Litter Angels and Fulston Manor

Sioux Peto's photostream on Flickr.

I have been working with Dean Tweedy, Matt Taylor, Shaz Hussain, Sally Reed, Sally Higgs and Chloe Epps on a Litter Angels project at Fulston Manor School in Sittingbourne all this week. Its been brilliant.

Thank you to all the wonderful pupils, teachers, staff and my fantastic artists. Its been their activity week and we have all helped create large scale installations in Gazebos throughout the school grounds based on environmental issues using recycled materials.

Apart from the art they made music, poetry and dance with other artists. Imagination, confidence and enthusiasm grew throughout the week and culminated in today's grand displays and entertainment which they showed off with great pride and expertise to their friends, parents and family, Mr Henderson MP , the Mayor, their Head Master and the rest of the staff and school. I was very honored to be a part of it

The Room Mobile Art Space

The Room Mobile Art Space, a set on Flickr.

Teynham Tidy

Colin and myself joined Mark Grainger, Teynham Primary School and The Teynham Scouts and Cubs on Saturday 8th June at 10am at the sign of Teynham in Station Road to help with the start of the Big Clean upin Teynham. The reesponse from Local people was brilliant.. Harry from the Rialway Tavern joined us and we met up there after our valiant efforts to for drinks and buscuits. Thanks Harry. Chris the Can man joined us and we collected loads of cans for him - alot from the Train station!! Thanks for the Fish Chris!
I will keep you informed of the next Tidy. Mark and Zoe Grainger did an amazing job of organising this event and everyone received their honary Litter Angels Badge.
PS the weather was just so kind to us.

more pics click here

The Big Clean up

http://www.gordonhendersonmp.org.uk/#/cleanupss/4548834998

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Litter Angels in the Room

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/786145488

Click on the link above for loads of photos of our adventure

We had a really fantastic time in a converted shipping container on 26th - 28th May 2011. Outside Swale Borough Council Offices, Sittingbourne High Street.

We had about 130 visit us over the 3 days and the Room is a very popular idea look out for more artists spaces coming soon to Swale.

THE Next Stage

Been really busy lately and have nearly forgot my lovely blog. Been to the Greenpeace climate fair and met great people who are changing the world. Slowly but surely for the better. Always at meetings and writing up stuff that I nearly forgot about my own projects, But at last we can use the great space that Swale Borough Council have got and its in Sittingbourne my own back garden. This work is to launch the Litter Angels campaign and bring attention to the problems of littering it something that we can all do something about. We do hope to see you there. Remember its the Big Blue container outside swale Borough Council offices I will be there from 1-5pm please join us and make a differnce.

THE BIG CLEAN 2011

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Date: 11th April 2011
Release: 14th/15th April 2011
MP launches Sittingbourne and Sheppey Clean-Up campaign

Local MP, Gordon Henderson, has launched his summer campaign to clean up his Sittingbourne and Sheppey constituency.

The Clean-Up, which will take place throughout August, will be run in conjunction with a national “Love Where You Live” campaign organised by Keep Britain Tidy and local charity Litter Angels, which works with young people to encourage them not to drop litter.

Mr Henderson was joined at Beachfields, Sheerness by his Senior Caseworker, Jess McMahon, who is facilitating the campaign, Kevin Williams from Keep Britain Tidy, Sioux Peto from Litter Angels and Matt Ramsden, Editor at Kent Messenger Group, who is helping to promote the campaign.

Local groups and individuals are being encouraged to support the campaign by committing to at least one Clean-Up project during the month long event.

Matt Ramsden said,
"We're delighted to be involved in this very worthwhile campaign. We all work and live in a lovely part of the world and it is frustrating to see people dropping rubbish and causing a mess.

"Hopefully we can mobilise the good people of Sittingbourne and Sheppey in coming together to do some real good for our community."

Sioux Peto added,
“After last year’s success with the Litter Angels and its anti-litter campaign, we want to encourage more people of any age to get involved in a fun and informed way with caring for their community and the Sittingbourne & Sheppey Clean-Up is exactly the kind of project that we are pleased to be associated with. We want everyone to be proud of where they live.“

Mr Henderson said,
“We all know of public areas that are littered with rubbish, but there are many residential areas that are looking run down and could do with either a lick of paint or a good tidy up in the garden.

“Cleaning up our local environment will not only make our quality of life better, but it will encourage more people to visit our area, boosting the local economy and providing more jobs.

“We should all take pride in our area and so I encourage everyone who lives here in Sittingbourne and Sheppey to get involved as every little bit helps. Every Clean-Up project is welcome.”

Mr Henderson has set up a special website to highlight the Clean-Up projects that are proposed. It also sets out some important health and safety guidelines and will display before and after photographs showing the end result of individual projects. The website can be found at: www.gordonhenderson.org.uk/cleanupss.

For further information regarding the Sittingbourne and Sheppey Clean-Up, please contact:
Jess McMahon
Constituency Caseworker to Gordon Henderson MP
Email: jess.mcmahon@parliament.uk
Tel: 01795 423199