Making space for young voices across Mansfield

 

Mansfield Youth Voice is a creative listening project placing young people at the heart of conversations about their town.

Commissioned by Mansfield District Council, we are visiting schools and community groups across Mansfield to create space for young people to speak honestly about their lives, their hopes, their frustrations, and the changes they want to see.

These sessions will directly contribute to the Mansfield District Council Youth Strategy, ensuring that young people’s views and lived experiences are meaningfully represented in decisions that affect them. The workshops offer students a safe and engaging space to share their ideas, develop confidence and explore issues that matter to them and their communities. Using Zest’s trauma-informed, youth-led approach, sessions are designed to feel open, relaxed and genuinely collaborative, young people can share as much or as little as they want.

Over a series of creative sessions, we are working directly with young people across Mansfield to explore:

  • What it feels like to grow up in Mansfield right now

  • What’s working – and what isn’t

  • Where they feel safe, seen and supported

  • What needs to change

  • What a better future could look like

Credits

Creative & Production

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Toby Ealden

PARTICIPATION COORDINATOR / LEAD FACILITATOR
Adam Perkins

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Adam Pownall

PRODUCER
Beki Doig

PHOTOGRAPHY
Beki Doig

Research & Development

SUPPORTING FACILITATOR & ARCHIVIST
Cherry Walters

WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
Lewis Mathias

Participating Schools & Community Groups

Future Movement - Rambert at Mansfield Palace Theatre
Brunts Academy
KEFIRA @ Switch-Up
Queen Elizabeth’s Academy
The Garrage YPC
Inspire College, MyPlace Mansfield

Commissioned by Mansfield District Council