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Kingston Quaker Centre
Fairfield East
Kingston Upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PT
United Kingdom

Adam White

Adam White is an Associate Lecturer and Qualitative Researcher in the Department of Sport and Exercise at the University of Winchester. He has published research on sport, health, education and sociology, with his primary focus being on the socio-cultural issues surrounding contact sports.

Lorraine Chademunhu

Lorraine Chademunhu was born and raised in Zimbabwe. She moved to the UK 20 years ago and works in Mental Health. Lorraine is a mother, poet, rapper, DJ and stand-up comedian. She lives to inspire people to be true to themselves and not be defined by others' opinions.

Michael Castle

Mike Castle was part of the team that developed and launched an amateur satellite called FunCube in 2013. Using his degree in Electronics/Computing, he followed an engineering career in GPS/satellite-navigation systems, and recently started designing the electronics and software for a unmanned rocketplane. "After applying to become an astronaut and receiving a rejection letter, he started work on his own design for rocketplane to fly into space."

Naomi Kingston

Naomi was born in southeast London and has lived there ever since. She is currently in the sixth form studying A-Level French, Psychology and Maths. In her free time, she enjoys running playing the piano and writing a blog about current issues from the viewpoint of mental health.