Rachel Akehurst

CEO & Youth Worker

Rachel joined Caxton Youth Organisation as a Youth Worker in 2010, and worked with the charity’s Manager of over twenty years to deliver specialist Youth Work provision, at both Caxton Youth Club and Midge Island. In 2013 Rachel became Chief Executive, when her predecessor Janet Beech MBE retired.

Rosemary Swainston

Head of Programmes

Rose is Caxton’s Head of Programmes. A professional Youth Worker, she manages youth engagement across Caxton Youth Organisation’s portfolio of programmes, and leads our local authority-commissioned Employment Support Programme. This piece of work is designed to recruit and engage young people ages 16-25 in developing skills for work experience, volunteering and job opportunities. Since 2017, Rose has also been leading Caxton’s Girls Advocacy group.

Floyd Hall

Senior Youth Worker

Floyd is the Senior Youth Worker at Caxton Youth Organisation. A qualified Youth Worker, his specialist areas are substance misuse education, and child protection. 

Floyd leads Caxton’s Health and Personal Care Programme, which supports young people to be healthy and to be able to make informed choices about their health. 

Eliane Edmond

Youth Worker

Eliane is a qualified Youth Worker. Her specialist areas are Employability and developing Independence Skills. Eliane works on the Employability Programme, as well as supporting in other areas and overseeing Caxton’s social media, ensuring that it is as youth-led as possible. This helps to develop young people’s skills and learning.