Charity founder Fiona Gilbertson (CF 2015) has worked on events in Scotland as part of her Activate project. Fiona was given a grant for her work in campaigning for drug policy reform. Indigenous healers, practitioners and others gathered to discuss life changing experience of psychedelics. Another event focused on medicinal cannabis and continued the conversation on an ethical cannabis bill for Scotland, where several cannabis farms are staring up legally. These events attracted academics, industry figures, medical patients, government representatives and others.
Hornsea Inshore Rescue Chair and Station Manager, Susan Hickson-Marsay was awarded a MBE in HM King Charles III's New Year Honours List. The Honour was awarded for ‘Services to the community through the provision of an independent lifeboat, flood rescue and sea safe education service’. Susan's Fellowship focused on improving the safety of children on the water.
By Susan Hickson-Marsay,
Prison Reform Trust Associate Sarah Beresford (CF 2012) was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour about the free Child Impact Assessment toolkit that she has developed to support children with a parent in prison.
By Sarah Beresford,
Fozia Irfan (CF 2020), was asked by Dame Julia Unwin, to speak at the Archbishop of York's Annual Lecture on Social Justice at the Institute for Social Justice. The title of her talk was 'Doing change in difficult times' and she discussed how we build movements for change whilst ensuring our own growth and resilience. Find out more here.
By Fozia Irfan,
Co-founder and Chief Executive of Locate, Dave Grimstead (CF 2020) featured in The Guardian in an article about an unidentified woman who jumped from Wembly Point in 2004. Dave is a former police officer and uses his skills and experience with Locate to examine cold cases of missing people and unidentified bodies. Another Churchill Fellow, Emma Tilley (CF 2020) has volunteered with Locate and she is also mentioned in the article.
By Dave Grimstead,
