Lilias is One In A Million!
posted: 22 Jan 2011 comments: 2category:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tru282jHaZQ[/youtube]Lilias Snedden one of our youth workers at St Andrew's here in Bo'ness got a huge surprise last night when she discovered that she had been nominated to STVs One Show as a " One in a Million Champion " The Friday Night youth Cafe welcome STV presenter Michelle McManus who was greatly impressed by the quality of work that is being carried out by Lilias and her amazing team of youth workers.
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On the bus...
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