"I think it's brilliant what they've done," she enthuses. "The flat used to be very plain and white. I hated it, but they've really brightened it up."
The 10 young decorators are here with Fairbridge, a charity that runs various projects to support excluded young people by teaching them life and social skills. Its work falls into three broad areas: work-based skills, community recreation and independent living skills.
The Royal Bank of Scotland has given Fairbridge a three-year grant for the independent living skills programme, which is now in its first year.
Participants come to Fairbridge in a variety of ways, but it is always voluntary. Sarah Clayton, the project co-ordinator, says: "They're all either excluded or at risk of exclusion. We have an outreach worker who goes to schools to tell them about our projects, and a lot of our referrals come through education welfare officers who identify that certain young people aren't doing anything."
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