Kids Are Alright film shows mixed attitudes to youth
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"You see them on the street, they stand in groups talking and they don't let you pass."
"They all think we're rebels on the street, they think we're a bit awful really."
"They clash about what you wear and how you look, which isn't very nice because I'm a nice person and I wouldn't steal."
"Because of what you read and hear on the TV you expect them to act in a certain way, especially if they're in groups, and I've always been proved wrong."
Know us before you judge us, Fenland's youth say in a special film aimed at measuring perceptions to young people.
The Kids Are Alright film was made by the Fenland Youth District Council to promote a youth stereotype-busting campaign by the same name.
The short film was shot in March and Wisbech in June. Residents of all ages were asked about their perceptions of young people.
The film revealed that in general Fenland residents have varying views of young people.
Those interviewed included teens who felt their age group was maligned, as well as a reformed rebel who has turned his life around and volunteers as a youth worker.
The thought-provoking film was premiered at our Kids Are Alright event in Chatteris on June 27, 2009.
The Kids Are Alright is a year-long campaign in the Cambs Times and Wisbech Standard newspapers. It also involves the Cambridgeshire Criminal Justice Board, Fenland District Council, Youth District Council, Connexions, the Fire Service and Cambridgeshire County Council.
You can view the Kids Are Alright film on the link above or on You Tube.