Connexions Prizegiving

Sometimes when we get depressed about the future of disaffected youngsters, our spirits are lifted by the successful schemes that are in place around the district. I was delighted to be asked to go to Little Switzerland in East Folkestone to present prizes to a group of young people who had spent several months learning how to improve the countryside in the local area.

Their theoretical and practical learning included fencing, path clearing and wasteland improvement. These young people demonstrated to me that we should not give up on them but continue to offer opportunities to see a different way forward.