AFTER last week’s story about whether ‘Malvern was a place to die for or a place to go to die’ Observer reporter Beth Sharp canvassed the views of some young people about what they thought.
Robert Porter, head boy at Malvern College, who has lived in Malvern all his life said he thought William Chaundy had a point although he added labelling it ‘a place to die’ was a little harsh.
He added he liked to go to Ask with his friends, The Nag’s Head, curry houses and the hills quite a lot.
And, although there was a cinema in the town he normally went to the one in Worcester, which offered a 25 per cent discount and he and his friends could go out for a meal afterwards.
“When I am not at school I like to go for drinks with friends, see my girlfriend and watch Netflix – I try and keep myself busy spending time with my friends and family,” Robert said.
“I think Malvern needs to be a bit more diverse in terms of what it offers – it has a lot of charity shops and coffee shops. Once you have done those you have really done it all.
“Somethings like Friar Street, in Worcester, would be good with galleries, cafés and restaurants as people spend a lot of time down there.”
Natally Coventry, 18, who has lived in the town since she was eight, said she also agreed there was not really anything to do in Malvern.
She added the cinema was OK but there was only one screen so there was not as much choice.
Natally said if she was to go out in the evenings with her friends she normally went to Costa, Nero or Ask.
“I would like to see better shops and better restaurants,” she added.
“We normally just get the train to Worcester which is ten minutes away.
“There is nothing to do in the town for young people, people tend to go to more house parties as the night life is not great – if you want a night out you go to Worcester.
“I think the only young people that hang out in Malvern tend to be the boarders.”
Alexandra Marsh, 15, who is a boarder from Moscow at Malvern College, agreed with Natally and Robert and said she disappointed most of the town closed by 5.30pm.
She added: “It is not great if you don’t have transport.
“We usually go to Mac and Jac’s or Costa but other than that we don’t really go anywhere else just because everything closes so early.
“I live in Moscow where everything is open all the time so it is a bit weird and we are not allowed too far from the school.”
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