Saturday was just a brilliant day! The Deal With It Day held in Shandy Park was a fantastic success. We estimate over 1000 local residents made their way over to the park during the afternoon to join in the activities and reclaim the park from drug-dealing and turn it into a place of celebration. Children from three local schools - Halley, Ben Jonson and Sir William Burrough - performed on the stage; a local choir from Departure Arts Centre sang songs from around the world; the older residents enjoyed Jackie's Tea Dance; young people got involved in graffiti art and football; 15 organisations gave out information about community activities and drugs awareness information; CADAA (Communities Against Drugs and Alcohol Abuse) hosted a seminar on a community response to drugs. We were delighted with how it went and proud to be involved in making it all happen. Check out some photos of the activities here and also here and below.
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