The Big Fix Event and Merseyside Secure Unit presentation

Wednesday 21st was the ITV fixers Big Fix event up at the London Studios! It was very exciting and a proper tv set. Its the same studios that they film some of the x-factor series and other shows like loose women and graham norton! Fab! It was a pretty great night too although the prison cell style accomodation for the night left something to be desired! Ha. I met a fantastic guy called Evans who also campaigns and works to prevent and raise awareness of violence. Fantastic guy. He went on set the same time as me so we had a lot in common and it was brilliant to meet someone on the same wave length! Our part in the live fixers event is embeded below along with some pics.

Fixers Set

Evans and Me

The Big Fix Part 2:  Fighting Gangs, Knives and Violence from ITV Fixers on Vimeo.

So after spending 2 days in London we then travelled up to Warrington, Merseyside to a secure unit for vunerable young offenders to give a talk and show the DVD. This was always going to be a tough challenge and a real test for the power of the DVD but it all went very well. There was a strong reaction from 2 out of the 4 groups and the other 2 were silent which is apparently a sign that it had a good effect. The staff were happy with the day and i felt that it all went very well. I going to contact the guy who arranged it in a months time to see if there has been any noticable long term effects. Fingers crossed!