Myplace: Rhiannon

Hi, my name's Rhiannon. I'm from York and was invited to come along to a meeting about Myplace through my involvement in the Duke of Edinburgh Award. At the beginning I had no idea about Myplace and I hadn't even heard about it before!

We were given a brief about the council's bid and discussed their aims. The idea is to create a space in the city centre where young people can go and socialise. We looked at what it is the young people of York would like to have in this new building and the different ways we could find this out. The council needs to have their young people on board and so are really keen to hear our ideas and plans for this project. They need to make a case which they can put forward detailing our plans and ideas. We thought about this and how it will affect different groups of people. We did an exercise with a piece of string and looked at how different people such as the media, the council, the general public and individual organisations and charities are all linked to young people. I had no idea so many people are involved. If the bid is successful we'll be able to talk to the architects and be involved with the design of the building all the way, so the whole project will have a massive input from the young people. After all we're the ones that will be using it! After this first session I'm now really excited about the project. It sounds like an amazing opportunity for all the young people in York. Fingers crossed we get the bid!

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COUNCIL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE