Improve leisure facilities for young people
Contributing Organisation: Cheshire County Council
Contact Person: Paula Yates, Chair of Children & Young People's Involvement Group, email paula.yates@cheshire.gov.uk
Blacon Youth Association consulted with young people to find out what leisure improvements they wanted in their local area. Young people wanted a multi purpose site with a 5 a side pitch, a youth shelter and a skate park/BMX provision. The development has been completed and further expansion is planned for 2007.
| Evidence of listening | Evidence of planning | Evidence of change | |
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| Evidence from organisations | Blacon Youth Association's youth partnership action plan highlighted the need to improve leisure provision in Blacon Hall ward. At the same time Blacon Area Committee involved 69 children from 2 schools in designing a playground. They did this by drawing plans of what they would like to see on site. Over 400 high school young people were also consulted on the area and what they would like to see at the leisure provision. |
The Youth Forum was used as the representative group. They designed plans based on the questionnaire results. |
The development was completed in June 2006 and includes a playground and multi use court with 5 a side pitch and skateboard/BMX provision. 30 to 40 young people regularly use the facility. Further expansion of the site is planned for 2007 including a youth shelter and football netting. |
| Evidence from specific children & young people | The Youth Association wanted leisure facilities improved in their ward as there were fewer facilities than in a neighbouring ward. 412 young people responded to a questionnaire to find out their views. The young people who responded said they wanted A static multi purpose site with a 5 a side pitch A Youth shelter Skate park/BMX provision |
“It's a great place to hang out and the sports cage is great, it stops us getting into trouble”. |
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| Evidence from other chilren and young people, and the wider community | Anti social behaviour has reduced. Other children and young people and the wider community are able to use the new leisure facility. |
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