Young volunteers clean up

Published July 28, 2010.

Young eco champs in Chester-le-Street will kick off the school holidays by helping to tidy up local woodland.

Members of the Brockwell Youth Group will be taking part in a series of environmental activities throughout the summer.

The first event is a litter pick of woods behind Henley Avenue, Pelton Fell on Thursday, 29 July.

The group will be joined by officers from Durham County Council neighbourhood wardens, officers from the authority’s civic pride team and youth workers.

The young people will also be taking part in an environmental quiz.

Helen Douglas, Durham County Council senior civic pride officer, said: “Our young people are becoming increasingly concerned about the environment and the wider world around them.

“This programme of summer activities will give them the opportunity to make a real contribution to their local area.”

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Notes to News Editors: You are invited to send a reporter/photographer to the clean up between 11am and noon on Thursday, 29 July. Contact Helen Douglas, senior civic pride officer, 07795 826 265.