This motor mechanic Charity for young people down in Albury near Guildford, is continuing their out of term time work alongside Surrey police who identify young people needing help and engagement in a project, by spending 4 days during school holidays at their workshop at the Sandpit. This is the second session funded by Give it Away and Charlotte visited them to watch them in action. The youngsters are totally engaged in the work they are doing, restoring, renovating and mending bikes, quad bikes and old motors.
The GASP project provides much more than just tangible, practical mechanical skills, the pupils are able to forge positive, trusting relationships with adults outside their classroom environment which is a valuable life skill. Aside from the practical skills, they benefit from spending time with adults who are mentoring and training them plus they learn the importance of turning up on time, completing a day’s work, achieving a certificate of competence outlining the positive practical skills they have learned. For many of them, this is a springboard for their future.
Our donations will continue to help them with a course planned in the Summer Holidays as you can see from their recent Newsletter.
