February 2012
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City Horizons is totally committed to supporting every young person to achieve their full potential, regardless of background or prior academic success.
If you are aged 16 - 18 and not sure what you want to do with your life or didn’t get the GCSE grades in Maths and English you would have liked, then this could be the place to come.
We can help you achieve your ambition of moving onto a...
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Valentine’s Day Orienteering Challenge. Explore Miller’s Pond at the Sholing Valleys Study Centre on Tuesday 14th February 10am until 12noon. Plenty of hearts will be hidden throughout the area, find them and win some love hearts of your own. Wind chime making will also be available.
This is a family, fun event and all are welcome. For more information please contact Lucy Morley...
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‘Southampton Heritage and Arts People’ (SHAPe) send out a weekly mail out to 400 ‘cultural people’ in and around Southampton. To receive it, or to get your event, activity or news item in the next SHAPe mail out email steve.hill@southampton.gov.uk.
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Southampton’s 7th Annual Seed Swap
Sat 11th & Sun 12th February, Noon - 5pm both days at
The Art House Gallery Café, 178 Above Bar Street, Southampton SO14 7DW
Free, though donations to a ‘magic hat’ are welcomed. For more information email info@thearthousesouthampton.co.uk
Southampton Seed Swap is inspired by ‘Seedy Sunday’ in Brighton and gives local...
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Southampton Spartans are a new Korfball Club (mixed basketball/netball) in Southampton! Friendly social club that will be playing matches in the SCKL. Email sotonkorfball@hotmail.co.uk to find out more!!
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Southampton Women’s Forum is organising a Health and Wellbeing Day to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD).
The event is being held in the Central Library 10am - 3pm, on Thursday 8th March. Currently there are stalls available and limited places for small workshops.
Anyone interested in booking a stall for this event; on this 101st anniversary of IWD, please email or call Lynda...
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New Facebook page - Southampton Parents
Information from the Southampton City Council Children’s Services web team.
Provides information and guidance to the following groups in Southampton:
• Parents with children over five years old
• Parent support agencies
• School staff
• Governors
• Council and partner staff
http://on.fb.me/yY0Um1
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Struggling towns and cities across England are being handed the chance to breathe new life into their ailing high streets, Grant Shapps has announced. (continues…) http://bit.ly/weEMU2
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Whether you live or work in Southampton, we want to know how safe you feel in the city. In particular, we want to know which crimes concern you most by Friday 10th February.
The Communtiy Safety team will be using your feedback to inform the Safe City Partnership on how safe stakeholders feel in Southampton (residents, workforce and visitors to the city). This will help them analyse where the...
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Merryoak Computer Club offers job seeker support - Merryoak Computer Club runs four sessions a week where you can use a computer to do online job searches, complete applications, they will also help you improve your CV. The Club will help you develop your general computer skills as professional training is provided for beginners or intermediates. You can work at your own pace in a relaxed...
WRC Women's NEWS: Big Society and Equality event,... →
wrcwomensnews:
There was a good and feisty turnout for this event, which was part of a piece of research that the WRC and Voice4Change England have been commissioned to do by the Office for Civil Society (OCS). This research will provide advice to Government on: the challenges…
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Story Walk - “The Day the Barges came” in Mansbridge on Tuesday 14th February, 10-11am. Join professional storytellers for a story walk along the Itchen Navigation. Join in the with the story and go back to a time when barges ruled the waters. How will the animals cope? The walk is suitable for children aged 4-10 years, accompanied by an adult. Meet by the river at Woodmill Lane....
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Thinking of starting a business?
Explore the potential of being your own boss at a FREE 2 day course 9.30am - 2.30pm on Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th February or Wednesday 14th & Thursday 15th March.
VENUE – Ropewalk Centre, 53 Derby Road, Southampton SO14 1DJ.
Informal learning environment - all materials & refreshments provided. Local weekly coaching & mentoring...
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anti-vocal asked: Don't suppose you guys know anywhere that is looking to employ people? Excellent tumblr btw
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Do something
Talking our kind of language!
this-kwest:
I often get frustrated with the passivity of our society. Why are people so afraid to challenge what exists rather than accept it as absolute? Don’t accept this as good enough, there is still so much that needs to be changed in this country. Learn about issues. Have an opinion. Get passionate. Do something with your life that will not only benefit...
Canvas8: The Business of Happiness →
canvas8blog:
There has been a surge in interest from both secular organisations and society itself in our emotional well-being. UK Prime Minister David Cameron has created a National Happiness Index to provide quarterly measures of how people feel. The first results will be available in July 2012. And whilst…
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The Southampton Scrapstore re-uses and recycles waste materials for art/craft, encourages community cohesion through outreach workshops/event, provides volunteering opportunities and has even helped people get back to work through retail skills training and confidence building in the store! If you’re a community group you can request free art and craft materials for your events. You can also...
January 2012
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Young Peoples Group Volunteers for 2-6 hours per month on the 4th Saturday of each month and full training will be given.
Southampton Sight are looking for committed individuals to join their charity which provides services for those with a sensory loss in and around Southampton and help provide new services.
They are looking for a number of volunteers to help support young people with a...
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Rooms for Hire - Meeting rooms, Hall, Crèche and IT suite available for hire, price on application. Facilities available:
- Internet access
- Smart boards
- Large screen TV connected to PC and DVD
- Manned Crèche
- Flip chart
- Refreshment facilities
For more information contact Debbie on 023 8032 7802 or email debbiehaskell@warrencentre.co.uk at The Warren Centre, Chestnut Road,...
