CYP Now - My Life: Gavin McKenna, 16, east London

I like the people at Manorroots. We get together and design stuff and watch DVDs. They take us on trips, which keeps us out of trouble. It's a good project because it keeps you off the streets, stealing things, and gives you constructive things to do instead. It's just very fun, it keeps you entertained.

I'm not a trouble-maker but some people just start trouble. When you'reat Manorroots you're off the street and there's no reason to get intotrouble. I don't look for trouble. I think the Government should clampdown on anti-social behaviour. People are stabbing people for no reason,which I think is silly. If I had a choice, I would fight but I wouldn'tuse a weapon.

I think the Government could do more stuff like Manorroots for peoplelike me who are not looking for trouble. But the Government should clampdown more on people looking for trouble, like on buses.

Charles Clarke? Who's that? If I could talk to him, I'd ask him how itfelt being the Home Secretary. I would ask him to do more in my area -like basketball cages. I'd ask him to get more stuff for us to do.

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