The Highways England A45 Chowns Mill Improvement scheme report ‘Understanding our communities’ highlights pockets of high deprivation across Wellingborough and Northamptonshire, many of our young people believe opportunities outside of a life of negative gang culture or crime are not open to them.

Northamptonshire Police are leading on a national ground-breaking initiative called CIRV (Community Initiative Against Violence) and MY BK YD, whereby they partner with businesses to explore opportunities for suitably engaged young people:

• Offering a flavour of Business creating a learning opportunity.

• Offering volunteering, placements, work trials, apprenticeships and jobs

• Sponsoring other programme Initiatives, such as Survival courses

We're raising funds to help cohorts of young people to participate in CIRV activities and in particular outdoor survival training scheme