On the 21st April the Behind No doors crew were invited to the Houses of Parliament to collect a prestigious national award. The crew received the Kids Count Inspiration Award for Best Contribution to Youth Issues. Presenting the awards were Olympic Gold Medalist Darren Campbell and Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet. In attendance were other award winners from across the country. The event was hosted by Kids Count founder Linda Lawrence and supported by Mike Penning MP, Theresa May MP, Patron Baroness Miller and several other members of parliament. BND Crew we are proud of you!
Following Emily's successful entry into the Big Issue photo competition with 'Lost' featuring Natalie, the Big Issue decided to run a two page feature covering the project and campaign!
"The Big Issue in the North is the fifth best-selling entertainment and current affairs title in the UK. It is sold in over 120 towns and cities across the north from Stoke to North Yorkshire."
Brilliant News!
Please see link to an excellent York Press article
As press and media coverage gathers pace we welcomed Richard White from BBC Radio York to the Launch Night. The crew took him through the process of the project and spoke about how their experiences can help others.
After weeks of preparation and behind the scenes efforts Behind No Doors was ready to rush into the public eye!
Attended by a great mixture of workers, service users, young people, families, stakeholders, elected members and the Mayor the event was a huge success.
The BND crew displayed their canvasses, prints and posters along with formal information stands from the Howztalk Service. The centre piece of the exhibition hall was the Behind No Doors 'surfed-sofa' designed by Jim Cereal with help from the crew. The surfed-sofa, which featured in the film is adorned with stencils from the original canvass designs and was decorated with strewn newspaper articles featuring coverage of the project.
Next on the showlist it was into the auditorium for a presentation of V50 volunteering certificates and a Mayor's badge to each of the young people by the Mayor himself. Following this, the main event, the premiere screening of the film.
The film was excellently received and immediately sparked debate amongst the audience with the crew fielding questions about their experiences and the potential of their work. Commitments were made by stakeholders for taking the young people's work further in order to maximise the impact.
Inspired Youth firmly believe that the event should be a launchpad; rather than it being considered the end of a project it should be the start of a campaign. Here is where it begins...
We'd like to thank all our artists:
Jim Poyner : Photography Jim Cereal otp : Stencil Arts Snowglobe Creative : Design Nic Hobson : Performance Arts
We also like to thank all the people who made it happen on the night and those who supported and believed in the project from start to launch (you know who you are...)
We'd like to thank Judy Field for having the vision to commission a project of this nature and for believing in the Inspired Youth philosophy!
Finally to the young people who have lit up the debate with passion, integrity and pure talent. This is yours. Fly with it.
Today the crew made their voices heard loud and clear over Harrogate's airways.
Stray FM interviewed Kev and Amy to ask them what the project was all about, why it was commissioned and what difference it could make to young people!
Bulletins are due to go out on the hour throughout Weds 17th.
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The Behind No Doors trailer now features on the website front page!
As we had all the crew in one place we decided to take the opportunity to get out on location again. The task was to gather the final pieces of footage to make up the pallette before post production begins.
'Behind no doors' is a creative arts and media campaign to raise awareness of youth homelessness. The 'Behind no doors' campaign is driven and directed by young people for young people.