WHAT a month! It was ‘Celebration September’ for CatZero as events and fund-raising activities to mark our tenth anniversary were a huge success. Programme celebration events, our mega coast-to-coast sponsored cycle ride and two reunion evenings for past participants were all held within an extremely busy fortnight. The events also included what was perhaps the…
During our 10th anniversary celebrations we caught up with some past participants to see how they are getting on now. At the Digital Hub in Freeman Street, Grimsby, we caught up with Lyndon Roberts, 24, who has seen big and positive changes in his life since taking part in our CatZero programme in 2017. He…
CatZero is back in Scunthorpe after a four-year break. During this, our tenth anniversary year, we have successfully completed the first of six new programmes in North Lincolnshire, which will see people supported to transform their lives and futures forever. Deputy Council Leader Cllr Richard Hannigan, representatives from Jobcentre Plus and friends and relatives attended…
ONCE CatZero, Always Catzero: and 25-year-old Adam Danville is proof that is certainly the case. Adam was accepted onto a programme several years ago and after its successful completion, he was geared up to send his life in a different direction. However, circumstances changed, and for Adam hopes of a new start failed to materialise….
OUR TALENTED sailor Callum Leach is living proof that dreams really can come true as he prepares to set sail on the adventure of a lifetime. At 16 years old he left school early with no qualifications and spiralled into a young life of drug taking and drinking. Homeless, he founded himself in a hostel…
SAILING with dolphins swimming alongside, negotiating winds gusting up to force eight and conquering sea sickness – 11 Grimsby-area youngsters experienced a unique maritime journey as part of events to mark our tenth anniversary. The young people, whose ages range from 15 to 24, travelled by minibus to Plymouth where our yacht was moored –…
THE first dedicated veterans programme being run in Cleethorpes by CatZero is being hailed a success by ex-serviceman Steve Sanigar. Steve is one of a group of ex-military personnel who are part-way through the Veterans programme. Attended by a mixture of south and north bank participants, it is based at The Knoll in Cleethorpes –…
AN International race featuring some of the world’s most experienced sailors and 388 boats, was completed in record time by a Humber-based yacht and its crew – with around half being rookie team members. CatZero, the 72ft Challenge yacht owned by the charity of the same name, takes on the biannual Rolex Fastnet Challenge to…
A CLASSROOM in the woods will be enjoyed by school children, thanks to a group of veterans who are currently taking part in the first ever North/South Humber CatZero programme for former Armed Forces personnel. Based at The Knoll, in Cleethorpes, the funded course takes unemployed veterans on a journey of discovery as they look…
A sunny day with record-breaking July temperatures saw a group of young CatZero participants arrive at Grimsby’s Weelsby Woods to enjoy a day of team-building – and fun! The introductory event marked the start of a summer NEETS programme for young people, which will include the fantastic opportunity to be crew members on a long-sail…
