Stories to tell

So much to celebrate and with so many

With 75 years of experience of supporting people to be the best they can be, it never ceases to amaze us the transformational impact we have on so many.

From small steps to giant leaps, we see people being inspired to take charge of their own destiny, be it a subtle shift in attitude towards a prevailing problem; a determination to realise a dream, or committing to learning new skills in their work or training. Whatever progress is made, invariably it is real and long-lasting.

We’ve asked some of them to share their Brathay story with you.

Roger kay and his story — #41
Roger Kaye

Roger Kaye Helping us to break that half way point and more is Roger Kaye, one of several keen cyclists who kindly raise money for us by peddling like crazy around Windermere 10 times – that’s 262 within 24 hours!

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William tells his Brathay story — #40
William

William Meet William – a boy who does wonders living with Autism and the youngest participant so far in our 75 Stories to tell!

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jenny rhodes tells her story of being an apprentice at Brathay — #39
Jenny Rhodes

Jenny Rhodes Jenny Rhodes is our very own in-house star apprentice – not just progressing her own career but enjoying the opportunity to give something back to the wider community.

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Groupf of young people at Brathay from Andrez Herriott's The Liminality Group — #38
Andrez Harriott, The Liminality Group

Andrez Harriott The Liminality Group If you’re wondering how a visit to Brathay can start to turn troubled inner-city lives around, then listen to these guys – truly inspirational!

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siobhan miles moore ceramic artist — #37
Siobhan Miles-Moore

Siobhan Miles-Moore Our artist in residence Siobhan Miles-Moore has a very personal reason for wanting to work with us at Brathay.

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Rachel tells her Brathay story — #36
Rachel

Rachel When Rachel joined our Stronger Families programme, her self-esteem and confidence were very low and she was finding parenting an uphill struggle. Her main challenges were poor routines and boundaries for her sons, compounded by escalating financial problems and loneliness. The situation was becoming very difficult to manage and it…

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Young person Laura tells her Brathay story — #35
Laura

Laura Laura’s life suddenly changed when problems at home meant she had to move to a refuge with her Mum and siblings. In the same year she lost two of her grandparents. The shock of these events caused her to lose confidence. She tried to start college but couldn’t cope…

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Geoff Hornby When Geoff Hornby signed up to the wrong course at Brathay it was to change the future direction of his entire life. It’s a story that came back to Geoff recently when one of our 262 Challenge cyclists asked if he would kindly sponsor him. ‘Of course I said yes, and maybe…

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holding hands from Nadia's story — #33
Nadia

Nadia Nadia was first referred to us under the Stronger Families programme after an abusive relationship had forced her out of her local area and she was struggling to make a fresh start. Moving home is a stressful experience, but never more so than when you’re being forced to leave…

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Image of Stephanie and Dom — #32
Stephanie & Dom

Stephanie & Dom Well-known family-run bakery business has been giving staff some precious time-out at Brathay for the last six years.

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Angie Angie Lewis left her home in North Wales age 20 to come and work for us at Brathay Hall. It was a brave adventure for her and one that she now remembers as the best years of her life! I came to Brathay on a Princess Trust course from…

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young boy sat outside looking at phone — #30
Luke

Luke Luke was very vulnerable when he joined our Princes Trust Team Programme. He was depressed and also homeless. When we first met him he said “Nobody helps me, everybody has let me down in the past”. He couldn’t see a way of moving on, didn’t know where to turn…

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Stories to tell

So much to celebrate and with so many

#41

Roger Kaye

#40

William

#39

Jenny Rhodes

#38

Andrez Harriott, The Liminality Group

#37

Siobhan Miles-Moore

#36

Rachel

#35

Laura

#34

Geoff Hornby

#33

Nadia

#32

Stephanie & Dom

#31

Angie Lewis

#30

Luke

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