Students ‘a credit’ to island at Youth Summit

Wednesday 14th April 2010, 2:29PM BST.

At the National Youth Summit in London are, back row, left to right, Dan Gosselin, Ben Weldon, Bartholomew Symons, Ellie Deans and Elinor Burt and front row, left to right, Lauren Stubbert, Roisin Sullivan, Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba and Hugo Meredith. (0950898)

THE first National Youth Summit came to a close yesterday.

The two-day event saw eight Guernsey students team up with counterparts from Newcastle, Bristol and Northamptonshire for the event at Marlborough House, London.

They were chosen from secondary schools across the island following their performance at a regional summit in February.

Discussions included millennium development goals with the high commissioners of India, South Africa and Canada.

Sixth form Grammar student Roisin Sullivan, 17, said the trip had been very enjoyable.