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Residents and local businesses support Status 4 All Youth Allotment Date published: 08 May 2021
Status 4 All Youth Allotments, Langley, Middleton
A group of residents and young people who volunteer at Status 4 All’s Youth Allotment have been overwhelmed with donations of materials and money for their Youth Allotment.
The youth allotment was set up two years ago with a small grant from Riverside Housing, but the pandemic meant its young volunteers couldn’t work on it as they used to, requiring some investment to get it back up and running.
Following generous donations from local businesses and residents, the young people referred to Status 4 All by local schools can now buy much-needed materials to help them grow their own produce.
Over 1,000 pairs of socks have been given to local community groups over the festive period.
Sacks of new socks were donated by an anonymous businessman to Councillor Faisal Rana who has distributed them to local groups like Army of Kindness and Angie’s Angels.
Councillor Rana said: The donation came right out of the blue. They are really good quality socks which will benefit a lot of people, particularly during this cold and icy weather. There s lots of children s socks and slippers too, which will come in handy for many families struggling at the moment. I have passed them on to the homeless and to local community groups, such as the Army of Kindness, based at the old courthouse; Angie s Angels, which do great work with veterans and the homeless, and to Councillor Sue Smith who runs the Status 4 All community charity on Langley in Middleton.