Day of fun as Venus orbits the Marian Square

A day of activity and entertainment was held around the Marian Square in June by Venus, a project which works creatively with young women in an effort to turn them away from crime.

From the Square itself, where poetry and music was performed, the activities spread to the park on Marian Way, where a huge marquee housed a range of stalls, a crèche and various displays.

Children had the opportunity to design a chalk wall, or get their faces painted, or even participate in gymnastic and acrobatic exercises!

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The fun day was designed to introduce young women in Netherton to the kind of activities they may wish to get involved with as the Venus project reaches out into the area.

It may surprise some people to learn that there is a worrying incidence of crime perpetrated by women aged between 13 and 25. Venus hopes that through support, training, education and art and activity programmes, this problem may be alleviated.

They hope to give young women the self-esteem and confidence to become active in a positive way within their communities, therefore making them less likely to engage in offending behaviour.

There are many ways in which Venus provides help and support in this issue, including training up volunteers to carry out outreach work and helping parents of young women to set up support groups. For more information, contact Juliet Edgar or Lorraine Webb on (0151) 922 4186 or (0151) 944 1663.


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