The programme will be filmed and produced by media students from the college and has been arranged by the Council’s Democratic Services Department assisted by business and administration students.
Local residents are invited to attend the hour long production on Friday 29th November and arrive by 1.00pm in the Coppice Theatre at the college on Sandy Lane. A limited number of tickets are available on the day and these will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
The host of the programme will be 2BR radio presenter Helen Wakefield, and the panel will consist of the following people:
• Councillor Clare Pritchard- Deputy Labour Leader of Hyndburn Borough Council
• Councillor Alyson Barnes- Labour Leader of Rossendale Borough Council
• Councillor Nick Collingridge- Leader of Independents in Hyndburn
• Councillor Miles Parkinson- Labour Leader of Hyndburn Borough Council
• Councillor Peter Britcliffe- Leader of Conservatives in Hyndburn
• Councillor Marlene Haworth- Deputy Leader of Conservatives in Hyndburn
The audience will be made up of pupils from the college and every high school and 6th form centre across Hyndburn and the Rossendale Valley have been invited to send representatives to ask questions.
Local district and county Councillors will be supporting the event by attending and listening to the views of young people from across the East Lancashire area.
The partnership project has been arranged to promote Hyndburn Borough Council’s local democracy campaign and students are benefitting by using the event as part of their practical studies:
• Media students have built a Question Time set and will be filming the programme as a live television show.
• Beauty therapists are providing hair styling and make up to members of the panel.
• Those studying business and admin are assisting in the planning for the event and event managing the production in the theatre venue on the day of the event.
Council Leader, Cllr Miles Parkinson said; “The event is all about engaging young people in local democracy and we look forward to a lively and interesting debate.”
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