Hannah Gibney, 17, Emily Middleton, 15, and Idris Olasupo, 15, were invited to speak at the conference which was organised by Children Now's sister magazine, Young People Now.
They highlighted the lack of free and accessible leisure facilities and gave ideas on how young people could be encouraged to get involved in more voluntary activities and schemes.
Idris spoke of his own experience living in East London: "In my area there was nothing for us to do, and we were just hanging around the streets until the police told us we could apply for a free leisure centre card. I think these things should be free for everyone."
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