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High Tidy Outcome/CYPP action to which this Case Study applies
Aim/objective – what were you trying to achieve?


Tidy up Tynemouth Longsands. Allow young people from different countries to meet.

Description – what did you do, what happened?

Young people who were visiting from Chernobyl in Belarus and young people from North Tyneside spent a day together on Tynemouth Longsands beach. The day involved a litter pick and lots of games and activities including an intercultural football tournament

Impact – what is the evidence that you made a difference?

The beach was free from litter.

The young people from North Tyneside got an experience of meeting peers from a different country. They also learnt about the Chernobyl disaster.


Many of the young people went on to do further volunteering.


Film of the event

Service area

Person reporting

Becca Leary VODA

 
 
 
 

     

 
 
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