Ferryhill’s Ambassadors for Community Change from all the primary schools in Ferryhill have teamed up with Shana and Julie from Livin to design and develop vibrant information leaflets.
Their mission? To inform residents about keeping Ferryhill’s streets and backstreets clean and safe.
These leaflets will be included in Livin’s tenancy packs, and Ambassadors are also reaching out to private landlords and housing organisations to do the same.
Glenys from Approach Too said: “This initiative sprang from the Ferryhill Community Survey, completed by over 1000 residents, revealing that 58% felt Ferryhill was not an attractive town.
“Digging deeper, Ambassadors found that rubbish, bins, and fly-tipping in back streets were major issues affecting civic pride.”
Determined to make a difference, the Ambassadors brainstormed a number of practical ideas:
- Bring bins back in the same day.
- Don’t leave your bin in the street.
- Don’t overfill the bin.
- Avoid leaving black bags next to the rubbish bin – they won’t be collected.
- Don’t block streets with cars, allowing bin crews easy access.
- Only use the bins belonging to your property.
- Keep bin lids closed, and pick up any litter that falls on the ground around your bin.
Thanks to the skill of Shana from Livin, the artwork created by the ambassadors is phenomenal, showcasing creativity and dedication.
These young Ambassadors hope their efforts will inspire a sense of pride in Ferryhill.
As one young resident poignantly wrote: “Many people say that kids nowadays have no imagination, or don’t go outside enough, or live their lives on their phone, but that could not be further from the truth.
“Today, as it was before, kids are playing tig, hide and seek, skip, and all those other games we all spent our childhoods playing.
“Although many things have changed in the town: buildings have been knocked down and rebuilt, trends have come and gone and people have grown, there is one thing that will never disappear: the laughter of children on the streets of Ferryhill.”
Glenys added: “A huge thank you to everyone at Livin. We will share all the information in the coming weeks, so watch this space.
“Let’s get behind the Ambassadors and keep our streets clean and safe for everyone.”
Ferryhill & Chilton's local community newspaper.
