Peterhead Academy: Pupil Council 5 November 2013

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1 Peterhead Academy: Pupil Council 5 November 2013 The session was with 25 members of school s Pupils Council from across different year groups. The session was facilitated by Mark Williams and Nick Wright with assistance from Christine Milne and other teaching staff. In the week before the session, student had each done an exercise with their own class to find what they wanted to see happen to regenerate Peterhead town centre, using a questionnaire devised by the teachers containing different categories: Entertainments (gigs, concerts etc) Sports/activities Facilities Clothes shops General shops Food shops/restaurants/cafes Any other comments These suggestions have all been transcribed (see page 2). Structure of session: 1. Introduction. 2. Working in groups, students were asked to reflect on the ideas they had got from their classes and produce a mindmap/drawing/list of their ideas for the future of the town centre (see page 3). Plenary feedback. 3. Each student was asked to write down their own personal suggestion for the town centre. These have been transcribed (see page 5). Summary: Don t feel safe in town centre Dull town Public realm improvements - water/fountains, toilets, bins, greenery, rentabike, benches, better lighting. Community wardens / community ambassadors. More fairs, gigs, events and outside stage. Place for young people to hang out, relax, feel safe, have fun. E.g. café, arcade. More local businesses e.g. seafood restaurant: somewhere good to eat in the evening, based around local produce (adults independently suggested the same thing at the workshop) More High St shops, restaurants and somebody wanted a Spotty Bag Shop! Peterhead Academy 5November of 5

2 Transcription of ideas from individual classes before the Pupils Council session ENTERTAINMENT Bowling Ice Skating Cinema Strikers Arcade Concerts Gigs Proper outside stage Codonas Roller Disco Live bands/music Fair in town more often Sea world Snow world (like x-scape) SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES Astro Turf Go Karting Gym Facilities for all ages Rock Climbing Laser Tag Swimming Pool with flumes, wave Machine, etc More football - organised but not boy's clubs dodgeball indoor running track trampolining gymnastics Indoor skate park BMX Track Mini Golf Athletics club Girls Football Team Heat pool Skate park Dirt Bike Track Indoor Astro turf Outdoor Gym American Football Baseball Street Football Contact Rugby Cycling Basketball Paintball 3G Astro Turf Transition Extreme zip-line Adventure Park More play parks Quad Bikes Indoor tennis Squash Courts OTHER FACILITIES Sports Village New Hotel (premier inn?) Indoor Water Park Somewhere to play football in own time New Toilets in Centre Water Fountain Bigger football stadium with free entry to Pupils on selected matches Place for book signings, etc Free public toilets Casino Drop in centre for teenagers More bins Benches re-surface the running track Somewhere to go in evenings especially weekends Under 18 club nights better lighting in the town Camp site (not Lido) Theme Park Tube facilities (Glasgow/London underground) Really cool car wash (?) Train Station College SHOPS Clothes Shops: Primark Marks and Spencer Misguided Lipsy Quiz Topshop River Island H & M Quiz M&M World Hollister Abercrombie Haywire Ugg Store Harley Davidson Clothes Bigger New Look Next Football Shop Cult Intersport Claire's Accessories Superdry Schuh Jane Norman Sports Direct International Jack Wills JD Sport USC Topman Hot Topic G-Star Raw Jimmy Choo Deichmans Forever 21 Brandy Melville Bank Hugo Boss Republic Other Shops Game Apple Store Phone Shops Poundland HMV Lush Tesco Local Toys R Us Craft shops Music Shops Pet shop with animals Spotty Bag Shop Peterhead Academy 5November of 5

3 KEX Nail Salon Build a Bear Disney Store Pandora Farm Shop or Farmers Market Phone accessories shop Waterstones comic book store Sainsburys Blockbuster Carphone Warehouse Play Shopping Centre Art supplier magic Shop Charity shops Perfume shop Body shop Bigger WH Smith O2,Vodaphone,Orange, T-Mobile Joke Shop Bike shop Motor bike shop CAFES/FOOD/RESTAURANTS Greggs Starbucks Costa Ice Cream Shop KFC Subway Spur Nandos Jimmy Chungs Cosmos Pizza Hut TGI's Frankie & Bennys Dominoes Burger King Crepe Shop Ben and Jerry's Millie's Cookies American Candy Shop Dunkin Donuts Tesco Mr Pretzel Mindmaps etc from groupwork Peterhead Academy 5November of 5

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5 Individual ideas for the town centre Seafood restaurant overlooking the bay M+S More High Street shops indoor tennis Game Leisure centre (cinema, seafood restaurant, ice rink) Leisure centre (seafood restaurant, restaurant, bowling alley, hangout place) Electronics, PC shop etc TGI Fridays! More good places i.e. Subway/Mr Pretzel KFC Bookstore! Game (PC, PS etc) store More food choice! More greenery and nicer surroundings More boats for AST (sailing school) Union Square at the Old Mill Union Square at the Old Mill Karting track Forbidden Planet Funfair and attractions More shops open on Sundays More green space! More attractions Primark! Peterhead Academy 5November of 5