Lancashire's Prince's Trust volunteers celebrate course success

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) teamed up with the Prince’s Trust to deliver a 12-week personal development course for unemployed 16 to 25 year olds, offering work experience and community projects.

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Mayor of Preston, Coun Brian Rollo, presented everyone with a qualification from Preston College in communication, teamwork and employability at a celebration event at Deepdale’s Invincibles Lounge.

Paul Kilham, Prince’s Trust Team Programme Executive for Lancashire, said: “Every one of them embraced the programme wholeheartedly and it has been fantastic to watch their confidence and self-esteem soar. Programmes and occasions like this one are proof that youth can do it – the ethos of our work here at The Trust.”

Team leader at LFRS Prince’s Trust, Sally Myerscough, said: “We do this to help young people who might not have done so well at college or school. We help to boost their confidence. The programme is about developing these people as a whole.”

As part of their development, the cohort gave a range of Christmas crafts to Caritas, designed a mural for Mill Bank Wellbeing Centre and gave out food hampers to elderly residents in Preston city centre.

The programme has a new groups starting in Avenham on January 15 and a second on February 12 in Deepdale.For information call LFRS Prince’s Trust on 07879 898662 or 07900 268709.