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The Link Magazine • March 2006 7
Pupils decide to take community action

Youngsters at Greendown Com-
munity School are so disgusted
with the state of West Swindon
that they are planning to take di-
rect action to tidy it up.
Working with Freshbrook
y
Church outh worker Dave
Davison some 50 youngsters have
volunteered to form an action
group to carry out community
cleanups with the support of other
agencies, like the police, council
community wardens, Swindon
Youth for Christ and Millennium
Volunteers.
Year 8 pupil Joanna Roberts
joined the project after Dave took
an assembly. "He told us the story
of the good chav who cared about
his community and said everybody
is responsible for keeping it tidy."
Lianne Rayner said, "a lot of us
are angry at the strories in news-
papers which make Greendown
pupils responsible for all the bad
things going on in the area.
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A lot of s want dot h'mgs E..- Ready for action in their community. Greendown Year 7 and 8 pupils and members of the school council
y
make our communit better."
Dave is pleased with the enthu- publicity for their initiatives.
April
siastic response. "Young people Greendown teacher Jason Tu- Is an April Spring clean your thing?
feel frustrated by the way they are dor said pupils were inspired after Litter is just as visually offensive as graffiti and it's more
seen. They are often blamed for the assemblies. "Most young peo- widespread. So, how about joining in with the Greendown
the ills of society but it's very un- ple are responsible and are consid- initiative and organising a Spring Clean Challenge in your
fair to lump all teenagers under erate and don't condone anti-so- neighbourhood, your street, cul-de-sac, or local park?
the category of trouble makers or cialbehaviour.They'rereallykeen If you and your neighbours could organise a tidy up, contact
'a problem.' on showing how they can do some- The Link on 608840 or mail: [email protected]
"They are responsible people thing for their community.
who want to contribute to the place "They've come up with lots of
that many will still be living in ideas in advance of an assembly
when they are adults and bringing on 22 February with the police, the
up their own children." fire service, community wardens ® I ^ S S i m 11 l e
Rather than community action and volunteer organisers." 1
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