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Reach New Heights

July 8, 2010
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Please forgive the slightly self-indulgent nature of this blog, but there is so much to tell you about from my expedition to Morocco to climb Mount Toubkal as part of a team raising money for the fantastic charity XLP.

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Barcaple 2010!

June 13, 2010
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On Easter Monday I was packing once again for a 6 day residential at the wonderful Abernethy Barcaple near Dumfries. With a great volunteer team and 24 very energetic 11-14 year olds I knew I was going to be in for a lively week!

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No sex please we’re teenagers!

May 26, 2010
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As the final plans are being put together to make sure everything is in place for September, I realise how much I am looking forward to running a third Romance Academy (RA) in the Autumn Term. Based on the television program ‘No Sex Please We’re Teenagers’ Romance Academy is a course for young people aged [...]

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Spectator Sports?

May 11, 2010
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Last Sunday was the Leeds Half Marathon. As you can read elsewhere on the site, MBC were keen to be involved in supporting the runners, the event and the spectators with refreshments, seats and of course, other facilities!

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Making the space…

February 25, 2010
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At the beginning at half term I had the great privilege of taking 22 teenagers on the annual ‘Going Deeper’ weekend at Lineham Farm. It really was a great weekend, but as ever there is much to learn and think about from the young people and the preparation that went into the time away.

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A loss of perspective…?

January 16, 2010
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For the last few weeks now both the local and national news have been focussed on the weather conditions in the UK. This isn’t going to be a barrage of words about how we handled the prolonged ice and snow, in fact I learnt several lessons about being spontaneous and making the most of opportunities [...]

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Sabbatical 2010

January 14, 2010
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It may surprise some of you to know that I am in my 7th year here at MBC. Along with this comes the opportunity of a sabbatical, and I am delighted to say the leadership team has approved my proposal.

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