Feedback from Youth Consultation September 2014
Youth Consultation 2014 Ilfracombe Town Council In September 2014, Community Engagement Co-ordinators from Ilfracombe Town Council, working alongside One Ilfracombe, sent out a survey to different age groups of children in Ilfracombe. The aim of the survey was to find out what children thought of where they live, what activities they took part in and what improvements they thought could be made Ilfracombe Infant school - 147 children surveyed Ilfracombe Junior school – 15 classes were surveyed Ilfracombe Academy – 255 students were surveyed 6 th Form and Petroc students – 121 students were surveyed 18 – 24 year olds – 34 people were surveyed Here are the results...
We asked... What is good for young people at the moment in Ilfracombe? “Open days at the Slade Vision Centre and the Lifeboat open days” (11 – 16 year old) “For me personally it’s the forests at the back of Challacombe Farm but in general I think it's the beaches” (11 – 16 year old) “There are a number of different things but I couldn't tell you where they were or what they are” (16 – 17 year old) Hahahahahaha.......oh you were serious? (11 – 16 year old) Everyone's friendly, no bullies 11 – 16 “No because there is nothing to do the green opposite the frier is out of bounds to kids. Kids are just hanging out around on street corners there is nothing to do” (11 – 16 year old)
We asked “What things are good about Ilfracombe at the moment?” These were the top 5 answers from each age group... Bouncy Castles Arcades My Start Childrens Centre Skate Park Torrs Walks / Nature 18 - 24 year olds 6th Form and Petroc Restaurants/cafes Ilfracombe Academy Football Pitches Junior School Parks/Open Spaces Infants School Beaches Clubs Nothing Cinema Ilfracombe 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Junior school measured per class
We asked “What is good in Ilfracombe at the moment for Young People?” 15 Classes at Ilfracombe 255 students at Ilfracombe Children at Ilfracombe Junior School replied Academy replied Infant School replied The top 5 responses The top 5 responses The top 5 responses were... were... were... Bicclescombe Park The Cinema The Cinema Beach Restaurants and Cafes Nothing! Shops Nothing! Clubs The Play Hut The Skate Park Parks and Open Spaces The Swimming Pool The Swimming Pool Beaches
We asked “What things are good about Ilfracombe at the moment?” 121 Students at 34 Ilfracombe Academy 6 th 18 – 24 year olds replied Form and Petroc replied The top 5 responses The top 5 responses were... were... Beaches The Cinema Nothing! Nothing! The Skate Park The Skate Park Torrs / Nature Walks Restaurants and Cafes My Start Centre Football Pitches
We asked... What activities outside of school/college activities do you go to in Ilfracombe? Sports Clubs Tennis Youth Clubs Football Slade Community Centre Spending time with Swimming Friday Club / Lighthouse Club friends Surfing St John’s Ambulance Cinema Kayaking Devon Youth Service Eating out Skateboarding Going to the park Boxing Going to the harbour Rugby Performing Arts Library Cricket Circus Skills Crazy Golf Clubs Badminton Ballet Scouts Gymnastics Dance Guides Netball Make the Move Brownies Biking Drama Other Cubs Surf life saving Events in Rainbows Ilfracombe Beavers Local attractions Organised groups (through service providers) Cadets School activities Antenatal classes Sea cadets Baby and Toddler Group Fathers club
You said... The activities you go to in Ilfracombe are... Local Employers, JCP, Ilfracombe Infants Ilfracombe Junior Ilfracombe Academy Ilfracombe Academy My Start Centre and School School Sixth form and Petroc other agencies 11 – 16 year olds 5 – 7 year olds 7 – 11 year olds 16 – 17 year olds 18 – 24 year olds Sports clubs - 92 Sports clubs - 93 Sports clubs - 23 Sports Clubs - 184 Sports clubs - 13 Performing Arts - 19 Youth groups and Performing Arts - 25 clubs - 3 Organised groups - Performing Arts - 24 Youth Groups - 20 13 Arts and Crafts - 1 Performing Arts - 1 Spending time with friends - 11 Youth Groups - 18 Spending time with Youth groups and Music - 3 friends - 52 clubs - 1 Scouts & Guides - 14 Music - 6 Spending time with friends - 19 Youth groups and Spending time with Music - 7 clubs - 6 friends - 14 Scouts, Guides, Cubs, Other - 19 Brownies and Cadets - Other - 5 17 Other - 4 Other - 6 Blank - 11 Blank - 40 Other - 5 No activities - 4 No activities - 0 No activities - 83 No activities - 27 No activities - 14
We asked... What could be better? Facilities and Activities “More places for sport” 11 – 16 year old “Gadget shops that sell things like phones so you don't have to go to Barnstaple” 11 – 16 year old “Better play “More things that kids can do without equipment in the money” parks for kids” 16 11 – 16 year old “More indoor activities” 11 – 16 year old – 17 yr old “More activities for older youth so not hanging out on the street” 16 – 17 year old “ More funzones ” 11 – 16 year old “Fix the swimming pool!” 11 – 16 year old “A better sense of community between the older and younger generations of Ilfracombe” 16 – 17 year old “A youth club in Ilfracombe not Slade” 11 – 16 year old
We asked... What could be better? Environment “Painting the shop fronts so they look more appealing - like a different colour for each shop” 7 – 11 year old “Less litter around Ilfracombe” 11 – 16 year old “ Get rid of Hilldales because it’s not safe to have near a primary school” 11 – 16 year old “Traffic could be better” 11 – 16 year old “The environment as there is rubbish everywhere” 16 – 17 year old “Redecorate the buildings around the town to make them more appealing to the eye” 11 – 16 year old
We asked... What could be better? Other replies “More stuff in the Lantern centre – like a study room” 16 – 17 year old “Better advertising of things to do in Ilfracombe because no one ever knows what's going on” 16 – 17 year old “Everything's money, park's good but not in the rain, (need) more in the winter” 18 – 24 year old “Our buses because they are bad and our bus could turn up quicker” 11 – 16 year old “Communications – people don’t know about events” 16 – 17 year old
We asked... “Would you like to have more of a say in Ilfracombe’s future?” Ilfracombe Infant Ilfracombe Junior Ilfracombe Academy school pupils said… school students students said… said… Yes Yes No No Blank Yes Undecided No Blank 6th Form and Petroc students 18 – 24 olds said… said… Yes Yes No No Undecided
We asked... 5 – 7 year olds Do you have any suggestions as to how we could involve young people in decisions about Ilfracombe? Put questions in library Football Minecraft Swimming Club Cooking club Meetings to help decide what happens Tell the builders Blank One Ilfracombe talking to students during breaks Talks at playtime Assemblies School council- vote & help make decisions Visit schools 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
We asked... 7 – 11 year olds Do you have any suggestions as to how we could involve young people in decisions about Ilfracombe? “We could have meetings in school about events and to discuss stuff” Meet the Mayor events Childrens centre for ideas Posters/ adverts in newspaper “We could have a child Opportunities to plan new ideas and help out at … equivalent of the Town Monthly newsletter/ Magazine Suggestions Council” Social media for Young People - Youtube, … Questionaires/ feedback forms Tour around town with children to show areas to be … “To go out with the children Meetings/ assemblies at shool to discuss issues and … to different places to see Taking over Ilfracombe council for the day what could be improved” Make it into a TV show: "Help my town to be magic" School council could go to meetings/ Take over … “Show the children their Club for children, eg Young One Ilfracombe/ After … action plan of what they 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 want to achieve and come No. of suggestions from each class at the Junior School into school and gather the children's thoughts” Measured per class
We asked...11 – 16 year olds Do you have any suggestions as to how we could involve young people in decisions about Ilfracombe? Move location of youth club “Have meetings in Text messaging Schools and Clubs and Young peoples round table Community/voluntary work Churches about decisions Bring back Junior Citizens to get them involved” Employment skills help Create and organisation Young peoples Council Council that nvolves young people “Let people vote for what Email Ask them to do with the town” FB page where debates etc can be posted Let us vote Online surveys Use The Lantern Focus groups More opportunities Provide an incentive “A youth council” Go into classes Blank Like the idea No/don't know Surveys in the community “Do the junior Surveys in TIM Monthly meetings for parents mayor/councillors thing Monthly meetings for young poeple Improve communication again” Website to advertise whats going on Social Media Petitions/surveys in School 0 5 10 15 20 25
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