The Tutbury Teen Campaign is made up of local young people, adullts, Borough and County Councillors plus Gary Williams from Staffordshire County Council’s Youth Service. Tutbury Teen Campaign is a fully constituted committee.

The young people came up with their name and logo from a core group of about seven which was formed from interested teenagers who responded to an initial survey carried out at De Ferrers specialist Technology College in 2005.

The teenagers became part of the committee that was subsequently formed to look into the provision of a youth play facility, what type of equipment was needed and to identify a suitable location.

All the teenagers have worked incredibly hard, and with a great deal of professionalism and maturity, in order to provide their peers with a play facility in the village.

Two of the teenagers, namely Melissa and Amy gave an excellent presentation in the form of a video to the Trent & Dove Panel (Trent & Dove Housing Association), and persuaded Trent & Dove to become involved in the project.

To date, the committee has managed to raise Ł12,000 - Ł5,000 from the Community Learning Partnership, Ł5,000 from Trent & Dove, Ł1000 from County Councillor Bob Fraser’s Local Membership Initiative Scheme, Ł1000 from Ward Action Service Plan (WASP). The WASP element was awarded by Cllr’s Liz Staples and Trevor Hathaway - East Staffordshire Borough Council ward members for Tutbury and Outwoods respectively.

Funds raised to date are sufficient to finance the first part of the scheme - a teenage shelter and an aero skate. This equipment will be installed as soon as the manufacturers can give a start date.

The scheme, in its entirety, which the young people chose, comprises a teen shelter, play equipment, skate board equipment (grind rail), and fun box. The whole scheme complete with safety surfacing is expected to cost Ł60000 (price base date oct 07).