Youth Mag

Launch of new youth magazine

Outskirts, the borough’s first magazine to be written by young people for their peers has been launched by Richmond Council.

Over the past three months, fifteen young people aged 11 to 19 have been working as part of an editorial team as journalists, photographers to produce the publication.

Overseen by Richmond Council’s Integrated Youth Support Service, the magazine will look at major issues that matter to local young people. It will be produced quarterly and delivered to every home and school in the borough.

The young people involved in the production of this magazine are:

• Amy Feltham (Waldegrave)
• Ben Roffey (Teddington)
• Cloudia Quayle (Christs)
• Flo Wright (Teddington)
• Joanne Clark (Shene)
• Lucy Hughes (Orleans Park)
• Max Mlansaron (Richmond College)
• Nakul Vishvanath (Orleans Park)
• Nergiz De Baere (Waldegrave)
• Nikoleta Antonova (Richmond College)
• Olivia Dunne (Teddington)
• Rebekah Venn (Shene)
• Rhiannon Jones (Greycourt)
• Rufia Ajala
• Talia Alkubaisi (Richmond College)

The magazine has been made possible by funding from the Youth Opportunities Fund, Youth Clubs in the borough and the Jack Petchey Foundation.

The name of the magazine, 'Outskirts' - was suggested by Talia Alkubaisi and voted on by young people in the borough.

Download the first edition of Outskirts here(pdf, 2133KB).

More information

If you have any suggestions for content for the magazine, or if you would like more information about the Youth Magazine please contact Elinor Ridgeway.

Telephone: 020 8487 5159
Email: youthmag@richmond.gov.uk