Arson reduction project
Thanks to a £10,000 pound Arson reduction grant in conjunction with Communities First Eastmoors Youth Centre ran six outreach sessions in the local parks. We ran many different workshops with an Arson Reduction message at the core of all the activities. We had face painting, special effects wounds, tee-shirt designing, poster making and football to name just a few of the activities on offer.
We also had visits from the local fire fighters and their fire truck, which were a great hit with the kids and grownups alike. The project was a great success with approximately 60 children and young people attending.
Art in the park
Throughout the summer the young people who attend Adamsdown youth provision were involved in an art project to enhance Helen Park. We had an artist come to work with them to create pottery tiles and wood carvings and at the end of the summer all the work was put on display for the public with a big launch party.
It’s a knockout
This was the end of our summer programme and with Communities First and other agencies we ran a community event the likes of never seen before in the area, with giant inflatablefree face painting, rock climbing and laser tag. Although it rained on and off it didn’t dampen the fun had by both competitors and spectators. The whole event was free to the community who turned out on mass to support the 8 teams that took part. We estimated around 600 spectators turned up to this fantastic event. We hope that we can repeat this event this summer and make it an annual event, but we will need support from all the local community to make this happen.
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