Adie Dove the BBC Unsung Hero Southwest winner has been on a mission to challenge the  arts culture and pursue equality whilst discovering the true value of the arts and positive  impacts it can have on young people. 
 

As a professionally trained dancer, Adie has grown her portfolio to include choreography, film production and directing. Working with her childhood community in Cornwall she has  become a voice for working class people and artists locally and nationally including BBC bite  size, BBC Radio 4 and with regular appearances on BBC radio shows across Cornwall and  Devon.  

At 26 years old Adie has not been a stranger to TV Film and Live Broadcasts from  appearances in music videos, TV productions and live chat shows. Including Channel 5, ITV,  Warner Brother BBC and international Women's Day LIVE ‘we achieve more when we  choose to Challenge CMI. Adie has worked internationally as an artist both in TV and stage, her choreography has taken her across the UK and abroad on many occasions as well as  working with UK'S top leading artists and musicians. 
 

Adie Founded KBSK at just fifteen. The organisation is now reaching in the hundreds of  young people with the missions to make the arts accessible to every child. Adie uses the arts  to support young people to redirect their lives from crime, cycles of abuse and trauma. Adie  believes the power of the arts goes far beyond what the eye can see.  

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“I hope to inspire, to be inspired and to continues to challenge and make change along the way” – Adie Dove

I have worked in supporting people for 17 years. I started working for the Women’s Rape and sexual abuse centre working with women that have experience domestic and sexual abuse.

Working with women with many complex mental health issues.

I then went on to work with Home Group in a mother and baby unit supporting women and babies in need of  support working closely with the courts and child protection. 

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During my time with Home Group I worked in many different units over the 15 years of  working including working in an intense mental health unit, drug and alcohol unit and young  person’s service. Working with people with many complex mental health and physical needs. My training has extended to housing law, child protection, paediatric first aid, benefits advice,  DASH (domestic abuse tool), Core parenting (tool used by social care). 

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For the last five years I have supported KBSK in its mission to provide the arts to all. I have supported Adie to ensure the safety and well being to both the families and children and  volunteers. I have been a regular volunteer at all classes and performances. I have  developed the community safeguarding training that we deliver to all of our volunteers and  staff ensuring that we deliver a consistent support to all who need it.

Trevors career has been primarily based in education both with secondary and HE. He has experience within the state and independent sectors of the education system, having held several senior positions within schools and colleges across the UK.    In Trevor’s early part of his career he worked for major FMCG organisations, working in projects developing innovation and efficiency within the technical engineering departments.