TEENAGERS in Darlington are to hold a rave after collecting thousands of pounds for it.
The youths from the North Road area have been awarded almost £6,000 to hold the monthly parties at Longfield School.
And the boys involved in the project - 14-year-olds Josh Charles, Connor Fullerton, James Humble, Michael Caygill, and 13-year-old Adam Growcott - have been praised by police at a school assembly for organising the events.
The group applied for money from Darlington Borough Council's The Dosh - a grant fund for local young people.
Shirley Winters, a member of the North Road Community Partnership, said: "The boys used to really enjoy going to a rave at Branksome School, so they decided to start their own.
"They filled out all the forms to apply for the grant, and they got really involved. The raves will give local kids something to do on an evening and get them off the streets.
"They've done really well to get this started. If they can do this, it shows other kids that they can do it too."
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