On Tuesday 10th March, our Assistant Director Cleo Gammon was honoured to be presented with a Jack Petchey Leaders award at a ceremony which was held at the Kenneth More theatre in Ilford. It was a privilege to be there and witness so much good in our world. Young people as well as adult volunteers were recognised and celebrated for a variety of good works and service to the community. Each group of presentations were broken up by amazing performances from students and young adults which included Street dance, Tai Kwondo, a singer songwriter and an amazing performance of a Frank Sinatra classic.
To begin the ceremony those present heard an inspirational speech from Mark Richardson, a former British athlete, who encouraged everyone not to give up on their dreams.
This message is echoed in one of the Jack Petchey Foundation's slogans of "If you think you can, you can". It is important for young people as well as the young leaders and adults working with them to keep this message close to our hearts particularly when times get tough.
Staff and students of Ursuline Links look forward to the next ceremony when we can celebrate all the work of our young people.