Somewhere to……Somewhere to……

Blackburn with Darwen – the Blackburn with Darwen – the hidden opportunities.hidden opportunities.

Somewhere to - Somewhere to - skateboardskateboard

• Preliminary qualitative Preliminary qualitative and quantitative and quantitative research already research already undertaken.undertaken.

• Surveys and filmed Surveys and filmed interviews with local interviews with local teenagers collated.teenagers collated.

• Preferred option - new Preferred option - new skateboarding venue skateboarding venue within Blackburn with within Blackburn with Darwen, with easy Darwen, with easy access for all young access for all young people.people.

Why choose us?Why choose us?

• We have already We have already undertaken our own undertaken our own small scale research.small scale research.

• We will demonstrate a We will demonstrate a connection with the connection with the young people of young people of Blackburn with Blackburn with Darwen.Darwen.

• We are able to We are able to produce evidence of produce evidence of ‘match funding’ ‘match funding’ available for this available for this research.research.

Lancashire Police and Lancashire Police and Crime CommissionerCrime Commissioner

• Clive Gunshaw has established a new Clive Gunshaw has established a new anti social behaviour initiative.anti social behaviour initiative.

• His new ‘commissioning’ powers are a His new ‘commissioning’ powers are a new source of revenue.new source of revenue.

• Collaboration with Lancashire County Collaboration with Lancashire County Council has ensured that research Council has ensured that research grants will be ‘match funded’.grants will be ‘match funded’.

• Targets young people aged between 16 Targets young people aged between 16 – 25.– 25.

Flexible space, 30,000 Flexible space, 30,000 square feet of limitless square feet of limitless

options!options!• Manner Sutton Manner Sutton

Street.Street.• Disused bus depot.Disused bus depot.• Not in a residential Not in a residential

area.area.• Ground floor space.Ground floor space.• Has the appropriate Has the appropriate

roof height required roof height required for ramps.for ramps.

• Location – outskirts of Location – outskirts of the town centre.the town centre.

• Square footage Square footage would provide:would provide:

Skateboard ramp.Skateboard ramp.

BMX obstacles.BMX obstacles.

Café area.Café area.

Recreation space – Recreation space – this could be this could be geared towards geared towards music and drama.music and drama.

Leah – talking to teensLeah – talking to teens

• Filmed interviews Filmed interviews with young people with young people from Blackburn.from Blackburn.

• Used quantitative Used quantitative and qualitative and qualitative survey techniques.survey techniques.

• With your research With your research grant, we would grant, we would expand and extend expand and extend our survey sample.our survey sample.

Qualitative versus Qualitative versus QuantitativeQuantitative

• Qualitative research Qualitative research enables you to enables you to provide in depth, provide in depth, detailed results.detailed results.

• Accurate and Accurate and specific data.specific data.

• Subjective – we ask Subjective – we ask what and why?what and why?

• Researcher involved Researcher involved in the process.in the process.

• Quantitative research Quantitative research is generalised. is generalised.

• It is an objective It is an objective approach – it asks approach – it asks broad questions of its broad questions of its subjects.subjects.

• Results are value free Results are value free and unbiased.and unbiased.

• Researcher is Researcher is separate from the separate from the process.process.

Our quantitative surveyOur quantitative survey

• We asked 16 – 25 year olds the following We asked 16 – 25 year olds the following question:question:

“ “If a space becomes available what If a space becomes available what activities would you like to use it for”?activities would you like to use it for”?

Options in a tick box format were – Options in a tick box format were – BMX/skateboarding, singing, film, sport, BMX/skateboarding, singing, film, sport,

music and drama or other.music and drama or other.

How old are you? Are you male or female?How old are you? Are you male or female?

Aime – a qualitative Aime – a qualitative approachapproach

• Use a smaller age Use a smaller age range, for example range, for example 15 – 17 year olds.15 – 17 year olds.

• Use video to record Use video to record the answers of the the answers of the sample group.sample group.

• Use social media – Use social media – email, facebook and email, facebook and twitter.twitter.

Understanding why… Understanding why…

• ““We don’t enjoy hanging around, We don’t enjoy hanging around, especially not in winter, but there is especially not in winter, but there is nowhere else for us to go so that’s nowhere else for us to go so that’s what we have to do it we want to see what we have to do it we want to see our friendsour friends”. (Liam Foster aged 13).”. (Liam Foster aged 13).

• ““Just because I am young and I hang Just because I am young and I hang out with a big gang of friends, they out with a big gang of friends, they think I look like troublethink I look like trouble”. (Sian Burdett ”. (Sian Burdett aged 14).aged 14).

Hobbies and InterestsHobbies and Interests

• About one third of About one third of teens were unable to teens were unable to identify a talent, identify a talent, interest or hobby that interest or hobby that they were passionate they were passionate about. (about. (www.keepyourchildsafe.org))

• Fewer than half who Fewer than half who did have a hobby, said did have a hobby, said they were supported they were supported and encouraged at and encouraged at school.school.

• In 2006, the C21 Project was In 2006, the C21 Project was awarded £500,000 in lottery fundingawarded £500,000 in lottery funding

• 20092009

• 20102010

• Nesta – Nesta – National National Endowment for Science, Endowment for Science, Technology, and the Arts Technology, and the Arts & Big Lottery Fund (BIG) & Big Lottery Fund (BIG)

• An opportunity An opportunity ‘snowball’ sample has ‘snowball’ sample has already shown that over already shown that over 50% of 16-17 year old 50% of 16-17 year old were interested in a were interested in a skate park facility skate park facility

The fly in the ointment?The fly in the ointment?

• Barriers faced by Barriers faced by young people in young people in accessing facilities:accessing facilities:

• TransportTransport

• Prohibitive costProhibitive cost

• Accessibility for Accessibility for allall

ConclusionConclusion• We have the We have the

infrastructure in place infrastructure in place to build upon research to build upon research already instigated.already instigated.

• We have obtained We have obtained assurances of ‘match assurances of ‘match funding’ if you choose funding’ if you choose our research team.our research team.

• We have shown our We have shown our methodology and our methodology and our detailed plan for detailed plan for collating information.collating information.

• We can deliver this We can deliver this research in the time research in the time frame set out by you.frame set out by you.

• It’s time for It’s time for ‘Somewhereto’ to ‘Somewhereto’ to arrive in Blackburn arrive in Blackburn with Darwen – our with Darwen – our team can facilitate a team can facilitate a successful project, successful project, through the collection through the collection and analysis of the and analysis of the research we hope to research we hope to undertake for you.undertake for you.

Research team.Research team.

• Louise BoursLouise Bours• Leah DickinsonLeah Dickinson• Rachel GilkesRachel Gilkes• Aime McDonaldAime McDonald