Posts by Leigh Ronald

About the Project The project was created in collaboration with the young people/game designers from Rock Trust with support from Fast Forward and Tinderbox Collective. Our team thrive in collaborating with other charities and organisations who share similar passions and ethos to Fast Forward. When we got the opportunity to work together, we jumped at…

Valentine’s Day is almost upon us, and while it’s a time for romance for many, others are finding the search for love has become more like a game, and an expensive one at that. With the rise of dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge, finding a match can feel like spinning a wheel of…

Update and Recording Link The Scottish Gambling Education Network (SGEN) exists to bring together practitioners and organisations from a variety of education and health settings, with the aim to share best practices, provide support and help establish, sustain and improve gambling education and prevention provision across Scotland. We welcome youth workers, teachers, policy makers, experts…

  We’re excited to share that we’ve just launched the Scottish Gambling Education Hub’s  latest “Let’s Hae a Wee Blether Aboot Gambling in Scotland” podcast. Nadine Ashworth joined our team recently to take us through her journey from the lows, where she felt helpless and unable to stop gambling, right through to the highs of…

Please join us in welcoming Amie to the Fast Forward Team. Amie is joining us from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam on a five month placement in the role of Project Intern. Get in touch at amie@fastforward.org.uk I’ve recently moved back to my hometown in Scotland to complete a five-month internship at Fast Forward. I have…

Research shows that gambling harm is more prevalent among those experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness. Recognising that the links between gambling harm and homelessness were not being considered in Scotland, Fast Forward and Simon Community Scotland decided to form a partnership to tackle this issue together.  Being leading harm reduction organisations in our…

Please join us in welcoming our newest team member, Jill Rogers (jill@fastforward.org.uk). Jill joins the team as Project Officer. Jill began working with young people after transitioning from a youth member to youth leader for her local youth group back home in Canada. Through this, she discovered a great passion for young people’s mental health…