HUNDREDS of young people participated in this year's Gwynedd Youth Service Wellbeing Festival.

The festival, which took place across the county for five days, aims to promote good mental health and wellbeing among young people.

Last year's festival was a tremendous success, positively impacting the lives of the county's young people.

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This was recognised at the 2022 Youth Work Excellence Awards ceremony, where it won the award for “demonstrating excellence in partnership planning and delivery at a local level”.

This year's festival was equally successful, with more than 100 sessions being held throughout the county.

It offered a range of activities for young people, including a day out to Alton Towers, a bowling trip, ice-skating, and washing cars in Porthmadog for a good cause.

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Many wellbeing sessions were also held in schools, which included sewing, Lego, dealing with stress and much more.

Additionally, a competition was held across Gwynedd, with prizes including a one-year National Trust family membership, one-year Byw’n Iach memberships and shopping vouchers.

Tasks for the competition included designing a mascot for the festival, creating a positivity poster, creating a short healthy eating video, creating poetry about keeping healthy and taking a photo that showed the five ways to wellbeing.

Cllr Elin Walker Jones, Gwynedd Council cabinet member with responsibility for children and young people, said: “I am thrilled to see how successful the Gwynedd Youth Wellbeing Festival has been in promoting good mental health and well-being among young people in our county.

“The festival's inclusive and fun nature has allowed for a range of activities and sessions, and I commend Gwynedd Youth, our partners and of course the young people of the county for their hard work and dedication in making this event possible.

“We are proud to support initiatives like this that prioritise the wellbeing of our community's youth and look forward to seeing the festival continue to grow and thrive in the years to come."