Amherst Junior and Primary School pupils congress team prepare for the schools’ event due to held next month. With them are Dame Mark Perkins of Specsavers, which is sponsoring the event, and the Bailiff Geoffrey Rowland.(Picture by Daniel Guerin, 0567992)

CHILDREN in Guernsey will form a congress to make their voices heard.

It will give Key Stage 2 primary pupils aged seven to 11 an opportunity to discuss issues with the island’s politicians that range from bullying to crime and alcohol, and healthy eating.

The congress has been established following last year’s Young People’s Survey. Lifelong-learning manager Alun Williams said 2,000 children responded to questionnaires providing vital information on youngsters needs and worries. ‘It was clear then that young people had very strong opinions about their island and wanted the opportunity to speak to politicians and those adults who made decisions about the future of Guernsey,’ he said.