Worth the effort

I am a little out of sequence in my chronology but I must tell you about my recent day out with members of the Saxon Mount Youth project. Regular readers of this blog will be aware that for the last 2 years I have run the Hastings marathon to support this initiative providing a youth club for young people with special needs. This time we raised over £500 for young people to choose something they wanted to do. Thjey decided that a day out to Chessington World of Adventures and this was duly planned. Unfortunately it was the only day in a 2 week period during which it chose to absolutely tip dsown with rain. From dawn til dusk without a break. Even the staff were dressed in wet weather gear and looked miserable as they staffed the rides. The young people themselves decided that a little bit of (torrential) rain was not going to spoil their fun and proceeded to act as if it were a summers day. They had a great time and many young people achieved "firsts" - these are little tasks which increase confidence or improve skills in dealing with situations young people find difficult. All in all a really good day and well worth the marathon effort.