Sarah Bicknell
Say hello to Sarah the Skills & Learning Coordinator for the West Midlands Region of the Canal & River Trust. Sarah has trained with us as an In the Wild Leader as part of our work for the Canal & River Trust.
John the Lollypop Man
Every now and then we like to award Honorary Official Glimmer Seeker badges to people in the community who spread glimmers to others. Meet John our local lollypop man. John has been safely crossing children over this busy bit of road for years and whatever the weather he always does it with a smile on […]
Anna Birt
Meet learning and skills coordinator Anna . Anna is based in Gloucestershire and has been working for the Canal and river trust for many years delivering education programmes and inspiring children and their families to connect with their local canal and river spaces.
Nowrujee Ali
Nowrujee leads educational engagement in the London area she is also a STEM co-ordinator, for the Canal & River Trust. Nowrujee is passionate about helping children and helping them to access green and blue spaces and regularly runs workshops for large classes. “Thank you for providing a really effective and supportive training session last week. […]
Claire Cavendish
Claire is the learning and skills co-ordinator for Yorkshire and the North East. Claire gets to regularly work with her amazing group of Canal & River Trust volunteers at the amazing engineering landmark that is Tees Barrage. Miranda and I had enjoyed a recent visit there to help run a day of family sessions.
Helen Evans
Helen is an amazing Education Co-ordinator at the Canal and River Trust and one of our In the Wild Leaders, she loves working with children and helping them to find calm at the Canalside. She is a joy to work with and her passion for her job shines through.
Canal River Trust Volunteers
Its been such a privilege to train and work with over x Canal & River trust Volunteers, teaching them how to run Family Wellbeing Sessions on the Waterside and support the Education Team with Delivery of the Three Week Primary School Programme.
Eliza Botham
Eliza trained with us as an In the Wild Leader for the Canal & River Trust, she has now retired and part of the amazing volunteer team.
Katie Hutchinson
Katie is one of our Canal & River Trust In the Wild Leaders. As a the Learning & Skills Coordinator – Greater Manchester, Lancashire & Merseyside, she works with volunteers across her region.
Adrian Royston
Adrian Royston leads the Canal and River Trust explorer programme across the East Midlands. Part of Adrian’s role is to work alongside schools, community groups and local academies to offer hands on- outdoor learning. We loved delivering family wellbeing workshops alongside Adrian and had a particularly lovely moment at Foxton locks when we did Dragon […]
Nathan Arnold
We are so excited to have Nathan Arnold on our Happy Confident Kids team. Based in Lincolnshire, Nathan brings a wealth of specialist experience and unique knowledge to our ever-growing community. From Professional Footballer to Kids’ Confidence Coach Nathan played professionally for Cambridge United, Grimsby Town, and Lincoln City—winning the FA Trophy, scoring at Wembley, […]
Ashton Parchment
Congratulations to Ashton Parchment who is now a very happy Happy Confident Kids Sports Coach. Thanks for actively taking part in our Sports Master Class with British Taekwondo and we look forward to supporting you and your club.
Adam Walters
Say hello to Adam, I have been working with Adam as part of our work with Natwest as part there Acceleration Programme. Adam is one of our “Honorary Glimmer Seekers”, we awarded him an Official Glimmer Seeker badge due to his positive outlook in life and his mission to help others succeed.
Zoe Williams
So many things we do at Happy Confident Kids feel like they are meant to be, and one of those is having our newest Happy Confident Kids Coach join our community. Zoe is also a mum of two and shows compassion and a desire to help families through the challenges that life can present. Based […]
Luke Pimm
Luke proudly wears his Confident Coach and In the Wild Leader badges; he provides 1-2-1 coaching sessions, has rolled out a number of workshops to groups and is a teen mentor. He also loves to be in nature. “In less than twelve months I’ve made lots of changes in my life to put me on […]
Jason Mayoh
Congratulations to Master Jason Mayoh for becoming a Happy Confident Kids Sports Coach. Thanks to Jason for opening his heart and mind during the sessions, it was great to spend the day with him. And thank you to Jason for his kind words after his coaching session ” You were both amazing…just what I’ve needed […]
Miranda de Freston
Hi I am Miranda, co-founder of Happy Confident Kids. I am passionate about well-being and having seen the transformational change in one of my own children hugely inspired to get more children access to the transformational tools we teach. I have a huge variety of experience in growing & promoting businesses as well as delivering […]
Amy Truesdale
It’s an honour to be working with Amy Truesdale GB Athlete and she is our latest Happy Confident Kids Sports Coach. Paralympic Champion 2024Paralympic Games 20203 x Para Word Champion Amy is a fighter and a champion, it’s truly inspiring to be coaching her these last two weeks on our Sports Coach Masterclass. She inspires so many people and we […]
Zack George aka Steele
Congratulations to Zack George on becoming our first official Happy Confident Kids Sports Coach, after he completed our Sports Coach Master Class. “Absolutely loved the sports coach master class, Miranda and Laura made the session extremely fun and explained everything in a way that was engaging and easy to follow. Cant recommend them highly enough” Zack George Zack […]
Rosie Francis
Meet Coach Rosie, Rosie always has a smile to share and brings a calm vibe to any room. She is an NLP Master practitioner and also holds a degree in psychology. Rosie lives in South London with her husband and two young children, she loves helping children to thrive and works hard to get to […]
Lucia Purshouse
Lucia is a mother of six and a Master NLP Practitioner & Lightning Process Practitioner and lives in Geneva and is fluent in French. “I meet many children, teens and adults in my work, and recognise how many children and young people are stuck with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and eating disorders. I’m passionate about […]
Laura Dumbleton-Jones
Hello I’m Laura and co founder of Happy Confident Kids. I am an NLP Master practitioner, qualified coach and hypnotherapist, and head up our coaching team. I live in Kenilworth with my husband Steve and our two children. My experience helping people started in my 16 year career at West Midlands Police, until I hung […]
Anna McAuley
Say hello to Anna, based in Leicester she is one of our In the Wild Leaders. Anna is an experienced teacher and loves helping children to reach their full potential. “Working with the children is just incredible to have those initial connections… and teaching them ways and strategies that they can cope with life a […]
Training Our First Glimmer Seeker Trainers
It’s been another busy and heart-filling month at Happy Confident Kids, everyday we are so grateful we get to do this. From on boarding new Kids Confidence Coaches to seeing even more of the real-world impact of our tools across the UK, we are more committed than ever to bringing “the light” to children’s (and […]
Mary Gouveia – Inclusion and Support Lead
Mary really is the ultimate Glimmer Seeker, which is why we made her our first ever “Honorary Glimmer Seeker”. Over the last few years we have worked together on various initiatives including running In the Wild sessions for Year 7 and 8 students with SEN at Alderbrook Secondary School, in Solihull. We love catching up […]