There are now a number of projects where young people are getting involved in creating the youth facilities of the future.
One such scheme is Southpoint, Blackpool, which is being funded by the government's £270m Myplace youth facilities building programme.
The £4m youth centre is due to open in September 2011 and young people have been involved in every aspect of its creation.
Stuart Dunne, positive contributions manager and lead for young people's involvement at Blackpool Council, says: "We wanted young people's involvement from the start, so we spoke to the members of Blackpool's Young People's Council about the possibility of bidding for a grant for the youth centre. They were keen and so we trained a group of them to give them research skills to carry out wider consultation."
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