Agenda item

Young People's Issues

               I.      Quantitative analysis of ‘Dreams and Wishes’ – Marin Cook (MADT) will present a report followed by a discussion including any issues arising and lessons learned.

             II.      Report back from the two films shown at St John’s School during May and June.

            III.      £5k for Youth Transport/Access – Short interactive discussion to collect initial ideas on how best to spend this funding.

 

Next Steps - Agreeing the way forward.

Minutes:

i.Quantitative analysis of ‘Dreams and Wishes’

 

Martin Cook (MADT) briefly outlined data from the survey results, “The one thing that will make my life better is…”, including any issues arising and lessons learned from the survey.

 

Points made included:

 

  • Young peoples transport issues and activities in school and out where recurring themes throughout the survey.

 

  • Unfortunate that the villages of Berwick Bassett, Broad Hinton and the Winterbournes appeared to have had only twelve respondents complete the survey.

 

  • Improving transports issues would also help with social issues.

 

 

The Chairman thanked MADT for their analysis of the data.

 

 

 

II. Report back from the two films shown at St John’s School during May and June.

 

Fiona Lawson – (Kennet Visual Arts Trust) and Guy Loosmore – (Marlborough Town Council) gave a brief update of the showing of films by the Marlborough Downs Movies. Two films had been shown recently by this new initiative, one in the Town Hall and one in St John’s School. 64 tickets had been sold for the first and 93 for the second, resulting in a £209 loss for the first and £112 for the second. Further films were planned to be shown during September and October, again at the new theatre in St John’s.

Sheila Glass advised that Ramsbury PC would be willing for the the Ramsbury Flyer to be used to provide transport people for the film showings.

 

 

Points made included:

 

  • Marlborough Downs Movies were moving in the right direction but needed to improve marketing for future screenings.

 

  • There had been positive feedback from attendees of the first two film nights.

 

  • Marlborough Downs Movies would continue to look at the pricing structure for future film nights.

 

  • Marlborough Downs Movies hoped that the Marlborough Area Board would continue to support them in this venture.

 

 

The Chairman thanked Fiona Lawson and Guy Loosmore for the good work carried out so far.

 

 

 

 III. £5k for Youth Transport/Access – Short interactive discussion to collect initial ideas on how best to spend this funding.

 

The Chairman asked the meeting for suggestions as to how best utilise the £5k that had been allocated to the Marlborough Area Board for youth transport provision by Wiltshire Council.

 

The Chairman’s own view was that a working group should be set up to investigate this.

 

 

Points made included:

 

  • Various minibuses were available across the Marlborough community area, but these need qualified and CRB checked drivers to operate them, the money could be used for driver training and CRB checks.

 

  • The reinstatement of local footpaths and cycle lanes for young people to use safely would be beneficial to all concerned, local villages and communities could work together to link up footpaths and cycle ways.

 

  • Good partnership working would be vital for a successful local cycle network.

 

  • Pedestrian/cycle safety “hi-viz” accessories to be made available to young people.

 

 

Decision

 

It was agreed that a working group would be set up with the following members and would report back to the Marlborough Area Board.

 

  • Deena Beverley - KVAT
  • Ellie Vesey-Thompson - UKUP
  • Jane Brunning – Beckhampton Community Group
  • Richard Clark - MaVCAP
  • Peter O’brien – Devotion Youth Project
  • Liam Tatten-Bennett
  • Karen Davis
  • Cllr Peggy Dow – Wiltshire Council

 

 

The Chairman thanked everybody for their input.