Lynn Ruane (Independent)
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I thank the witnesses very much for their presentations. Obviously, 90% of those here are men. That is usually seen as a negative thing but it is a very positive thing when it comes to working with young men, especially in the communities we work in. It is especially positive to see working-class men who are experts not only because of their profession and education, but because of their experience and real understanding of the situations of some of the people they work with, especially on the streets. I can gush over the Connect 4 Project because it is not my electorate, but my community. I am therefore looking at it as a person who lives there. When I go out onto the streets, I see the lads going on runs with the project and I watch that elastic band, whatever it is called, being put up on the trees and the little girls doing the tightrope stuff. What is it called?