TriForum regularly sends information to young people on our database about activities for their age group in the area, and also to provide them with new activities that are of interest to them. Below are an outline of TriForums aims.
TriForum was set up by community Forums in Belvedere, Erith and Slade Green in response to views expressed by local people that not enough was being done for our young people, and Northumberland Heath Community Forum is also now involved. It quickly became obvious that where activities were provided, young people didn't always find out about them, so plans were made to run a database of young peoples interests and send them details of activities. To better meet their needs, we have carried out the survey of young people. TriForum 's area of benefit is larger than the combined areas of the four Forums, covering the whole of the north of Bexley Borough.
With the database, we aim to:
1. Provide young people with a regular diary of activities for their age group.
2. Send young people specific details of existing or new activities where the activity is something they have said they are interested in.
3. Encourage various other organisations to provide new activities, and provide new activities ourselves, that are being asked for by the young people.
We also run our own events using a combination of volunteers and youth workers, with volunteers generally taking the lead at events for the 8-12 age range, and youth workers taking the lead at events for the 13-18 age range.