As the Pegasus community continues to grow, there’s also a growing need for a space where our young people can connect and socialise.
This is an extract from the August 2024 e-Newsletter
In April, Council engaged with young people in Pegasus to find out where they like to hang out and what they enjoy doing, all the purpose of co-designing a Pegasus Youth Space.
Staff ran workshops with the Year 8 class at Woodend Primary School and with the Year 7 and 8 classes at Pegasus Bay Primary School, as well as attended Kaiapoi High School. All up we engaged with 140 Pegasus locals under the age of 18!
These young people told us that the most popular hang out spots in Pegasus are local parks and playgrounds, the beach and the dairy. Most told us that they felt there’s not much to do in Pegasus, but they enjoy spending time with friends, playing sports, surfing, skating and shopping.
They told us they want a Youth Space that is fun, energetic, playful, safe, calm, clean and tidy.
Based on this feedback, we are working to review the current youth-friendly sites in Pegasus and identify potential opportunities for activities and appropriate locations. This may lead to several different smaller youth-friendly activities as opposed to one large, dedicated space.
Some ideas will be presented to the Woodend Sefton Community Board later in the year before we ask the wider community for their thoughts and feedback.
Stay tuned!
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