Seventy-nine-year-old Greta Hyde is a regular customer of the cafe at her local health centre. "It's a nice little cafe," she says. "The service is good and the staff are pleasant." For Greta, it's a convenient place to stop for a cup of tea and a sit-down when she pops next door to see her GP or pick up a prescription at the adjacent pharmacy.
What she doesn't know is that this is a cafe with a difference. Run by youth work social enterprise Kinetic, it is a place where young offenders - including those on day release from prison - are getting the chance to gain vital skills, work experience and qualifications that can help them get their lives back on track.
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