Eight-year-old Thomas took matters into his own hands after the council was criticised for neglecting his local area
An eight-year-old in Oldham has taken matters into his own hands to make his area safer and cleaner. Thomas Stewart, who lives with his parents and two siblings in Chadderton , had enough of the overgrown and litter-plagued back alleys in his neighbourhood.
"The first time we did it, we just had a pair of scissors and I had to take it off him because I was getting stung head to toe and didn't want him to get hurt." And Thomas has big ambitions. Asked why he loved cleaning up the neighbourhood, he said: "I love to save people and the world. And with the nettles, I just want to kill them so no one gets stung."
"It annoyed me that people were saying 'Can you do this area? And this area?' but wouldn't actually come and help themselves," Rebecca said. "We used to get a lot of helpers." “It’s a shame other people don’t follow his example," Goodwin said. "Everyone should dispose of their waste properly rather than expect others to do it for them. We’d have a cleaner and greener Oldham if people did."
Manchester Family Chadderton Oldham Council
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