Free swimming lessons are being given to young people through a collaboration of a non-profit organisation and council bosses in East Staffordshire. The partnership is between the council and Star Foundation, an organisation which collects unwanted clothes in the local area and then sells them. The Foundation have said that over 60 percent of the money being raised is going to go into a fund for the swimming lessons.
These lessons are going to be promoted through local schools as well as children’s organisations and leisure centres. The lessons are going to be available to anyone who is under 16 years old.
Bernhard Peters is a representative from the council who has commented, “We are always looking for the best ways to provide new opportunities to our young people and we want to encourage them to take part in as many healthy activities as possible. Therefore we are very pleased to announce that we will be working with Star Foundation to bring the swimming opportunities to people in the local area.”
The scheme has a double benefit as it is also going to allow people to recycle clothes that they no longer want and this saves having to take them to local recycling areas. Often people do not bother recycling because this is too much of a hassle and many clothes are going to landfill.
Peter Tryner is from the Star Foundation and he is commented, “We are always looking for ways to help the local community and by offering people an easy way to recycle clothes, as well as giving swimming lessons for young people we believe we are making a difference in the community. We will shortly be providing collection bags to people in Burton and we would encourage them to fill them up with any unwanted clothing that they might have.”
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