Summary of table discussions: Brief feedback from each of the tables on the priorities and issues identified
Minutes:
Table 1
Identified the following needs for young
people
- Skateboard park
- Use the woods for
paintballing every couple of months or so and mountain biking
- Track for motor
cycling including training for on and off road. Possible use of
farmer’s field.
- Youth club –
pool, games consoles etc
- Tennis court
- No where to go when
it is raining
- Facilities need to be
close as it is difficult to travel and parents aren’t always
around to ferry people about.
General points raised
- Youth club –
who’s going to run it? Needs to be
for primary and secondary ages need volunteers
- Istead Rise Community Association needs to set up a
young peoples sub committee.
- The community centre
needs to be used more.
- Need a footpath/cycle
way from Meopham station to
Istead Rise ( Kent Highways has this in
their budget plans for 2010/11
- The young people felt
safe and Istead Rise is a friendly
area, unlike Gravesend
- Need more competitive
sport. 5-a-side football tournaments that sort of thing
- Youth club at the
centre – need to find funds for a part time youth worker and
volunteers – look at the successful youth clubs in other
areas of Gravesham. How do they do it
- Look at running buses
from rural areas to the Woodville Halls for SNAP discos
- Climbing frame for
younger people
- Access to and use of
any facilities needs to be reasonably priced.
- Lack of swimming
pool, costs a lot to get to Northfleet
Table 2
- Would like to have a
swimming pool for Istead rise (but it
was explained that this very unlikely owing to cost)
- Better transport to
and from Gravesend/Bluewater is
needed
- Want a Multi-use
games area (MUGA) here at Istead
Rise
- The youth club at
Istead Rise closed down a while ago
because of lack of helpers, would like another one.
- The old caretakers house next to Istead rise school would make a good youth club but
it was also felt that more use should be made of the community
centre.
- 11-18 year olds are
bored and need informal facility
Table 3
·
Higham Youth club –relies on
volunteers
·
Young people run own discos
·
Istead rise community association
doesn’t do enough for young people
·
Ken jones- IRCA are considering
extending terrace for play area
·
IRCA Need to set up sub committee for youth matters
·
Footpaths alongside the A227 to Meopham
to make it safer to get to station.
·
KHS have this in the pipeline but it will be looked at in
2010-11
Table 4
- Istead rise very friendly, its ok to live here
- Young people would
like a MUGA
- Would use the new A2
activity area as long as it is competitively priced
- 5 a side football
– inter Gravesham competition
- Somewhere outside to
shelter from rain
- Facilities in the
village rather than having to travel
- Willing to contribute
to costs –ie young people can pay
a little
- Roads too dangerous
for younger children to cycle
Table 5
Summary of table discussions: Brief feedback from each of the tables on the priorities and issues identified