ABC to Speak at Portsmouth Aspirations Week 24th January

PRESS RELEASE - Simon Collyer, the founder of the Association of Pension & Benefits Claimants CIC - called the ABC for short, has been asked to speak at two schools in Portsmouth on the morning of the 24th Jan; the Portsmouth Academy and Springfield school during Aspirations Week, 20-24th January.

Simon’s talk called - Human Potential - will share a range of ideas on how young people can plan and think about their futures, overcome life’s challenges and succeed.  

Simon will also be talking about roles in the Third Sector and how he came to start the ABC.

A pupil of Brightlingsea Secondary School, Simon was successful in speech and drama in his early years, as a school sailing champion he went on and sailed with the British Olympic sailing squad attending many international regattas including pre-Olympics in the International 470 Dinghy Class. He has also lived and worked in South Africa and Australia and he was invited last year to Japan on a journalist’s familiarization trip supported by the Japanese authorities to promote two destinations Wakura Onsen and Nozawa Onsen. 

In 2016 Simon was a core member of a team that journeyed along the lines of the Western Front as they were in 1916, an initiative called the Via Sacra Walk led by Sir Anthony Seldon, vice-chancellor of Buckingham University, Downing Street official historian and author - known in part for his political biographies of Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron.

Simon also has a special treat for the kids.  

British Americas Cup Team INEO’s led by Sir Ben Ainslie and based at Portsmouth’s historic waterfront has donated posters for the students. Colchester IT are also assisting Simon with a laptop especially for this presentation.

‘I hope that I can go on and do more talks in schools’ says Simon. ‘I jumped at the chance to help these school children and I very proud to have been asked to take part’. #‎aspirationsweek‬

For more information;

For more details, call Simon Collyer, the ABC on 01206 509623 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Website: www.abcorg.net

 Notes to the Editor

The Association of Pensions & Benefits Claimants CIC is a worker’s association whose goal it is to provide help to those in receipt of pensions and state benefits.

The organisation’s main aim, is to give those receiving state pensions and state benefits formal representation, and to create programmes and initiatives, that would enable those on benefits to secure gainful employment in order to achieve a more rewarding meaningful and fulfilling lifestyle, and manage their circumstances better. To improve the image of those on state funding.