Director of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland’s Violence Reduction Network. Follow our amazing @VR_Network for all things violence prevention!
Leicester, England
Joined February 2013
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🎉🎉 The Community Leaders Network website is now LIVE!
🌐 Drive in now to connect, share, and find out more about the Community Leaders Network. Check us out ➡️ communityleaders.co.uk/
What do you think? Drop a comment! 🗨️#CommunityLeaders
THIS is a fantastic opportunity to ensure young people are centre-stage in the work of the Leicester Community Safety Partnership! And you get to work with the amazing @SamYouthMerry too! 😁
We’re hiring! Want to lead on Leicesters Youth Joint Action Groups? Want to work with young people to ensure they have their say on community safety in our City? Want to work in an amazing team? What are you waiting for?
Apply here ce0421li.webitrent.com/ce042…
#communitysafety
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Hospital Team promoting our work with @Leic_hospital and signing clinical staff up to be VIP Champions!
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Do you live locally, and want to learn more about how different agencies work together to keep children safe? Come along to our Connecting Communities event on 17th April!
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New paper - The Commercial Determinants of Violence: Identifying Opportunities for Violence Prevention through a Public Health-Based Framework Analysis. How commercial bodies and activities contribute to violence and what they could do to prevent it mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/3/352
ALT Examples of risks of violence relating to different aspects of commercial practice
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Congratulations to all involved. As we celebrate, let's remember: Children are our future. Let's shield them from societal toxicity and bureaucratic barriers. Their hearts hold the key to everything good. @VR_Network #homelessness #mentalhealth
Another incredible #HopeHack by @VR_Network & partners incl the amazing @eavafm & organised brilliantly by @LisaWilkinsonLW and team! Far too many highlights to name but my favourite? Our young people of course - full of hope, bursting with ideas & the brightest of stars ✨
Yesterday we held our 2nd Hope Hack with over 130 young people from across LLR 🥳
The energy and positivity of the day was absoultely phenomenal!!!
Thanks to LVT @themogullvt and Yahye @Yahye_Abdi_ for being such fabulous hosts 🙌🙌🙌
@HopeCollective2 @eavafm @eventsdmu
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Yesterday we held our 2nd Hope Hack with over 130 young people from across LLR 🥳
The energy and positivity of the day was absoultely phenomenal!!!
Thanks to LVT @themogullvt and Yahye @Yahye_Abdi_ for being such fabulous hosts 🙌🙌🙌
@HopeCollective2 @eavafm @eventsdmu
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So proud of my eldest taking part in this 😀
The LLR #HopeHack event this afternoon offered truly inspiring visions for the future of our youth. My thanks to @VR_Network for organising & to @eavafm @TheRealVeejUK for inspirational contributions. Well done to all participants. Including @EMCYP_
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Our young people really enjoyed today! It’s great to see programmes like today giving young people the chance to voice their opinions and have them heard!. – at East Midlands, England
The LLR #HopeHack event this afternoon offered truly inspiring visions for the future of our youth. My thanks to @VR_Network for organising & to @eavafm @TheRealVeejUK for inspirational contributions. Well done to all participants. Including @EMCYP_
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Truly, a day overflowing with hope, valuable advice and positivity at the #Hopehack2024 in Leicester. A memorable experience, filled with inspirational speeches,entertainment workshops & a youth panel. Thanks to Lisa @VR_Network & Team.
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A fantastic day at Hope Hack LLR. Our MVP mentors discussed key issues faced by young people today and offered solutions to key decision makers. A very inspiring event and our students were brilliant!
@HopeCollective2 @eavafm @eventsdmu @VR_Network
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Big shout out to the awesome team at @VR_Network who have their 2nd Leicester Hope Hack today
The work of our legacy project @HopeCollective2 with founder members @NCSTrust @UKYouth @riofoundation sees the 28th Hope Hack underway
Thank you everyone involved! #LegacyOfHope
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Are you working on or leading a community project or group in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland and would like to develop your leadership skills? Why not apply for a funded place on the next Community Leadership Programme?
In case you missed it, there's a 4th round of the Community Leadership Programme taking place in 2024!
2⃣0⃣ free places available to community leaders across LLR involved in projects which contribute to preventing crime & building safer communities 👇
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Heads up! The 2024 Community Leadership Programme is back for its 4th round! 🌟
🗓️ Deadline: March 11
In case you missed it, there's a 4th round of the Community Leadership Programme taking place in 2024!
2⃣0⃣ free places available to community leaders across LLR involved in projects which contribute to preventing crime & building safer communities 👇
tinyurl.com/5apn65y9
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📈 The Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile from the @PRTuk explores what is happening in prisons across England and Wales. They report some encouraging signs and alternative visions for the criminal justice system. Read more here: ow.ly/zmZs50QHsCz
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📢We are back, bigger and better with our 2nd Hope Hack LLR!
⭐️For Young People ages 14 - 24
⭐️Live Performances
⭐️Inspiring Keynote Speaker
⭐️Panel led by Young People
⭐️Workshops
.. and a few more surprises on the day :)
DM for more info!
Good luck Brighton! We cannot wait until our #HopeHack on the 7th, even bigger and better than last year's! @VR_Network @LisaWilkinsonLW
On our way to Brighton this Friday March 1st @SussexPCC then back up to Leicester & Rutland @VR_Network Thursday 7th March. Here’s one they did earlier. youtu.be/FpWQycNjG5Q?feature…
Kinda nails our what & why! #TeamHope
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On our way to Brighton this Friday March 1st @SussexPCC then back up to Leicester & Rutland @VR_Network Thursday 7th March. Here’s one they did earlier. youtu.be/FpWQycNjG5Q?feature…
Kinda nails our what & why! #TeamHope