Inspiring Communities features in ASDAN publications

Reports of Inspiring Communities activities have been featured in both the ASDAN Bulletin and on their website.

We're still continuing to work with young people using ASDAN as a means to accredit their learning in community settings. Most recently young people attending the Junior Wardens, working with the Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Management Warden team, have worked hard and done really well over the last year to gain credits towards ASDAN Activity Awards (more about this to follow a bit later in the year).  

To read the articles follow the links below;

Case Studies on ASDAN website

Inspiring Communities and ASDAN in national report

ASDAN Bulletin #12 Autumn 2011

For general information about ASDAN visit www.asdan.org.uk

Money raised for St Mary's Hospice at Love Barrow Awards

Lauren and James counting the money collected at the 2011 Love Barrow Awards ready to hand it over to Zoe Guest (Fundraising Manager, St Mary's Hospice).

Lauren and James are Central and Hindpool Junior Wardens who were shortlisted for Group of the Year at this years Awards ceremony.

The Awards attendees donated over £740 to the Hospice through the raffle on the evening. Thanks go to the Park Leisure Centre, the forum, Barrow AFC, Inside Out Activities, Apollo Cinemas and the Abbey House Hotel for donating raffle prizes.

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.

Junior Wardens on film

Beach clean at Roanhead

Central and Hindpool Junior Wardens attended a beach cleaning event at Roanhead recently. The photo (left) shows the Junior Wardens receiving their pre-beach clean briefing from the National Trust warden for the site. Fortunately the sun stayed out and made for a great day for all those who attended.

The Junior Wardens had a great time in a beautiful and peaceful enviroment and followed the beach clean with some pond dipping along the shore and around the nearby dunes.

The team collected several bags of rubbish from the beach and made their contribution to keeping the beautiful area clean. You can find out more about Roanhead and Sandscale Haws through visiting the National Trust website by clicking on the link here.

Junior Wardens - canoeing fun!

Central and Hindpool Junior Wardens enjoyed a canoeing session courtesy of volunteers at Duddon Canoe Club yesterday.

7 young people from the project attended and after some instructions about what to do they were confident enough to take to the water.

The sessions was one of the Summer programme provided for the Junior Warden scheme by Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Wardens.

Other sessions have included a visit to Furness Abbey, cleaning up and gardening for Cumbria CVS at their new premises on Hartington St, a trip to the cinema and gardening at the Green Heart Den.

Future sessions to come will include more canoeing and a beach clean at Roanhead. If you are aged between 9-11 years old and either live in the town centre or Hindpool or attend St James', St George's, Sacred Heart or Greengate Junior Schools then you are eligible to join.

For a Junior Wardens  application form you can either email neighbourhoodmgt@barrowbc.gov.uk or ring 01229 876546 or call into the Neighbourhood Management office office at 242/244 Dalton Rd, Barrow.

Junior Wardens at Barrow Carnival 2010

View the latest additions to our Flickr pages which show Junior Wardens and Neighbourhood Wardens at Barrow Carnival 2010.

Central and Hindpool Junior Wardens are inspiring young people who get involved in looking after their community in their spare time, and have a good time doing it.

Thanks to them all for thir hard work on Saturday at the carnival and thanks to Andy, Paul and Phil (Neighbourhood Wardens) for all their hard work in making the scheme such a great success.

Keep up the good work all concerned!

Our Flickr pages have new photos ...

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

Junior Wardens visit Fire Station

THE Junior Wardens were treated to a behind-the-scenes look around Barrow fire station in February this year.

As part of the Junior Warden scheme, youngsters from the Central and Hindpool wards got the chance to visit the station, sit inside the fire engines and find out what happens when the alarm sounds for a real emergency.

The children were also set a challenge to come up with a list of rules to stick to when working together as a team.

The Junior Wardens scheme is designed to promote pride in the area and respect for others. Helen Wiggan from Cumbia Fire and Rescue Service is one of the coordinators for the Junior Warden Scheme.

She said: “The scheme was started in 2007 by Mark Roach who is watch manager for Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service.

“The Neighbourhood Wardens play a big part in showing the youngsters how to make where they live a better place to be.

“We first started with only a handful of children willing to give up their spare time to help with environmental problems.The Junior Wardens went on litter picks in the areas where they live. They also learned how to report graffiti and fly-tipping. There was also lots of fun to be had with treasure trails, beach cleans and wildlife expeditions.

“The Junior Warden scheme has gone from strength to strength with a total of 30 children taking part currently. This year will see their hard work pay off when they receive certificates from the John Muir award scheme. The children have been involved in many wildlife projects over the last 12 months to gain this award, including working at the Green Heart Den.

“The Junior Warden programme is now delivered in schools around the Central and Hindpool wards as part of the curriculum.

“Myself and Senior Neighbourhood Warden Andy High co-ordinate the activities, while Neighbourhood Wardens Phil Robson and Paul Zaccarini are always on hand to help.

“One of the first activities the Junior Wardens do when they join is to visit the fire station. They are taken on a tour of the building, learn some first aid and lay down some rules to abide by.

“The 15 children that visited recently loved it and got the chance to try on the uniform, sit in a fire engine and ask questions about what it is like to be a fire fighter.”