November 2024: Initital conversations with West Mercia Police & Talk Community about youth voice and community concerns in Bromyard
December 2024 to February 2025: Exploratory conversations with wide range of Bromyard based organisations and individuals already supporting children and young people. This included Bromyard Town Councillors & County Councillors, St Peter’s Church, Bromyard Food Bank
February 2025: Desk and street research into youth activities already available in the town and surrounding area
February 2025: Young people from P.O.V. Producers group visit Bromyard to take street portraits of community leaders including Scouts, Bromyard Pride, Halo, Art Club, Legges & Councillors
February 2025: Introduction to Queen Elizabeth High School

March 2025: Series of creative consultation sessions with Hope Centre Youth Group
March 2025: Conversation with Bromyard Youth Theatre (Courtyard Centre for the Arts-run) at The Conquest Theatre, Bromyard
March 2025: Consultation with Kempson Players Committee to ask how young people currently use Bromyard’s large park

March 2025: Consultation with Halo staff at The Bromyard Centre
March 2025: Bromyard Guides and The Hope Family Centre’s Hope Youth Group
March 2025: Creative consultation sessions get underway with Years 5 and 6 at St Peter’s Primary supported by West Mercia Police, producing poetry and short film about their experiences and feelings about Bromyard

April 2025: Presentation to Bromyard Town Council
May 2025: Consultation at Party in the Park in Kempson Players Park, asking children and young people how they use the green space in town

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April 2025: Series of creative consultation sessions with Year 10 cohort from Queen Elizabeth High School about life experiences in the town and surrounding area. Focus on hopes for the future.

April 2025: Online survey completed by Year 10 and 11 pupils at Queen Elizabeth High School
May 2025: Survey co-creation sessions with Years 7, 8 and 9 students at Queen Elizabeth High School producing survey questions and exploring key themes
June 2025: Survey shared with Bredenbury Primary
June 2025: Survey shared with Brockhampton Primary
June 2025: Paper based survey completed by Years 7 to 9 at Queen Elizabeth High School
June 2025: Surveys shared with children and young people not in school
June 2025: New P.O.V.-led creative writing group set up at Bromyard Public Hall for young people (free)
June - July 2025: Free creative dance & parkour sessions take place at Queen Elizabeth High School with 2Faced Dance
June 2025: Young people supported to capture Scarecrow Festival and Local People Portraits

July - August 2025: Pop-up sessions (engagement event) aimed at 9-12 year olds at The Bromyard Centre with support from West Mercia Police, Talk Community, High Sheriff of Herefordshire, Halo, Hope Centre, Strong Young Minds, & Herefordshire Libraries
August 2025: Artwork exhibited as part of Bromyard Artwalk

July 2025: Hope Centre Youth group responding to the survey and creating presentation and interview questions for the Sharing Event
July 2025: Bromyard Conquest Courtyard Youth Theatre commissioned to create original performances based on the Youth Voices report findings
August 2025: Youth engagement event for 13-16 year olds at Halo with support from West Mercia Police and Talk Community
September 2025: Creative Writing Group producing content in response to the findings
September 2025: Hope Centre Youth Group creating youth-led presentation for public Sharing Event
October 2025: Sharing Event held at St Peter’s Church, Bromyard
October 2025: Bromyard Youth Voices report published
November 2025: Report and films circulated by Bromyard Info in print and online

Bromyard Youth Report: what we did