Students Jessica Paddon and Christina Lamb were first time helpers with the experienced team of volunteers at the launch for the 2019 Festival of Colour.

It takes a lot of work behind the scenes to make a launch run smoothly and the organisers were really happy with their willing work and their smiling attitudes.

It’s times like this that help people re-evaluate their stereotypical ideas about teenagers being useless and lazy – when they are helped by, and they volunteer alongside, teenagers being selflessly awesome.