Junior Wardens - achieve and inspire.

Central and Hinpdool Junior Wardens were presented with their John Muir Discovery Award and ASDAN Activities Award certificates at a presentation evening at the Forum recently.

16 young people have worked on community and environmental projects to successfully complete the two awards. 

Over 50 people attended the presentation event to congratulate the young people on thier achievements.

Th evening also saw the first showing of the Junior Wardens film which can be viewed at the following link http://vimeo.com/17218427

The film was a collaboration between Central and Hindpool Junior Wardens and Neighbourhood Wardens, Green Heart Den community garden and was professionally finished by Morph Films of Lancaster. The funding for the film came for the Our Green Spaces element of Green Heart Den's project. 

After entering the auditorium down the red carpet the young people recieved their John Muir Awards from the Mayor and Mayoress of Barrow.

The second certificate presentation to the young people, their ASDAN Activities Award, was made by Jamie Rooney and Liam Harrison from Barrow Raiders Rugby League team. The young people were delighted to meet both the local dignataries and local sporting celebrities.

Thanks for the success of the Junior Wardens project must go to Andy, Paul and Phil who organise the sessions and activities with the young people and also to a great friend of the project Graham Bromley from Green Heart Den. Last but not least the young people have been fantastic throughout and we all look forward to working with them over the coming months as they add to their achievements and prove an inspiration to us all.

For further information about the Junior Warden project please contact Andy High on 01229 876546 or at ahigh@barrowbc.gov.uk.

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Junior Wardens receive awards

Central and Hindpool Junior Wardens received their John Muir Discovery awards last week at St James' school. They were presented by Barrow's Mayor Dorothy Dawes.

In total 17 young people and one adult volunteer received the awards after over 60 hours of environmental work in their community.

The Junior Wardens have worked alongside the Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Wardens on litter picking, planting, making bird boxes and lots more - much of the work took place around the Green Heart Den community garden site at the rear of Marsh Street (www.greenheartden.blogspot.com). 

Inspector Geoff Steele told the children at the presentation event, "You inspire me. We at the Police think the work you are doing is tremendous. We think the Junior Warden scheme is a great project and we hope you carry on and go from strength to strength - thank you, you're wonderful." 

Andy High, Senior Neighbourhood Warden said "It was such a pleasure to work with the young people - no matter what we asked them to do, whether it was litter picking or digging in the soil to plant seeds they did the work with a smile on their faces."

If you are in the last two years of school at St James', Greengate Juniors, Sacred Heart or St George's schools and would like to join the Junior Wardens please contact 01229 876546 neighbourhoodmgt@barrowbc.gov.uk