Big send off at Runcorn Station for volunteer on way to Uganda

Jan 12 2012 by Oliver Clay, Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News

Big send off at Runcorn Station for volunteer on way to Uganda

AN INTREPID Runcorn teenager has embarked on a three-month adventure in Uganda.

Brett Gilligan (pictured), a volunteer with Young Addaction and the National Citizen Service, landed a place on the scheme after he impressed youth agency Restless Development.

Brett, of Windmill Hill, a former member of the Canal Boat Adventure Club (CBAP), was joined by friends and relatives who turned out in force to give him a send-off from Runcorn Station.

Norma Hornby, of CBAP, said: “On his return, Brett Gilligan will become a developer for CBAP’s NCS project for 2012 – a role he will share with Kai Shrimpton.”