NWCN E-Bulletin

08 April 2008

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New Ráth Mór Business Centre Launched

The opening of Creggan Enterprises’ new £638,245 Business Centre marks the ongoing transformation and revival of the economy of the Creggan community.

This project helps to fulfill Creggan Enterprises’ strategic objective of helping regenerate the Creggan area, working in a coordinated way with various partners to achieve the economic, social and physical revival of the local community.

The new Business Centre has been designed to offer a huge choice of flexibility for all types of businesses and service activities and has a welcoming environment to offer any new or growth businesses. Ráth Mór Business Centre offers an unrivalled location for any business needs.

Our new facilities are highly adaptable with rooms that can be sub-divided where needed to meet the specific requirements of clients. The Centre has been developed to the highest specification and has a number of conferencing and seminar suites. The Ráth Mór Centre is a landmark building designed to meet the future needs of the area and is owned and managed by the community through Creggan Enterprises

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Youth in Action Programme Roadshow

European Voluntary Service

Aged 18-30?

Interested in:

Personal Development

Language Development

Exploring another culture

Helping the local community

Through no-cost international volunteering?

Come and find out more at EVS Roadshow

Thursday 24 April 2008

7.00pm - 9.30pm

City Hotel, L’Derry

Voluntary or Volunteer-Involving Organisation?

Interested in:

Bringing a new perspective into your work

Giving an opportunity to a young person to be involved in your activities

Hosting a full-time international volunteer?

Come and find out more at the EVS Roadshow

Thursday 24 April 2008

2.00pm - 5pm

City Hotel, L’Derry

For further info contact:

Bernice or Mandy at the Youth Council for NI

Tel: 02890 643882

mcunningham@ycni.org

bsweeney@ycni.org 

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First Housing Aid & Support Services – Young Fathers Project Manager Vacancy

First Housing Aid & Support Services invite applicants for the position of: Young Fathers Project Manager

This is a 3 year, Big Lottery Funded project, which aims to equip young men with the skills and confidence to build and maintain a positive relationship with their children.  The manager will ensure the comprehensive delivery of a range of services for young parents.

Salary:  £24,250 per annum

For application form and job description, please write enclosing A4 self addressed envelope to:  Personnel Service, First Housing Aid & Support Services, 28a Bishop Street, Derry, BT48 6PP.

Closing date for completed applications is Friday 18^th April 2008

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The Poverty Awareness Programme

Thursday 12^th April at 2pm (runs for 4 weeks)

The Cathedral Youth Club, Fountain Estate

The first workshop will look at Poverty & Its Causes.

The programme is free and offers training to individual and community groups to facilitate discussion on issues common to people Experiencing Poverty in Northern Ireland

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Ladies Netball Team Starting Up

Did you enjoy netball at school? Looking to keep fit and have some fun? Get out of the house and away from the kids for a couple of hours on a Wednesday night.

Starting 9^th April Shantallow Community Centre at 7:00pm

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MLA has launched a £1.6million fund for events across Northern Ireland.

The Events Growth Fund is for small events which could 'grow' into large scale events. Projects funded under this stream should have the potential to grow or develop into a major/international event, provide a stepping stone to attracting a major event and become sustainable over a three-year period.

The Major Events Fund is for those applicants applying for support for large events attracting significant out of state media. The events likely to fall within this category are major national or international world events, such as world championships, sporting events, high profile music events or unique cultural events.

1. Application forms along with guidance notes are available for download at www.dcalni.gov.uk/events_unit

2. Applications for funding under both streams must be received by no later that 5.00pm, Friday 2 May 2008.

3. Application forms and guidance notes may also be obtained by contacting the DCAL Events Unit team, via email: at eventsunit@dcalni.gov.uk or at the address below

Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
DCAL Events Unit
Grants Team
Redwood House
66 Newforge Lane
Beflast
BT9 5NW

4. A working group of senior officials within DCAL, DETI and NITB has been established to oversee the transfer of the events function to NITB at an appropriate time subject to both the Minister of Culture Arts and Leisure and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment being satisfied with the arrangements.

5. Media enquiries should be addressed to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure Press Office Tel (028) 9025 8901 or email press.office@dcalni.gov.uk Out of office hours please contact the Duty Press Officer via pager number 07699 715 440 and your call will be returned. 

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Eastway Wall Arts Project

Creggan Enterprises Limited, in Partnership with Re-Imaging Communities Programme wishes to appoint for EASTWAY WALL ARTS PROJECT. Arts organisation/individual artists or consortium of artists to deliver Living Gallery on Eastway Road brick wall, gateway to Creggan.

For Artists’ Brief and further information: Email: info@rathmor.com

Closing date for completed applications: 4:00pm on 11 April 2008.

Short listed candidates will be invited to site visit 23 April with interviews 1 May.

Creggan Enterprises Ltd, Rath Mor Centre, Bligh’s Lane, Creggan, Derry, BT48 0LZ Tele: (028) 7137 3170 Email: info@rathmor.com

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 Healing Fair

Cathedral Youth Club,

96 - 98 The Fountain, Londonderry,

BT48 6QL

Friday 11 April 2008 11am - 3pm

A variety of therapies available, Reiki, Nail-art, Facials, Back Massage, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Angel Cards, Bio-energy, and Stone Therapy.

Admission £5

Light lunch included.

For further information please contact Jeanette Warke, 71 329144 or 71 260483.

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