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Is your school on target to meet the guidelines for extended services provision by 2010?

Make it happen!

Come to the partnership building event

for the voluntary sector and schools

Thursday 26th June 2008

2.00 to 6.00pm

Empress Suite - Towcester Racecourse

National, regional and local voluntary and community organisations will  showcase what they do and explore ways of working with schools to enhance and support the Extended Schools programme.  

Information workshops through the afternoon.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to find
the resources your school could use to enhance its provision!

It’s free - and there’s tea!

To attend - register here

This event is organised by SNVB in partnership with The Extended Services Team of Northamptonshire County Council

Exhibitors will include

South Northants Voluntary and Community Sector Forum

The South Northants Voluntary and Community Sector forum had a successful first meeting on 23 November with over 15 organisations and groups interested in being involved. Download the minutes of the meeting here.

The next meeting of the forum is on Tuesday 29th April, 2pm - 4pm in the Committee Room at South Northants Council.

Rachel McGrath from Northants Community Foundation will be giving a talk entitled "Community Funding: Make sure your community group doesn't miss out".

For further information on how to get involved contact Sarah Steele at SNVB.

Rural Reach at the Racecourse

Our Rural Reach at the Racecourse event, held on October 17th, was a great success.  Well over 100 people attended during the day and many attended one or more of the workshops being held.

All completed evaluation forms were entered into a draw and Mr Mike Potter was pleased to hear that he had won a digital camera for his group - the Greens Norton Community Centre.

Linkup

The next Link-up meetings will be on:

Thursday 4th September 2008

Thursday 4th September 2008

Wednesday 18th March 2009

at 1.00pm in the Towcester Volunteer Centre.

The minutes of the last meeting are here.

Safe ’n Sound Project
Safe ’n Sound now enters its second year of activity. Already, significant campaigns have been undertaken in many of the larger villages in South Northamptonshire, including Kings Sutton, Kislingbury and Harpole, Bugbrooke and Nether Heyford, Denton, Middleton Cheney and Deanshanger and in smaller villages surrounding these centres. The project has also been promoted in Towcester and, more widely, through press and radio.

Over 700 households have received smoke alarms and fire safety checks; door chains and home security checks; home energy checks and insulation; health advice and opportunities to volunteer within the neighbourhood and further afield.

Part of the project also involves working in schools promoting the energy saving message to children. This is undertaken by an educator from the Centre for Research, Education and Training (CREATE) and has resulted in some exciting reative and presentational work by the children. We have also supported schools in their eco initiatives and helped them to become more eco friendly and conservation conscious in their use of materials and resources.

Of course, the project and what it offers is open to all homeowners within South Northamptonshire and if you live in the district you can get fire alarms, door chains, home insulation and related benefits easily and cheaply through the project.

During the second year of activity the project will be publicized in the remainingparts of the district, including Brackley. If we haven’t been to your locality and you think we have something to offer you, your friends and other people in your neighbourhood, we would love to hear from you.

Our aim is to help people live more safely and securely within their own homes, so do get in touch.

Safe ’n Sound protects you from the dangers of fire, crime and the cold!

Contact the project on telephone 01327 358264 or visit www.safensound.org.uk

To find out more about the work of CREATE view their website at www.create.org.uk