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Love the High Sheriffs and the work they do for the county. Many thanks to High Sheriff James Bettley and his wife for hosting a lovely afternoon. 😊

Fab Equip school session today exploring resilience, what it is, how to increase it and the benefits. The boys check-ins get longer each week, evidence of them feeling at ease and being open with their emotions, one boy even got up to give one of his peers a hug who...

Last night's Practical Engage workshop session was on electrics and plumbing. The boys got the opportunity to learn how to solder electrical connections and how to cut and join copper pipes. #positivelifeskills, #shapingthefuture, #LND

Totally thrilled and proud that Lads Need Dads won the community improvement award at the Tendring Youth Awards this evening for its community volunteering work via its Engage Programme. Our team of mentors and boys are fabulous and the community we love to help. Well...

Lads and mentors enjoyed a lovely day out today at Wings and Wheels, the UK’s longest running radio controlled model show. They enjoyed flying drones and playing with the different remote controlled models (and that’s just the mentors 😉). Lovely weather too....

Excellent session today with our year 7,8 and 9 Equip cohort exploring healthy and unhealthy relationships. Also reflected on their own strengths and attributes so they understand the need to value themselves so others will in return.

Lovely afternoon spent at a garden party held by Grassroots Charity who are celebrating their 30th year of supporting local organisations. We are grateful to them for helping fund our marketing material. Gavin one of our LND mentors and our MD, enjoyed the lovely...

Very pleased with this article in the evening standard on-line. Now we just need the funding.......