Thursday night saw the cream of Preston’s most talented youngsters take to the stage and strut their stuff in a bonanza of music and dance.
A packed house saw the Preston Minister Church on Church Street hand over its stage to more than 100 children between the ages of eight and 16 and was treated to a night of live urban music and contemporary dance, all in the name of charity.
The joint venture by Preston City Council and Groundwork Lancashire West and Wigan allowed kids from all over the city and its surrounding areas take part in dance classes and workshops for the last three months. The scheme, Streetfeet, is part of the Council’s latest campaign to tackle anti-social behaviour and began giving out free lessons in December. All the hard work had been leading up to this one night.
Event co-ordinator, Iain Mackie was overjoyed with how well the night went and was hopeful that they may have uncovered some hidden talent in the process. He still remained much focussed on what the main purpose behind the night was: “Although it isn’t just for girls, Streetwise schemes have allowed us to look to getting young girls away from violent crime. The number of girls involved in police incidents in the last year has doubled; hopefully these schemes will go some way to stopping that.”
Niamh Green, 13, from Brookfield was taking part in the dance said that it was nice to have something to do in the evenings: “There’s not a lot to do anywhere, I think that’s why people get in trouble.”
This is the second time Streetfeet has graced a Preston stage, the first taking place at the Charter Theatre all the way back in August.
It is not the first time that these two organisations have come together in an attempt to tackle youth behaviour. Streetfeet has been part of the larger Streetwise scheme which has been established for a number of years in Preston. Other schemes established have included the Streetwise Soccer League and a 3on3 Basketball competition. The soccer league was a particular success for the scheme. Held in September it welcomed over 300 budding football heroes to take part in a day-long tournament.
Executive member for leisure, Councillor Kate Calder has hailed the success of the schemes: “the Streetwise schemes have grown significantly over the past few years, this event is a great way to mark the end of the Streetfeet scheme and showcase some local talent.”
You can see some of the fun from Thursday night in the slide show and video below.
A packed house saw the Preston Minister Church on Church Street hand over its stage to more than 100 children between the ages of eight and 16 and was treated to a night of live urban music and contemporary dance, all in the name of charity.
The joint venture by Preston City Council and Groundwork Lancashire West and Wigan allowed kids from all over the city and its surrounding areas take part in dance classes and workshops for the last three months. The scheme, Streetfeet, is part of the Council’s latest campaign to tackle anti-social behaviour and began giving out free lessons in December. All the hard work had been leading up to this one night.
Event co-ordinator, Iain Mackie was overjoyed with how well the night went and was hopeful that they may have uncovered some hidden talent in the process. He still remained much focussed on what the main purpose behind the night was: “Although it isn’t just for girls, Streetwise schemes have allowed us to look to getting young girls away from violent crime. The number of girls involved in police incidents in the last year has doubled; hopefully these schemes will go some way to stopping that.”
Niamh Green, 13, from Brookfield was taking part in the dance said that it was nice to have something to do in the evenings: “There’s not a lot to do anywhere, I think that’s why people get in trouble.”
This is the second time Streetfeet has graced a Preston stage, the first taking place at the Charter Theatre all the way back in August.
It is not the first time that these two organisations have come together in an attempt to tackle youth behaviour. Streetfeet has been part of the larger Streetwise scheme which has been established for a number of years in Preston. Other schemes established have included the Streetwise Soccer League and a 3on3 Basketball competition. The soccer league was a particular success for the scheme. Held in September it welcomed over 300 budding football heroes to take part in a day-long tournament.
Executive member for leisure, Councillor Kate Calder has hailed the success of the schemes: “the Streetwise schemes have grown significantly over the past few years, this event is a great way to mark the end of the Streetfeet scheme and showcase some local talent.”
You can see some of the fun from Thursday night in the slide show and video below.
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