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Sam and Gateway Handyman Team
You have seen the show, you have heard the immortal line from Sir Alan Sugar " Your Fired" but Community Gateway Association said "Your Hired" to Sam Brewster who joined Community Gateway Associations Handyman team for a 2 week work trial as part of a course he is completing with the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and the Princes Trust
He joined George Dixon and Peter Doyle, to help decorate a residents property who needed some assistance after moving into a new property.
George and Peter helped Sam learn the art of wallpapering, painting and other small DIY jobs in the property.
Sam commenting said " I would like to thank Community Gateway Association and especially George and Peter for giving me this opportunity to come and learn new skills and get an understanding of the work done by them for residents across Preston, I have had a great time and hope to come back sometime
George commenting on Sam's time with the team " Sam is a smashing lad who was enthusiastic and keen to learn. He really took an interest in the work we do at Community Gateway Association. We hope that this will give Sam the confidence alongside the work he is doing with the Princes Trust to continue with his studies . We wish him well in the future and you never know he may one day come back and work for us"
Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service is striving to prevent and lessen the impact of fires upon the people of Lancashire. One of the ways through which this can be achieved is through education and developing a closer partnership with local communities. This brings the Service into contact with young people disadvantaged by unemployment, social deprivation, inequality and ‘fading hope’
The programme is available for both unemployed and employed young people and includes work experience, careers advice and job opportunities, new qualifications, challenging projects, an action-packed team building week away and the chance to make a difference to the community
Community Gateway Association has been working alongside Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service through their "Community Projects" which sees a group of young people develop green areas within the Community to benefit residents .
