Survivor of Honour based abuse and Campaigner for Fairness and Justice
NHS volunteer
"Art is how I express my emotions"
Sophie Vickery
Survivor
Young People's Officer
Self Defence Coach
"Everyone has there ups & downs,
always thrive to be the best version of yourself with the support of something you love, mine is MMA"
Rehana Begum MBA MCIPD
Director
NLP practitioner and NLP coach
Organisational Development and Inclusion specialist
Over 17 years working in public sector
CIPD Enterprise Advisor for the Education Sector
"I continue to serve via the 'Best Me Team'
Happy to donate my expertise and knowledge with this amazing CIC by investing in the community"
Debra Hill - Director
"I currently work part-time as an ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) tutor for St.Helens Adult and Community Learning and in December 2018 I set up a community interest company called OLCOTWISH CIC (Our Little Corner of the World in St.Helens). By working with a group of asylum seekers and refugees we developed a community café that they could volunteer in, gain training and qualifications whilst meeting members of the local community and aiding integration. Café Laziz opened its doors to the public in September 2019 and was shortlisted for a Community Integration Award in December 2020”
Philip Parr
Director
Product coach for a large manufacturing Company
"I am donating my time and investing in my home town by being part of this innovative CIC, I am here to ensure there is continuous improvements, here to scrutinise the programmes and how things are run. I will be in charge of all the quality control and audits!"
Shana Begum Founder Lead Practitioner Neurodiverse and proud. Involved in many Organisations
Community Connector
"Here help with the vision, very straight forward person; If it adds value to people and the environment I'm in, if not, I am not interested, life is short, do something spectacular, live the best version of you"
Nicola Wai-Shee Chan
Survivor
NLP Master Practitioner, Hypnotherapy Coach and Personal Trainer
Nicola is a Body Confidence Specialist, helping women and girls to overcome food and body image issues and find Empowerment.
She has over 16 years in the Fitness Industry and uses this now to promote Aesthetics over Aesthetics!
Nicola is also passionate about radio and podcasting people's survival stories.
"if you think you are the only one, then listen to someone's story. Someone has already had that problem and found a solution. There is comfort in knowing you are not alone"
We are always looking to expand the team, bring in new skills, ideas, anything that will benefit St Helens and beyond! If you would like to take on a voluntary position within our CIC, please drop us an email
