Local Development Framework

Honiton Youth Club

20 July 2010

Summary

  • There is alot of anti-social behaviour at the skate park- move it to somewhere it’s more visible or add lights/ CCTV to allow it to be used.
  • Most young people would leave Honiton mainly to go to University or to travel. A couple of people also mentioned they would leave to find employment.
  • Too many antique and charity shops in Honiton. Need more suitable for teenagers e.g clothes shops for young people. The other suggestions for things they would like to happen in Honiton(in order of popularity) were a cinema, more interesting/ bigger shops for young people (CD shop, Game, books, clothes), a safe skate park, motorbike trail.
  • There is nothing to do between the ages of 12 and 16. Could school facilities be more available out of school time. Some did not know what a Community Centre was, but most would like one in Honiton. Cinema facilities provided at a Community Centre would be good. Provide more for all ages on new housing developments- not just under 14s.
  • The trains are not bad but could do with running later. The buses take too long and are unreliable.
  • The young people did not like Honiton Community College. They did not like the empty shops, grafitti, litter, scaffolding works and scruffy unkempt areas of the town.
  • The young people really liked the facilities there are in Honiton already such as the youth club, recreation fields, skate park etc.

Methods

  1. Members of Honiton Youth Club were given 6 disposable cameras to take pictures of what:
  • They don’t like about Honiton
  • They do like about Honiton
  • What they would like to see in Honiton

3 of the cameras were returned successfully containing 11 photos of what they did like about Honiton and 28 photos of what they didn’t like

  1. Short one page questionnaires were given out at a meeting of Honiton Youth Club on 20 July 2010. 12 young people completed these questionnaires. From all the completed questionnaires one was drawn at random and they won a £25 music voucher.
  1. Whilst at the Honiton Youth Club we discussed some of the issues with the 16 young people in attendance.

Results Summaries for each method

Discussions

  • There is alot of anti-social behaviour at the skate park- move it to somewhere it’s more visible or add lights/ CCTV to allow it to be used.
  • The trains are not bad but could do with running later.
  • The buses take too long and are unreliable.
  • Most young people will leave Honiton to travel or find the right job. Most are going into the sixth form.
  • There’s not alot to do if you’re between 12 and 16 in Honiton.
  • Could school facilities be more available out of school time.
  • Too many antique and charity shops in Honiton. Need more suitable for teenagers e.g clothes shops for young people.
  • Some did not know what a Community Centre was, but most would like one in Honiton. Cinema facilities provided at a Community Centre would be good.
  • Provide more for all ages on new housing developments- not just under 14s.

Questionnaires

  • All the young people felt there wasn’t enough for young people to do in Honiton.
  • The most popular suggestions for things they would like to happen in Honiton(in order of popularity) were a cinema, more interesting/ bigger shops for young people (CD shop, Game, books, clothes), a safe skate park, motorbike trail.
  • 33% cannot easily get to the places they want to go to. The most popular reason for this was that later trains are needed.
  • 20% will still live in Honiton in ten years time, 80% will not. Most would leave to go to University or to travel. A couple of people also mentioned they would leave to find employment.
  • When asked what one thing they would improve about Honiton most felt that it needed more for young people to do- this included more shops for younger people. Less anti-social behaviour was mentioned by two young people.

Photo Project

  • The young people really liked the facilities there are in Honiton already such as the youth club, recreation fields, skate park etc.
  • The young people did not like Honiton Community College. They did not like the empty shops, grafitti, litter, scaffolding works and scruffy unkempt areas of the town. They also did not like the charity shops and felt there should be more clothes shops for younger people.