🌼Our last week of Halton HAF kicks off tomorrow at Runcorn Town Park 12-4pm. Join us for a final 4 days of summer holiday fun!🌞 🎨There will be a variety of activities each day, everything from skating and crafts, to tubing and inflatable fun! 🧵 Halton Council Wheels Extreme

The sad news is out already, and the messages are rolling in, so I can only point you to this whole thread explaining what's happening 👇👇👇 And point you to my blog of personal thoughts about the economic context Children England will soon be leaving: childrenengland.org.uk/blog/dont-it-a…

Tomorrow there is an important announcement linked to the Statutory Duty for youth services. Stay tuned!

Mersey Care has launched a new mental health crisis response team for children and young people. The team will help those under 18 who need an emergency response and aims to provide a risk assessment within four hours. 📞01744 415 640 (available 24/7) orlo.uk/JY963

Some thoughts on women in leadership. What more do we need to do for #genderequality in the workplace? ⁦Windsor Leadership⁩ m.youtube.com/watch?v=hxkOb-…

🚀 Exciting News Alert! 🚀 The Vibe Volunteer Hub is officially launched, and the energy is contagious! 🌟 Our first meeting this month brought together 12 incredible new volunteers ready to make a positive impact. 🤝✨🌟

Actor @IdrisElba is calling on the government to put more investment into youth services to address youth violence, as part of the Don’t Stop Your Future campaign. Listen to his interview on BBC Radio 4 Today at 2:14:00: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… #YouthWork #DontStopYourFuture

John Roberts Edna Robinson Couldn’t agree more with John‘s comments. As the former chair of the Young Adult Trust - we looked at how to create the conditions with YP where they felt Purpose, optimism and belonging Glad there are many who share this view and want to do better with and by YP Paul Oginsky

Vibe is now a Living Wage Employer, guaranteeing fair wages for all its workers. With a minimum hourly wage of £12, Vibe leads the charge in the North West, setting a stellar example for fair pay. Let's applaud Vibe's commitment to ensuring a fair day's pay for a hard day's work!

Brilliant day trip to Lille today to celebrate the 1st anniversary of the UK Business Centre here with Nord France Invest British Chamber of Commerce & Industry Lille The Hauts-de-France region is the 2nd largest for UK exports in France 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 UK Department for Business and Trade in France

Jo Hawley is one of the most amazing people I've met, a senior civil servant and polymath. When she suggested writing a book together I jumped at the chance. It's about how youth work skills can be used to best effect by everyone. We've just finished the editing Jo Hawley

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NCS was a great concept but introducing such an ambitious programme whilst austerity was devastating local youth services meant it never reached it’s potential. NCS did help thousands. I'm sorry for the staff of NCS and for those young people who will never get the experience.

NCS was a great concept but introducing such an ambitious programme whilst austerity was devastating local youth services meant it never reached it’s potential. NCS did help thousands. I'm sorry for the staff of NCS and for those young people who will never get the experience.

We wrote a book! 📕 An engaging developmental journey inspired by the brilliance of youth workers. eBook available to pre-order on Amazon from today. Paperback coming soon. Please do take a look! 👀 Paul Oginsky

For 2 years I have been working on a book with the brilliant Jo Hawley . It has turned out better than I could have hoped. Stories from both our lives and lessons you can put to great use. We are making a donation to a youth charity for every book sold. amazon.co.uk/Best-Us-Life-L…

A National Youth Strategy: what next for young people? citadelcomms.co.uk/2024/11/12/wha…

Great to see the book out in the wild!

Jo & I have had amazing feedback on the book we launched this week. It's the first book either of us have written and it's really rewarding to hear that people are already putting the insights to great effect in their lives. And yes, the stories are real!!amazon.co.uk/Best-Us-Life-L…