Below are a few of the more recent projects and collaborations we have been involved in.
Anti-Dog Fouling Campaign
In Adamsdown, Canton and Riverside, we have been working with the local press, 7 schools, the police and the council to raise awareness of how we can tackle this anti-social problem. People Around Here, along with Megan, a friendly chocolate Labrador, have run interactive school assemblies and comic strip workshops in seven primary schools.
420 pupils took part in the competition to create the best comic strip about Megan’s adventures. Each one bears the campaign slogan:
‘Any Bag and a Bin, Scoop it, Tie it, Drop it in’.
The winning cartoons will be featured as part of a major publicity campaign in local newspapers, flyers and posters, and even in a campaign music video on our YouTube page here.
The campaign is being delivered by community arts charity People Around Here, and is funded by Tidy Towns through Adamsdown Communities First and Cardiff West Neighbourhood Management.
> See press coverage
Never Give Up (Part 01): Cardiff YOS
This spring we worked with young offenders in Cardiff on an intergenerational project called ‘Never Give Up’. Funded by Children in Need, we spent 10 weeks with the young offenders, interviewing and filming people who have life experience of overcoming struggles and working to achieve their goals. The young people developed skills in film production and became the film crew for these interviews, creating a DVD of their stories to be used as an inspirational resource for other young offenders across Cardiff. Check the videos page to see the films, which will be released soon.
Never Give Up (Part 2): Život je boj
Stage two of our ‘Never Give Up’ project, funded by BBC Children in Need. These Czech/Roma young people have varying levels of English language ability, and poor attendance records at school. They worked hard learning practical skills to become a film production crew, interviewing a mother and grandmother (in Czech) about the difficulties of moving country and cultural differences. They then wrote and recorded a song, worked with a graffiti artist to create a band logo, and rehearsed with a break dancer to make their fantastic music video: Život je boj (Life is Fight). Check the videos page
Shirenewton Music Video
We spent a few afternoons with Traveller children at the Shirenewton site in Cardiff. In only a few hours, the children wrote a song, created a dance and recorded a music video. Visit the videos page to see their music video.
Ted a Tady
Community Focussed Schools gave us some funding to work with some Czech pupils from Willows High School to create a music video. The young people wrote a song in English and Czech about making a new life in the UK. They recorded the song and created the music video in 5 afternoon sessions. The young people were so enthusiastic about this project that we are now working with them on another project funded by Children in Need over the summer term.
> Check out their fantastic music video here.
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