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19 April 2011

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1	Clore Social Leadership Programme seeks new Fellows
2	Are you on the list?
3	Arts Council updates calendar of training events
4	Health Improvement Training Brochure 2011
5	Invite for groups to take part in workshops with international practitioners
6	Heart Start – Helping us save lives everyday
7	Have your Say! (Groups/Organisations)
8	Interchange opportunity with the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
9	Sharing Schools, Sustaining Communities?
10	Investing in Volunteers Success in Northern Ireland
11	Get snapping to celebrate local wildlife
12	Meetings With Trees
13	Walking The Walk - TONIGHT
14	In Memory of Ursula Laeubli - 13.10.1964 - 14.4.2011
15	Recycled Teenagers Painting Group
16	Do you have a question about your rate bill?

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1	Clore Social Leadership Programme seeks new Fellows The Clore Social Leadership Programme is now looking for its third cohort of Fellows, who will be recruited through an open application process. To be eligible, applicants must be working in or closely with the wider social sector and will have demonstrated leadership potential in some of the work they have already undertaken. Each Fellow benefits from a personalised programme which provides challenging opportunities for development, and is tailored to meet their individual needs. Applications for the 2012 Fellowships opened on 18 April 2011; the deadline for completed applications is 2 June 2011. For more details about how to apply, and to find out more about the current Fellows, visit: www.cloresocialleadership.org.uk
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2	Are you on the list? CCNI has published the names of all organisations in Northern Ireland to whom its powers apply. This list provides details of all organisations granted charitable tax exemption by HMRC as of the 18th February 2011. The list will be updated quarterly to include new organisations and to remove those no longer recognised as such by HMRC. If you are aware of a charitable organisation registered for charitable tax exemption with HMRC which does not appear on this list please inform HMRC. To view the list log on to http://bit.ly/dTvquD Furthermore, if an organisation has any concerns or wish to amend the information held on this list they should contact HMRC, Charity Helpline 0845 3020203(Open 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday).
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3	Arts Council updates calendar of training events The Arts Council has updated its Compendium of Training (1st April - 30th June 2011), containing the names of courses, scheduled dates, costs and locations of forthcoming training events that will be relevant to organisations within the arts sector. Information presented has been adapted from published information for organisations including Labour Relations Agency, Adapt NI, CIPFA, NICVA, Arts & Business, Digital Arts Studios and CENI. Download now (PDF)
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4	Health Improvement Training Brochure 2011 Please see attached for a range of training by the Health Improvement Department to include: - Mental Health First Aid - SafeTALK - ASIST - Working with Parents and Teens - Legal Highs - Sexually Transmitted Infection Awareness Training - Inclusive Skills - Walk Leader Training - HeartStart Training - Chair Based Activity - Being Breast Aware Training is being offered in the areas of Omagh, Strabane, Derry/Londonderry and Fermanagh All contact and booking details are available on the attachment.
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5	Invite for groups to take part in workshops with international practitioners As part of the International YouthFest Training Programme (45 practitioners from 14 countries) we are hosting a 'Practice Day' on 21 May in 5 venues (The Playhouse, Millennium Forum, Verbal Arts Centre, Nerve Centre and Creggan Country Park) on 5 different themes (Music and Dance, Drama and Theatre, Sport and Outdoor Education, The Arts and Play) for the following age groups: 8-11, 12-14 and 15-17. Workshops will take place between 10am and 1pm and 2.30-5.30pm and will be hosted/facilitated by teams of 3 from the different countries. Workshops are open to young people all over the North West in the above age groups. Young people can sign up as individuals or be part of a group, i.e., local youth club/organisation/group. We are now inviting local groups to sign up for these workshops. Practitioners are drawn from Austria, Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Spain, Italy, Malta, Bulgaria, Turkey, Slovenia and here. Attached is an outline of workshops on offer. Please contact Fergal Barr on thekingisalive@hotmail.com if you would like to subscribe your groups to one of the workshops or if you need more detail.
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6	Heart Start – Helping us save lives everyday Would you know what to do if you saw someone suddenly collapse, unconscious, not breathing, with any signs of life? Nothing kills more people than heart and circulatory disease. Almost 4,000 people suffered heart attacks in Northern Ireland last year – on average that’s 10 people every day. By attending a 2 hour Heartstart Emergency Life Support course lives can be saved..... Course covers: Safe approach and assessment of casualty. Conscious casualty Unconscious casualty Cardiac Arrest: CPR skills Choking Heart attack Serious bleeding Available free to Community groups! We provide the course, you provide the venue! For further information or to receive training please contact either Nicola.mcglinchey@westerntrust.hscni.net or Tel: 07590353359 Betty.dolan@westerntrust.hscni.net or Tel: 07590353412
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7	Have your Say! (Groups/Organisations) Are you an older person? Do you care for an older person? Do you belong to a group for older people? Age NI wants to hear from you! Who is Age NI? Age NI is the new force combining Age Concern NI and Help the Aged in Northern Ireland. We work for a better later life today and tomorrow. We celebrate ageing and work to create opportunity in later life How can we have our say? We want to hear from older people, their family or carers about what the key issues affecting older people are. If you or an older person you know has encountered problems with things like benefits, health and social care, housing, transport, if you have been discriminated against on the grounds of your age, if you struggle on a low income, or if you have another burning issue you want to share - we want to know about it! Age NI is recruiting older people from across Northern Ireland to act as peer facilitators. It is these older people who will come out to your group or organisation and gather the information that you would like to pass on. How will you use this information? Age NI lobby Government to improve lives for older people. We campaign on issues relating to poverty, health and social care and equality. The more information we can gather on how older people are affected by these issues the stronger our case will be. We need your help! If we are not lobbying on the issue you are concerned about, we can, with your permission, share your story with an organisation or group that is. Please note this is merely a reporting tool. If you require advice on a matter you can ring our Advice & Advocacy freephone number on 0808 808 7575 for personalised advice. Lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am - 4pm. What do I do now? Peer Facilitators will be available to visit your group at an agreed date and time. They will spend approximately one hour with you, to facilitate a listening session with you, gather your views, and bring them back to Age NI. If you are interested, and would like to arrange for someone to come out to your group/organisation, please use the contact details as follows: Main contact: Maura McClean, Project Manager, Age NI Tel: 028 9089 2632/ 028 9024 5729 Mobile: 07809 553069 Email: Maura.mcclean@ageni.org
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8	Interchange opportunity with the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) is seeking to appoint a Secretary for a one year secondment opportunity. The Ministerial Advisory Group has recently been set up by DCAL to develop an Ulster-Scots Academy strategy and priorities for the new Comprehensive Spending Review period (2011 - 2015). The Ministerial Advisory Group comprises representatives from Ulster-Scots organisations as well as members appointed through open competition and an independent Chair. The appointed Secretary will take forward all aspects of the work of the Ministerial Advisory Group for the Academy. The closing date is Wednesday 11 May 2011 at 2.00pm. Full details of the opportunity and how to apply can be obtained by visiting www.interchangeni.org.uk or by contacting Colette Quinn in DCAL on 028 9051 5062 or by e-mail at colette.quinn@dcalni.gov.uk.
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9	Sharing Schools, Sustaining Communities? Thursday 26 May, 9.30am - 1.00pm, The Marina Centre, Ballyronan, Magherafelt This half day conference on the issues facing rural schools across Northern Ireland is an opportunity for local communities to explore the realities and possibilities of “shared” education, in a context of significant cuts to the Education Budget and the challenges of sustaining rural communities. Guest speakers: Professor Tony Gallagher (Queens University) and Neil Gibson (Oxford Economics). There will be a number of case studies of rural schools and communities engaged in sharing Light refreshments and lunch will be served.
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10	Investing in Volunteers Success in Northern Ireland Congratulations to seven organisations who achieved the Investing in Volunteers Award (IiV) at April’s Quality Assurance Panel in London. The successful groups were Lagan Valley Rural Transport, Newry and Mourne Community Transport, Northern Visions, the Corrymeela Community, New Lodge Arts, North Coast Community Transport and ZEST. Volunteer Now is responsible for managing Investing in Volunteers in Northern Ireland and for assessing organisations against the Standard. New Lodge Arts, North Coast Community Transport and ZEST were funded through Building Change Trust, having received a bursary. Commenting on the achievement Brian Groves said, “I found the experience very beneficial to myself, staff, directors and volunteers from Newry & Mourne Community Transport.” Sandra Adair, Lead Assessor for Investing in Volunteers in Northern Ireland said, “It would be great to welcome more groups to the Investing in Volunteers process, in total 38 groups in Northern Ireland are now publicly demonstrating their commitment to good practice through achievement of this Award and are improving volunteers’ experiences.” If you would like to hear more about how you too could achieve the Investing in Volunteers Award please contact David Fitzsimons, Volunteer Now on 028 9081 8330 or email investinginvolunteers@volunteernow.co.uk
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11	Get snapping to celebrate local wildlife A new photography competition to promote the discovery and enjoyment of Northern Ireland’s countryside and native wildlife has been launched. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and the Northern Ireland Biodiversity Officers Forum are inviting everyone from across Northern Ireland to submit their photographs for the competition. The photographs must have Northern Ireland’s landscapes or natural world at their heart and can feature people, places, plants or wildlife. The winning images will feature in a wall calendar for 2012 promoting Northern Ireland’s biodiversity and the winning photographers will also receive a framed print of their image. Renny McKeown from NIEA said: “There are two entry levels - an under 18 category and an over 18 category. So there's every chance that your photograph could be one of the lucky ones to be selected. “The closing date for entry into the competition is Friday 30 September 2011 so if you don’t already have an image you'd like to submit, you have all spring and summer to get snapping and capture your county at its best.” For further information about the competition including details on how to enter, visit: http://www.doeni.gov.uk/digitaldiscoveries
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12	Meetings With Trees Trees are a life force and a life source. Each tree has its own uses, folk lore and significance. The trees for these workshops have been chosen according to the Celtic Tree Calendar. The workshops offer information, reflection and the chance to develop your ability to connect with trees through meditation Hawthorn on Saturday 14th May Ash on Saturday June 4th Oak on Saturday June 25th Venue: St Columbs Park House, Waterside, Derry. 10.00am to 1.00pm. Price £20.00. Bring outdoor shoes and outdoor wear. To book a place ring 00 353 74 93 81224 or email: davidsimpson924@gmail.com.
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13	Walking The Walk - TONIGHT ICAN in partnership with SEEDS would like to invite you to Walking The Walk TONIGHT, Tuesday 19th April, 8.00 – 9.00pm in the Playhouse Theatre. Admission FREE. Contact 028 7126 8027
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14	In Memory of Ursula Laeubli - 13.10.1964 - 14.4.2011 Co-founder of Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company, Ursula Laeubli died on the 14th April 2011. She was and will always be our inspiration. We loved her and we will go on loving her spirit. We are terribly sad to lose her and very joyful to have had the privilege to have been her colleagues and friends. There will be a small private burial ceremony at her family home in Switzerland on Wednesday 20th April. An opportunity to say our goodbyes and celebrate her life will be organised at a later date. We will keep people informed. In the meantime, if you would like to send messages to her family please contact us at Echo Echo. We have also set up an online memoriam page for any friends, students or colleagues wishing to share their memories and send their love. Rest in Peace dear Ursula x http://ourmemoryof.com/ursulalaeubli/
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15	Recycled Teenagers Painting Group Invites you to our spring exhibition tonight, Tuesday the 19th April, 7.30pm in The Gasworks Café, Gasyard Centre Refreshments provided.
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16	Do you have a question about your rate bill? Land & Property Services (LPS) and nidirect have teamed up to answer questions from domestic ratepayers about their bills. A one hour online session will be held on http://www.nidirect.gov.uk on Thursday 21 April to answer queries. You should send your questions to feedback@nidirect.gov.uk before Wednesday 20 April (1.00pm). An LPS official will post responses on nidirect on Thursday 21 April at 2.30pm. An LPS spokesperson said: "Rate bills were issued to homes and businesses across Northern Ireland in the last week. Ratepayers will also have received an information booklet with their bill which contains useful information about how their bill is calculated, methods of payment, and how they can get help with paying their rates. "A range of reliefs and entitlements are available to help those who are struggling to pay their rates, but many people are simply not claiming the allowances they are entitled to. "We would encourage ratepayers who would like further information about the help that is available or who have any other rating queries to participate in the webchat." Email your questions to feedback@nidirect.gov.uk before 20 April. Names, email addresses and any other personal details from enquirers will not be published and they will not be used for any other purpose.

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