Young Carers - seniors!

On Friday last I spent an hour with the senior Young Carers, finding out what they think would make Buckingham an even better place for them (or "less boring" as one person put it!) They had lots of ideas! (See below)

• Pop up cafe in Bourton Park during busy times
• And a public toilet there too
• More shelters & indoor spaces for young people to go to especially when it's raining 
• A bigger MUGA (Multi Use Games Area) in Chandos Park 
• No more coffee shops
• Existing coffee shops to be more young person friendly 
• A McDonald's 
• A café for young people 
• A water park 
• A way (?) of stopping people who are too old from using the playgrounds
• Indoor skate park 
• Outside pool
• Playgrounds for older youngsters with a proper zip wire etc
• Paintball area
• Fishpond 
• Ways to encourage young people to go outside more (not stuck on a tablet/comp) 
• No more hairdressers 
• KFC 
• Go kart arena
• Better roads - fewer pot holes 

... an amazing list! I explained that many of these were not in the gift of the Town Council or just too expensive right now. But this has prompted me to explore possibilities such as a cafe in Bourton Park or maybe a portaloo during school holidays perhaps. There are other things that could happen with a bit of nifty resource "skullduggery" too.

It was great to meet them - a lively group of enthusiastic young people. Such a joy.