Focus on Leigh Leigh is a 'blue-collar' town 12 miles west of Manchester. With a proud industrial heritage the town now encompasses opposing poles of wealth and poverty. Once upon a time Leigh boomed as a centre of textile production and then a mining community but over the years both pillars of the local economy collapsed and since then the area has suffered from unemployment, loss of identity and lack of hope. Not surprisingly this has had a significant impact on the young people growing up there. Eden's focus is the Diamond St estate where generational unemployment and poor health are endemic. Young people here have few positive role models and so struggle in traditional education and often continue the cycle of unemployment their parents and grandparents have been trapped in. Eden Leigh is partnered with Sports Village Church - a new plant from Christ Church Pennington meeting in the community's new sports complex. The movie below gives a little glimpse into the story of team leader Bob Foster. Bob is currently recruiting for his Eden Leigh team so if you'd like to visit with a view to joining please drop us a line at eden@message.org.uk