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Monday, 8 March 2010
Young woman talks about boozing Britain
at the Conservative Women’s Organisation's conference
The young women of YWCA Northampton impressed the Conservative Women’s Organisation so much on their recent visit to the centre that one young woman was invited to speak at their annual general meeting. Kayleigh, 23, joined YWCA’s Chief Executive Sarah Payne to talk about The blight of boozing Britain alongside James Brokenshire, Shadow Minister for crime reduction, Inspector Andy Townsend, the Nottingham city neighbourhood policing team and Helen Alcock-Towse, alcohol liaison nurse at Lincoln Hospital.
Kayleigh said: “I talked about how peer education tools such as The handbag-friendly guide to the risks and the origami game that I helped create allow young women to consider the risks and consequences of binge drinking. It was really great to know that my views were being taken seriously. I felt very appreciated and welcomed by the Conservative Women’s Organisation.”
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