Community Partnership seeks views of young people in GDF conversation
Community Partnership seeks views of young people in GDF conversation
Mid Copeland Community Partnership wants to set up a youth group as part of its work with Nuclear Waste Services’ Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme.
If you’re aged 16-25, live in Gosforth electoral ward and are interested in the future of the area – plus what a GDF could mean locally – then this opportunity is for you.
Sign up for our free event at Muncaster Castle on February 18th where you can enjoy a unique team-building experience, followed by a discussion about GDF and the Partnership.
The Partnership has been engaging with people over the past four years to see whether a GDF could be right for the local area.
It would now like to set up a youth group to feed more views from young people into the ongoing conversation. This will also allow young people to gain extra skills, including teamworking, and enhance their knowledge.
Priority will be given to those living in Gosforth electoral ward – which is the GDF Search Area – and includes the Seascale, Gosforth, Beckermet, Calderbridge, Haile, Thornhill, Nethertown, Braystones and Wasdale areas.
The event is being supported by Inspira, which provides career guidance, skills development and employment support to young people and adults in Cumbria and is also a member of the Partnership.
Andy Pratt, Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership Chair, said: “We want to build on the strong work we have already established in the area working with young people through our development of shaping a community vision.
“Creating a youth group to meet with the Partnership will take the youth voice to the next level in discussing and debating what they think a GDF could mean for them and their area, while feeding that into our programme of activities going forward.”
Transport to this initial event at Muncaster Castle will be provided for those who require it.
To take part, please fill out the online form by January 31: https://qrfy.io/EUiGckPqsy or go via the Mid Copeland website: https://midcopeland.workinginpartnership.org.uk/news-and-updates/
A GDF is an underground facility designed to safely and securely dispose of the most hazardous radioactive waste.
Deep geology beyond the coast is being considered for siting the underground elements of a GDF in Mid Copeland. This means a surface facility on, or near, the coast would provide access to a disposal area deep in rock beyond the coast.
The GDF programme requires both a suitable site and a willing community and is still in the early stages. Construction will only start on a GDF when a suitable site is identified, a Potential Host Community has confirmed its willingness to host the facility through a Test of Public Support, and all the necessary consents and permits have been obtained. These steps could take around 15 years.
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