If you end up in prison you're told that you're never going to get a job and you're going to be in a vicious circle." One of the components of the gold award is to learn a skill, and Jon opted for cooking as he was already working in the prison kitchen at the time. Long story short, 18 years old, ended up in prison with a six-and-a-half year sentence. At that point I'd very much thought that was my life over, that I was never going to achieve anything because that's what's built into you when you're going through school and stuff like that.

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When you go to school, you learn the subject and then the normal path is to then go to university and get a job and do this and do that. I think for a lot of those young people it leads to anger and frustration because they perhaps don't fit that mould. This is something that I always knew would happen," he added, "but I thought it would be like I'll release a book and I'll be able to get myself on there. I was practising the night before, I was making the dish at home and pretending I was talking so I wasn't going unprepared, but I've also done it in my head for the last seven, eight years. It didn't stop me being very, very nervous." In a clean bowl, melt the biscuit spread in the same way until it is runny, then drizzle all over the top to give a nice pattern. A pinch yourself moment if there ever was one, and the appearance came 10 years to the day from his prison release.

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That's because things could've been very different for Jon, now 32, although he's proven that anyone can change their circumstances with the right attitude and application.

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During the last year of his sentence he went out to work for one of Jamie Oliver's restaurants and eventually earned employment in Reading for when he was released. Sift in the flour and then add the cornflour, fold it together until you have a fudgy brownie like texture.Never stop believing in yourself," said Jon, who is hopeful of soon putting together a cookery book. "We as humans are all very powerful, every single one of us. We all have greatness inside of us.

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Melt the butter and the marshmallows in a saucepan over a medium heat stirring continuously until it is completely smooth.But it was in prison that his life changed and he was given a second chance. He came across the Duke of Edinburgh Award and jumped at the chance to learn new skills and change his fortunes.