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On a bright and sunny Friday afternoon, Golborne’s Peter Kane Square was awash with vibrant colours and stunning pictures as young people from the area came down to take part in the Young Pavement Artists Competition. The competition, in which young people are invited use chalks to draw images of nature and countryside scenes on the streets, is a national event, organised by schools, colleges and youth groups throughout the country, in which individuals can compete to win a grand prize of £200. The Golborne event was organised by Merry McDonald and Tony Dann of Positive Futures and Merry believe that the project was well worth the effort. “It’s been a great opportunity to give young people something to do, and a chance to be creative, whilst at the same time they’re raising money to help young people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.”
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) occurs when certain genes in the body fail to make a protein called dystrophin, which is needed to help prevent muscles deteriorating. Many young people affected by DMD begin to loose the ability to walk during the ages of 7-12, and Merry adds that “The young people who took part in this event have been helping out other young people who don’t have the same opportunities to go out and play and enjoy life as those here today, and everyone involved should feel proud of themselves.” Many of the young people who took part in the event enjoyed the chance to show off their creative skills and do something a bit different. “I just think this is a really good idea. I like doing art and things like this anyway, so it’s great to come do something like this. It shows that kids can do positive stuff too, and that we’re not all just running around causing trouble and stuff.” Says Adam Hargreaves of Golborne.
“It’s something to do as well. I think we need more things to do in Golborne, like, if we want to have a game of football, we’ll go and find somewhere to play, and then ten minutes later, we get kicked off and moved on, so there’s nowhere for us to go and do stuff”, adds Richard Worsley. All the pictures of the street art will be on display in Golborne Library from Thursday 16th June, where a member of the public will be asked to pick a winner of the local event to represent Golborne in the national competition.
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