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Northholt High Wins First London Criminal Justice Board �Inside Justice Week� Song Competition
The London Criminal Justice Board has announced that pupils from Northolt High School in Ealing, are the winners of the first ever ‘Inside Justice Week’ song competition.
The prize for ‘Street Souls’, a group of Year 11 GCSE music students has been to record the song ‘Who’s to Say’ professionally in a studio. The track is now available widely as a digital download through i-Tunes, eMusic, HMV digital, Virgin digital, Yahoo, MSN and Napster. All monies raised from downloads of the track will go to the school and their chosen charities.
The competition was launched last year to all schools in London, asking them to write a song on ‘Report and Support’, themed on the importance of reporting crime, and supporting friends if they become a victim of crime. The song is now an important element of ‘Inside Justice Week’, an annual week of events in London and across the country, which invites the public to explore behind the scenes of the Criminal Justice System.
Andrew Morley, Chief Executive, London Criminal Justice Board said: "This is the first time we have run a song competition across all secondary schools in London as part of ‘Inside Justice Week’, as creating music is a good way to get young people involved in events. We had some excellent entries and initially seven finalists, but the song from Northolt High was excellent and judged the overall winning entry.
The criminal justice service has had to respond to some tragic incidents of youth crime in recent months, but it is important to remember that the perpetrators of these events are not representative of young people. The vast majority of young Londoners are decent and responsible members of our communities, working hard to achieve their ambitions and aspirations. We are proud of
Northolt Highs’ achievements, and would encourage other young Londoners not to allow themselves or their generation to be defined by abhorrent criminal activity."
Clare Hanna, the former Head of Music at Northolt High, responsible for submitting the winning entry, said: "Street Souls are ecstatic to be the first London winners of the ‘Inside Justice Week’ song competition, and myself and the rest of Northolt High are very pleased with their achievements.
The song works well because the group that created it are really talented lyricists, and there is real emotion running through their message. The track is also tuneful and melodic, created with different cultural influences and musical styles, including R&B, rap and Irish folk."
Karis Barrow, from ‘Street Souls’ said:"Street Souls entered the competition because it is important to report crime, and we are extremely happy to have won. If something happened to someone in my family, I wouldn’t like a witness not to come forward. I think people of our age are worried to report things. But if you tell someone what you’ve seen, you’re trying to do what is right.
I know that only the really extreme incidents are put on television, but my friends and I feel that serious crime is not just something that happens once in a while - it is happening every day. I feel that the person who has done the crime will get a sentence, but it is the victim who gets a life sentence. People need take crime seriously and step up to do something."
. Inside Justice Week is an annual event, which took place in London this year from 3- to 10 November 2007. This provides the public with the chance to take a look behind the scenes of the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales. To find out more go to http://lcjb.cjsonline.gov.uk/London/home
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