Young
People on Druids Heath
The
solution and not the problem!
There are
at least 400 young people living on Druids Heath who are aged between 11 and 15.
They are citizens of this City and the future of this City. They are the sons
and daughters, the grandsons and grand-daughters of the residents of Druids
Heath.
This piece
of youth work came about when we were asked to contribute to a discussion about
anti-social behaviour for the Young Peoples Parliament. We have chosen not to
say too much in this introduction from the Youth Workers as we believe that the
words, actions and ideas of the young people are powerful and
speak for themselves. These young people have consulted over 150 other young
people and have worked to present their ideas in many creative ways.
Please
listen to our future.
Pete Norman
On behalf of the Maypole Centre Youth Workers
Maypole Centre
Idmiston Croft
Birmingham
B14 5NJ
Tel 0121
464 6172
Fax 0121 464 6181
email: maypole_youth_centre@birmingham.gov.uk
www.maypolecentre.co.uk
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Young Peoples
Introduction
As
the youth of today, we have been targeted as the problem rather than the
solution. A group of us from the Maypole Centre were involved in
looking at anti-social behaviour. We
were concerned about the number of issues raised during this debate.
We can see that most people in our community would prefer us to disappear
but realistically they should acknowledge that we are part of this community.
Detached team distributing the questionnaires
with local young people
Please
can you take a few minutes to think about your responses and answer honestly.
Thank you.
Name
(optional)
How
old are you? (Please tick one box)
q
7-11
q
12-14
q
15-17
Are
you
(Please tick one box)
q
Male
q
Female
What
part of the estate do you live on? (street name)
Which
part of the estate do you spend most of your time on? (hanging around with
mates)
Why
do you choose this part of the estate to hang around on?
1.)
What do you think of the estate?
2.)
What do you think of the overall look of the estate? (e.g. litter, houses, dog
mess, park areas.)
3.)
How do you feel about the amount of vandalism within the estate? With 1 being
low and 10 being high how would you rate it? (please circle a number)
1
4
7
10
2
5
8
3
6
9
Any
other comments
4.) What is your opinion on personal safety and safety of property within the estate? Do you feel you can move round all of the Druids Heath estate safely?
5.)
Do you think that having more streetlights and CCTV cameras around the estate
will help with safety? Why?
6.)
What activities/facilities and places do you currently use on the estate?
7.)
Do you think that there are enough places for children and young people around
the estate? For example parks and areas to play ball games.
8.)
What do you want from the estate?
9.)
What facilities would you like to see on the estate? (look at pictures other young people
thought would be a good idea, please put picture number down)
10.)
Where could these facilities be placed on the estate?
Thank
you for your time in completing this questionnaire. If you would like to discuss any of your answers further just
call into the Maypole Centre.
Maypole Centre
Idmiston
Croft
Birmingham
B14 5NJ
Tel 0121
464 6172
Fax 0121 464 6181
email: maypole_youth_centre@birmingham.gov.uk
www.maypolecentre.co.uk
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Maypole Action Group Working Hard
Maypole
Action Group
Video
Shoot
Am I Anti-Social
Maypole Action Group
Lyrics
Where
are we supposed to go?
Why do we keep our heads low
Were always in a gang
Cuz theres no where to hang
Am I anti-social if Im in a group?
Hoodys and caps that what we wear
Why do people stop and stare
Why do we get the blame, cuz theres trouble every where
I dont know, I dont know
Where
are we supposed to go?
Why do we keep are heads low
Were always in a gang
Cuz theres no where to hang
When
kids cotch on walls
Most people think its uncool
Troubles caused by a football
People think were bitter
Cuz people drop their litter
Should we care should we care?
Where
are we supposed to go?
Why do we keep are heads low
Were always in a gang
Cuz theres no where to hang
Maypole
Youth Centre has bought us together
Theres been a debate
To rebuild the estate
Theres so many of us
Doing our things just as friends
Not as gangs not as gangs
Where
are we supposed to go?
Why do we keep are heads low
Were always in a gang
Cuz theres no where to hang
This
graph shows the amount of young people who took part filling in the
questionnaires. It also shows the
gender split of all young people who took part.
The total number of young people who took part was 146
This
pie chart shows the number of young people who took part within
individual age ranges
This graph shows where all the young people who have taken part with filling in questionnaires live on the estate
This graph shows where all the young people who have taken part filling in questionnaires hang around with their mates on the estate
This graph shows responses from the young people about why they hang around in chosen places on the estate
Young
peoples response to question 1
What do you think of the estate?
Young
peoples response to question 2
What do you think of the overall look of the
estate?
Question
3
This graph represent the young peoples views
about the amount of
vandalism on the estate
Young
peoples response to question 4
Do you feel you can move around the estate
safely?
Question
4
What is your opinion on personal safety and
safety of
property within the estate?
Young
peoples response to question 5
Do you think that having more streetlights and
CCTV cameras
around the estate will help with safety?
Young
peoples responses to question 6
What activities/facilities and places do you
currently use on the estate?
Young
peoples response to question 8
What do you want from the estate?
Young peoples response to question 9
What facilities would you like to see on the estate?
Referring
to the picture booklet
In 1st
place
picture 17 an adventure swing
Other Pictures that were popular
Young
peoples response to question 9
This graph shows other examples of facilities
which young people
would like on the estate
Young
peoples response to question 10
Where could these facilities be placed on the
estate?
Acknowledgement
Thanks
to the Maypole Centre and everybody that has participated in the project to
create a better environment in the community of Druids Heath.
Your time and effort has been appreciated.
Thanks again from the young people of Druids Heath Estate.
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OReilly
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Clare
OLoughlin
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Sarah
Poole
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Poole
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Bernadette
Palmer
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Katie
Edge
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Clarke |
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Where do we go from here?
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Maypole Centre
Idmiston
Croft
Birmingham
B14 5NJ
Tel 0121
464 6172
Fax 0121 464 6181
email: maypole_youth_centre@birmingham.gov.uk
www.maypolecentre.co.uk
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