YOUNGSTERS have proved to be model citizens after making friends with a group of pensioners.
The pupils at St Joseph's Secondary School have been visiting the elderly members of Horwich Day Centre.
The youngsters from the Horwich school, who are aged between 12 and 15, are members of the St Vincent de Paul Society and spend a couple of hours per day with the pensioners chatting or playing games.
The society aims to teach young people valuable lessons in citizenship. Daniel Parkinson, aged 13, said: "We are giving something back to the community. It's good to help other people."
George Anderton, 87, said: "It's a novelty for me. I look forward to them coming, they are very enthusiastic."
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