old skin and new wine

snow, snow, cold ,cold, go away visit us on a December day.

Bit childish but that's how l feel it is still so cold

In this day and age we are still increasing

child abuse

childhood poverty

old people are dying due to cold

those who have little has increased

I started in youth work in 1985 as a paid professional under the old CDP (community development programme), I was so inexperienced unskilled, little knowledge or understanding

as the eldest of 9 Children l had so much to learn and discover about this position

But l never expected to be facing the same issues around poverty, alcoholic misuse, Children's and youth services so under resourced.

Like a bookend settled on an old shelf these issues never appear to go away.