Young people of Chorley prepare to take the stage at the Royal Albert Hall

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Inspire Youth Zone members Kai, aged 9 and Carly, aged 10 are getting ready to take to represent their hometown at the Royal Albert Hall this November 17th. Having beaten off competition from around the country, the duo’s band, The Revival, will be performing in front of an […]

Children’s charity gives young people of Clayton Brook a ‘fighting’ chance

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Young people living in the Clayton Brook area have been handed the opportunity to make the most of a brand-new, multi-million-pound facility based in the heart of Chorley. Inspire, Chorley Youth Zone is home to several state-of-the-art facilities for use by young people at just 50p per session […]

S&S Northern help launch new charity appeal

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Local gas safety company S&S Northern pledged to become the first company to offer a regular monthly gift to Chorley children’s charity Inspire, Chorley Youth Zone. The brand-new charity appeal launched by Inspire will see businesses able to donate monthly gifts of any amount to support the charity […]

Golf Day raises over £7,000 for children’s charity Inspire

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] 20 teams from leading businesses in the North West gathered at Shaw Hill Golf & Country Club on 22nd August to take part in a golf day raising £7,346.28 for Inspire, Chorley Youth Zone. The competition, sponsored by Cruise 118, ran throughout the day after a shotgun start […]

Children’s charity hopes to ‘Inspire’ Magpies this season

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Saturday 24th August 2019 sees Chorley FC host Hartlepool United in the Vanarama National League in a bid to help local children’s charity Inspire, Chorley Youth Zone raise awareness within the local community. Young members, volunteers and staff from the Youth Zone will be attending the home fixture […]

Lancashire Police praise children’s charity for making Chorley safer

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] New stats released by Inspire, Chorley Youth Zone and Lancashire Constabulary confirm a 49% decrease in youth anti-social behaviour across Chorley since the opening of the Youth Zone in May 2018. Inspire Youth Zone received a phenomenal 75,000 visits from young people since opening its doors. [/column] [column […]

Midsummer Ball raises over £9,000 for Inspire Youth Zone

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] A Midsummer Ball organised by Forbes Solicitors and Handelsbanken has raised £9,300 for a national youth charity based in Chorley. The event was held at Shaw Hill Golf Resort and Spa Hotel, Whittle-le-Woods and was attended by more than 130 guests from the local business community. The evening […]

Young people ‘Inspired’ to complete 30km hike for charity!

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] A small group of young people from Chorley aged between 14-18 faced the hardest task of their lives so far as they took on the Three Towers Challenge on 23rd June 2019 in aid of Inspire Youth Zone. The young people formed the team earlier in the year […]

Magpies promotion hero surprises Youth Zone members

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] A handful of lucky young people at Inspire Youth Zone were given the chance to play alongside Chorley FC’s penalty hero, Matty Urwin, at the centre’s 3G pitch. At an evening session for Inspire’s Senior members (aged 12-19 or up to 25 with additional needs) the Chorley FC […]

Could you take on the Three Towers Challenge?

The Three Towers Challenge will take place on Sunday 23rd June 2019. Participants must be a member of Inspire Chorley Youth Zone and be over the age of 14 years. You must be able to get to the designated starting point (TBD) at Peel Tower for 7am. The walk is approximately 20 miles starting at […]

MATTHEW HIRST

Matt Hirst is the CEO of leading energy technology provider ESG with over 700 staff and operations in the USA, Canada and the UK. ESG’s UK headquarters are based in Chorley, Lancashire.

 

ESG empowers global leaders in energy to deliver on the future promise of energy through its SAAS solutions for Customer and Market Data Management and Smart Metering. Matt has a background in Sales and Marketing and led a MBO of UK company Utiligroup in 2014 before it was acquired by ESG in 2017 and has been with the business for 24 years. Matt won an EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2016 as well as being a judge in 2018 and in 2017 his team was awarded the UK Regional and National Mid Market Management Team of the Year awards by the BVCA. Matt holds a BSc (Hons) degree from The University of Salford and a MBA from Lancaster University.

Ryan powell

head of operations

Hi, I’m Ryan and I’m the Head of Operations at Inspire Youth Zone.

Email: ryan.powell@inspireyouthzone.org

Inspire Youth Zone