great lever: bolton | nurturing strong communities
After a day shift with the Connexions advice service, Val Johnson would regularly work another couple of hours in the early evening for Great Lever Voice, a group she set up in 2004 to fill the gaps in youth support she’d identified during her regular job.
Giving them time
I shake hands with each of the young women and, if they’re up for it, pose towards John who is struggling with my camera. “Just press that button,” I say. “Everything else is automatic.”
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