“My time with TRAIN has been very positive. It’s been great to see the trust built up among the young people and the local community through consistently good and committed youth work. I feel the way TRAIN is willing to work with and alongside other agencies (such as schools, the youth service, the police, the council and churches) is a massive strength”. We are sorry that Martin has moved on; he was great to have around the office.

Three girls came for a pampering evening, sponsored by SOHA, and what an evening! They applied face-masks made out of fruit essences, chocolate and fudge smells (although not quite good enough to eat!) and then practised applying makeup on each other. The surprise ‘hit’ of the evening was the foot spa. There were some loud protests about ‘not doing feet’ when it was offered initially but one by one they were persuaded to have a foot massage…and loved it! They were then keen to have a go on their mum’s feet. It has been the talking point since and the foot spa was specially requested for the residential.