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.
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,
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.
By Fiona Gilbertson,
Consultant Sarah Beresford (CF 2012) presented findings from her Activate Fund project at the Families Outside National Conference in Glasgow on 16 November. Sarah’s Activate Fund project focused on the development of a Child Impact Assessment to support children with a carer in the criminal justice system.
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,
