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Yahoo
17 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
'Brilliant' youth worker sets up own club at 17
A woman who set up her own youth club aged 17 has said she was inspired by her own youth workers. Yasmin Betteridge leads Wallingford TRAIN in Oxfordshire, an offshoot of Didcot charity TRAIN Youth which she attended as a teenager last year. She said her youth workers were some of her "biggest role models" and helped her "build up a lot of confidence". Yasmin won a "highly commended" title at the Oxfordshire Apprentice Awards last month. Yasmin grew up in Didcot and started going to TRAIN Youth aged 11, but said she later found herself drawn into trouble in the town as a teenager. "In secondary school I got into a different friendship group, and would say I was involved in anti-social behaviour," she said. "In towns like Didcot and Wallingford there isn't really much to do or anywhere to go. "We played to stereotypes of what [adults] and pretty much anybody thought of us." Aged 15, Yasmin was asked by TRAIN Youth to help with interviews for a new staff member. She said: "I turned around to one of our trustees and said 'that'll be me you're interviewing one day'." After doing her work experience with the charity she said she "begged" her manager to set up an apprenticeship, which she then successfully applied for. She then worked for the charity while studying for a youth work diploma and is now a youth worker alongside her university studies. . Michelle, a volunteer with the Wallingford group, said Yasmin was an "amazing" youth worker who the young people at the club identified with. "I've known Yasmin for a long, long time. She's got a super relationship with all the young people that come through. She's a brilliant individual," she said. Dorian, who attends the group, said Yasmin was a particularly good listener. "When I'm angry I talk to her and she just calms me down. I have a feeling she's gone through the same thing." Charlotte, who travels to the group from her home in Benson, agreed: "She's a very easy person to chat to and she's... very understanding." Yasmin said she wanted Train Youth in Wallingford to be somewhere that was both inclusive and safe. "I think the young people of Wallingford know if they need something that they can call my work phone [or] come to us if they need anything. "That's pretty much what my idea has been," she added. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X, or Instagram. Proceeds of crime help fund young people's charity Youth workers criticise 'disastrous' funding cuts Train Youth
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘I feel so free' – RTE Kin star gets her hands dirty as she pursues new career path as gardener after TV show ended
RTE Kin star Yasmin Seky is getting her hands dirty in a completely new career path and said it makes her feel "so free". The Dublin beauty is best known as gangster's moll Nikita Murphy in the hit drama and more recently competed in season eight of Dancing With The Stars. 4 Yasmin Seky spoke to The Irish Sun at the Platinum VIP Style Awards 2025 Credit: Brian McEvoy 4 Yasmin first appeared on screens in 2021 on RTE's Kin Credit: Netflix 4 Yasmin is working as a gardener Credit: Instagram The 26-year-old was the fourth celebrity to be After her time on the show came to an end, Yasmin ditched the glamorous ball gowns for some garden gloves and a rake. Yasmin is now working as a gardener at a plant nursery in South West Dublin. She has shown snippets of the overgrown plot with her fans on social media and said she has a "vision" for the soon-to-be allotment area. read more on yasmin seky Speaking about how her life has been lately, Yasmin told The Irish Sun: "I'm good. Relaxed, chilling, taking up a new career in gardening, doing things that I like to do. She added: "I just love being outside, I love nature. "At the moment I'm working in a nursery, a big apartment nursery. I just love it, it just makes me feel so free and connected to my side of the world." Yasmin began working at the plant nursery in March and admitted: "I've no idea what I'm going to grow but that's the fun of it." read more on the irish sun She "officially broke ground" on March 14 as she scraped back the top layer to expose the soil. Yasmin shares updates on the process over on her gardening Instagram page, @ Yasmin Seky gears up for Dancing With The Stars And while it seems like Yasmin already has her hands full - she is also still pursuing her acting career. She had her acting debut in RTE's crime drama Kin when she broke out on screens in 2021 playing Nikita Murphy, the partner of gang enforcer Eric 'Viking' Kinsella, played by Sam Keeley. Yasmin most recently worked on a new Channel 5 series, The Puzzle Lady, which was filmed in Belfast and is coming out next month. The series, based on the best-selling books by American author Parnell Hall, follows a strange murder investigation in Bakerbury. TOP TV Yasmin revealed: "I play an English solicitor, so I'm the complete opposite to Nikita." When asked how she got on speaking with an English accent, Yasmin said: "Oh my God! I remember the first day I went in and I was like, 'Um, was that okay?', he did the first scene and he was like, 'Yeah, no, it's fine'. "And then he was like, 'You can just do a Dublin accent if you want'. I was like, 'No, no, I'm going to stick with an English accent'. "Turns out the person that was playing alongside me was also from Dublin and he had to put on an English accent. "So in the end, probably both would have been from Dublin!" Actress Phyllis Logan; best known for playing Mrs Hughes in the award-winning television series Downton Abbey, plays the titular role of Cora Felton in the drama. 4 Yasmin has said her new job makes her feel 'free' Credit: Instagram
The National
3 days ago
- Business
- The National
Byres Road cafe owners fear soul of street lost to coffee chains
It comes as the Blank Street Coffee chain opened up on the popular shopping street – despite planning permission being refused. Blank Street joins the likes of Pret-A-Manger, Black Sheep Coffee and Starbucks, which are all sandwiched between small businesses. The four big corporate chains are located in the most accessible part of Byres Road – closest to Hillhead Subway station. READ MORE: Glasgow Film Theatre board members resign after Israeli boycott decision At newly established Level 11 Coffee Hub and Café Swiss, which has been open for nearly a decade, senior staff are worried. Yasmin, the Café Swiss manager, was taken aback by the sight of coffee chain cups on Byres Road. 'I'm quite surprised how many people I've seen with it,' Yasmin said. She spoke of the team's relationships with regular customers and added: 'I think that's actually what's kept us going for so long. 'You're never going to get that kind of connection with someone in a big chain.' Meanwhile, Café Swiss barista Noah shared that during a break he had counted 23 chain labelled cups outside in a 10-minute period. Yousef, the co-owner of Level 11, went on: 'I am part of that community that actually go and support small businesses. 'We get a lot of our customers that come here just for that reason. 'The first time, we show them who we are and what we offer, and the effort we put into our product. 'I know my support and another person's support, is actually going to support the business.' Yousef expressed concern over how some chains have removed the social element of a coffee shop, introducing screens to take orders rather than members of staff. 'They've got the screens, there's basically no socialising,' he said. 'The best part of being here is socialising.'
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
ICU nurse at Basildon given just months to live seeks to leave positive legacy
A NURSE is on a mission to spread positivity and help as many people as possible after being given the devastating news she has terminal cancer. Mum-of-two Yasmin Mui Keng Ellis, 51, tragically has just 18 months to live after being told she has stage four breast cancer. Despite the impossible circumstances she faces Yasmin, who works at Basildon Hospital's intensive care unit, believes positivity and kindness are the most important legacy to leave behind. She is now championing resources for parents in the same circumstances and looking to improve support for patients families at the ICU unit where she served as a senior nurse. Devastatingly, Yasmin was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016 before the disease returned again this year. Yasmin said: 'It isn't easy and there have been days where I feel really down, but as a nurse working in ICU I have seen people die, you reflect and I want to leave a positive legacy. 'I am looking into working with the hospital on support for people waiting in ICU. I have worked a lot with people who are in rehab and I think if the families had more support to understand what their loved one is going through it would be positive. 'Everybody needs help sometimes, and my experience has taught me not to be afraid to ask for help if you need it. 'To put more kindness into the world and more understanding, that's what I try to communicate to my kids and what I want to leave behind.' Yasmin and her family have been helped through the difficult process by charities, which she said reinforced the importance of asking for help when you need it. 'I think the most challenging part is communicating it to the kids, but I cannot say enough good things about Fruitfly Collective,' she added. 'They provide resources and counselling, but most importantly they do training courses on how to talk about the illness with kids. 'I am a Buddhist and having the chance to reflect and improve even in these circumstances is valuable and it is about spreading positivity and kindness, that's what I try to teach them.' Yasmin's friends have set up a gofundme to help her create memories with her husband and children. 'You ask how much money would be enough to do everything you want to, we are incredibly grateful to the people who have donated but what's important to me is learning through the journey,' Yasmin said. Visit
Indian Express
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘Katrina Kaif would have been criticised if she had belly fat during Chikni Chameli song': Yasmin Karachiwala on the pressure actors face to stay fit
Renowned fitness expert Yasmin Karachiwala, who has trained several Bollywood celebrities, recently spoke about her working with stars like Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt. In the interview, Yasmin acknowledged that most actors face immense pressure to stay fit, as they are constantly under public scrutiny. While talking about her experience of working with celebrities, Yasmin told Zoom that working with people from the film industry is tough because they have a lot riding on them. She said, 'It's like working with anybody else; it's just that they have more pressure on them. They have timelines that need to be met; they have goals that they need to achieve. They have to look a certain way in their movies and songs.' Also Read | Akshay Kumar reacts to Paresh Rawal's exit from Hera Pheri 3, says 'it is a serious matter': 'Court will handle it.' Yasmin Karachiwala further admitted that the stars need to ensure they are fit because the audience isn't kind to them. 'Let's face it, we are not kind to them. If Katrina had belly fat and she did 'Chikni Chameli', the media and the other trainers would be the first to point out and ask, 'Who's training her?' We are so judgemental, and they need to be on their 'A game' all the time. Even now if they are not doing a movie, they are either relaxing, or if they have just done a movie or just had a kid, they will be caught by the media, and everyone will comment on their fitness.' She added that 'the great thing about them (actors) is that fitness isn't the final goal for them; it's an ongoing process.' Watch | Helen jumps on a trampoline, does Pilates, dances to 'Monica O My Darling' as part of her workout: 'I am a girl of 85' Yasmin Karachiwala also shared her experience working with the iconic Helen, recalling how the veteran actress progressed from relying on a stick for mobility to moving freely and exercising without any support.
