The youngsters, who come from villages across the dale, also helped raise cash for the Ark on the Edge animal sanctuary by doing collections at Pets at Home, in St Helen Auckland.
Katherine Soulsby, who was part of the group that started their NCS programme on August 10, explained that it was made up of four stages including an adventure section followed by stints at Sunderland University and Bishop Auckland College where their leadership skills were put to the test.
The final stage was to help out at the shelter.
The 16-year-old said: “We have been staining fences, cleaning out the cats and mucking out the paddock. It has been fun – I would recommend it to anyone.”
Completing the NCS helps young people with their Universities and Colleges Application Service (UCAS) applications and can be used to bolster their Cvs.
Team leader Abigail Jackson described the Teesdale group as among the best she had ever worked with. She added: “I've really loved it. This group has been a dream to work with – they have organised everything themselves.”
Pat Kingsnorth of the Ark on the Edge added: “They have been really good, well behaved and pleasant. The did a collection at Pets At Home and raised £154. They are doing it again on Sunday and plan to beat that.”
Apart from doing maintenance, the young people learned how to microchip pets and got to feed the centre’s foxes.
Describing the work done by the animal shelter Katherine said: “It is amazing. I think it is significant work that needs to be done.”
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