Big Local Kirk Hallam Ladywood School Council meeting, 19 December 2012

Who took part Those who took part included Corey, Millie, Netta, Theo, Isaac, Chloe, Lucy, Oliver, Travis, Molly, Luke, Catherine, Noah, Melanie Lawson, Sam Heaford and Bill Badham (Big Local Rep). What we did The group wrote on heart shaped postits the things they liked about Kirk Hallam and then on gold bars the things they think could be better. These have been grouped together below to show the main areas and priorities of the children and young people. These ideas will be fed into the thinking and planning about how Big Local can make a big difference in the area.

(Photos used with permission) December 2012

What we like about Kirk Hallam What could make Kirk Hallam even better

People and how we treat each other • I love everything • I like being messy • Freedom • Peace • Family • Friends x 5 • Famous people • Gangman style

• Sharing x6 • Smiles x4 (I want smiles) • Respect! • Families • Friends • Some manners and sharing • People to be nicer • Less mean people • Less annoying teenagers • Community carnival

Homes and community

• Safety x 2 • A place to live and stay • A roof over my head • Food x 6 • Drink • Endless gities • Vehicles • Police station – it’s safe • Community Centre

• Safety x 4 (Make it safe) • Shops to be clean and a safe

environment for kids to be safe • Safer streets • For the place to be much safer and

cleaner • Safer parks x3 (I want the park near my

house to be safer) • Bushes chop down • Better road parameters • New houses • Better policing

School • School x 6 • School play • Happy teachers x 2 • Songs x 2 • Teacher • Work x 2

• Bigger school

Outside • Adventure • Trips x 3 • School trips • I like the parks x 9 • Nature reserve • Nature park • Tree adventure • Space around us • Fields • Playground • Woodlands • Tree adventures

• Bigger better parks • Park x2

Things to do • Games 2 • I like Lego in my house • I love Lego robots in class • Trampolines x 3 • Hunger games 2 (film and book)

• Cheaper things • Cheaper Lego

Programme for teenagers to do • Local sports clubs for local people to use

x3 • Youth club (I would like a youth club; I’ve

never had one.) x2 • More clubs for kids • Local swimming x3 (Swimming pool for

PE in school) • A lunch club so the different ages of Kirk

Hallam can be joined together

Shops • Shops x 3 • I love Greggs

• Shops • More shops