Keith's Blog

Ten years on

Ten years ago, a landmark report into the wide scale abuse that took place in the care system in north Wales was published. It was called Lost in Care, and included in its 72 recommendations was a call for the establishment of the UK’s first Children’s Commissioner for Wales; an independent champion to protect and promote [...]

Pigeon attack at Us UnLtd’s latest project

“What’s through here?” I asked. “Not sure” came the reply:  ”And I don’t know who’s got the torch but let’s have a look”. We stepped into the darkened space and three pigeons flew out at us. It was like a scene from an Alfred Hitchcock film. The pigeons escaped through a broken window – which [...]

A Piece of Me

Sometimes when we get drawn into debates about the importance of listening to the views of children and young people, we talk about children’s voices. Sometimes we take that rather too literally, as if it is only the spoken word in a meeting or discussion, or the written word on a returned questionnaire, that can [...]

School nickname

When I was younger my nickname at school was KT. One infamous day we were playing football in the school yard. I remember it well. This lad came pelting down the wing with the ball at his feet. As he was about to shoot I put my foot in for a tackle. I still contend [...]

“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 [...]