Keith's Blog

“What are disabled people?”

I spent a wonderful morning in Gnoll Park at the Local Aid Schools Challenge this week. The event runs the whole week long and has been going on for twenty years or more. We have enjoyed days and days of unbroken sunshine so I was a little surprised to see rain but it didn’t dampen anyone’s [...]

Finger painting

I find it impossible to sit at a nursery table with children where there is paint and paper being used without having a go. What’s more these children were painting with their fingers. Up to their armpits in black paint making pictures of rabbits. Fantastic. My effort was recognisable as a rabbit in my eyes but I [...]

General Election

Whilst the campaigns proceed I have, on more than one occasion, been asked by adults if young people are interested in the General Election. On the basis of my experience over the last couple of weeks I would say that the answer to that is yes they are. Young people at the Funky Dragon Grand Council [...]

Wales’s No 1 White Van Man

Last week I went to the “Violence in Relationships” conference for young people in south Wales. It was organised by South Wales Police and involved around 250 14 to 17 year olds. It was a very good day. Peter Vaughan, the Chief Constable, opened proceedings by reminding all the young people that being the victim in [...]

Pretend Headteacher

Elaine described herself as a “pretend Head teacher” but as I was soon to discover that is anything but true. Elaine is the Acting Headteacher at Twynyrodyn Community School in Merthyr Tydfil and I was there to present them with their Investors in Families Award and their Green Flag. First up it was into the school [...]