Prince’s Trust honours work of Bach team

LEICESTERSHIRE’S Police and Crime Commissioner, Lord (Willy) Bach, has praised the work of his office after it won a Prince’s Trust award.

At a Prince’s Trust Partnership Awards ceremony at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel, London, the team was named overall winner of the Community Impact Award, for its work with the trust to develop, fund and support innovative services for young people in Leicestershire.

Funding from Lord Bach’s office enabled the trust to deliver the following three initiatives:

■■The Achieve programme, delivered in the PCC’s People Zone area, on the Bell Foundry Estate, Loughborough, provides an opportunity for young people aged 11 to 19 to try out new activities, boost their confidence and gain a Prince’s Trust qualification.

■■The Mosaic secondary school mentoring programme works with 11 to 18-year-olds to improve confidence levels and raise career aspirations with mentors from the business world, local communities and BAME backgrounds. This was carried out in Evington and Highfields.

■■ The trust has also used PCC funding to set up an East Midlands Leadership Group with the aim of expanding delivery of Mosaic in the region.

Lord Bach said: “This award illustrates that our funding has been put to good use for the benefit of young people in Leicestershire.

“I’m proud to see that our support has been recognised and I am pleased for my team who deserved this accolade.”