Episode 63: Lee Wakeham

July 21, 2025 00:33:49
Episode 63: Lee Wakeham
Living with dying
Episode 63: Lee Wakeham

Jul 21 2025 | 00:33:49

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Show Notes

Lee Wakeham has a horrendous story to tell - of being abandoned by his mother aged two, of abuse during his first foster care placement, leading to years of offending and time in prison. So how did  he turn his life around after such huge losses? He now runs successful pasty-making business - HMPasties - that employs ex-offenders and has been taken under the Co-op's wing via its incubator scheme - the Apiary.

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