Nichola Lavin Bournemouth University, UK

Nichola Lavin was employed by Help and Care as the facilitator for Gay and Grey for the first 18 months of the project. She found this a challenging, enjoyable and very rewarding role. Prior to this she worked for Connexions, providing advice and guidance to young people across Dorset. She left the project to move nearer to her family in Birmingham, and is now undertaking a degree in Social Work.