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30-09-09 19:13
Hope on the Streets
Last year's Hope on the Streets day in Netherthorpe/Langsett was such a great success, that we thought it was about time we did it all over again. This time we worked together with local churches, rather than hosting supporters from across Sheffield.
On the day, volunteers from St Stephen's, St Barts, the Salvation Army, Hampden View and St Thomas Philadelphia went out together on a number of projects, to bless our local communities and build on relationships that are already in place. Walkley Primary School's football pitch got a good clear-out, with lots of long grass, weeds and tree branches taken away (about 10 one-tonne builder's bags of green waste were removed, ready for chipping and composting). At the Edward Street flats, several volunteers (including members of our Beyond teenagers group), cleared all the litter they could find, much to the delight of many residents. They worked so well, that they were all done by lunch time and a few were able to go back and play rounders in the afternoon! Another project involved taking food parcels into a short-term housing centre in the area.
For anyone who didn't make it along this time, we hope you are encouraged by the feedback from those who were there. We look forward to doing this again in the new year.