| BCP E-Bulletin
August 2009
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New
Members
Welcome to our new members Evolution
Arts & Natural Health, Cholij
Accounting & Sabre
Telecommunications.
Eventia and the
concrete jungle that was!
200 delegates from top
events trade body company Eventia
descended upon St. Bartholomew’s Primary School last week to
paint and transform the school playground. St.
Bartholomew’s embraces diversity and cultural integration,
educating children from a huge variety of backgrounds,
speaking up to 24 different languages. Unfortunately it
is also the 3rd most deprived school in the city,
lacking any grassy play areas and providing only concrete for
the children to run and play on.
In many ways the scale of
this event made it even more of a challenge; however two hours
and 66 litres of paint later, the 200 Eventia volunteers had
successfully transformed the previously bland playground and
laid the basis for what we hope will be a long term
project.
Amanda Healey the Head
said, “The playground looks great, so much lighter and
brighter, and more inviting for the children. We are
absolutely delighted with the results.” The children
said “Thank you very much – it was old and now it is
new,” and, “Before it was grey and boring, but now
it looks really nice”.
Even the first coat of
white has made a fantastic difference to the vast amounts of
concrete, and the event not only greatly improved the play
environment for the children at St. Bartholomew’s, but also
created a worthwhile team building experience for the Eventia
delegates. This challenge proved to be a successful and
enjoyable project day for all involved!
For more info on Team
Building Challenges contact Claire at BCP on Claire@bhbcp.org.uk or
call 01273 770075.
Currently
unemployed?
In receipt of
benefits?
Then you might be
interested in being matched with a mentor!
We have a bank of trained
mentors who have a variety of skills to share including CV
writing, building confidence, interview skills, time
management and other areas of expertise.
How it works:
- Once matched to an
appropriate mentor the relationship will last a minimum of 3
months and can last for up to 6 months.
- Face to face meetings take
place at the mentors place of work
- This programme does not
have an impact on your benefits
- If you require travel
costs to get to your meetings this can be arranged at no
cost to yourself.
- So far people have moved
into voluntary work, applied to go to College and applied
for more relevant jobs gaining interviews.
Previous feedback
from a participant:
"I have found the whole
experience really useful, not only has it improved my
confidence, but it has also helped me find my voice
again".
For further information or
to refer someone onto the scheme please make contact with
Charlie Allsebrook at BCP either via email charlie@bhbcp.org.uk
or call 07919 888487 / 01273 770075
Surgery with Judith
Cousins of JBEventus - Support with planning for the future,
organisational or structural changes, or any particular
business issue that would benefit from an external eye to help
find the right solution.
Future dates
available:
Thurs 27th Aug, 10am -
12pm
Thurs 10th Sept, 3pm -
5pm
Tues 29th Sept, 10am -
12pm
Tue 20th Oct, 3pm -
5pm
A £25 returnable deposit
cheque is required in advance and will be returned on the day,
or if 48 hours notice of cancellation is given. Spaces
are limited on a first come first served basis.
To
book your place and for venue details email kate@bhbcp.org.uk or call 01273 770075.
For aspiring and
existing social enterprises that need a bit of time and space
to talk things through with social enterprise experts. A
practical and supportive exchange designed to help your ideas
‘happen'.
Experts from the local community with skills
in Creativity, Communications, Development, Finance,
Fundraising, Marketing, Motivation & Operations are
offering their support for FREE. With many years of successful
experience and commitment behind them, this will prove to be
an important step in making your ideas happen.
Dates
available:
Wed 5th August
2-4pm
Wed 2nd September – time
tbc
A
£25 returnable deposit cheque is required in advance and will
be returned if 48 hours notice of cancellation is given.
Spaces are limited on a first come first served basis.
To book your place and for venue details email kate@bhbcp.org.uk or call 01273
770075.
The project’s aim is to
improve the quality of advice in social accounting in Sussex,
helping social enterprises gain expertise, better
understanding of their own performance, and a wider
appreciation of what procurers and commissioners are looking
for in suppliers.
The first event engaging
with procurers and commissioners from the statutory sector,
welcomed a number of enthusiastic and insightful procurers and
commissioners from across Sussex. Much was learnt from the
event, from both The Better Project team and the procurement
teams, and the energy created bodes well for the future of the
project.
The Better Project has
selected and offers a big welcome to the 6 social enterprises
to be involved in this exciting project.
A partnership between BCP’s
More Than Profit Network, WSSEN, ESSEN and SE2.
Funding Central, the new
web site managed by NCVO and funded by the Office of the Third
Sector, has been launched yesterday.
It will provide the details
of over 4,000 sources of income, focusing on grants, contracts
and loan finance. September should see the addition of a wide
range of tools and resources to help identify and manage the
most appropriate income sources for an
organisation.
http://www.fundingcentral.org.uk.
The Roll Up! Roll Up!
activities kick off on 1st August and will run
every Saturday throughout August.
The live entertainment
will feature a variety of circus performers and interactive
shows across several areas of the pier and will include Stilt
walking, Unicycling, Juggling, Acrobatics, Hula hooping,
Acrobalance, Contortion and Balloon Modelling.
There will also be Circus
Workshops for kids every Wednesday in August between 2pm and
4pm starting from 5th August. Designed with primary
school aged children in mind, these sessions will allow
children to try Juggling, Diablo, Skill sticks, Hula hooping,
Feather balancing, Yo-yo, Poi spinning and Plate
spinning.
“We wanted to offer
something different this year that would be enjoyable for the
entire family and that showcases Brighton at its best during
the summer. The workshops give children a fun way to try
something new and the Saturday entertainment programme and
special one off days offer a new and engaging way for everyone
to enjoy what the pier has to offer. We are excited about kick
starting it all on 1st August and look forward to
welcoming visitors from the city and further
afield.”
The August Bank Holiday
weekend will feature some special acts including stilt
musicians and aerial performers.
The summer schedule will
also offer Vegas girls and a show from Elvis Shmelvis on
Sunday 2nd August, a 1950’s retro day on Sunday
23rd August featuring lookalikes, music, jive dance
demonstrations and a classic car. There are also
fireworks at the end of the Pier on 1st,
15th and 29th August from 9.30pm.
Something for everyone and
not to be missed!
Date:
Thursday 13th August 2009 Time: 2pm –
5pm Venue: Horatio’s
Bar & Beer Garden, Brighton Pier Cost: £23 per person
(incl. VAT).
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