What sort of voluntary work do you do, and where?
I run a wide range of activities, from football, snooker, pool to diving, canoeing, power boating, ten pin bowling - anything the young people want to do.

How did you get started?
I've got 40 years experience of working with teenagers because I used to be a teacher. I saw the need for providing activities for young people in Holyhead and West Anglesey. We have people coming from Brynsiencyn and Llanfair PG - if they want to travel, they're welcome to join in.

How long have you been a volunteer?
Over ten years.

Are there any special skills you need to be a volunteer?
Willingness to give your time and organisational skills I'm always arranging activities and booking instructors. I do a male version of Anne Robinson if the children don't behave themselves! You can't have children being out of control or they'll hurt themselves. Because I'm partially sighted, I employ a Holyhead man as an instructor to do the things I can't do.

How many hours do you give?
It varies depending on whether it's term time time, when I work about eight hours, or the holidays, when I put in about 16 hours a week.

What are the best, and worst things about being a volunteer?
The best thing is seeing people enjoy themselves and learning new skills. It's what some people call 'capacity building' - you're actually increasing young people's social skills and helping them to enjoy themselves too.

One of the biggest difficulties is funding. There's always funding for new projects, but it's more difficult to fund on-going activities. We've just begun work on the Triple A Award and we've managed to secure funding from Môngallwn.

It's similar to the Duke of Edinburgh Award, but is home grown in Anglesey. It's going to be very much a challenge for young people to get through the various modules in nine months.

There are the four compulsory core modules, which include confidence building, write letters of application, social speaking and so on. One of our lads organised a sponsored cycle race - he had to set it up, plan the route, raise funds.

The participants can also choose four modules from a choice of about 20. These include diving, canoeing, dry stone walling - anything they want to do, within reason.

How can others get involved?
The easiest way is to go along to Holyhead leisure centre at 12:30 every Saturday. Or they could call 07968718458.