Stephen Gilbert MP's visit to Outpost

On Saturday 22nd October Outpost had a special visit from St Austell and Newquay MP Stephen Gilbert. Stephen chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and, being a gay man himself, he was particularly interested in the support we provide for people within the LGBT community.

A relaxed lunch held at the Civic Hall in the city centre enabled the Outpost team and the Outpost service users, both current and old, to speak to Stephen about how we work and what support we can provide.

He was especially interested in our young people, and listened intently as they explained to him their situations, and the steps they were taking to get their lives back on track.

After Stephen had spoken to everybody individually he stood up and thanked everyone for their hospitality on the day.

He gave a special thanks to one of our residents who showed him around her flat, saying it was much cleaner than his own!

He went on to say that he thought Outpost was an excellent project, and this could be the beginning of a long-term love affair with our team.

More photo's of the visit are available to view here.

Our First Ambassador! 

Outpost has launched our new National Ambassador role and is delighted to welcome our first, Lesley Brook.

Lesley has over 30 years experience as a Diversity and Inclusion professional, and is co-founder and director of Brook Graham Ltd, specialising in the strategic management of Diversity and Inclusion in global companies.

Lesley said,

 "I’m  honoured and delighted to become Outpost’s first ever National Ambassador. Outpost provides much-needed practical  help and support for young LGBT people facing some tough challenges. I’m really looking forward to supporting this great organisation."

Over the past few months we have gained support from individuals from all over the UK who have expressed an interest in helping us.

We have therefore launched a new Ambassador role to help people who want to represent our charity at a local level across the UK.
 

For more information about our National Ambassador role, and to nominate yourself  for an Ambassador position please visit our “Become an Ambassador” page.

For more information about us and our current ambassadors, please visit our "Who We Are" pages.