Half term Wokingham knife pledge
Wokingham District Council’s villages youth project have put together half term activities to encourage young people to pledge not to carry weapons. A mobile wall will be taken round to a variety of venues in the Wokingham district next week (February 12 to 16) and young people will be encouraged to sign the wall in memory of Damilola Taylor and pledge never to carry a weapon.
As part of the Wokingham youth services’ half-term activities they will also be taking part in football, basketball, street dance, street art and skateboard ramps.
Neighbourhood youth worker Louise Morris has organised the event. She said: “We are running a whole series of themed-events to challenge weapon carrying by young people and to raise awareness of the dangers of them. Whilst this is a serious topic, we also wanted to offer a whole range of fun activities for young people to take part in. The activities are open to everyone aged between 12 and 19 and have already created a lot of interest. I’m looking forward to it.”
Young people are invited to attend the Wokingham events, which are free of charge, at the following venues:
Monday February 12 between 11am and 3pm at Elizabeth Park, Barkham
Monday February 12 between 7pm and 9pm at Teeners Youth Cub, Pinewood Leisure Complex
Tuesday February13 between 11am and 3pm at the Rides Community Centre, Finchampstead
Tuesday February 13 between 7pm and 9pm at the Scout Hut, Woosehill
Wednesday February 14 between 11am and 3pm at Elizabeth Park, Barkham
Thursday February 15 between 11am and 3pm at Memorial Park, Finchampstead Village
Thursday February 15 between 7pm and 9pm at Arborfield Youth Club
Friday February 16 between 1pm and 3pm and 7pm and 8pm in Wokingham town centre
And, Wokingham District Council’s chairman Cllr Angus Ross will be joining the young people at the wall on Friday February 16 at 1pm.
The pledge wall idea was developed by the parents of ten-year-old Damilola Taylor who tragically died after being stabbed and the wall is being rolled out across the country. All of the completed walls within the Wokingham district will be displayed at local youth centres and on the Damilola Taylor Trust website. The scheme forms also part of the Respect Your Life Not a Knife campaign which is supported by the Home Office and Youth Justice Board and aims to turn the tide on weapon carrying by young people.
As part of the Wokingham youth services’ half-term activities they will also be taking part in football, basketball, street dance, street art and skateboard ramps.
Neighbourhood youth worker Louise Morris has organised the event. She said: “We are running a whole series of themed-events to challenge weapon carrying by young people and to raise awareness of the dangers of them. Whilst this is a serious topic, we also wanted to offer a whole range of fun activities for young people to take part in. The activities are open to everyone aged between 12 and 19 and have already created a lot of interest. I’m looking forward to it.”
Young people are invited to attend the Wokingham events, which are free of charge, at the following venues:
Monday February 12 between 11am and 3pm at Elizabeth Park, Barkham
Monday February 12 between 7pm and 9pm at Teeners Youth Cub, Pinewood Leisure Complex
Tuesday February13 between 11am and 3pm at the Rides Community Centre, Finchampstead
Tuesday February 13 between 7pm and 9pm at the Scout Hut, Woosehill
Wednesday February 14 between 11am and 3pm at Elizabeth Park, Barkham
Thursday February 15 between 11am and 3pm at Memorial Park, Finchampstead Village
Thursday February 15 between 7pm and 9pm at Arborfield Youth Club
Friday February 16 between 1pm and 3pm and 7pm and 8pm in Wokingham town centre
And, Wokingham District Council’s chairman Cllr Angus Ross will be joining the young people at the wall on Friday February 16 at 1pm.
The pledge wall idea was developed by the parents of ten-year-old Damilola Taylor who tragically died after being stabbed and the wall is being rolled out across the country. All of the completed walls within the Wokingham district will be displayed at local youth centres and on the Damilola Taylor Trust website. The scheme forms also part of the Respect Your Life Not a Knife campaign which is supported by the Home Office and Youth Justice Board and aims to turn the tide on weapon carrying by young people.
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