Brothers use summer holiday to bring a shine to street signs
This summer, while most kids are glued to screens or at the beach, 10-year-old Jonah and his 9-year-old brother Eli have been out on the streets of Millisle with sponges, soapy water and rubber gloves.
Their mission is simple: clean 50 street signs before the new school term begins. So far they’ve polished 36 of them, scrubbing away years of dirt and grime so the names are clear and readable again.It started with a casual observation. Driving home one day, the boys noticed how hard it was to read some of the signs. Instead of complaining, they decided to do something about it. “We just wanted to make Millisle shine,” they say.
Passers-by regularly beep their horns and give them thumbs-ups.
Locals say the cleaned signs look “brilliant” and that the boys are setting an example for the whole village. Their mum Shelley couldn’t be prouder of the initiative the pair have shown.
In a time when it’s easy to scroll past problems, Jonah and Eli are proving that even small, unpaid acts of community care can make a real difference.
The want to clean Fifty signs they are on 35 before the summer hoildays finish. Two brothers. One very shiny little village.
