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“Lee Woolcott-Ellis is an outstanding man and a wonderful human being.
He has had a rough life and a big part of that was troubled to say the least.
Lee has written a book about his life and how he has turned it round
(A Childhood Not Easily Forgotten: A History of Abuse)
My reasons for nominating Lee are that Lee is not happy to rest on his laurels and accept his lot and is always happy to help others in a similar position including work colleagues. He is incredibly easy to talk to and when he talks people sit up and listen. He has a gift.
He has a hunger to make a difference in order to help others. To that end he has developed a project linked to Mental Health that Southeastern have just begun to pilot.
Lee will lead a team of trained Mental Health Advocates who will be specially trained to support work colleagues across the Southeastern network.
Advocates will listen to colleagues and signpost them to other organisations to get the help and support they need.
His drive and enthusiasm have been the mainstay of getting this project off the ground and his ability to reach out to all grades within the company and generate the response to make this work and develop it even further in the future makes him a truly special man and an outstanding Rail Person.“
“Lee has had a hard upbringing, and he always has time for other people, He now has started a group to help other people with mental issues and other problems. People don’t know how other people suffer with problems but Lee does and is there for anyone who needs his help,“
“Lee is championing a new mental health programme for staff and trying to change the stigma it can cause. We really think it’s an important programme and he should be supported.“
“I’ve only known Lee for a couple of years but in that time I’ve come to realise he has the ability to turn a negative into a positive. His childhood experiences has led him to challenge the past and make others see that what happened to him may have happened to others and that they have the right to speak up. Not only has he written a book about his childhood, Lee is now leading a program within Southeastern to help others reach out to specially trained colleagues where they can talk about issues in confidence and seek the help they need. I for one will be using the program which didn’t exist until a few weeks ago.“
“I didn't think you could top last year, which was the first RailStaff Awards I went to. But this year well and truly surpassed it. Everything from the layout, theme, awards presentation, (the hosts fabulous jacket!) to the entertainment. My guests were amazed by it and I was very lucky to be part of it. I am sure you guys had a bigger turn out then last year? Also the live band - what a great addition.”
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