peterhead academy: pupil council 5 november 2013

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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!


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


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


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!

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