A GROUP of Prince's Trust Volunteers from Bolton is carrying out voluntary work tasks.

The lads, who are either unemployed or taking time off work to complete this course, attend Bolton Youth Workshop every weekday from 9am-3pm, at Stanley Street South, off Deane Road.

At the end of 12 weeks, they hope to obtain food hygiene, first aid and City and Guilds certificates from the Trust.

The fifteen volunteers were this week tidying the grounds of Horwich Parish Church. The church, on Chorley Old Road, normally pays a gardener to maintain the front graveyard but the side and back area needs attention, and a dry stone wall is to be rebuilt.

Luckily, the workers have been offered the use of spades by the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers and bin bags, gloves and a skip by Bolton Contract Services.

The search is now on for any organisation able to offer a group of fifteen Trust Volunteers any further unpaid employment from June 23 until July 7.

Anyone who can help should contact Daniel Spencer, Steven Bostock or Trevor Duncan on 395199 or 394679.

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