09 Sep 2025
π¨ 17 Days to Go: Warwick Fusion Art Fair is Nearly Here!
We’re counting down the days until the
Warwick Fusion Art Fair opens its doors - and Lifespace is honoured to be this year’s
charity partner!
From
Friday 26 to Sunday 28 September, Stoneleigh Showground will be transformed into a vibrant celebration of creativity, feat ...
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05 Sep 2025
Celebrating Our Biggest Year Yet on the International Day of Charity!
We’re marking
21 incredible years of Lifespace Trust with a record-breaking impact in 2024/25 — and we couldn’t be prouder!
Here’s how we showed up for young people this year:
1,544 young people supported — a 39% increase!
...
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04 Sep 2025
Safeguarding First: Lifespace Kicks Off the New Term with Purpose
We’re back and ready to go! Our incredible mentors return on Monday, and the Lifespace team is already in full swing after coming together this week for our annual safeguarding refresher. Led by the brilliant Adrian Over, the session was packed with insight, experience, and plenty of thought-p ...
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02 Sep 2025
A new school year is here
Whether you're stepping into Year 7 or heading back for another term, it’s normal to feel a mix of excitement, nerves, and everything in
between.
This post is for you - with tips, reminders, and a little reassurance to help you start the year feeling supported.
A special shout-out to all ...
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16 Aug 2025
A Night to Remember: Celebrating 21 Years of Lifespace
What a night!
Over 60 wonderful guests joined us for a joyful fundraising supper to mark 21 years of Lifespace. With delicious food, flowing drinks, and incredible company, the evening was a true celebration of connection and community.
Thanks to your generosity, we raised an amazing £3,013 ...
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12 Aug 2025
International Youth Day - Social Media Takeover
It's
#InternationalYouthDay so and what better day for a social media takeover from our
#YouthAdvisoryPanel Inspired by the Lionesses recent success, they've designed this fantastic reel...
“Cool, calm, collected.” “You’ve got this.”
The Lionesses didn’t just win t ...
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03 Aug 2025
π¨ Art That Makes a Difference
The Miniature Charity Canvas Sale is coming to FUSION ART FAIR – WARWICK 2025!
We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Fusion Art Fair to support Lifespace’s mission of helping young people across Warwickshire build confidence, resilience, and brighter futures.
This is your chance ...
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22 Jul 2025
A Fond Farewell & Exciting New Beginnings at Lifespace
After five transformative years, we’re saying a heartfelt thank you to Mark Humphries as he steps down as Chair of Trustees. Mark’s leadership has guided Lifespace through growth, challenge, and change—with unwavering care and belief in young people.
“It’s been ...
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20 Jul 2025
Thatβs a wrap for summer!
The
Lifespace team is officially on a well-deserved break - but not before ending the term on a high note!
This week, we were joined by our amazing colleagues from the SEND and Primary teams to reflect on our work and explore ways to grow and improve.
We also had the privilege of taking part i ...
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19 Jul 2025
New RSHE Guidance: Key Changes Schools and Families Should Know
The Department for Education has released updated guidance for Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE), aiming to strengthen transparency, age-appropriateness, and support for both students and teachers.Earlier Learning, Clearer Boundaries.
Children will now begin learning about respect, cons ...
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17 Jul 2025
5* Reviews
As one chapter closes, another begins…This term, two of our Mentors shared the simple but powerful thank you gifts received from young people at their final session.These small tokens - handwritten notes, drawings, or heartfelt words - made us smile. But more than that, they reminded us of so ...
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10 Jul 2025
Whole School Approaches to Mental Health
Yesterday we attended an inspiring event hosted by the Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition (CYPMHC) and the Schools Wellbeing Partnership.
We heard from leaders across education, health, and youth support on how to embed whole school and college approaches to mental health. During a ...
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09 Jul 2025
Join us in celebrating 21 years of supporting young people to thrive
We’re thrilled to invite you to a special 3-course fundraising supper on Friday, 15 August 2025, set in a stunning riverside garden marquee at Stockton House, Henley-in-Arden - generously hosted by our dear friends and long-time supporters, Sue & Brian Westmacott.
Enjoy: A delicious 3-cour ...
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02 Jul 2025
Youth Mental Health in 2025: A Call to Action
1 in 4 young people in England are now living with a probable mental health condition.
Anxiety, depression, and eating disorders are rising - especially among girls aged 17–19.
Young People Are in Crisis1 in 4 young people in England are living with a probable mental health condition. Anx ...
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29 Jun 2025
We Did It - Together!
Yesterday was something special
35 wonderful people - plus a few furry companions who kept spirits high - came together for the Lifespace 21 Walk, choosing between the 21k challenge and the “2.1 mile” (shhh
it was more like 3.1!
) community stroll.
Together, we walked over 415 kilom ...
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27 Jun 2025
Lifespace in the News
This Sunday, we’re celebrating 21 years of Lifespace walking alongside young people—with two walks and one big community celebration!
Earlier this week, our CEO Lisa Carroll chatted with the
Stratford Herald. She reflected:
“We’ve walked alongside young people for 21 years. Ho ...
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25 Jun 2025
We're Turning 21
We’re celebrating 21 years of mentoring, empowering, and walking alongside young people. Since 2004, we’ve:
Mentored 7,000+ young people
Supported 3,500+ through group work
Delivered 45,500+ hours of 1-to-1 support
Raised over £3.2 million to improve young lives ...
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24 Jun 2025
What a night!
Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for our fundraising curry night at Naya in Henley-in-Arden to celebrate 21 years of Lifespace.
Andrea and Jo shared moving stories about our work with young people, and your generosity - through both the meal and the raffle - helped us raise an amazing & ...
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22 Jun 2025
Final preparations for Lifespace21
Just one week to go until
#Lifespace21!
We’re so excited to come together as a community on Sunday 29th June for a day of walking, celebrating, and reflecting on 21 years of Lifespace supporting young people.
Meet Ellie – one of our amazing young leaders and a member of our Youth Adviso ...
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02 Jun 2025
Celebrating Volunteers Week
We're celebrating Volunteers Week - and inviting you to join our mentoring community!
To
our amazing volunteer mentors: thank you. Your time, empathy and encouragement help young people feel heard, valued and hopeful.
If you’ve ever thought about mentoring, come along to our Volunteer Mentor Op ...
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27 May 2025
ππ½ Supporting Young People with the New Ofsted Scorecard: The Lifespace Way
The scorecard is set to revolutionise school evaluations, offering a more nuanced and detailed assessment across multiple areas of performance. This includes a 5-point grading scale and a focus on various aspects such as leadership, curriculum, teaching, achievement, behaviour, attendance, personal ...
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24 May 2025
Responding to a Decline in School Enjoyment
Earlier this week The Independent reports that students - especially girls - are enjoying school
less and missing more school. The decline in wellbeing around the secondary transition is real. Here’s how we help:
Mentoring: Trusted 1:1 support to talk, reflect and grow confidence &ldq ...
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22 May 2025
Back by Popular Demand!
Join us for a delightful evening and indulge in a 3 Course Indian Feast at Naya Indian Cuisine, all in support of Lifespace and our 21st birthday fundraising campaign. Enjoy an exquisite dining experience while contributing to a great cause.
Date: June 23, 2025
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Naya Indian ...
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22 May 2025
Think young people are amazing?
So do we - and we’re looking for people like YOU to join us as a Volunteer Mentor at Lifespace!
Support young people (7–19) in schools or the community across South & Mid Warwickshire. Just 3 hours a week, term-time only, with full training provided.Come to our FREE Open Evening! Wedn ...
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19 May 2025
Join Lifespaceβs Sponsored Walk β Sunday, 29th June 2025!
Walk with purpose and help empower young people in our community.
Choose your challenge:2.1 miles, 21k or 21 miles
Celebrate with a BBQ at Stratford Youth Hub!
Has Lifespace supported you? Share your story and inspire others—your voice matters.
Scan QR code or say hello@lifespace.org.uk to reg ...
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15 May 2025
Mental Health Awareness Week: Join us in Making a Difference!
During Mental Health Awareness Week, we wanted to share what we are doing to support mental health in our community. Swipe through to discover our initiatives and how you can get involved!
Our Impact: From providing essential resources to offering support groups, Lifespace is dedicated to improving ...
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14 May 2025
Marking VE Day
We were honoured to attend a Service to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, held at the beautiful Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick.
Invited by the Lieutenancy of Warwickshire and the Chair of Warwickshire County Council, our CEO Lisa Carroll and Head of Delivery Joanna Bro ...
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12 May 2025
It's Mental Health Awareness Week
Check out our Tips for Wellbeing
Swipe for practical tips to boost your mental wellbeing!
If you're feeling down - reach out to a professional - you can DM us too
Remember, taking care of your mental health is just as important as your physical health. Let's spread aw ...
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11 May 2025
Great time at Pursuits
We had a great time at The Pursuits Festival Stratford this weekend with our friends from Esacape Arts and Stratford Youth Collective.
It was lovely catching up with our MP
Manuela Perteghella too. We're so grateful for her support and advocacy for young people. Vistors helped to build Escape's giant ...
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28 Apr 2025
Supporting Words Matter at House of Commonds
Our CEO Lisa Carroll attended an event sponsored by Sharon Hodgson MP at the House of Commons to show our commitment to ending the verbal abuse of
children.The event highlighted an initiative aimed at creating safe and nurturing environments for children.
Founded by Jess Bondy, Words Matter is dedic ...
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25 Apr 2025
A Day of Inspiration at the Child Friendly Warwickshire Youth Conference
We had an incredible day at the
Child Friendly Warwickshire Youth Conference, where energy, ideas, and inspiration filled the room!The event brought together passionate young people and dedicated partner organisations for a day of meaningful conversations and collaboration. It was a fantastic o ...
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21 Apr 2025
Supporting Youth and Advocating for Trans Rights
At Lifespace, we are committed to supporting young people in building self-esteem, confidence, and resilience. Our dedicated team of staff and volunteers work tirelessly to ensure that every young person receives the support they need to thrive.
Our Commitment to Youth SupportWe understand the privil ...
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17 Apr 2025
Breaking in The Walking Boots!
Our Youth Advisory Panel are busy testing out their walking boots ready for Lifespace 21. We're also hard at working preparing personalised letters to our schools and communities, encouraging them to get involved too!
Whether you're up for a challenge or prefer a leisurely stroll, we've got a route ...
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16 Apr 2025
Join Lifespace : Help Us Empower Young People Together
At Lifespace, we support the wellbeing and mental health of young people aged 7-19 across Warwickshire. We are excited to announce two fantastic opportunities to join our team and make a real difference.
Grants and Trusts Fundraiser (Part-Time, Term Time Only)
Are you passionate about securing funding ...
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14 Apr 2025
Our Mentors don't come from boxes..
... but if they did, they'd come packed with empathy, listening skills, and a whole toolkit to support young people.
Lifespace Mentors are here to build confidence, ease distress and help young people thrive — no one-size-fits-all, just real, human connection.
Because let’s be honest: ...
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12 Apr 2025
Finding Easter Tough?
Our egg-ceptional mentors are taking a well-deserved break to recharge their batteries. They'll be back on the 28th of April, refreshed and ready to support you with e
ven more energy and enthusiasm!
In the meantime, we hope you enjoy your holidays. Whether you're hunting for eggs, spending time with ...
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11 Apr 2025
πβ¨ Lifespace : Proud Allies β¨π
Today, our mentors and Youth Advisory Panel took part in an enlightening LGBT+ training session on gender identity and sexuality with Dan from Warwickshire Pride. Dan's engaging and knowledgeable approach made the session truly impactful. This is part of our ongoing commitment to be there for all yo ...
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05 Apr 2025
The Long-Term Impact of Covid-19 on Pupil Attainment and Wellbeing
The pandemic may have officially ended, but for many young people its shadow lingers - in classrooms, in homes, and individually. At Lifespace, our mentors walk beside them, witnessing the aftershocks daily - from anxiety and absence to safety fears and social isolation.
In this blog, our CEO, Lisa C ...
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27 Apr 2025
Free Transition Workshop for Year 6;Students
Lifespace have secured funding to deliver a series of transition workshops to Y6 pupils this summer.π Is your child starting secondary school soon?
π We'll be visiting lots of local schools but wanted to make sure that all young people get a chance to participate.π You can also register your inter ...
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24 Mar 2025
Lifespace 21
π We're excited to announce Lifespace 21, a special sponsored walk to celebrate Lifespace Trust's 21st Birthday! Our fundraiser launched this week with coverage in The Stratford Herald.
π
Date: Sunday, June 29th, 2025
π Routes: • 21 miles starting at Long Compton• 21 kilometres ...
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21 Mar 2025
Celebrating Excellence!
We are thrilled to announce that we have received the Charity Excellence Framework Quality Mark!
This prestigious award comes after completing an organisational audit, linked with our Risk Register, which provided us with a KPI dashboard and suggested areas for further improvement. We are commi ...
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20 Mar 2025
Team Lifespace Takes on London Landmarks Half Marathon
We're delighted to introduce the incredible runners of Team Lifespace who are gearing up for the London Landmarks Half Marathon. Each of these dedicated individuals is running to support Lifespace Trust and help young people in Warwickshire access vital mentoring services. Let's meet our amazing run ...
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19 Mar 2025
Addressing the School Engagement Crisis - how Lifespace's Mentoring Approach can help
In the recent report "Who is Losing Learning? Finding Solutions to the School Engagement Crisis" by The Difference and IPPR highlights critical strategies to improve school engagement and prevent lost learning.
At Lifespace, we are proud to align our mentoring approach with these key findings t ...
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17 Mar 2025
Lifespace celebrate Neurodiversity Week
At Lifepace we believe every mind is unique, powerful, and valuable.
Neurodiversity isn’t something to “fix” — it’s something to understand, embrace, and celebrate.
Many young people we support are autistic, have ADHD, dyslexia, or other neurodivergent traits &m ...
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15 Mar 2025
Running London Landmarks Half Marathon for Lifespace
We are thrilled to announce that three dedicated runners will be representing Lifespace in the upcoming London Landmarks Half Marathon! Each of these incredible individuals brings their unique story and passion to this event, and we are excited to share their journeys with you.
Meet Our Runners:Joann ...
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14 Mar 2025
Belated gifts from Santa
Earlier this month we caught up with our friends at Shakespeare Lionsclub to celebrate the successes of their December Santa Runs. Lifespace sent a team of volunteers
to support the Shottery evening.
Susanna, pictured right, was delighted to pick up a cheque in support of Lifespace's work. Thank you ...
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11 Mar 2025
Tackling SEMH Challenges: A Call to Action for Schools and Communities
Tackling SEMH Challenges: A Call to Action for Schools and Communities
A recent Tes article reinforced what we see daily — Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SE ...
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27 Feb 2025
Young lives are being lost β 611 suicides in 2021 (UK)
A
new report from the
APPG on Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention calls for urgent, community-based early intervention to stop this crisis. Their 15 key recommendations include:
- A national strategy for youth suicide prevention
- More funding for youth mental health services
- Mandatory mental health ...
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23 Feb 2025
The Graduated Approach & Systemic Mentoring: A Path to Inclusion
Lifespace CEO Lisa Carroll reflects on Margaret Mulholland's latest Tes article (20 Feb 2025).
Mulholland notes that Ofsted’s latest proposals highlight the graduated teaching approach—a model that, if applied effectively, could transform SEND support and whole-school inclu ...
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13 Feb 2025
Celebrating first year of Stratford Youth Collective
We were delighted to attend the first AGM at Stratford Youth Collective yesterday.
It was great to recap all that has been achieved and hopes for the future too. What a wonderful facility we are building for young people in the town.
...
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05 Feb 2025
Future Minds Campaign
We support the #FutureMindsCampaign calling for immediate and scalable steps that the Government can take to address the Children's Mental Health Crisis. - Investment in children and young people's mental health - Full roll out of Mental Health Support Teams - Open access mental health services - A ...
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05 Feb 2025
The Β£1.16 Trillion Cost of Ignoring Children's Mental Health
This
#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, shocking new research reveals the devastating impact of failing to support young people’s mental health.Every day, 500+ children in England are referred for anxiety, but delays, lack of capacity, and crisis-driven care are failing them—at an enormous cost ...
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23 Jan 2025
A present from Santa!
Lifespace was thrilled to help Alcester and Stratford Roundtable again with their Santa’s Sleigh in December.
We were pleased to receive a generous donation from Vice Chair Alan Barlow on Wednesday 22nd Jan along with many other local charities and groups.
Thanks again to Alcester and Stratfor ...
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15 Jan 2025
Watch this space...
Last week, just as the school year was starting back, a group of Lifeapace staff braved the floods and freezing temperatures for a day of training to expand our
practice even further.
Later this year we'll officially launch our new service and all will be revealed..
...
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23 Dec 2024
Need Support over Christmas?
Our offices are now closed but we'll be back on 6 January.
We know that Christmas can sometimes be tough. If you need support whilst we're away here are some numbers that young people have told us can help. ...
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20 Dec 2024
Christmas Lifespace Way Training
School's out for Christmas and we ended the term with our Christmas Lifespace Way training day.
We started the morning with a keynote speech from our founder, Christopher Spriggs. Chris shared a little of our founding story and how by being present, genuine and brave we can create a much-n ...
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19 Dec 2024
More Festive Fun
This week our Lifespace elves were back out helping Santa.A
team of seven helpers joined Santa and Shakespeare Lions on their route around Snitterfield.Thanks to Andrea, Christian and Ingrid (pictured) and Rob, Jeremy, Marina, Susanna (not pictured) for all your help.
...
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11 Dec 2024
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Last night a team of volunteers from L
ifespace joined Alcester and Stratford Round Table and a very important VIP on a festive journey around Studley.We'll be back out again next week with Shakespeare Lions on their Shottery route. ...
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03 Dec 2024
Are You Who Weβre Looking For?
We're looking to develop our team and are excited to be advertising for our next Assistant Youth Worker and our spring cohort of Volunteer Mentors.
If you want to work for an organisation that's passionate about what we do, friendly and committed to making a real difference for young people, Lifespac ...
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18 Nov 2024
Shared Impact with Rank Foundation
Lifespace joined colleagues from across Rank Foundation's network at a conference in Manchester.
We collectively celebrated our sector, emerging talent, the power of connection and how great leaders grow together! There were so many inspiring leaders, great causes and sound bites including a rem ...
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09 Nov 2024
An organisation wide day to set our future strategy
We're still on a high following a fantastic strategy day on Saturday 9 November.
Members of Lifespace's Youth Advisory Panel, volunteers, staff and trustees came together to celebrate The Lifespace Way and help shape our future direction. We also started to consider how we should mark our ...
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15 Oct 2024
Becca and Lewis help to launch Children In Need 2024 with BBC Coventry and Warwickshire
We had a wonderful time chatting with Vic Minnett from
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire about BBC Children In Need and how, with their support, we provide one-to-one mentoring and group work for children and young people.
Lewis and Becca from our Youth Advisory Panel joined our CEO Lisa, sh ...
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02 Oct 2024
What do our schools, parents and young people say?
We've been gathering feedback from young people, schools and parents about the services we provide.
Here's just a snapshot..
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26 Sep 2024
Unveiling year two of our new business plan
We're delighted to unveil our refreshed Business Plan!
Over recent months we've been reviewing our three year plan, consulting with young people, volunteers, staff and trustees to collectively set our targets for the upcoming year, and finesse our USP...
WE see each young person as unique and ta ...
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04 Sep 2024
Investing in our team with safeguarding training
Our team have just finished a very thought provoking and sobering day of safeguarding training delivered by, the very knowledgeable and engaging, Adrian Over.
Each year our mentors undertake safeguarding refresher training, ensuring that they have the tools they need to do their jobs well. This week ...
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03 Sep 2024
Final preparations for our latest cohort of volunteers
Yesterday we delivered our latest volunteer training day, catching up the last few recruits for our new school year. It was great to welcome Helen, Christine, Thea and Chris to the Lifespace Team.
It was great to also see fellow volunteer mentor Andy deliver his first cohort of training for us, havin ...
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20 Aug 2024
Lifespace mark another record breaking year!
Over the summer we've been reviewing the numbers and are pleased to report another record breaking year.
We delivered a total of 4,603 mentoring hours. On average each young person received 7.5 hours off face-to-face time with their mentor (this doesn't include the admin and support time) ...
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08 Aug 2024
Youth Advisory Panel share top tips for Results Day
Our Youth Advisory Panel know how receiving exam results can be as stressful as sitting them.
That's why they've put together for their top tips on coping with the anxious wait and marking the event.
...
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24 Jul 2024
Joining the call for a Child Poverty Strategy
Poverty has a devastating impact on children’s mental health.
We’re backing Centre for Mental Health, Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition and Save the Children UKs call for the Government to deliver on its pledge of a child poverty strategy alongside a cross-government me ...
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19 Jul 2024
School's out for summer!
School's out for summer
and our mentors are taking a well earned rest! But before we packed up our pencil cases we were already preparing for next term.
Earlier this month we were delighted to invite our founder, Christopher Spriggs, back to Lifespace, helping us to reset '
The Lifespace Way' with a ...
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01 Jul 2024
Lifespace join call for children and young people to be election priority
Alongside the Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition (CYPMHC), Lifespace and 58 other organisations have signed a letter to all political leaders demanding the children and young people are prioritised in their election sharing their stark polling findings and asks of the next governmen ...
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26 May 2024
Ben Completes Manchester Half Marathon For Lifespace
HUGE well done to Ben Humphries on completing Manchester Half Marathon with a time of 1:45 this morning.
Ben has been raising funds for Lifespace and is still accepting donations through our BigGive #Kind2Mind campaign. With just two days to go we're at £3,900 towards our goal of £5,000. ...
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21 May 2024
Volunteer Recruitment Evening o
ππ½ Do you think young people are amazing? π€©
ππ½ Would you like to find out more about Lifespace and how you could help local children and young people grow in confidence, find their voice?
ππ½ Full training, clinical supervision and optional social events throughout the year.
ππ½ Pop along to our ...
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17 May 2024
Tickets Available For Our Fundraising Indian Supper
This is your reminder that you've not had a good curry in a while. Why don't you join us for dinner? We're working with Naya estaurant in Henley-In-Arden to host a three course fundraising dinner. Surely there's no tastier way to raise money for a local charity??
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13 May 2024
Double The Difference With BigGive
We're taking part in BigGive's #Kind2Mind campaign to improve the mental health of children and young people across the UK. Lifespace is one of 150 good causes selected by BigGive to receive match funding towards our target.
From noon on Tuesday 14 until noon on Tuesday 28 May our donations will be D ...
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02 May 2024
Official Launch Of Stratford Youth Collective
Last week marked the official launch of Stratford Youth Collective as we also unveiled the amazing Stratford Youth Hub.Lifespace Trust is one of 5 founding members of the newly formed CIC, together with Escape Arts New Meaning Training Warwickshire ILEAP Charity and Warwickshire Pride - helped into ...
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27 Apr 2024
Lifespace In The Press
We love talking about our work so, when we were asked to speak on Welcombe Radio and to Stratford Herald in a matter of weeks, how could we refuse? Our CEO Lisa Carroll chatted with Pennie throughout her "Connecting Stratford Upon Avon" programme about our work, and our friends with Stratford Youth ...
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21 Apr 2024
Doing Our Bit At Shakespeare Half Marathon
We've had a busy day supporting Stratford's Shakespeare Half Marathon. A team of ten Lifespace volunteers joined the Run Through team to hand out refreshments and medals at the finish line. Well done to all the runners and volunteers.
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26 Mar 2024
Volunteer Shireen Recognised With High Sheriff Award
Shireen, one of our amazing volunteer mentors, received an unsung hero award from High Sheriff of Warwickshire Sophie Hilleary.
We're so proud of Shireen, and all our team, for the life changing work they do, week after week.
She commented: "The people we saw at Shire Hall, were awarded for thei ...
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22 Dec 2023
Celebrating our work and preparing for 2024!
Yesterday we finished off the year with a team training day and festive social.
We were joined by Mark Phillips, Systemic Psychotherapist and Chair of Lifeways Charity who launched the day with a keynote speech around youth-centred delivery and the significant impact that this approach has on o ...
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19 Dec 2023
Three Year Business Plan unveiled
This week Lifespace launch our new three year strategy with ambitious plans to be in even more places where young people need us and seen as a beacon of good practice.
We've been working hard behind the scenes over the past few months, gaining feedback from paid and volunteer staff, young people and ...
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16 Nov 2023
Children In Need 2023
Did you spot us on the TV and radio?
Lifespace were delighted to see Ellie share her story as part of
#BBCChildrenInNeed2023. You can watch a shortened version here..
Children in Need: Stratford-upon-Avon charity supports young people - BBC NewsWe couldn't be more proud of Ellie for the co ...
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31 Jul 2023
Introducing our new CEO, Lisa Carroll
I'm Lisa, I grew up in Kenilworth and went to Trinity. I live in Coventry with my husband, three children and a lot of pets!
For the last 17 years I have worked across housing and youth charities in the Midlands. The overarching theme has been about giving participants, and in particular young ...
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14 Jul 2023
Fundraising Dinner raises Β£2,500
What a wonderful night we had at our fundraising supper this week which, after costs, raised an impressive £2,500.
Thank you to our fabulous hosts Sue and Brian Westmacott fora wonderful meal and to our friends and supporters for your company, conversation and generosity.
We're hugely pass ...
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