{"id":45635,"date":"2024-07-02T13:03:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T11:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/child-rights-commemorated-athlone-police-station-plants-sapling-with-leliebloem-house-children-20240702\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:40:11","slug":"child-rights-commemorated-athlone-police-station-plants-sapling-with-leliebloem-house-children-20240702","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/child-rights-commemorated-athlone-police-station-plants-sapling-with-leliebloem-house-children-20240702\/","title":{"rendered":"Child rights commemorated: Athlone Police Station plants sapling with Leliebloem House children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the Athlone Police Station a proud sapling is growing in commemoration of child rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tree planting ceremony was held at the Athlone Police Station on Wednesday 19 June. The ceremony was attended by staff and 20 children from Leliebloem House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tree was donated by a captain stationed at Athlone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sgt Zita Norman, Athlone Police Station spokesperson, says the children spent an informative morning at the station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe children were invited as they were educated on children\u2019s rights. They also took a tour of the police station and its structures, building a relationship with children and police,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_186daf9d\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11966\/786276a35f274f9f8c3eac272bae2f7b.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/41d6954753a6496499bf34f053c6ff75.jpeg\" title=\"Following a tour and engagement, children were also handed a treat pack.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Following a tour and engagement, children were also handed a treat pack.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Leliebloem House, located in Crawford, is a residential Children\u2019s home for 60 children from troubled families and backgrounds. 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