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Inspire’s training kitchen volunteers Faye and Steph have been awarded Volunteers of the Month for cooking up a storm with a young people every week.

Since Inspire opened, Faye and Steph have inspired hundreds of young people to try new and delicious recipes in the training kitchen.

From sweet potato filo pastry parcels to raspberry cheesecakes, Inspire Youth Zone’s training kitchen has been enriched by dedicated volunteers Steph and Faye passion for cooking.

On receiving her award, Faye said “I would recommend volunteering at Inspire as it gives you the chance to have fun! Not only do you get the opportunity to teach young people something new but they always teach you something too – whether it’s the floss dance or a new joke!”

July’s Volunteer of the Month Steph said “I’ve always enjoyed baking – volunteering at Inspire gives me the opportunity to share my love for baking with young people. Since volunteering at Inspire I’ve learnt to work with a variety of different personalities”.

Michelle Graham, Volunteer & Training Manager at Inspire said “Both Faye and Steph make a huge difference to the activities offer at Inspire. Every week they plan new and delicious recipes for young people to attempt. Without their help we simply would not be able to offer cooking classes as often as we can. On behalf of over 3,700 members at Inspire – I’d like to say a huge thank you to them both”

If you’re feeling inspired to volunteer at Inspire, please click here or email michelle.graham@inspireyouthzone.org

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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