People on one estate speak of the fear of crime, need for safe spaces and the cost of living.
Some say Queensway has "come a long way" in five years but more investment and facilities were neededWellingborough's Queensway estate sits on the town's western fringe. In 2019, it was labelled as "left behind" and two years later was shaken by the killing of 16-year-old Dylan Holliday.
One project he hopes will help the community is renewing a bike track on an area of unloved parkland. One of those offering hope to young people on the estate is Fiona Lok. She helped set up and now runs the youth club at St Mark's with Adelle Toseland. Nepali translator Mary Roka Magar, 40, converted her garage in Queensway into a food bank during Covid.Mary Roka Magar said she had scaled back her paid work to devote more time to the food bankMrs Roka added there was a lot of pressure on the food bank and they needed help.
She said: "That's when a lot of people realised that we do need to improve the safety around, not necessarily just Wellingborough, just the safety of children in general."I know crime rate is a big thing and I know peers, not necessarily children in school, but older peers – sometimes they can try to be intimidating."But the student said the school had "an amazing staff support team".
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