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Success Factory - October 2007
35 young people spent a day enjoying Falconry, Archery and working on high and low ropes at the Success Factory in October
The event organised by the GGH Tenant Participation Team was designed to build on the self confidence of the young people and encourage them to be involved in team activities.
The young people all from areas covered by Stronger Together in Warrington attended the event as part of an ongoing 12 month project. The idea of the project being carried out in partnership with Play Development and the Youth Service is to encourage young people between the ages of 8 and 13 years to get involved in local activities of interest. |
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No Messin Event - August 2007
Two days of free events to keep youngsters away from dangers on the railways. The No Messin' Live! aims to reduce death and injury on railway lines, and is on tour again this summer. The No Messin' LIVE tour was free and allowed 10-16 year-olds to try new activities or skills, it featured:
- climbing wall
- surfing simulator
- motorbikes
- DJ mixing tables
- wrestling
- boxing
- circus skills
- urban t-shirt design and much more
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Longford Clean Up & Fun Day - August 2007
We regularly have skip days and clean-up days on estates to enhance their appearance and help tenants to discard rubbish. During August’s school holidays Longford’s skip day also involved the community in a Fun Day at St Stephens School. The event was supported by many local agencies who provided free advice, face-painting, games, fruit and entertainment for the 80 residents and children that attended. Everyone enjoyed the day and thanked and all the agencies for their efforts.
While all the fun was happening, we removed 3.5 tonnes of rubbish from 11 gardens and 29 large skips were filled. The event was very successful, which we hope to repeat in the future and in other areas.
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Federation Football Tournament - August 2007
The sun shone for the second tournament held at Victoria Park Arena. The tournament for ages up to 19 had over 130 attendees. The event supported by GGH, WBC Positive Futures, the Peace Centre, The Children’s Society, Boots and NSPCC was funded by a grant received by the Federation from Awards for All. |
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LA Bowl Trip - Easter 2007 - Striking Success
50 young people from Warrington enjoyed free ten pin bowling in April. The event was organised by GGH and funded by the Neighbourhood Action Teams in Warrington aimed to: |
- encourage young people to participate in activities during school holidays
- breakdown some of the barriers between residents from different areas
- encourage younger and older people to spend time together
One bowler said, “I’d never been bowling before. It was great fun and better than playing on my computer”.
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Federation Football Tournament - October 2006
More than 150 young footballers from 18 teams braved the damp conditions to take part in the first “Federation Cup”. Held on 18 October, the tournament was named after the organisers, the Warrington Federation of Tenants and Residents. The aim was to encourage young people who do not regularly get involved in structured activities.
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Three were three age groups:
- Boys 16 – 19 years old - won by Orford
- Boys 15 years old and under - won by Sutton
- Girls under 18 years old - won by Westy
Each participant walked away with a medal, a pair of shin pads and a souvenir football.
The tournament was sponsored by the Cheshire Community Fund and supported by a number of local companies and organisations including Permadoor, Connaughts, NTL, Warrington Guardian, NSPCC, M2 and the Northwest Development Agency. The event was organised by Golden Gates Housing, Sport Warrington and volunteers from the Warrington Federation.
The organisers are planning to hold a similar event during the summer holidays so keep a look out for how you can take part.
“If we weren’t here today we would be bored, probably sat in the bus shelter.”
“This is a lot more fun than playing on my computer all day.”
“Great fun breaks up the half term.”
“It was a great event and it keeps us out of trouble.”
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Greenfilm - Film Project
GGH supported a group of youngsters from Orford to make films.
The group worked with film expert Dan Whitehouse - and some supportive adult volunteers - to create a variety of shorts, all filmed around the Grasmere & Greenwood estate.
The aim was to encourage younger people to get involved with housing issues and to help younger people to gain new skills and learn about film and editing.
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When then project was completed the local community were invited to an open viewing at Greenwood Community Centre.
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Youth Conference
GGH’s Youth Conference was a great success with 50 teenagers from numerous estates attending and giving us their views on our services. The young people took part in several consultations and have already given us important information about their priorities and how together we can improve our communities.
The conference was very well supported with 14 agencies attending and providing information about the many opportunities and activities there are for young people in Warrington.
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The event was very interactive with art workshops, music, games, raffles and even a visit from some of the Wolves players. Pictured are Haydn Haughton who won a signed rugby ball and Josh Bowen who won the CD player.
GGH will be looking build on this success and continue to develop further involvement with the young people of our Town.
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Federation 'Easter' Cup 2007
The Easter holidays saw the second Federation Cup football tournament take place and the participants enjoyed better weather than the first tournament held last October.
The tournament funded by the Cheshire Community Fund and organised by Positive Futures and GGH was to encourage young people to take part in more structured activities. Everyone who took part received a medal, shin pads and a souvenir football. |
The event was a great success with teams from across Warrington, each playing 7 games each with one of the Peace Centre Teams winning the cup in a tightly contested final.