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Mike Strang, Skipper, Spirit of Fairbridge

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Spirit of Fairbridge is a 92-foot schooner that sails out of Oban and offers follow-on courses for young people who have already engaged with a Fairbridge programme for those...

Helen Cubberley, South Wales project worker, Funky Dragon

1 April 2008, Youth Work Now

How did you start off in youth work?

Wendy Nicolson, Infant massage instructor, self-employed

26 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

I am a trained massage therapist, and I first became aware of infant massage when I was expecting a baby myself. The techniques have been around for centuries in India...

Fraser Simpson, Music therapist, Nordoff-Robbins

19 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

I first came across music therapy when studying music at college. It fascinated me that I could use my skills for non-musical goals.

Bridget Fenton, Partners and parenting co-ordinator, NSPCC

12 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

My current role was advertised as an 18-month contract, but it sounded so exciting that I went for it - and 10 years later I'm still here.

Lisa Chalcraft, senior officer for young people, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

5 March 2008, Youth Work Now

I started as youth trainee in the leisure and recreation department, studying for an NVQ Level 2 and working in a community centre.

Jenny Crouch, Project co-ordinator, Addaction Derby

5 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

Breaking the Cycle is a four-year pilot in response to the Hidden Harm report on the effects of parental drug use, which showed that children of drug and alcohol users...

Tanja Loncar, Assistant development officer, Save the Children's Brighter Futures project

27 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Brighter Futures project consists of three groups in Manchester, London and the Tees Valley.

Sue Wendes, Education co-ordinator, GFS Platform, Isle of Wight

13 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

GFS Platform aims to improve the life chances of young women. As educational co-ordinator at Sandown Bay on the Isle of Wight, I organise, promote and facilitate mainstream, vocational and...

Maurice Bransfield, youth service development officer, Northumberland County Council

8 February 2008, Youth Work Now

How did you get a start? In the early 1980s, I got a job through the community programme at Walker Youth Centre in Newcastle. They wanted someone to set up a...