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Jen at No. 10
[flickr id=”7724118440″ thumbnail=”medium” overlay=”true” size=”medium” group=”” align=”none”] Our CEO Jennifer mixed with some of the movers and shakers of Westminster last week after accepting an invitation from the Prime Minister to attend a reception at No. 10 Downing Street. David Cameron had invited people to the reception in the garden at Number 10 who had…
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The Olympics are coming
[flickr id=”7642816506″ thumbnail=”medium_640″ overlay=”true” size=”medium_640″ group=”” align=”none”] Being based in an Olympic borough, we can really feel the excitement building for the start of the Games here at Step Forward. The torch passed through Whitechapel and Shoredtich at the weekend and Victoria Park is getting ready for all the upcoming events that will be held…
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Bounce Forward
[flickr id=”7642816944″ thumbnail=”medium_640″ overlay=”true” size=”medium_640″ group=”” align=”none”] The team enjoyed a sunny day at Sacrilege, the life-sized inflatable replica of Stonehenge by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller. It’s touring 25 locations across the country and when it stopped off in Greenwich as part of the London 2012 Festival, we couldn’t resist a bounce!
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Our Trustee Jane’s Marathon Achievement
[flickr id=”7045410451″ thumbnail=”medium_640″ overlay=”true” size=”medium_640″ group=”” align=”none”]11 weeks ago this Sunday morning; I was sitting in a park in Greenwich doing some serious people watching. I saw a girl queuing up for a portaloo on stilts (the girl, not the loo), a giant apple, a Lucozade bottle, a monk, several people dressed up as toilets,…
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Certificate Giving Ceremony
[flickr id=”7314554064″ thumbnail=”medium_640″ overlay=”true” size=”medium_640″ group=”” align=”none”] Step Forward has just held a certificate giving ceremony to mark the achievements of our young people and celebrate in their success. We had a great turn out of young people who had taken part in holiday activities and in our personal development programme. Our personal development worker…
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Celebrating our Champions
[flickr id=”7127931437″ thumbnail=”medium_640″ overlay=”true” size=”medium_640″ group=”” align=”none”] Step Forward were one of 8 charities in the UK chosen to take part in a pilot of the Barclays Money Skills Champion programme. To celebrate the success of the pilot, we took part in a event held at Barclays Global Headquarters at Canary Wharf. Step Forward ran…
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Support our London marathon runner
[flickr id=”7045410451″ thumbnail=”medium_640″ overlay=”true” size=”medium_640″ group=”” align=”none”] On April 22nd it’s the 2012 London Marathon and we’re lucky enough to have one of our trustees, Jane Higgins, running the gruelling 26 miles and 385 yards in aid of Step Forward. This isn’t the first marathon Jane has run to raise money for us, but we…
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Looking for something to do this Easter?
[flickr id=”6144025805″ thumbnail=”medium_640″ overlay=”true” size=”medium_640″ group=”” align=”none”] This Easter holiday Step Forward will be holding two weeks of positive activities and events designed to help young people to make new friends, build confidence and learn skills. PAYP (Positive Activities for Young People) is a holiday programme we’ve been running for years and we’ve had so…
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Human Library for International Women's Day
[flickr id=”6964036667″ thumbnail=”medium_640″ overlay=”true” size=”medium_640″ group=”” align=”none”] It’s International Women’s Week and this Saturday (March 10th 2012), Step Forward CEO Jennifer Fear will be taking part in the Human Library event at Whitechapel Idea Store. It’s an open event where women in public life share their experiences, so come along and find out more about…
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The Making of Champions
[flickr id=”6875007011″ thumbnail=”small” overlay=”true” size=”small” group=”” align=”none”] Well done to everyone who completed our 1st ever Barclays Money Skills Training Programme at Step Forward. The programme was designed to train young people to become Money Skills Champions and was aimed at those who wanted to improve their knowledge about money issues and are enthusiastic about…