you would much…
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It was another fantastic evening celebrating what young people at CYP can do at Islington Community Festival last Wednesday. It was also a chance for various community groups in Islington to get together, along with a host of performances and a speech from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Wonderful evening at the Celebrate Islington Community Festival.…
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Last Sunday saw Cally Festival’s ninth year on the Cally and it was one of the most successful ones to date. Throughout the day a wide variety of young talente kept crowds of all ages entertained on our Youth Stage. Crowds enjoyed music from all genres from pop, to grime, acoustic, musical theatre and rap…
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Hopefully, you should have all heard by now that this years Cally Festival will be taking place on 23rd June on Caledonian Road between 12-6pm. As always CYP will be making a big presence as we will be running the Youth Stage. If you’ve not been to the Cally Festival before then you will be…
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It has yet again been another exciting few weeks filled with opportunity for our young people at CYP. The final auditions for this years Cally Festival happened at Tileyard Studios in London. Once again, we saw some amazing talent and our young people even got a chance to meet Charlie Sloth who just so happened…
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