Get Online Week

Get online week is coming! The theme for 2011 is “Give an hour” and the campaign will take place from 30 October – 6 November, with activity taking place throughout the whole of November at the Cooke e-Learning Foundation.

Personalised Social Care Workshops

A big thank you to all the attendees of the workshops and Janti Champaneri OBE who delivered the workshops which were held on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of August at the Cooke e-Learning Foundation.

The free workshops are aimed at people from the community who work in

Zinthiya Trust Single Mums Club

The Zinthiya Trust is a charitable organisation which supports and empowers vulnerable women.

The trust has decided to launch a new club for single mothers and their children. We will be offering different sessions every week; Confidence Building, Volunteering, Planning your career path, Art Therapy, Healthy Living Tips etc.

The sessions will be held fortnightly starting from: 14^th Sept 2011

Community Café – Community Action

Starts: 18 August 2011 12:30pm-1.30pm
Location: Voluntary Action LeicesterShire

After the first successful VAL Community Café last month, VAL and Citizens’ Eye would like to invite you to this month’s Café. This time we will be looking at Community Action.

Bliss – For Babies Born Too Soon Small Or Sick

Bliss, the special care baby charity, provides vital support and care to premature and sick babies across the UK. Founded 30 years ago, we offer guidance and information at a critical time in families’ lives. We also fund ground-breaking research and campaign for babies to receive the best possible level of care regardless of when and where they are born.

Visit the website at:http://www.bliss.org.uk/

Movers Learning Disabled Theatre Company @ Spark Festival

The Spark Festival and Speakeasy presents Movers Learning Disabled Theatre Company in Visitor at Embrace Arts Wed 1 June and Thurs June 10am, 1pm and 3pm

A unique theatrical event for all the family created and performed by Learning Disabled artists.

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2011: Leicester city result – Labour sweeps the board

The Labour Party has swept the board in Leicester in a stunning local election victory.

The party picked up 52 of 54 seats on the authority, reducing the Conservative and Lib Dem opposition groups to just one councillor each.

In an afternoon of drama at Leicester Tiger’s Welford Road ground, where the count was held, 12 opposition seats were taken by Labour.  Leicester East MP Keith Vaz said: “This is the biggest Labour win of a generation in Leicester. It is an historic day for all of us.”

LEICESTER CITY RESULT 2011

LABOUR HOLD

LABOUR 52 seats

CONSERVATIVES 1 seats

LIB DEMS 1 seats

Red Cross Want Performers For Refugee Week

                          

British Red Cross is holding an event in the city centre and are looking to try to represent a variety of different cultures within our city.  We are looking for performers of any kind to take part in the event, which will take place on Saturday 18th June 2011 at the Town Hall Square in Leicester city Centre.

Looking for dancers, drummers, singers, musicians of any kind…. artists…poets…storytellers….jugglers….street entertainers…any suggestions welcome….

Its a real opportunity to show Leicester a piece of your culture! Come along and help us celebrate the “One World” we live in.

If you are interested, or would like to know more information about the event please contact me on 0116 271 0359 or email glakin@redcross.org.uk

Leicester City Of Sanctuary Drop-in Centre Opens

A new drop-in centre is in St Martins House, the old school next to the Cathedral in the city centre, and doors open on Tuesday 3rd May.

Every Tuesday 6-7pm, starting Tuesday 3rd May – English Language group: for those asylum seekers with limited English who want an opportunity to learn English in a friendly supportive environment, followed …

Every Wednesday 10.30-11.30am, starting Wednesday 4th May – FANs (Friends and Neighbours) group: for those asylum seekers who want an opportunity to practice spoken English in a friendly supportive environment

Every Thursday 1-4pm, starting Thursday 5th May – drop-in session with various activities, sewing machines, computer access, space to relax …..

Monday 9th May, 13th June and 11th July 1-3pm – Art with Ali, as circulated previously, details attached including an invitation to come and watch!

Free Workshops For 11-19s @ 2Funky Arts

 

Fantastic free workshops coming up for young people aged 11 – 19 this Saturday.

Music Production with June 25th 4pm – 6pm

Are you aged 12 – 19 and want an exciting opportunity to work with a professional producer to make your own heavyweight beats?

June25th is a Rap, Hip-Hop & RnB music producer from Leicester. He has worked with many artists including Swiss and MC Harvey (SoSolidCrew).  He has had music featured on various projects such as the Playstation 3 game ‘Haze’.

This is a great opportunity to learn from a well experienced producer who is currently working on his 2nd studio album!