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  "description": "\nTeenagers from a school in Stafford Borough have been helping the local council improve the area.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T08:14:33.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Nine students from Walton Hall Academy in Eccleshall have been carrying out litter picking, planting, and feeding the animals as part of their work experience duties.\n\nThe students aged between 16 and 19 years old braved the inclement weather during the week and received a glowing report from council workers who were on hand to help them carry out a number of tasks.\n\nAnd they even got to meet the Mayor of Stafford Borough, Councillor Mark Winnington, (pictured) to let him know what they had been doing.\n\nThey cleaned up rubbish, planted and designed flower beds at the award-winning Victoria Park, and fed the snake and chameleon in the park’s greenhouse last week. They even found a lost identity badge which they handed in to the nearby college.\n\nThe teenagers also made posters telling people not to drop litter - and helped write this article about their experience.\n\nEveryone agreed that holding and feeding the snake had been the highlight of their week. And during their work experience, visitors to the park thanked the young people for making the area look better.\n\nWalton Hall Academy is a special secondary school for students aged from 11 to 19 years which caters for a wide and varied range of learning needs.\n\nLouise Major, class teacher, said:\n\n> “We would like to give a special thank you to Kelly from the council for organising our work experience and to Bryan and Kieran and their colleagues for looking after us in the park.”\n\nJack, 18, who became spokesperson for the group, said:\n\n> “We were litter picking and picked up lots of cans and bottles. We fed the chameleon and I held the snake.”\n\nCouncil Leader, Aidan Godfrey, had a chat with the students and said:\n\n> “It was great to see how enthusiastic the young people were about what they had been doing - and it is obvious that they got a lot of positive things out of their week with us.”\n\n####  Enjoyed this story?\n\nThe Staffordshire Signal is a not-for-profit, community-funded publication. Every tip helps keep local journalism free, independent, and focused on the stories that matter across Staffordshire.\n\nEvery contribution supports reporting, photography, and storytelling across the county.\n\nExplore the heart of our county Use the interactive map above to discover local landmarks, heritage sites, and community-vetted spots. Every interaction helps support **The Staffordshire Signal’s** mission to keep local news free and independent.\n\n### Join The Staffordshire Signal on WhatsApp\n\nNever miss a single breaking update, local news story, community event, or deep dive. See everything happening in Staffordshire first, straight to your phone!\n\n\nGet Instant Updates\n\n\n\nSupport independent local journalism by selecting ****The Staffordshire Signal**** as a ‘Preferred Source’ on Google. Help us stay front-and-centre in your news feed.",
  "title": "Teenagers help make Stafford park a better place to visit",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-09T08:14:34.457Z"
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