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London's Crime-Ridden Estates to Get Chance to Train at 5-Star Hotels

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Teenagers from London's crime-ridden housing estates will have the opportunity to train and work in leading five-star hotels through the Galvin's Chance initiative. Spearheaded by Michelin-starred chef Chris Galvin, the project aims to provide youths from neighborhoods plagued by gun and knife crime with work experience and job opportunities. The scheme has already gained commitments from Le Gavroche, the Hilton on Park Lane, The Dorchester, and the Jumeirah Carlton Tower, which will provide training and job opportunities to up to 20 young apprentices.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Galvin's Chance initiative aims to provide 20 young apprentices from crime-ridden neighborhoods with work experience and job opportunities at five-star hotels.
  • The scheme will involve trainees working at different hotels or restaurants while receiving training at Westminster Kingsway College as waiters, sommeliers, and bartenders.
  • The initiative is led by Fred Sirieix, general manager of the Galvin at Windows restaurant at the Hilton, and has received commitments from several top hotels and restaurants.
  • The scheme will be run in association with STOP (Solve This Ongoing Problem), a campaign set up by graphic design student Alexander Rose after his friend Eugene Attram was stabbed to death in 2006.
  • Springboard, a charity that helps ex-offenders and the long-term unemployed find work in the hospitality sector, is also involved in the program.
  • A 4.5 km charity race around the Serpentine in Hyde Park and under Park Lane will take place on June 17 to raise funds for the initiative.
  • Other notable participants in the charity race include ex-footballer Graeme Le Saux, athletes Jo Fenn and Roger Black, and chefs Eric Chavot and Michel Roux Jr.

Statistics:

  • 20 young apprentices will be hired through the Galvin's Chance initiative.
  • [pounds sterling]30,000 is needed to fund the scheme.
  • The initiative will involve trainees working at different hotels or restaurants while receiving training at Westminster Kingsway College.
  • The charity race will take place on June 17 and will cover a distance of 4.5 km.
  • The highest floor of the London Hilton, which participants will be running up, is 28 floors.

Sources:

  • "Galvin's Chance: Teenagers to be trained at 5-star hotels after being offered chance to escape crime" The Daily Telegraph
  • "Galvin's Chance to give teenagers a chance to break into 5-star hotels" Evening Standard
  • FOR MORE INFO www.mayfairparkandtowerrace.com

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