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Pride in Woolwich: The young people cleaning up

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“They blame the social media, but we wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the social media.”

Thanks to Michelle Goulding for putting this on YouTube. There’s life in Woolwich yet.

Written by Darryl

11 August, 2011 at 7:00 am

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  1. Just shows not all kids are rotten, I hope their parents are justifiably proud of them!

    Barbara

    11 August, 2011 at 11:09 am

  2. Even before the riots I sometimes worried that our country is in a state of slow decline, in so many ways and that the young didn’t represent hope. This kind of video gives us that hope that we can improve run down areas and make Britain better ( I didnt mean to sound so cheesy)

    Mazer

    11 August, 2011 at 12:06 pm

  3. [...] not to say good things weren’t done. Greenwich Council staff directed this clean-up squad to the jewellers on Hare Street. A lot of work has gone on behind the scenes. But I still [...]

  4. This is a fantastic example of the kind of positive activity that young people, often brought together through social media and with the support of the wider community, are involved in day in and day out. It simply doesn’t get the coverage that it should at other times through conventional media. Britain broken? Evidently not in Woolwich – but it might need some fixing in the City and Westminster!

    Tony Breslin

    3 September, 2011 at 4:43 pm


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