Students Jury

Neil Willock

Neil is sixty years old and a full time student at Angus college Arbroath. He spent most of his life working as a chef. He worked in The North Sea on several platforms. Retired at North Sea at 1990 due to ill-health Disappointment with the National Health Service let him to investigate alternative healing modalities He trained in Magnified healing attaining Master teacher status then on to Reiki healing taking that to Master level. His most recent qualifications being MASTER teacher of Holographic Sound Healing. It was his ability to learn that led him to want to achieve academically. He left school at age 15 with no formal qualifications and these words ringing in his ears “You will never get your O’levels. This He is putting to right now by studying for an NC in arts and social Sciences, nearly completed first year.

Lesley Gascoyne

Lesley is 51years old and has two grown up children. She previously lived in Edinburgh where she worked as a chiropodist for 30years both in the NHS and in the private sector. Lesley moved to the area almost 3 years ago and lives with her partner Ray in Arbroath. They own a 10acre plot of woodland near Fettercairn which they work on to increase the biodiversity by planting native shrubs and trees. An abundance of wildlife including red squirrels use the woodland. Lesley is a student at Angus College studying Art and Design.