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Sports Relief 2010
Comic Miranda Hart spent time with Girls Xpress and there is an interview with her and Mahum from the group as part of a documentary about the Sports Relief Million Pound Bike Ride.
We really liked Miranda and are so proud of her achievement and thankful too - we had faith in you Miranda!
Claire Taylor, former Captain of the England Women's Cricket team visited Girls Xpress! recently and was really genuine and inspiring! Watch out for Claire as part of this year's Sports Relief for Comic Relief.
"when Sport Relief rang up to see if I’d be interested in helping out, I jumped at the chance. My first job was to see the impact of Sport Relief funding in action with a trip to The Wish Centre in Harrow. There I met up with some members of a group called Girls Xpress for girls who self harm. Their stories were moving and I heard in them issues I had faced growing up. Sport gave me stability during that time and a supportive network of friends, both my age and adult. Girls Xpress provides that network to help the girls find different ways of dealing with their emotions."
We are so proud of Daryl who spoke to BBC London News about self harming and the support he gets from WISH in March 2009 as part of Red Nose Day.
Interview from BBC London News 12/03/09
Radio One DJ's Nic Grimshaw and Annie Mac came for a visit to talk to young people about why they self harm.
WISH helped launch Red Nose Day 2009 with a radio interview on Simon Mayo's Radio 5 Live show on January 29. Rowena joined Kevin Cahill, CEO of Comic Relief and actor Steven Mangam.
Meera Syal interviewed Dannie from Girls Xpress! as part of her new BBC1 documentary about self harm due to be screened in Spring 09.
The Wish Centre and BBC Sport Relief
WISH were invited to the Sports Relief Thank You Party in May at County Hall, London.
WISH were featured on BBC1 Celebrity Strictly Come Dancing on 14 March 2008 as part of Comic Relief's Sports Relief. Athlete Jade Johnson visited WISH and talked with 16 year old Steph about the events that led her to self harming including bullying and the support she has received from WISH.
The Wish Centre with The SugarBabes and Girls Aloud
Popstars Girls Alouds Sarah Harding and Sugarbabe's Keisha and Amellie visited WISH as part of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. They have since spoken in the media about the visit to WISH and the issue of self harm.
Richard Bacon, TV presenter and XFM Radio presenter visited WISH with BBC Children in Need Chief Executive David Ramsden and their partners to meet young people and hear their experiences of self harm, neglect and abuse.
David French from BBC Radio London news also interviewed some of the young people and staff about self harm and this was included in a news flash soon afterwards.