CHILDREN in Barrow have been creating posters to promote a healthy body and healthy mind.

Seventy children, from five secondary schools in the Barrow area, have created posters promoting “Healthy Body, Healthy Mind” as part of the Inspiring Barrow Kickstart Programme.

The programme works with children who have been identified by schools to be in need of assistance in improving self-confidence, communication skills, self-efficacy, self-esteem and teamwork.

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Year 8 pupils embarked on the programme in January with children from Walney School, Furness Academy, St Bernard’s Catholic High School, Dowdales School and Ulverston Victoria High School participating. Tasked with creating community posters to inform and help others, each school focused on different aspects of the theme.

Their ideas and poster mock-ups will be professionally designed by Oxley Developments Ltd and displayed across the Furness area in schools, universities, doctors surgeries, police stations, and with other youth providers.

The poster campaign was launched at a Year 8 celebration evening on Friday, March 25th at the Forum in Barrow.

Half term activities for the children also included days at Barrow Leisure Centre and The Kepplewray Centre in Broughton in Furness, where they were able to enjoy a range of fun activities, pushing themselves to build on the skills the Kickstart programme promotes; confidence, resilience, teamwork, leadership and emotional resilience.

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The Kickstart Programme is funded by BBC Children in Need, The Lottery Community Fund and Cumbria Community Foundation and got underway in September engaging with over 80 children and families from 16 primary schools in the Furness area working with year 6 children.

 The programme is an after-school programme that works with children to build confidence, resilience, teamwork, communication, and leadership skills.