working with young people in newstead
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Mick Leivers, founder of the social enterprise, CAST showed particpants of the Big Local site visit to Newstead how he's been using the natural environment to teach and work with young people about respecting their local surroundings, and increasing their skills at the same time.TRANSCRIPT
Newstead and Annesley Country Park
Where it all began
Early days
Getting ready to leave
Ash with a river Carp
Newstead’s community festival
Bringing people together
Untouched for forty years
Key elements of the team
Long hidden plots are revealed
A well earned break
Learning skills
Training young people adds value to
environmental improvements
Laying a patio at the Childrens Centre
Good times
Monsters from Newstead Abbey
Rewards for hard work
Community landscape
A visible landmark
Wildlife rich lagoons
A wealth of wild flowers