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On 21st February a group of young volunteers from the Southend vinvolved Team were involved in ‘The Big Tidy Up’ at Shoebury Park and laid a pathway in St Mary’s nature reserve area.

Southend vinvolved Team, Youth Volunteer Programme for young people aged between 16 and 25 arranged an event and litter picked in Shoebury Park, they also cleared graffiti off of some of the apparatus within the children’s play area.

The Big Tidy up is part of a Keep Britain Tidy Campaign and aims to encourage groups to arrange Big Tidy Up’s in their area to make a difference to their Community.

Volunteers involved in the event also went to St Mary’s Church area where there is a small nature reserve, wood chip had to be dug and laid to form a path. It was a very wet day but the volunteers were keen to not let this stop them completing what they had set out to achieve.

25th Hour Campaign

Thousands of people to get exclusive preview of the Opening Ceremony as a reward for giving time!

The 25th Hour Campaign will be launched at the Olympic Park in East London by Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell.

The campaign is based upon the idea we can all find the extra hour and more to make a difference.

The 25th Hour will also celebrate the outstanding contributions of exceptional time givers with a range of rewards, including 2,012 pairs of tickets to a unique money can’t buy moment – the chance to see the dress rehearsal of the 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

And because the 25th Hour is a national movement, the campaign will use one day every year to celebrate our achievements together. In October, when the clocks go back and we are all given a real 25th Hour, there will be a national celebration of giving time.

Click here for more information on the 25th hour campaign