Meet Our Amazing Team

Our Community

A network of passionate coaches making a difference

Our community of trained coaches, leaders, and educators are transforming children's lives across the UK. Each member brings unique skills and a shared commitment to building confidence and resilience in young people.

Why Join Our Community

Expert Coaching Techniques

Work with exceptional coaches who are trained, supported, and held to high standards.

Long-term impact

Make a lasting difference in thousands of children's lives.

Personal Development

Grow your own skills while helping others flourish.

Flexible Delivery

Scalable options to fit your schedule and goals.

Meet Our Newest Community Members

Our community come from diverse backgrounds – teachers, outdoor educators, NLP practitioners, volunteers, and sports coaches – all united by a passion for helping children thrive.



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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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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Become Part of Our Community

Join our growing network of coaches and leaders making a real difference in children's lives. We offer comprehensive training, ongoing support, and the opportunity to build a meaningful career helping kids thrive.

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
Share a glimmer with us