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Teen does his bit for community spirit
One teenager is showing other youngsters there is plenty to do in the area as long as they know where to find it.
Arfan Bhatti is finishing off the half term with an action packed day, show-casing all the groups in the area in an attempt to get other youths to stop saying there is nothing to do.
The 17-year-old Ashlyns student knows first hand what goes on in Chesham because he is a member of many groups, including the boxing club, Way In, the youth council and the youth cabinet.
He said: "I want to link all these groups together.
"Being a teenager myself I wanted to do it because I know what they want."
At the event tomorrow there will be representatives from most sporting clubs, including boxing and netball, Nexus, the police, drugs awareness groups and the council.
Providing a bit of glamour for the occasion will be Sound Studio, which will have DJ-ing equipment to record music, and there will supercars on display.
The event is aimed at 11 to 19-year-olds and Arfan is hoping it will help people to realise not only what hobbies they can take up but guide them in their careers. His involvement in the boxing club has given him the desire to make it professionally and his aim is to be ready for the 2012 Olympics.
His aim is to make this a showcase event which will be used again not only in Chesham but across the country.
He said: "I have been travelling to different places and this is going to be a foundation to build on."
Part of his inspiration for wanting to organise an event like this has come from his father, Chesham and Chiltern District Councillor Mohammed Bhatti.
Arfan, who lives in Landsdowne Road, said: "I saw that they do a lot of events for the older generation and I wanted to organise the same but for younger people."
The event is free with refreshments provided at Chesham Park Community College in Chartridge Lane from noon to 6pm on Friday.
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arfan mate u lookin fly, gd luk wif da boxin mate. will b supportin u all da way bruv. munesu
May ALLAH s.w.a bless you, guide you, & keep you on the right path. AMEEN.
Hey arfan gd luck with the boxing will back u up 100% looking fawald to see you live in manchester i no u got lots of people going with you. well done again cuz. when is you channal4 documentry starting on you.
Heya how are u havent see u in time, i saw you on t.v at the o2 with amir, i love him can you give me his number haha lol. well done with boxing give me a tikeit to come and watch you in 2012 plz. How you finding that new school Ashlynes?
Heya how are you. Keeping fit i suspect anyway just to say gd luvk wth you boxing and also to let you no i have found that home page of yours its really gd its shows all your achievements etc. Buts its quite hard to find maybe you should get some one to make an easyer link.
LOve you.
hey arfan that event at Ay was well good how did u get JLS and Nubz to be there, they probz rayz contacts u must have made lots of money. Are u going to do another one anytime soon plz do. I cant wait to see ur fight in manchester hope u win.
Gd luck.
easy now blud
you better watch your back yeh,
26th feb you going get bum down through the floor you get me
you get me blud
berko bouys for life blud
you watch it arfan im going to box you through the floor
watch
yeah watch it blud
knock dat *********** out bruv
26th manchester going to burn that boy
your so fit arfan
we should meet up show me how else you use your muscle
I LOVE UUUUUUUUU
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I love uuu
and ur eyebros