Hundreds of youngsters have responded to a youth survey eager to have their say on changes they want to see within their town.

Almost 750 Newhaven residents aged between nine and 25 returned questionnaires offering their views on facilities in the town.

A "wish list" has now been drawn up and presented to town decision makers under the guidance of the Newhaven Community Development Association (NCDA).

The town's young people have come up with a set of 18 recommendations, based on the survey and a series of follow-up group discussions.

The Youth Working Group - an umbrella group made up of organisations including schools, churches and Lewes District Council - will meet in early October to begin discussions on how the recommendations can be implemented.

The survey has thrown up some surprising responses and reveals many young people in Newhaven to have a fear of crime.

They say ways need to be found to make the town feel safer and say action should be taken to address serious misbehaviour among the under 12s.

Among the recommendations to be discussed are the provision of a skate park, cinema, social club, discos and a local radio station.

Young people also want to see more youth groups, safe neighbourhood play areas, better promotion of existing facilities, regeneration of sports facilities, improvements to the town centre and better use of green spaces.

Penny Shimmin, acting programme manager for the NCDA, said: "As far as I know a survey like this has not taken place before.

"Newhaven has been identified as a regeneration area and obviously the needs of young people in the town are great. Funding for this research has been provided as part of the Newhaven Economic Partnership regeneration programme.

"This is basically a wish list. There is going to have to be more funding and we will have to look at where that can be sought. However, some funding is already there.

"The important thing is to get it right. We must make sure funding is going in the right direction."

Questionnaires were sent to every pupil at Tideway School, Newhaven, and to years five and six at every primary school in the town. A total of 743 were returned providing a huge database of information.

One possible venue for a social club are the closed public toilets in Chapel Street, although that is currently just one of several options being considered.