News - Inspire

YOUNG PEOPLE FROM FELIXSTOWE WIN TOP ROYAL AWARD

24 May 2022

The Prince’s Trust and TK Maxx & Homesense Awards will be broadcast on ITV at 20:30 on Thursday 26th May Cameron Sadler, Poppy Ferrar, Talena Dalton and Mason Grant aged 18-22, from Felixstowe, have today scooped a prestigious award from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales after making an...

Find out how you can take part in Strictly Charity 2022

17 May 2022

We’re looking for people to volunteer to take on the challenge of learning to dance and fundraise for us for our Strictly Charity 2022 fundraiser! Once again, we’re teaming up with Ipswich School of Dancing for our popular dancing fundraiser Strictly Charity, which is returning with a grand finale in...

YOUNG PEOPLE SCOOP PRESTIGIOUS PRINCE’S TRUST AWARD

2 April 2022

Felixstowe Team wins award at the England Country Final of The Prince’s Trust and TK Maxx & Homesense Awards. A group of five young people have won a top award from The Prince’s Trust for their community impact project that broke down age barriers and reduced loneliness. Talena, Lawrence, Poppy,...

Students Revitalise Scout Hut to Give Back to the Community

24 March 2022

Our Clacton Team are giving back to their community by refurbishing the 1st Clacton Scout HQ on Blenheim Road. The students are entering week 5 of a 12-week youth programme which works with young people aged 16-25 that are not in employment, education or training. As part of the programme,...

Ipswich man, Ali, embarks on 925-mile feat from John O’Groats to Land’s End in memory of best friend Joe

21 March 2022

An Ipswich man is embarking on a 925-mile challenge to run and cycle from John O'Groats to Land’s End this spring in memory of his best friend who died suddenly last year. Ali Clements, 28, from Ipswich, Suffolk, will embark on the feat in May, and has set himself 13-days...

High Sheriff Award Nominations Announced

6 March 2022

We are thrilled to announce that Inspire has been shorlisted in this year's High Sheriff awards for their prestigious High Sheriff Annual Award. In partnership with Suffolk Community Foundation, Ashtons Legal, Birketts, Suffolk Building Society East Anglian Daily Times, East of England Co-operative and BBC Radio Suffolk, the High Sheriff...

Businesses Pledge their Support to Help Improve the Lives of Local Young People

28 February 2022

Organisations from across Suffolk are pledging an annual donation of £1,000 to help make the future brighter for the next generation. Today, young people are experiencing challenges like never before; the millennium cohort study by CLS found that by 17, 7% of young people had attempted suicide and, according to...

Team Programme Students Embark on Their Next Steps

21 February 2022

79% of students on our last cohort of the Prince’s Trust Team Programme have found their place in work, education or training, thanks to the programme’s emphasis on forward thinking and effective teamwork. The 12-week programme has long acted as a successful turning point for young people who are not...

Youth Employment Service expands support across Suffolk

24 January 2022

Inspire’s YES (Youth Employment Service) has extended its life-changing support to help all young people in Suffolk discover new possibilities. Traditionally offered in coastal regions of Suffolk, thanks to funding from East Suffolk Council, YES helps 16–25-year-olds to get what they want from life. Our advisors work with young people...

Lovell Helps Young People Start Careers in Construction

20 October 2021

Inspire recently teamed up with Lovell to offer young people, aged 18-25, the chance to take their first steps in the construction industry with our Step Up Construction programme. Since the course began in September, eight learners have taken their tests for a CSCS card and earned Level 1 awards...