As women youth workers with limited resources we had to get the job of supporting young people done by any means possible. Our practice focused on young people, their lives, their achievements, their stories. Well now it’s our turn! These podcasts focus on our stories as youth workers: the favours we pulled, the collaborations we made, the small untruths we told, the antics we got up to and the lives we changed, which of course included our own.
Episode 005: I wanted to wear trainers and drive a minibus
In this episode we discuss the impact of what we learned as youth workers on our own lives, what was expected of us as women from working class backgrounds and how we challenged that
Credits
All the women youth workers who’ve given the time to share their stories with us.
Hindley and Leigh Libraries for providing our meeting and recording space.
The Empowerment People for funding the project and Sally Carr and Mary Kenny for coordinating - admin@empowermentpeople.org.uk for enquiries
Marie Brookfield and Sue Lewis for coordinating the group, venues and refreshments for our meetings
Paul Lewis for recording, editing, producing, composing the music and general podcast knowhow - https://www.mrlewismedia.co.uk (https://www.mrlewismedia.co.uk/)
Ali Hanbury for coordinating our launch event
ArtByFlatboy for our launch artwork @flatb0y (https://www.instagram.com/flatb0y)
Arden Fitzroy whose training set us on the path to podcasting @ardenfitzroy (https://www.instagram.com/ardenfitzroy)
Polly Playford Design for our logos and podcast artwork - https://pollyplayford.com (https://pollyplayford.com/)
Chapter One Cafe and Gracious Grub for feeding us @graciousgrub (https://www.instagram.com/graciousgrub)
Youth Focus North West for giving our resources a home - https://www.youthfocusnw.org.uk (https://www.youthfocusnw.org.uk/)
And all the wonderful youth workers who have believed in us and supported us over the years.
And all the young people who enriched our lives.
15 Dec 2023
Episode 004: I could not let a young woman walk past me
Reaching out to young women and overcoming the barriers that them participating, the importance of creches and their wider pos impact, interagency working, complementary work with young men
Credits
All the women youth workers who’ve given the time to share their stories with us.
Hindley and Leigh Libraries for providing our meeting and recording space.
The Empowerment People for funding the project and Sally Carr and Mary Kenny for coordinating - admin@empowermentpeople.org.uk for enquiries
Marie Brookfield and Sue Lewis for coordinating the group, venues and refreshments for our meetings
Paul Lewis for recording, editing, producing, composing the music and general podcast knowhow - https://www.mrlewismedia.co.uk (https://www.mrlewismedia.co.uk/)
Ali Hanbury for coordinating our launch event
ArtByFlatboy for our launch artwork @flatb0y (https://www.instagram.com/flatb0y)
Arden Fitzroy whose training set us on the path to podcasting @ardenfitzroy (https://www.instagram.com/ardenfitzroy)
Polly Playford Design for our logos and podcast artwork - https://pollyplayford.com (https://pollyplayford.com/)
Chapter One Cafe and Gracious Grub for feeding us @graciousgrub (https://www.instagram.com/graciousgrub)
Youth Focus North West for giving our resources a home - https://www.youthfocusnw.org.uk (https://www.youthfocusnw.org.uk/)
And all the wonderful youth workers who have believed in us and supported us over the years.
And all the young people who enriched our lives.
1 Dec 2023
Episode 003: Can I not? Well then, I’ll show you!
We discuss the impact on ourselves of being involved in women’s work, educating ourselves so we could support young women, and we talk about some of the women who encouraged us and pushed for resources for work with girls and young women.
Credits
All the women youth workers who’ve given the time to share their stories with us.
Hindley and Leigh Libraries for providing our meeting and recording space.
The Empowerment People for funding the project and Sally Carr and Mary Kenny for coordinating - admin@empowermentpeople.org.uk for enquiries
Marie Brookfield and Sue Lewis for coordinating the group, venues and refreshments for our meetings
Paul Lewis for recording, editing, producing, composing the music and general podcast knowhow - https://www.mrlewismedia.co.uk (https://www.mrlewismedia.co.uk/)
Ali Hanbury for coordinating our launch event
ArtByFlatboy for our launch artwork @flatb0y (https://www.instagram.com/flatb0y)
Arden Fitzroy whose training set us on the path to podcasting @ardenfitzroy (https://www.instagram.com/ardenfitzroy)
Polly Playford Design for our logos and podcast artwork - https://pollyplayford.com (https://pollyplayford.com/)
Chapter One Cafe and Gracious Grub for feeding us @graciousgrub (https://www.instagram.com/graciousgrub)
Youth Focus North West for giving our resources a home - https://www.youthfocusnw.org.uk (https://www.youthfocusnw.org.uk/)
And all the wonderful youth workers who have believed in us and supported us over the years.
And all the young people who enriched our lives.
18 Nov 2023
Episode 002: Feminism was seen as a dirty word
We look back on a time in the 80s when women youth workers came together to pioneer work with girls and young women.
Credits
All the women youth workers who’ve given the time to share their stories with us.
Hindley and Leigh Libraries for providing our meeting and recording space.
The Empowerment People for funding the project and Sally Carr and Mary Kenny for coordinating - admin@empowermentpeople.org.uk for enquiries
Marie Brookfield and Sue Lewis for coordinating the group, venues and refreshments for our meetings
Paul Lewis for recording, editing, producing, composing the music and general podcast knowhow - https://www.mrlewismedia.co.uk (https://www.mrlewismedia.co.uk/)
Ali Hanbury for coordinating our launch event
ArtByFlatboy for our launch artwork @flatb0y (https://www.instagram.com/flatb0y)
Arden Fitzroy whose training set us on the path to podcasting @ardenfitzroy (https://www.instagram.com/ardenfitzroy)
Polly Playford Design for our logos and podcast artwork - https://pollyplayford.com (https://pollyplayford.com/)
Chapter One Cafe and Gracious Grub for feeding us @graciousgrub (https://www.instagram.com/graciousgrub)
Youth Focus North West for giving our resources a home - https://www.youthfocusnw.org.uk (https://www.youthfocusnw.org.uk/)
And all the wonderful youth workers who have believed in us and supported us over the years.
And all the young people who enriched our lives.
31 Oct 2023
Episode 001: I get to do this and get paid?
For our first podcast, we are focussing on how we got into youth work in the first place. What made us want to work with young people? What opportunities were open to us? Who encouraged and supported us? And how were we supported in our development as respected and valued professionals?
In our stories from the 1980s we’ll be touching on a range of themes that we’ll be returning to in other episodes: positive female role models, fighting for a fair share of resources for girls and young women, and access to the opportunity for working class women to go to university.
Credits
All the women youth workers who’ve given the time to share their stories with us.
Hindley and Leigh Libraries for providing our meeting and recording space.
The Empowerment People for funding the project and Sally Carr and Mary Kenny for coordinating - admin@empowermentpeople.org.uk for enquiries
Marie Brookfield and Sue Lewis for coordinating the group, venues and refreshments for our meetings
Paul Lewis for recording, editing, producing, composing the music and general podcast knowhow - https://www.mrlewismedia.co.uk (https://www.mrlewismedia.co.uk)
Ali Hanbury for coordinating our launch event
ArtByFlatboy for our launch artwork @flatb0y (https://www.instagram.com/flatb0y)
Arden Fitzroy whose training set us on the path to podcasting @ardenfitzroy (https://www.instagram.com/ardenfitzroy)
Polly Playford Design for our logos and podcast artwork - https://pollyplayford.com (https://pollyplayford.com)
Chapter One Cafe and Gracious Grub for feeding us @graciousgrub (https://www.instagram.com/graciousgrub)
Youth Focus North West for giving our resources a home - https://www.youthfocusnw.org.uk (https://www.youthfocusnw.org.uk)
And all the wonderful youth workers who have believed in us and supported us over the years.
And all the young people who enriched our lives.
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