Category: Community

In the Wild Leader

Hannah Cubie

Hannah based in South Wales is part of the amazing Canal and Rivers Trust Urban Nature Connection programme. She trained with us at Hatton Locks to deliver Family Wellbeing Sessions and she has just had funding to do extra training so she can be an official In the Wild Leader and also do her Official […]

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Community Happy Confident Kids Coach

Lucy Anne

As soon as we spoke to Lucy we knew she would be an amazing Happy Confident Kids Coach, her aura and zest for life is truly infectious. We are really happy to have her as part of our Community. “I’m a proud mum to a wonderfully chaotic toddler and have had the joy of being […]

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Happy Confident Kids Sports Coach

Steve Orton

Congratulations Steve Orton on becoming a Happy Confident Kids Sports Coach. Steve now has lots of new tools to help coach kids at Kenilworth Rugby Football Club, and also to use at home too. “”Loved the session and came away with so much value, both as a parent of 3 children and a coach to […]

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Community In the Wild Leader

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.

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Community In the Wild Leader

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. […]

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Community In the Wild Leader

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.

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Community In the Wild Leader

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.

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Community In the Wild Leader

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 […]

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Community Happy Confident Kids Coach

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, […]

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Community Honorary Glimmer Seeker

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.

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Community Happy Confident Kids Coach

Zoe Bardey

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 […]

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Community

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 […]

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Community In the Wild Leader

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 […]

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Community Happy Confident Kids Sports Coach

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 […]

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Happy Confident Kids Sports Coach

Zack George aka Steele the Gladiator

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 […]

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Glimmer Seeker Trainer Happy Confident Kids Coach

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 […]

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Community Happy Confident Kids Coach

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 […]

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Community Happy Confident Kids Coach

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 […]

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Community In the Wild Leader

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 […]

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Community Honorary Glimmer Seeker

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 […]

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Retrain Your Brain to Look for Joy

Glimmers are the tiny moments of joy, warmth, or connection that are easy to miss — but when you start noticing them, everything changes.

Since I started noticing Glimmers, my whole perspective has shifted. It's a game changer!

— Lisa, Teacher & Parent

Nice to feel valued and supported as an individual. We often miss out our own care in the struggle to set up all the many school and group sessions that we run throughout the year.

- Canal & River Trust Staff
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