London Youth offer a whole host of outdoor activities for those who may not have the opportunity to enjoy them
Young at heart | London Youth CEO, Rosemary Watt-Wyness
KFH have been supporting London Youth for five years and, says the charity’s CEO Rosemary WattWyness, the unrestricted funding from the partnership is invaluable
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t first glance, comparing the years 2021 to 1887 seems nonsensical, but the work of charity London Youth will certainly make you do a double take. “What strikes me is some of the themes stay the same through time,” says the charity’s CEO, Rosemary Watt-Wyness. “In 1887 [when the charity was first launched], one of the things they really majored on was sports activity for young people, and today we still do a lot of sport activities. We do a lot around young people’s employability, and you can look back to 1887 and say it mattered then and it matters now.” For over 130 years, then, the work of London Youth has been crucial in giving opportunities to the capital’s younger generation. Their amazing youth workers offer advice and support across a host of disciplines, and they highlight how
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