BY JACK WELCH

EARLIER this year, I had the privilege of being broadcast in a live local news report.

While the immediate assumption is that can only be due to something tragic or dramatic, as good news can often feel scarce, it had covered why I believed it was important to have young people involved with heritage and understanding local history and why it does not have to always be dull.

With the help of Fixers the film, shown on ITV West Country, and a booklet have been produced to illustrate those reasons.

As the summer approaches and young people will once again have a short period of freedom and it is the perfect time to explore those opportunities on offer.

Even though my project, which has received great coverage from the Echo, looks more into why there should be projects which have a historical focus, I find that Dorset already has many existing opportunities to explore, but are sadly not as popular with the younger generations.

Dorset County Museum, which has recently announced its ambitious plans for the future, calculated that at least 73 per cent of its adult visitors are over 50.

Like other museums in the county and beyond, many are determined to be more inclusive of different age groups and those who work in the education departments are very likely to welcome fresh, new ideas.

There is a great deal of potential of how the community can have more investment about what happens inside and young people will be the key to their future survival.