As you would expect among a group of such strong-minded individuals, there were differences of opinion. But all debate recognised that what everyone was ultimately working towards was a better world for young people.
What shone through the plenary sessions, workshops and discussions in the corridors at breaks was enthusiasm, positivity and commitment (see p14).
In a session I attended, Mashuq Hussain, a youth worker at Edge End High School in Nelson, Lancashire, and Donna Hilton, senior youth worker at Nottingham City Hospital, eloquently conveyed their commitment to the grass-roots youth work they are carrying out in new settings.
Elsewhere, among many examples, Steve Boeje, operational manager at South London PAYP programmes, explained how he occasionally drives a minibus to keep in touch with real issues facing workers. And Crusaders' director of national ministries Phil Hulks made a plausible case for faith-based youth work.
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