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Lee Willows Lee-ding Rathbone in London
29 Aug 2008

Lee Willows is Rathbone’s new Director for London and the South East.


Zoe Kirkman with her son, Dylan Meet the young mum of the year
11 Aug 2008
Twenty-one-year-old Zoe Kirkman has been named the “Young Parent of the Year for Leigh and Wigan 2008.”

Joanne Pilkington Keeping mum and other guardians in the frame
4 Aug 2008
Rathbone will be able to better support parents as well as young people – after 13 of their staff passed a pioneering programme.

Toni Docherty and Mayor Terry Brown Toni has a brush with the Mayor
22 Jul 2008
Chorley learners were putting on the style at a recent awards ceremony – with one learner keen to show the Mayor how things are now gelling for her.

Kylie-Anne Birks Kylie gets awards fever
16 Jul 2008
Derby based learner Kylie-Anne Birks’ life has spun around - thanks to help from Rathbone.

Mother and child Champion your guardian angel
8 Jul 2008
Living in Wigan or Leigh? Then why not nominate your parent for a brand new award?

Joe Wasp You’ve got to hand it to Joe!
1 Jul 2008
Busy bee Joe Wasp has been tackling the basics of Rugby Union while trying to pick-up an education with Rathbone Huddersfield.

Saifur Rahman Saifur’s going to the Houses
23 Jun 2008
Super volunteer Saifur Rahman is on his way to Parliament – having been declared a “Rathbone UK Achiever of the Year 2008.”

Lindsey Seddon Learners’ industry rewarded by Rathbone
18 Jun 2008
Young people in Wigan have profited from a partnership between a business school and Rathbone.

Jim Murphy (Rathbone Director for Scotland) with Councillor David O’Neil, the Leader of North Ayrshire Council Leader lights-up Kilwinning opening
16 Jun 2008
Councillor David O’Neill the Leader of North Ayrshire Council, launched the new Rathbone Centre in Kilwinning.

Haley Guest and Holly Adams from the vinvolved team vflex strikes a cord
12 Jun 2008
A new programme to reel-in young volunteers launched with a busy bash at the Cotton Factory bar in Huddersfield.

The Deputy Mayor of Carlisle, Councillor Bill Graham, Deputy Mayoress, Councillor Graham and Chantelle Wilson. Rathbone’s just the ticket for Chantelle
5 Jun 2008
She was once so timid that she couldn’t even ride the bus. Now Carlisle learner Chantelle Wilson is on the road to success after winning a national award.

Gaynor Marland and Cody Derbyshire Glorious Gaynor in the Race for Life
23 May 2008
Water a lot of help Bolton Training Adviser Gaynor Marland is getting from her learners as she prepares for the Race for Life.

Jim Andrews and Lesley Miller Lesley leads us in Lanarkshire
15 May 2008
Experienced youth worker Lesley Miller is the new Manager of Rathbone Motherwell.

Julie Riley, Kaitlin Smith and David Crellin Rathbone works for sociable Kaitlin
6 May 2008
Bolton teenager Kaitlin Smith has staged a dramatic transformation in her life – which is why two leading actors recently presented her with a Rathbone Achiever Award.

Kirsty Wilde Kirsty finds the key to success
1 May 2008
Keep tabs on Chorley learner Kirsty Wilde – because the IT whizz is set for a sizzling career.

Tony Cox, Katie Arrowsmith, Vicky Pearson (Senior Training Advisor, Rathbone Ashton) and Jessica Nitta. Don’t pick on us for littering
29 Apr 2008
Ashton learners made an inspiring effort to clean up their Parish Church. And it was all in a bid to rid teenagers of the tag of “Britain’s worst litterers.”

Steve Bruce with a Rathbone football shirt Brucie bonus for our Wigan learners
4 Apr 2008
Three achievers from our Wigan Centre got the backing of Premiership manager and former Manchester United legend, Steve Bruce.

Lucy Allen and Kate Marlow Learners role-up at the Acting Studio
25 Mar 2008
Coach to the stars Kate Marlow is helping young people to smarten up their act and look the part.

Cristal Lawrence Tree-mendous effort
20 Mar 2008
Young people have been helping good causes as part of the Millennium Volunteers project.

Haydn “The Tank” Stead Tank’s full of volunteering
13 Mar 2008
A teenager who took a punt at helping others has turned-over a new leaf.

Claire Keen (Senior Training Advisor, Rathbone) with Charlotte Drury. Come join the baby boomers
10 Mar 2008
Rathbone Dewsbury is giving young people a great start in the child care business.

Shereen Johnson Enter the entrepreneur
5 Mar 2008
Rathbone learner Shereen Johnson is aiming to be Lancashire’s answer to Richard Branson.

Mayoress Jill Sheppard, Rathbone learner Shannon Keith and Councillor Bill Sheppard, the Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth. It’s well worth sneaking in…
19 Feb 2008
It seems young people will try anything to get into Rathbone’s new Centre in the West Midlands town of Bedworth!

Ed Strutt and Vanessa Woods shaking hands How to get an Ed in construction
8 Feb 2008
Painter and decorator Ed Strutt was one of six Wakefield lads to benefit from a programme called, “Building for Success.”

Girl with cement mixer Building up our learners
5 Feb 2008
Yorkshire trainees who’ve cemented a career in construction are amongst the many young people Rathbone will be celebrating over the next two months.

Young smiling people Success at Luton goes on and on
22 Jan 2008
Rathbone Luton has been helping young people achieve in the town since 2005 – and will continue to do so for many years to come.

Two Rathbone learners from Glasgow on the boat Rising to the challenge
17 Jan 2008
Learners from Glasgow had a swell time recently – when they navigated the Firth of Clyde on the 60-foot racing yacht, Challenger.

Three Ashton under Lyne learners On their side – in Tameside
16 Jan 2008
Close on 70% of the young people who come to Rathbone in Ashton under Lyne move on to a brighter future.

Kat Louis Kat finds true calling
9 Jan 2008
Rathbone outreach worker Kat Louis is using her experience of being homeless to help bring young people back into education.

Debbie Halley, Jade Ward, Danni-Ray Roberts and Jamie-Lee Rimmer. Learners dance for number one
7 Jan 2008
Ex-England goalie Alex Williams MBE caught up with Rathbone Ashton recently – and was kept on his toes by achievers, poets and dancers!

Corporal of Horse Steve Pickard; Jade Metcalfe and Stacie Storor. Helping the forces feel more festive
13 Dec 2007
Troops based abroad should enjoy a brighter Christmas thanks to learners from Rathbone’s Oldham Centre.

Joanne Croston, Neil Turner and Meg White Meg makes wheelie-good progress
11 Dec 2007
Wigan MP Neil Turner met a learner whose ambition is to become one of the town’s first bin women.

Centre Manager Candice Langley and Sabrina Ilyas Success for language learner
5 Dec 2007
Seventeen-year-old Sabrina Ilyas was declared “Rathbone Oldham Achiever of the Year” after learning English in less than twelve months.

Opening of the Weston Super Mare Garage Open for (grease monkey) business
26 Nov 2007
Weston MP John Penrose and town Mayor John Ley Morgan opened up a new Rathbone garage to help young people become car mechanics.

Amy Wainwright, Paula Dunford and Dani Fitton from the Dewsbury centre. Two thousand nicker
26 Nov 2007
… That’s how much Rathbone raised for Children in Need – by washing cars, styling hair and even designing underpants!

Tara Chouhan with John Griffiths AM - Deputy Minister for Skills Tara triumphs at the Senedd
21 Nov 2007
Newport teenager Tara Chouhan was one of nine young people to be crowned as a “Rathbone Wales Achiever of the Year 2007.”

Mark Hateley Glasgow launch makes its Mark
14 Nov 2007
Football legend Mark Hateley helped open the new Rathbone Centre in Glasgow.

Pudsey Punks and pyjamas for Pudsey
8 Nov 2007
Rathbone staff and learners are paw-ing their efforts into helping the ‘Children in Need’ campaign.

James Cook James Cook books place at Palace
6 Nov 2007
Former boxing champion turned Rathbone employee James Cook is to receive the MBE.

Learner Martin Dunne, Senior Training Advisor Adele Gabriel and  learner Craig Nurse Learner Bryan plumbs the heights
5 Nov 2007
There was no sloping-off for Carmarthen learner Bryan Wright recently – as he completed a sponsored climb.

Cherise Anderson Seventh heaven for Bury Achievers
22 Oct 2007
Would-be hairdresser Cherise Anderson was one of a group of learners to make waves at a recent awards ceremony.

Jennifer Still Still helping teens in Scotland
16 Oct 2007
Rathbone Glasgow, who have enabled many young people to go forwards, are about to ‘move on up’ themselves.

Amina Begum and Sultana Satter Dynamic duo achieve at Ashton
8 Oct 2007
Life-long friends Amina Begum and Sultana Satter were amongst the young people honoured at the Rathbone Achievers of the Year for Tameside.

Dominic Honegan and Councillor Norris Bullock MP helps Luton move house
24 Sep 2007
Kelvin Hopkins MP was one of the first guests to visit Rathbone’s new Centre on Adelaide Street in Luton.

Chantelle Kitchen at the event at the Galpharm Stadium. Providers pay Chantelle her Dews
19 Sep 2007
Dewsbury learner Chantelle Kitchen has been named “Kirklees Young Learner of the Year” by training organisations in West Yorkshire.

Sharon Bell, Rachel Pickering and Middlesbrough Training Advisor, Irene Cook Water a way to learn a lot
14 Sep 2007
Green fingered learners from Middlesbrough have proved that you can plot a successful career – by being in the garden

Cherise Anderson Cherise aims for the top – in style
12 Sep 2007
Bury learner Cherise Anderson is on her way to a permanent career in hairdressing – thanks to a pilot programme called “Progress to Success”.