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The Enemy and Vinvolved

The Enemy have swapped guitars for garden tools to plant trees and spruce up a housing estate to mark the start of England's biggest ever youth action scheme: vinvolved.

The band announced they are to headline a 1940's inspired 'Ballroom Blitz' free gig in London on April 30 aimed at encouraging fans to sign up to volunteer.

From April 2 hundreds of new vinvolved projects across the country will open their doors to get 16-25 year olds positively involved in their communities. The new projects will offer diverse opportunities in areas such as music, mentoring, sport and the environment, challenging the stereotypical image of volunteering and the negative image of young people..

The Enemy took time out of their hectic schedule to plant trees on an housing estate. Speaking about the new v scheme The Enemy lead singer Tom Clarke says: 'Projects like this bring green trees to grey spaces. Just giving up a bit of our time opened our eyes to the difference volunteers can make to ordinary people's lives. Young people get a bad press but schemes like this are challenging that negative image. Volunteering at festivals is great but there are so many other projects people should know about so we were really pleased to be asked to headline the vinvolved gig to raise awareness of the opportunities that are out there'.
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