Wednesday 16th May 07 - Commissioning Children's Services Conference At Government Office, Leeds

This event aims to improve third sector commissioning in children's services and is jointly organised by the Yorkshire Regional group of the National Council for Child Care Voluntary Organisations (NCVCCO), and VCS Engage and Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber (GOYH) Alongside presentations from key note speakers Helen McMullen Director, Children And Learners (GOYH), Denis Gale, Principal Commissioning Manager, Services to Children and Young People, City of Bradford Council and June O'Sullivan from Westminster Children's Society, participants will have the opportunity to discuss issues in more detail with colleagues from other organisations.

This event is aimed at Voluntary and Community Organisations delivering services for children and young people across the region, including large, medium and small organisations.

The aims of the workshop are to promote dialogue and learning, to inform and inspire. This event is free but places are limited so do book straight away. Places need to be booked by 7th May. For more information or to book a place, please contact Louise Asquith on louise.asquith@barnardos.org.uk. Although the event is free, you will need to give the organisers 48 hours notice if you are unable to attend so that the place can be given to someone else. Those who fail to inform the organisers of their non-attendance within 48 hours will be charged £10 to cover lunch and other costs.

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Coming Up, Courses - Saturday 28th April 07 - Introduction to Camcorders And Film -Editing At Lonsdale Community Centre 12 - 3 pm
	Would you like to make your own film? Make a promotional video for a group or project? Improve your holiday videos? Places are available now on a fun, free 8 week course to learn all the skills you need. The course will take place at Lonsdale Community Centre, Lonsdale Street, Anlaby Road on Saturday afternoons 12-3pm, starting from April 28th. The course is open Read more...

Coming Up, Funding - Saturday 28th April 07 - HCVYS Funding Fair At Spring Bank Community Centre 10am-4pm
	Do you work with children and/or young people? Would you like to find out more about funding for your work? Hull Council for Voluntary Youth Services is holding a funding fair, where you can find out more about potential sources of funding for your work with children and young people. There will be stands and presentations from The Big Lottery Fund, Read more...

Coming Up - Saturday 28th April 07 - Sankofa Sunsplash Festival At Queens Gardens and Queen Victoria Square 12 Noon
	Sankofa Sunsplash will be a celebration of African and African Caribbean culture - arts, dance, music, food, and performance in Hull's Queens Gardens this summer. There will also be music and dance in the multicoloured ColourDome stage in Queen Victoria Square. Put the date in your diary. You can just come along and enjoy the day, but if you'd like a free space Read more...

Coming Up, Media - Friday 27th April 07 - Protest For Hull Screen 6.45pm Onwards
	Hull Screen is in danger of being reduced shortly to a three day week (see article www.hullscreen.co.uk/news.php ). Many suspect this is a prelude to getting rid of it altogether. Hull needs an independent 'art house' cinema - after all many other cities, for example Sheffield, has a thriving one. Why should Hull lack Read more...

Coming Up - Sunday 29th April 07 - Elephant Micah, Vollmar And Val Marshall At The Adelphi
	Elephant Micah is from Indiana USA, a highly rated cult singer in the vein of a rural Neil Young. Low - fi acoustic visionary Americana folk. Vollmar, another Indiana act from the USA, and his latest album Okay is a classic slice of desperate Americana. It's far more than ok. Val Marshall, Hull's well known folk troubadour. Has a strong local following so Read more...

Coming Up, - Saturday 28th April 07 - The Big Bounce At Hull University Sports Centre 2pm - 5 pm
	Caudwell Children (formerly The Caudwell Charity) invite you along to a fantastic inclusive family fun event -The Big Bounce. The afternoon is part of the National Bounce Campaign that encourages everybody to get active and have fun. (Something I'm sure you agree is very important to children today). This FREE event is Read more...

Coming Up - Friday 27th April 07 - Trench, Xmas Lights And Franks At The Adelphi 8.30pm
	Trench call into Hull halfway through their Burn The Infirm short European stagger. Already Plymouth and Sheffield have been twonked, next up, their hometown call-in, followed by trips to Edinburgh, London, Estonia, Hamburg, Amsterdam and back to Sheffield. With four of the ten shows on their self-financed US jamboree also booked, anyone would think Read more...

Coming Up - Thursday 26th April 07 - Music Exchange Featuring HarriWatts Band, Shindigg Acoustic, Val Marshall And Meg Williams Band At Dorchester Hotel, Beverley Road Hull 7.30pm
	Music Exchange presents four fantastic bands playing original material from our very own city of Hull. It may be a long time before these bands are on the same stage together again. A chance not to be missed. Doors open 7.15pm, food served 7.30pm till 8.30pm. Live music from 8.30pm til 11pm - ish. Tickets £3 in advance, £5 on the door INCLUDING FOOD. Read more...

Coming Up, Fashion - Friday 27th April 07 - William Wilberforce Fair Trade Fashion Show At Horncastle Building, Hull College 7pm-7.30pm
	At the end of this month, students of the Hull School of Art and Design are holding a Fair Trade Fashion Show in conjunction with Hull City Council. Tickets cost £15 and include a buffet. To reserve tickets, please call 01482 598754. Payment can be made by cash, cheque or card. Please note the dress code for this event is formal wear only - black tie/dress. Read more...

Coming Up - April 07 - Help Stop The BNP
	The BNP are standing candidates in the Marfleet, Myton and Newington wards for the Hull City Council elections that take place on Thursday 2nd May. We are asking all our supporters to help leaflet the houses in these wards. Together we can beat the BNP and their racist poison. Join us on the following dates and bring your family and friends along too. Read more...

Coming Up, Conferences - Friday 11th May 07 - Making Values Live At The Octagon, Walker Street, Hull 9.30am
	Making Values Live is a conference encouraging boldness amongst voluntary and community sector organisations. It will share the learning from Living Values, a report funded by Esmee Fairbairn, and will provide you with practical tools for putting your values into action. This event will include stimulating discussion on the role of values in the Third Sector, Read more...

Coming Up, Courses - Hull CVS Short Courses March - April 07
	Hull CVS are holding some short courses over the next two months which could really benefit your organisation. All courses take place in Room 3, The Goodwin Centre, Icehouse Road and will be taught by Margaret Stevenson. Please note that all courses include refreshments, but lunch is not included. All full day courses cost £66 for those from Read more...

Coming Up, Health - New Free NHS Stop Smoking Service
	A free service is now available for smokers who wish to break the habit. It will be taking place at the Portland Hotel in Hull city centre (next to the City Hall) every Monday from 11.30am to 2pm. Smokers who are ready to quit can pop in at any time to get the help they need. The programme lasts for 6 weeks, for approximately 15 minutes per session Read more...

Coming Up, Courses - NLP Practitioner Courses 2007
	Are you interested in learning and the power of words to influence and motivate? Do you work with people who are trying to change their lives? Or would you just like a more useful understanding of yourself and why you do what you do? Volcom's NLP Practitioner Course starts this month, and is a great Read more...

Coming Up, Band Dates - The Seatbelts - February to May 07
	Here's where local 50's and 60's cover band, The Seatbelts will playing in the near future: Saturday 10th February - Jack Rabbit Slims, Witham, Hull Saturday 17th February - Nags Head, Newland Avenue, Hull Saturday 10th March - Ideal Standard Social Club, County Road North, Hull Saturday 17th March - Read more...

Coming Up - February 07 - May 07 - Social Afternoon Activities At The Carers' Centre 1.30pm - 3.30pm
	Hull Carers' Centre runs a weekly Tuesday Social Afternoon with the following topics: 13th February - Valentines Day - Couples match up 20th February - Radio Nostalgia with Terry Richards 27th February - Aids and Equipment with Phillipa Marriot 6th March - The Wonders of Britain - Part 2 with John Whittle Read more...

Coming Up, Band Dates - Band Dates - Punch The Horse Gig Dates - February to May 07
	Established in November 1996 in the Hull area, Punch The Horse is a local band playing Irish music. Here's where they be playing in the near future. All pub gigs are free. Friday 9th February Durty Nellie's, Hull. 9.15- 12.15 Friday 2nd March Red Lion, Driffield. 9 - 11.15 Saturday 10th March Durty Nellie's, Hull. 9.15 - 12.15 Friday 16th March Read more...

Listings - Yo-Yo Indie Clubs Live Listings - April to June 07
	Saturday 28th April at at Welly Club, Hull Dead Disco at Yo-Yo Indie Club / Live Night From 10pm Saturday 5th May at Welly Club, Hull The Maccabees at Yo-Yo Indie Club / Live Night From 8pm Saturday 26th May at Welly Club, Hull Yo-Yo in all 3 rooms - The Who after party with All Mod Cons and DJ Priya From 10pm Read more...

Listings - Acoustic Night at Music HQ - April 07
	Check the Full Listing..What's on at Music HQ at The Tigers Lair, Anlaby Road, Hull Doors open at 8pm, featured acts from 9pm entrance £2 Saturday 14th April - Acoustic Clarence, The New Clarence, Charles Street, Hull. The Wigglers Ade Webb Live music from 9pm, free entry. Wednesday 18th April - Acoustic Wednesday, Read more...

Listings - What's on at The Wellington Inn - Thursday Live Music - April 07
	Check the Full Listing..Thursday 5th April - 8pm Stripped with Holly Taymar, Twisted Phobia and Cherry Cobb Cartel From 8pm. Admission Free Thursday 12th April - 8pm Adrian Byron Burns - Blues Guitar Thursday 19th April - 8pm Stripped with Mark Wynn, Boss Caine and Shane McMurray From 8pm Read more...

Listings - Live Music At Sleepers Café Bar, Newland Avenue - March - April 07
	March 2007 Monday 19th Emma Rugg Tuesday 20th Adrian Byron Burns Friday 23rd Someone and the Somethings Friday 30th Liar April 07 Monday 2nd Phil Marshall Friday 6th harriWatts Band Sunday 8th Only Natural and Andy Hardy Thursday 5th Northern Soul Night (and every Thursday Read more...

Listings - Live Music at The Crown Inn, Holderness Road- March to May 07
	Check the Full Listing..April 2007 Wednesday 4th Night with the Stars - Various acts. Tickets £5 Saturday 7th Lemon Grass - Rock and pop. Free Entry Saturday 14th Crackerjak - Rock classics Free Entry Wednesday 18th American Four Tops Motown Show. Tickets £7. First and last gig in Hull! www.soulsatisfaction.co.uk Saturday 21st Ordinary Men Read more...

Listings - The Welly Club - What's On March and April 2007
	Check the Full Listing..Buy your tickets securely online by credit or debit card using PayPal Thursday 8th March - £3 Online - 10pm to 3am ClubNME presents Opera House Friday 9th March - £8 Online - 10.30pm to 3am Lets Ave It presents Mark - EG, Kevin Eneregy, Adam - Lab4 Saturday 10th March - £9 Online - 10.30pm Read more...

Listings - The Sesh at The Linnet and Lark - What's on January to May 2007
	Coming Up at The Sesh every Tuesday night at The Linnet and Lark ... 9th January Red Night Strip, The Headliners (Sheffield) and Clubland 16th January Park & Ride, Jokerz and The Maker 23rd January Freaks Union and Roll Call For The Second Site 30th January Clauberg Opera, Analogue Consumption Read more...

Listings - Chewing Gum At Revolution In Hull
	Revolution has just launched a new night - Chewing Gum, every Monday night. Playing some of the finest Pop, Electro and Indie. With free entry all night, a 2am licence and cocktails buy one get one free, why go anywhere else? www.myspace.com/chewinggumhull. chewinggum.so-addictive.co.uk. Read more...

Listings - Jelly at The Welly - will be hosting ClubNME
	Every Thursday from now till the end of the world ... And from 21st September 2006 Jelly will be hosting ClubNME ... with millions of bands coming through Playing Bloc Party, The Clash, The Bravery, Kings of Leon, The Rolling Stones, Gorrilaz, The Futureheads, Black Wire, Weezer, The Paddingtons, Hot Hot Heat, LCD Soundsystem, The Libertines, Read more...