Some of you will know that in Sheering, there lives a man by the name of Paul Forsey, who swam the Channel last year in 16 hours 8 minutes for charity. His diary is HERE. I first heard about this amazing feat from Dan Lucia (boyfriend to Paul's daughter), who has recently joined Harlow Conservative Future. Well, the purpose of Paul's swim was to raise money for local youth groups. Not content with just raising money, Paul has set up, with the assistance of his local church, a great youth group in Sheering. This is a youth club with a difference. When I visited the Club last night, young kids of primary school age, who otherwise might be out on the streets, were instead playing footie, games, and having a brilliant time, all under Paul's guidance. Also supervising was Carla (Paul's other daughter), who is a budding photographer, and currently studying Media at Lincoln University. The picture shows Paul, Carla and myself just by the mini-snooker table!
Paul has a great vision for the Club, which is housed at Sheering Village Hall. He hopes to work with the Cricket Club, to build a youth centre on the side of the pitch, just outside.
It was great to see these kids really enjoy themselves and be given Easter Eggs at the end of the evening. I am sure that Paul's determination to provide young people of Sheering with a great venue and loads of activities will make it happen. I certainly will be supporting him every step of the way.
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