VOLUNTEERS are appealing for more help after setting up their own youth clubs.
The two groups from the Watergate Estate in Crook and nearby Sunnybrow, say they cannot believe the response they have had since they started at the beginning of this year.
Rick Kelly started a parent and toddler group in Sunnybrow. With neighbour Alison McFarlane he also runs youth discos every Friday on the dark nights and every other Friday in the summer.
On the Watergate Estate mums Lesley Walker and Paula Gray have set up a youth club Monday to Thursday in Esk Gardens. It now has 100 children on the books.
All four volunteers say they enjoy their work and are now hoping more parents will join them. So far youngsters have enjoyed day trips and different creative courses such as graffiti art.
Tim Oxley of Wear Valley District Council said: "This is a shining example of how people have taken an issue in their community and have done the best they can to do something about it. They are a credit to their community.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article