Street Stuff

EDM number 420 in 2017-19, proposed by Gavin Newlands on 18/10/2017.
Categorised under the topics of Anti-social behaviour, Children and families, Community care, Local government and Sports.

That this House congratulates Street Stuff on securing the top accolade in the Local Matters category at the recent Convention of Scottish Local Authorities Excellence Awards ceremony in Perth; notes that this partnership between Renfrewshire Council and St Mirren Football Club performs fantastic work in tackling antisocial behaviour by providing a range of activities, including football, dance, gaming and clubbercise to young people in Renfrewshire; welcomes the fact that Street Stuff has been delivering activities in Renfrewshire since 2009, delivering a sustained reduction in reported youth disorder and antisocial behaviour; recognises that over 37,269 participants took part during 2015-16, an increase of 12,000 from the previous year; and congratulates all those partners, staff, volunteers and young people who have contributed to the success of Street Stuff.

This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.