NOTES

Youth forum Shadow board Meeting 23rd October 2006
The group was asked to suggest some 'rules' that they would all use. The agreed the following points.Agreed group contract:

• 1. Mobile phones to be turned on silent
• 2. Listen to each others views.
• 3. Respect everyone

ACTIVITIES FEEDBACK

Groups were asked to focus on some key questions and the following is a collation of the responses:

• Too costly need for a loyalty card including cheap travel
• Need for more variety clean swimming pools wider sports facilities e.g. badminton chill out zones, food, music technology activities e.g. science, manufacturing, internet cafes more performing arts new more relevant sports e.g. Frisbee club would like to use libraries more but need to be more CYP friendly
• Young people would like to organise own activities lots of advertising trips to theme parks need finances specific to some groups have to ensure staff support
• Making facilities safer make sure staff have easy access to emergency contacts CCTV surveillance for places Floodlights on parks Better transport Staff well trained in supporting young people Publicity:- not al CYP are bad!
• Less structured youth clubs NB. this topic was not really discussed as the group of young people for whom this was a specific issues were unable to attend.
• More freedom to do what you want Young people having more say on activities Young people running youth clubs with adult supervision to help and guide(YP having control)

POSITIVE IMAGES FEEDBACK

Young people were asked what images they had seen that promoted negative views / stereotypes of young people. They were also asked what they believed were negative images of young people. The following are the responses that wee given:-

• Hoodies
• Smoking
• Graffiti
• Stealing e.g cars, phones
• Underage sex and teenage pregnancy
• Doing drugs
• Underachievement at school
• Yobs, thugs
• Racial abuse

Intergenerational Work

The Youth Forum steering group recently had a meeting with members of the Derby Seniors Forum. The aim of the meeting was to try and identify any areas of mutual ‘concern’ and a project that both groups could work on together. Listed below are some of the ideas that the group thought about and areas that were of mutual ‘concern’…
 

• Young and old need to work together to foster an appreciation of manual and practical skills rather than academic skills
• More respect between generations
• Stereotyping got to go
• Improved public transport especially in the evenings
• Joint age campaigning
• A Social centre

We are planning to hold a follow-up meeting later in the year where we hope to continue the work that has been started. Watch this space!