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Take a Virtual TourHaving previously worked in senior roles in both the public and VCSE sectors, I have spent much of my career to date having to spin many, many plates. When the opportunity came to focus completely on better services for young people, I jumped at the chance.
Maybe leading my first tour of a Youth Zone, or my first presentation to council leaders, or when a large corporate casually (and unexpectedly) dropped a £5M gift into our conversation!
I visited Wigan Youth Zone shortly after it opened when I was working in Stockport and fighting for better services for young people there. I was blown away, and that visit was a huge motivating factor in joining OnSide years later.
100% the climbing wall! Although opportunities are increasingly limited with all the fun of having young children, when I do get the chance there’s nothing I love more than being in the mountains. An indoor climbing wall cuts out most of the time needed for a full mountain adventure.
The first time I went on a plane I was flying it (via the cadets), and I nearly joined the RAF as a pilot before I had a crisis of conscience in my mid-teens (fuelled by a growing interest in politics).
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