Callum Parr
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| Born | 2005 Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire |
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| Occupation | Activist |
Callum Parr FRSA (born 2005) is a British youth activist, charity Chief Executive and Steering Group Representative on the UK Youth Parliament.[1]
Early life and education
Parr was born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire in April 2005.
He obtained his GCSEs from Sutton Community Academy and A Levels in English Literature, Geography, Law, and Sociology at AS Level from Ashfield School. He now attends Oxford Brookes University where he is pursuing a degree in law after completing his college education
Career
Parr is a youth voice activist and has been the UK Youth Parliament’s national Steering Group representative for the East Midlands since 2021.[2] He previously represented Nottinghamshire as a Member of Youth Parliament, and Chair of the Young People's Board.[3]
Parr con-currently served as Youth Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire between 2020 and 2023. Parr has planned numerous national events for the UK Youth Parliament, including two visits to the House of Commons, where young people debated the issues important to them in Westminster, and the Youth Parliament’s Annual Conferences in Hull and in Leeds.[4]
In June 2019, Parr co-founded the charity A Little Bit of Sunshine UK[5] to educate the public and alleviate social pressures on young people. His work has included developing long term strategy and the creation of programmes for the charity.
Parr's work resulted in him joining the Discover Ashfield Board in 2020, a stakeholder board established for the Towns Funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities at Ashfield District Council where he has been a Board Member for the three years.[6]
Awards and honours
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (August 2023)
- Discover Ashfield COVID-19 Young Hero (March 2021)[7]
References
- ↑ "British Youth Council | People - UK Youth Parliament". British Youth Council. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ↑ "British Youth Council | People - UK Youth Parliament". British Youth Council. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ↑ Council, Nottinghamshire County. "Youth voice and youth parliament". Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ↑ Afflick, Rhammel (2022-10-12). "British Youth Council | News | UK Youth Parliament campaign for fairer society with new bold vision". British Youth Council. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ↑ ALBOS UK. "ALBOS UK | Our Team". A Little Bit of Sunshine UK.
- ↑ "Board members". discoverashfield.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ↑ Morriss, Tim (2021-03-30). "Discovering the best of Ashfield at annual awards". Mansfield, Ashfield & Sherwood News Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
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