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News, Media - Children's Charity Single Release
	13 year old Naomi McLernon and 17 year old James Hutchinson from Grimsby have just released a charity double A side single in aid of children's charity, PACT (Parents Association for Children with Tumours and Leukaemia). PACT offers help families affected by childhood cancer and provides ongoing support to both parents and children. Read more...

News, Community - Volunteers Needed For The Carers' Centre
	The Carers' Centre is calling for more volunteers to help out at the Centre on Prospect Street. More helpers are needed to make cups of tea, to chat with carers visiting the Centre and generally lend a hand with the Centre's activities. People with some experience of caring for a relative or friend would be particularly welcome. Anyone able to spare a little time Read more...

News, Media - Screen Yorkshire Launch Skillset TV Freelance Funding
	Through the Skillset TV Freelance Fund, Screen Yorkshire offers a totally tailored approach to training freelancers in our region. Support available includes training needs analysis, advice on courses and financial support (up to 70% subject to eligibility). Training packages offer a range of options including scheduled short courses, one to one bespoke support, Read more...

News, Community - WordFlight - Young People's Written And Verbal Arts Project - Closing Date: 31st March 2007
	Are you aged between eight and seventeen years? Would you like to enter a short story, poem, or song to WordFlight with the chance to win one or more prizes? If so, send your entries, contact details and age, by post to WordFlight, Artists in Creative Enterprise, Creeveoughter, Rathmullan, Donegal, Ireland, or by email to Read more...

News, Community - Sculcoates Forgotten History Project
	A new local project is about to begin in Hull, aiming to recapture the forgotten history of the Sculcoates area in the city. This follows on from the successful pilot project, Sculcoates Oral History, that explored the memories of some of the areas elder residents. Through the organisation of themed events, activities and workshops it is hoped that the community will Read more...

News, Community - HIHAC Volunteers Urgently Needed
	Hull Independent Housing Aid Centre (HIHAC) is a Charity established over 23 years providing free specialist advice in relation to housing issues i.e. homelessness, possession action, disrepair, rent arrears etc. They are urgently calling for volunteers to help out at the Centre on Beverley Road. Volunteers are asked to provide administration support for tasks Read more...

News, Community - Time for Carers Grant
	The Time for Carers Scheme provides grants to Carers to help get a break from caring. Grants can fund activities which the carer may not normally be able to afford, but which may help them continue in their caring role. It is NOT to fund activities for the cared - for person. Examples of how carers might use the grant include going away for a weekend break or holiday, Read more...

News - Partnership Working
	NCVO have added a new section to their website covering collaborative or partnership working within the voluntary and community sector. This includes advice and guidance, FAQ's, and case studies of successful collaborations. To find out more, see www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/collaborativeworkingunit/index.asp Read more...

News, Community - Running With Wings Looking For Sponsors
	John and Alison Heaton will be running the Great North Run on the 1st October 2006 to raise £10,000 for Wings International's work in Romania. The BUPA Great North Run is a point-to-point course that starts in Newcastle and finishes in South Shields and covers a distance of 13.1 miles! It would be brilliant if as many people as possible could sponsor John and Alison Read more...

News, Community - Minibus Needed!
	Sutton Methodist Youth Club is looking to hire a Mini Bus for the weekend of October 13th - 15th for a trip to Lancashire. They have one driver covered by Hull City Licence but are running out of time to get a second registered via HCVYS on a City Scheme, due to high demand and work commitments. Read more...

News, Community - Volunteers Wanted For Poppy Appeal
	The annual Poppy Appeal time is fast approaching and preparation has been going on for many months. Last year almost £50,000 was raised in Hull to help ex-servicemen and women and their dependants in need and the Hull Branch of The Royal British Legion would like to ask for your help this year to reach a similar or even greater amount. There are many ways Read more...

News - Good Practice Guides For Voluntary Sector Groups
	The Community Accounting Service has released 17 Good Practice Guides which are available to all voluntary sector groups for free! Each guide provides a valuable toolkit and information resource around Governance, Finance and Administration and are available as full sets in a handy reference file. Titles include Dealing with Cash, Bookkeeping, Read more...

News, Community - Literacy And Numeracy Classes At Bransholme Family Focus
	Do you, or anyone you know, want to improve your literacy and numeracy skills? If so, pop along to Bransholme Family Focus, Bodmin Road Church on Padstow Close. They run rolling programmes and give you the chance to be able to work towards the National Tests if required. To find out more, please contact Emma on 01482 834417. If you would like to Read more...

News, Media - Propeller TV - The National Channel For New Film And Television Talent
	You may well already have heard of Propeller TV, but we are keen to bring you up to date with the opportunities that this exciting new channel offers to new talent filmmakers like yourself. We are actively working with independent filmmakers and your regional screen agency to ensure that the widest possible opportunities to promote your work are made available to you. Read more...

News, Community - Schools ETC Award
	Schools working with voluntary and community groups are being invited to compete for a first prize of £2,000. The Schools ETC Award is given to schools that demonstrate excellence in the provision of extended/ community focused services. This year the Award will recognise schools that involve local voluntary and community groups, whether to enhance Read more...

News - Statement From The Green Party in England and Wales
	In advance of the 5th anniversary of September 11th 2001, Green Party Principal Speaker Keith Taylor has issued the following statement: The events of September 11th 2001 proved a pivotal point in international relations, and have had an enormous impact on world affairs. Tens, possibly hundreds, of thousands of people have died as a result of the War on Terror, Read more...

News, - Urgent Appeal - Football Kit for Hull Asylum Seeker Support Group
	Hull Asylum Seeker Support Group (HASSG) is running a football team this year in conjunction with the Refugee Council. Their first game is due this Saturday (9th September) but funders have left them high and dry regarding money to purchase team kits, boots, balls, goal nets, etc. Therefore, the team is in need of emergency sponsorship or donations Read more...

News, Community - Urgent! Sustainable Schools Consultation needs you
	The Sustainable Schools consultation will close on 31 August - have you shared your views yet? Plenty of young people have, and some of their suggestions include: We need to stop using energy inefficient cars and provide a new solution like bio-gas. I would make people share their cars more. I would make an eco-adventure park where people Read more...

News, Community - Tuesday 19 September - Amaze Yourself Project
	The Amaze Yourself project is a new free, start your own business training and support programme for the unemployed. It has been developed to help increase enterprise activity in the Humber Region. The programme is designed to provide business skills training, enterprise experiences and personal mentoring - all free - to the unemployed/economically Read more...

News - Urgent! - BBC On-line search to find Britain's best unsung landmark
	The BBC is running an on-line vote on its main news site to find Britain's best unsung landmark and the Humber Bridge is one of the 8 short listed. It would be a great coup for the region if the Bridge won, so here's the link to you to ask you to take a few seconds to vote Voting closes at the end of Wednesday 30th August so vote now! Read more...

News, Community - How Your City Works Course
	Do you want to know about : How your city works? Who makes the decisions? How you can influence what happens? To learn more, enrol on Hull Community Network's course How Your City Works. The next course starts on Tuesday 12th September, 6pm - 9pm at the Boulevard Village Hall, Boulevard, Hull. Read more...

News, Community - Learn About Local Area Agreements
	Our city's Local Area Agreement (LAA) is a three year agreement that sets out the priorities for Hull agreed between central government and the local area represented by the local authority and One Hull - our Local Strategic Partnership (LSP). Hull Community Network has developed a webpage which explains the Local Area Agreement, Read more...

News - Club fights back to get heritage aircraft back into the skies By Stephen Wordsmith
	Enthusiasts supporting in the restoration of Earth's only flyable Vulcan aircraft are fighting back in a last ditch attempt to ensure that the project takes to the skies in time for a proposed Falklands flypast over Buckingham Palace. The flypast will be part of a June 2007 commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the 1982 Falklands conflict, Read more...

News - Free MBA Place At Hull University!
	Hull City Council has kindly offered to fund one place for someone from the Vol/Com sector on the MBA Executive: Reaching out to the Public Sector course at Hull University. This is a great opportunity for someone to undertake a top post-graduate course for FREE and earn a prestigious qualification. This course will be extremely beneficial to both the Read more...

News - Support Elizabeth Holmes to Win Viking fm Radio Idol
	Hi all, my name is Elizabeth Holmes and I am in the final of Radio Idol on 96.9 Viking FM. The competition is for a new presenter and I think I should win! Although I've not been picked to go on air yet (finalists are picked purely at random) I can still win if I get enough votes. I have a lot of experience, I used to have my own radio show Read more...

News - Update On The Strange Thing Hull Maritime Museum
	The Strange Thing's residence at the Hull Maritime Museum has now been extended to 24th August. It has been attracting worldwide interest in the last few days - the journal at seethestrangething.blogspot.com. has gone from receiving a couple of dozen visits a day to one and a half thousand a day! Read more...

News, Arts - Joining Hull Council For Voluntary Youth Services
	Becoming a member of the Hull Council For Voluntary Youth Services (HCVYS) could be beneficial to any groups who are involved with young peoples' activities. They offer a range of benefits to members including access to a minibus and camping equipment, an information resource bank, funding information and a regular newsletter. Read more...

News, Arts - Trampoline Berlin - Call For Submissions - Deadline: 20th August 2006
	Trampoline presents First Play Berlin, Thursday 12th October 2006, Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin. The theme : We are living in a reality where our physical environment has been pervaded by invisible streams of data, enabling our local geography to connect with remote spaces. This multitude of physical and virtual layers of existence challenges our sense of place Read more...

News, Arts - Colombia - England Artists Fellowship Programme - Deadline 25th September 2006
	Following on from the Colombia-England Artists Fellowship Programme in 2005/06, we are pleased to announce the 2006/07 Fellowship Programme. This is a joint initiative between Visiting Arts, Ministry of Culture Colombia, British Council Colombia and Arts Council England. This three year programme offers a unique opportunity for a total of Read more...

News - Good News For Volunteers
	Intensive campaigning and lobbying by volunteer centres throughout England has finally paid off, as the Department for Work and Pensions has reversed its earlier decision that volunteers should not claim lunch expenses from organisations they work for, because the amount of Income Support Read more...

News - Microsoft Community Learning Awards
	Does your group want to actively help disadvantaged groups develop their IT skills? Could your organisation benefit from a £2,500 grant and software to put towards an IT project? Citizens Online and Microsoft are joining forces for a fourth year to bring you The Microsoft Community Learning Awards (MCLA), recognising communities and charities Read more...

News - Supporting Dyslexic Learners Course
	Does anyone in your organisation work within a Skills for Life programme? If so, some free training is coming to our region which may be of interest. Supporting Dyslexic Learners is a distance learning course funded by the Quality Improvement Agency, which provides participants with a general awareness of dyslexia and gives practical advice Read more...

News - FOOTSEY 2006 Trade Fair Coming To York
	Voluntary and community sector organisations - are you looking for new routes to generate income? Then come to FOOTSEY 100 and be inspired! FOOTSEY is the largest and most successful social economy trade fair in the UK. This year it will be taking place at York Race Course on the 19th October, 9.30am - 4.30pm. Visit our seminars delivered by leading Read more...

News - Vintage Bus Tour To Spurn Point
	The Vintage Bus operates every Sunday in August from Hull, Cottingham and Beverley. Each week it goes to somewhere different in East Yorkshire and is intended to raise awareness of the different visitor attractions in the region. The Vintage bus will visit nearby RAF Holmpton - an underground former Early Warning Radar Station. Over 50 years of Cold War history on two floors including Operations Rooms, Read more...

News - Urgent! Community Group Grants Available - Closing Date : 4th August 2006
	Community groups in the Humber Sub Region are being encouraged to cash in on a new round of Yorkshire Forward grants worth up to £5,000 each. The new set of Community Intervention Chest (CIC) grants are available for non-profit- making organisations to buy one-off items or finance activities. Yorkshire Forward created the CIC grants in October Read more...

News - Free Taster Courses At Hull BBC Centre 2nd - 18th August 06
	During August, the BBC Open Centre is running taster courses which run for three weeks : Wednesday 2nd, 9th and 16th August Aromatherapy - 9.30 -12.30 Reflexology -1.30 - 4.30 Friday 4th, 11th and 18th August Jewellery making - 9.30 -12.30 All of these courses are free. To book a place on any of them, either call into the BBC Open Centre Read more...

News - Prepare For The Future - Free Information About Pensions
	Are you well prepared for retirement? Would you like to find out more about pensions? Free support and information about planning for retirement are available from Rob Bradshaw, a Pensions Education Worker from Humber and Wolds Rural Community Council. Having successfully obtained a contract with the Department for Work and Pensions, Read more...

News - Philip Lawrence Awards - Closing Date : 15th September 06
	The Philip Lawrence Awards were set up in memory of the head teacher Philip Lawrence, and celebrate outstanding citizenship by groups of young people aged 11 to 20 from across the UK. The Awards recognise projects that help promote community safety and counter crime, violence and racism. It is the largest such scheme run with the active involvement of young people Read more...

News - Sponsor a champion in the making!
	Carl Sadler, who works for stationery supplier SOS Office Supplies, has been selected to represent Great Britain for the British Deaf Sports Badminton Team. He is hoping to represent Great Britain in the European Championships in August/September 2006 in Vienna. In order for him to be able to play in the championships, he needs to be able to raise Read more...

News, Media - Hull Film Volunteers Needed For 5th Hull International Short Film Festival 2006
	Hull Film are asking for volunteers to help with their annual Hull International Short Film Festival, which runs from 27th September to 1st October 2006. Hull Film is dedicated to the exhibition and creation of short film as a crucial art form in its own right. Since 2001, Hull Film has been responsible for the Hull International Short Film Festival, which acts as a showcase Read more...

News, Arts - AA2A Artists Access to Art Colleges
	AA2A Artists Access to Art Colleges is a project from the Council For Higher Education In Art And Design and is funded by The National Lottery through Arts Council England. The AA2A project offers artists and designer-makers the opportunity to undertake a period of research or realise a project using art college facilities eg. studios, workshops, lending library Read more...

News, Arts - Contributors Wanted For New Creative Queer Women's Portal
	I am looking for enthusiastic women who would like to contribute to different sections of a new portal for creative queer women (dykes, lesbians, transfolk, bi). Writers, photographers, artists, musicians, performers, BDSM, club/bar owners, travel writers, queer families, older dykes, black dykes, film. The site is still being tested at present but is open to you Read more...

News, Arts - New Pensions For Artists Website
	Almost 60% of people working in the arts are at risk of not saving adequately for their future... are you one of them? A new website backed by Arts Council England aims to help artists unravel the mystery of pensions. The website, www.pensionsforartists.org.uk, will allow people from across the arts to complete a short questionnaire about their pensions awareness. Read more...

News - Petition - Save Malak Ghorbany from Death By Public Stoning
	A 17-year-old Kurdish girl, Malak Ghorbany, has been sentenced to death by stoning in Iran after being found guilty of adultery. Under Iran's Penal Code, the term adultery is used to describe any intimate or sexual act between a man and a girl or a woman outside of marriage. And in Iran, the punishment for adultery is death. People of Hull and beyond, please sign this petition and save this young girl from a horrible death. Sign the petition here Read more...

News, Environment - Wind Farms; The FACTS By Mark Punton
	The Friends of the Aire & Calder Turbines (FACTS) set-up as a result of a great deal of misinformation being spread throughout our communities on Wind Power and the Aire & Calder Wind Farm proposal. All the group are local residents, with no financial interest in the proposal. We are supporters of a sustainable future and deeply Read more...

News, Environment - Nukes v Renewables -Why It's Vital To Support Wind Power Now By Rich Claxton
	Thrilled by the prospect of a new generation of nuclear power stations and the possibility of radioactive waste dumps here in Hull and East Riding? No? Well, the good news is there is a safe, clean alternative and we can all do our bit to ensuring its success. A combination of renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency measures and decentralised energy Read more...

News, Media - Tank.tv DVD Call For Submissions - Closing Date : 31st July 2006
	Tank.tv are calling for artists based in the UK to submit moving image works of maximum 3 minutes long and made after the year 2000. The films will be part of their new project, the release of a unique DVD, featuring an exceptional selection of 25 short moving image works from UK-based artists. Each work should be no longer than three minutes and must have been made Read more...

News - Press Release - BRITDOCART - Significant Funding Scheme Launched For UK Artists
	The Channel 4 British Documentary Film Foundation (www.britdoc.org), in conjunction with the Arts Council England and with the support of the Institute of Contemporary Arts are pleased to announce the launch of BRITDOCART. This is a unique and exciting first-rate funding scheme, which in 2006 will award four UK or UK based artists up to £30,000 Read more...

News - HER Breast Friends Pink Pamper Day - Update Jan Jones
	The local breast cancer charity HER Breast Friends certainly lived up to their motto last weekend as the power of the pink butterfly ladies spread throughout The Village Hotel and Leisure Club in Priory Park, Hull, the venue for the first HER Breast Friends Pink Pamper Day. With the motto of Friendship, Determination, and Fundraising Read more...