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A young Greater Manchester charity founder has been appointed, with the Queen’s agreement, Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester. Saeed Atcha, 22, from Bolton, became the youngest recipient of an MBE in Her Majesty the Queen’s 2019 New Year’s Honours List for services to young people and the community in Greater Manchester. The new appointment means…
A young Greater Manchester charity founder has been appointed by Her Majesty The Queen as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to young people and the community in Greater Manchester. Saeed Atcha, 22, from Bolton, is the Chief Executive of Xplode Magazine which helps young people in Greater Manchester…
Why we need to end the culture of questioning ambition for socially mobile to thrive I want to start with the idea that it’s not where you are that needs to change but the opportunities need to be there to allow you to change. I still walk the same streets that I grew up on…
The opportunity to affect change on something that I cared about, the support from adults, and most importantly – the belief that I was meant for something better – all propelled my life in a totally different direction.
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News Release from Bury College From a Queen’s Award, to an invite to the Royal Wedding, former Bury College student Saeed Atcha is celebrating extraordinary success since completing his A Level studies. Saeed completed his A Levels in Business Studies, Media Studies and English Language in 2014 before progressing onto Manchester Metropolitan University. In July…
Saeed Atcha, CEO of Xplode Magazine has been appointed to the advisory council of the CareTech Foundation along with Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP. The CareTech Foundation is the charitable foundation of CareTech Plc that provides social care services in the UK. The CareTech Foundation has created a new Advisory Council and has multi-million pound…
With youth provision at an all-time low and most civic buildings closed, wouldn’t you rather young people congregating in a library than setting fires. Young people have a lot of prejudices. Those aged over 16, can work and pay tax yet don’t have a say where that tax goes because they can’t vote. This prejudice…
