Proud evening for Connections Trust

Date published: 17/02/2005

Being recognised for your efforts is always a pleasing experience, especially when you’re a young person who is involuntarily out of school. The Rochdale Connections Trust has given some of these young people a chance to prove their abilities by providing courses in personal development, and their efforts were rewarded at a special presentation evening held on Wednesday 16 February at the RCT House.

Rochdale Mayor Angela Coric and MP Lorna Fitzsimons proudly handed over the certificates and awards to both students and mentors, for completing a range of courses, including anger management, raft building, and personal development.

MP Lorna Fitzsimons said, “It’s so pleasing to see that the children are being recognised for their efforts, for many of them it may be the first time an adult has taken them seriously. We can see the passion in each individual for the work that they do”.

Rochdale Mayor Angela Coric said, “We should give credit to the young people for working so hard, but we should also give a huge thanks to the mentors who have helped to make it happen. Both sides have worked very hard and have achieved something to be very proud of”.

Amongst the students who were honoured was Matthew Singleton, who has successfully completed 4 of the courses that RCT had provided.  Matthew, from Rochdale said: “The anger management course was the best out of the 4, a lot of it included relaxation exercises, board games and social activities, it was quite fun”.

Also attending the event was an RCT trustee, John Kay from Molesworths Bright Clegg Solicitors. He said: “It’s good to know that these young people are recognised for what they do. They have worked hard, and they now have the opportunity to play their full part as citizens”.