News ? A triumph for youth creativity

Blast, the BBC initiative giving 13?19 year olds the chance bring their creative ideas to life, has collaborated with more than 400 arts and youth organisations over the past two years, and engaged 12,000 young people in arts, media and creative activities across the UK.

Over 1.25m page impressions have been made on the Blast website and more than 50,000 phone queries have been taken on the free phone line, which offers professional support and advice.