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Hannah Sutherland
With a passion for drama and theatre, Hannah Sutherland has been inspired to start her own business, after attending not one but two Rural Youth Project Hacks, which she feels gave her the push she needed. Hannah is hoping to launch a new arts based childcare initiative, incorporating her theatre background into a business, providing structured childcare in island/rural communities with a strong focus on learning the local history.
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Esther Edwards
Esther attended our Kent & Medway Ideas Hack as a youth delegate. From an early age, Esther has always been interested in agriculture. However, partly due to her parents fear of the unknown decided to stick in at school and get her A levels before going on to graduate from the University of Bath in 2020 with a degree in International Development & Economics.
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Martin Rawlings
Martin attended the Kent & Medway ideas hack. A qualified languages teacher, Martin Rawlings chose a different path from his life in Manchester when he joined the team at Bore Place, Kent in February 2022. He is currently undertaking an internship with the aim to get more people into outdoor education. Bore Place aims to get young people to connect with nature and how food is produced, and gives disadvantaged children access to nature, healthier paths and careers. Martin’s goal is to help people of all ages reconnect with nature and where food comes from.
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Zoe Collins
Having grown up in zone 6 of London and moved to Kent, Zoe Collins sees the lack of young people in rural areas. Her community comprises of mainly retired people or families with young children. Passionate about the UK’s food security and sustainability, she is currently undertaking a PhD focusing on labour rights and shortages in the UK food system.
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Mary McIntosh
With creative start-ups booming during lockdown, Mary McIntosh is a flourishing example of how young people living in rural areas can successfully set up innovative businesses. Growing up in a rural area her whole life, Mary has found that having the time to focus on her ideas and passion for baking, has helped get ‘Mary’s Mini Bakes’ off the ground.
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Annabel Baker
Annabelle is an English lass that has lived in Scotland since the age of four. She studied Geography with Psychology at the University of Dundee and then went on to study Catchment Hydrology and Management. She was lucky enough to then get an internship at Perth College UHI as Project Coordinator on a renewables business network before moving to LANTRA Scotland.
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