Free-Running at 10 Downing Street
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In an interview we conducted with London’s Mayor Boris Johnson, we voiced our belief that the majority of anti-social behaviour derives from a lack of local activities which can actively engage people. It seems this is a widely held belief and Urban Times was gratified to see that there is an outstanding project called somewhereto_whose entire purpose is dedicated to rectifying this dilemma.
The project, which is part of a nationwide initiative to help 16-25 year olds find the space they need to do the things they love within sport, culture and the art, is delivered by youth engagement agency Livity in media partnership with Channel 4, and funded by Legacy Trust UK, an independent charity set up to help build a lasting cultural and sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games across the UK. They certainly seem to have made their voice heard as they were invited into the house of our very own Prime Minister.
Indeed, Britain’s most famous front door, 10 Downing Street has been unlocked to 10 young people as part of somewhereto_. The group of talented young people who were looking for somewhereto_ free run, perform spoken word and practice boxing were given free rein to use Number 10 Downing Street as a space to showcase their passions. The project has its roots in urbanism and placemaking and will ‘unlock’ locations that ordinarily young people would be unable to use.
If you wish to open up a space just around the corner from you, you can at http://www.somewhereto.com/number10
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