Our Stories

Jake first came to Livewire when he was eleven years old. Now nearing his eighteenth birthday, he still attends what he describes as, ‘This amazing

Anna’s story is another uplifting example of the impact Livewire had on a young life, and how far that influence has reached into adulthood. Anna

Dan has kindly given us permission to name him for his story. Dan is the brilliant vocalist of the highly acclaimed, ‘Company B.’ The words

Two young men started attending Livewire together – turning up and each booking music lessons – they would sit in on each other’s sessions, then

When this young man was a developing fifteen-year old musician, he discovered Livewire, while seeking to progress an early interest in Livewire’s free music lessons

This young woman initially came to Livewire for work experience. She went to school in Torpoint but lived in Saltash and had absolutely no social

Following her son’s third attempt at taking his own life, we received a telephone call from his desperate mother.  She was terrified to leave the

This young woman came to Livewire’s E2E (Entry to Employment) programme through the ‘Lift Project’.  She had an eating disorder and dreadfully low self-esteem, which

Desperate to get her life back on track, this young woman was aged seventeen when she was referred to Livewire via the Youth Offending team. 

This young man came to Livewire’s junior club when he was eleven, a frighteningly withdrawn young person, with massive anger issues, anxiety and a clear

This young man used to come to Livewire as a budding bass player in a local band. Unfortunately, the band had a falling-out and its

Now aged nineteen, this young woman came to Livewire as a very troubled person, with complex anxiety issues and other debilitating problems involving self-harm and

This young man has been involved with Livewire for almost fifteen years. He started attending when he was around nine years-old, when in his words,