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|Training: |
|The Black Experience. Friday 22nd November |
|At CVS office in the Guild Hall Arcade. A unique opportunity to see the world through someone else's eyes. It is a hard hitting |
|course that gives the opportunity to ask those questions you always wanted, but were too afraid to. This course, which has been |
|delivered to Lancashire Constabulary amongst others, will give participants an insight into what it is really like being black in |
|modern Britain. It will not disappoint. It will be delivered by respected trainer and community activist Adrian Murrell. Spaces |
|are limited so book now to avoid disappointment. There is a £5 cost per person for this event to cover basic costs. |
|For more information or to book contact: |
|info@.uk |
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|And now, the news … |
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|Funding Opportunities |
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|The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - deadline 7 November 2013 |
|The Triangle Trust has announced that it will be holding one funding round per year for not for profit organisations working with |
|carers, and one round per year for organisations working with the rehabilitation of offenders or ex-offenders. The Trust would like|
|to see applicants use these grants to develop sustainable income sources, so that when the grant comes to end the applicant |
|organisation’s income will not be reduced. Grants are available for up to £40,000 or 50% of the organisation’s current annual income,|
|whichever is lowest, per year for 3 years. The deadline for applications is the 7th November 2013 for organisations working with the|
|rehabilitation of offenders and ex-offenders and Spring 2014 for organisations working with carers (exact date will be announced in |
|early 2014). |
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|Money for Life Challenge Offers Grants to Youth Groups in UK- deadline 22 November 2013 |
|Groups of 16 to 24 year olds in the UK can apply for small grants to run a project to improve money management skills in their |
|communities. |
|Money for Life is provided by Lloyds Banking Group and has been created in consultation with the following further education and |
|community partners: CollegesWales, National Skills Academy for Financial Services, National Training Federation for Wales, College |
|Development Network, Toynbee Hall, NOW and Young Scot. Groups of 16 to 24 year olds in further education, work-based learning, adult |
|community learning or a training organisation can use grants of £500 to run a project to improve money management skills in their |
|communities. Each organisation can enter up to five teams in total. Each team can have between three and ten young people. Each team |
|must have a project sponsor which can be any adult employed to work with young people at the learning organisation. The first £200 is|
|to be spent on bringing the project to life. Once the project summary has been submitted at the end of the Challenge then a further |
|£300 will be provided to cover the costs incurred by the organisation. Youth groups who need inspiration for a project can find a |
|number of ideas on the Money for Life Challenge website |
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|Strategic Legal Fund for Vulnerable Young Migrants - deadline 25 November 2013 |
|The Trust for London and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, in partnership with Migration Work CIC, are providing £400,000 as part of |
|the Strategic Legal Fund (SLF) for Vulnerable Young Migrants. Grants of up to £30,000 are available to NGOs and private law firms to |
|undertake strategic legal work to benefit children and young people who are significantly disadvantaged by migration status. The fund|
|will accept applications in any area of law that affects vulnerable young migrants including: Asylum; Immigration; Human rights; |
|Family law; Community care; Housing; Education; Mental health; etc. The SLF only funds two kinds of strategic legal action. These are|
|pre-litigation research and "third party intervention" in an existing case. |
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|BBC Children in Need Small Grants Programme - deadline 1 December 2013 |
|Through the grants programme, grants of up to £10,000 are available for projects that combat disadvantage and to make a real |
|difference to children and young people's lives. In particular, grants are available for projects that: Help children and young |
|people of 18 years and under experiencing illness, distress, abuse or neglect; Any kind of disability; behavioural or psychological |
|difficulties; And / or living in poverty or situations of deprivation. Applications for funding are accepted from not for profit |
|organisations such as: Registered charities; Voluntary organisations; Schools; Churches; Community interest groups. |
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|Sita Trust's Enriching Nature Programme - deadline 6 December 2013 |
|Environmental organisations, voluntary organisations, charities and community groups are able to apply to the SITA Trust’s Enriching |
|Nature Programme for funding to support Biodiversity projects around any licensed and registered landfill site in England. To be |
|eligible for funding projects must have been identified as a priority by Regional and Local Biodiversity Fora in England. The |
|Enriching Nature programme was devised in partnership with Regional Biodiversity Fora across England. The Enriching Nature Programme |
|has two funding levels: he Small Fund which provides grants of up to £25,000 for projects that meet national and regional priorities |
|for species and habitats, but local priorities will also be considered; The Large Fund which provides grants of up to £75,000 for |
|projects that meet national priorities for species and habitats. |
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|Heritage Enterprise Programme - deadlines quarterly and 13 December 2013 |
|The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced that its £125 million Heritage Enterprise grants programme is open for applications. The |
|scheme aims to support not-for-profit organisations to help them work in partnership with the private sector in the restoration of |
|unused historic building and sites and unlock their economic potential. The programme is designed to address market failure, where |
|historic buildings have failed to attract enough investment because the cost of their repair has not been commercially viable for |
|private developers. Under the programme two level of grants are available. Grants of between £100,000 and under £2 million; and |
|grants of between £2million and £5million. For grant requests of over £100,000 and under £2million decisions are made every three |
|months. For grant requests of between £2 million and up to £5 million the next closing date for applications is the 13th December |
|2013. |
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|Arts Council England's Small Capital Grants - Opens for Round 2 - deadline 19 December 2013 |
|Arts Council England is inviting applications from arts organisations operating in the third sector in England for its second round |
|of funding for this £24 million grants programme. The Small Capital Grants scheme is designed to benefit arts initiatives taking |
|place in England, helping to make these projects more sustainable and resilient. The scheme forms part of a range of measures |
|intended to help create a more sustainable, resilient and innovative arts sector. Under Round 2, individual organisations can apply |
|for a capital grant of between £100,000 and £499,999. Eligible projects are those that require a range of capital expenditure. This |
|could include, for example, improvements that enable organisations to reconfigure current spaces to generate more income, install |
|sustainable technologies to reduce energy demand or to improve current facilities to enable improved delivery of their work for |
|artists and audiences. Applications are invited from arts organisations operating across the private and third sectors in England. |
|Eligible organisations are those that deliver arts activities which can engage people in England or help artists to carry out their |
|work. The sponsor’s priority will be to support its National Portfolio organisations that currently own or operate arts buildings and|
|can demonstrate that capital investment will increase their resilience in the longer term. Examples of eligible arts organisations |
|include: Combined arts; Dance; Literature; Music; Theatre; Visual arts. |
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|Fuserna Foundation - deadline 31 December 2013 |
|The Foundation which operates both in the US and England & Wales supports registered charities that have difficulty raising funds |
|due to the lack of cash reserves, statutory funding or good contacts and patrons to assist them; projects that alleviate poverty and|
|financial hardship; relieve sickness and poor health; and also support certain “unpopular” causes. Funding is restricted to charities|
|with an income of less than £3 million per year. The level of grants awarded in the past have ranged from £1,000 – £6,500. |
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|Baily Thomas Charitable Fund - deadlines 1 and 14 January 2013 |
|The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a registered charity which was established to support projects in the area of learning disability|
|and to aid the care and relief of those affected by learning disability by making grants to voluntary organisations within the UK and|
|the Republic of Ireland working in this field. The Trust consider under learning disability the conditions generally referred to as |
|severe learning difficulties, together with autism. In this area, they consider projects concerning children or adults. Funding in |
|the past has ranged in value from £100 to £150,000. The next deadline for research funding is the 1st January 2014, and the 13th |
|January 2014 for general funding. |
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|Funding for Artists and Bands - deadline 24 January 2014 |
|PRS for Music Foundation and Arts Council England have announced that the next application deadline for the Momentum Music Fund is |
|the 24th January 2014. The Momentum Music Fund is a £500,000 fund to develop the careers of talented artists and bands. It is |
|anticipated that grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 will be awarded to between 50 and 75 artists/bands over the next 2 years. |
| Applications can be submitted by the artists themselves or those who are working on their behalf, e.g. a manager, an independent |
|label or publisher. Priority will be given to those that haven’t been funded by PRS for Music Foundation in the previous 12 months. |
|For further information on how to apply, please click on the link below. |
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|Cemex Community Fund - deadline February 2014 |
|Please note that, according to the Cemex website, only Preston appears eligible. |
|The CEMEX Community Fund is a grant-giving fund established by CEMEX under the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme. Its aim is to support |
|sustainable local community and environmental projects within 3 miles of a CEMEX operations. Each year Cemex makes available grants |
|of between £1,000 and £15,000 to support a small number of projects in England, Scotland and Wales. Support is available for projects|
|which provide and maintain public parks and amenities when the work protects the social built and/or natural environment and repair, |
|or restore buildings or structures which are of religious, historical or architectural interest. Organisations wishing to apply need |
|to be enrolled as an Environmental Body with Entrust, the Regulator of the Landfill Community Fund. Previously funded projects have |
|included: Church roof repairs; Kitchen extension to a parish hall; Playground initiatives; Environmental enhancements; etc. |
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|Funding for Youth Music Making Activities - deadline April 2014 |
|Youth Music, England's largest children's music charity, has announced that its grant making programme will re-open for applications |
|in February 2014. Through its funding programme, Youth Music makes grants of up to £250,000 to support projects that provide |
|music-making activities for children and young people, especially those young people in challenging circumstances. Youth Music will |
|fund non profit-making organisations committed to music-making activities for children and young people up to 18 (or up to 25 if they|
|have special educational needs, disabilities or are in detention). Youth Music aims to support music making activities principally in|
|out of school hours such as during weekends, holidays as well as in breakfast and after schools clubs. Youth Music understands that |
|programmes may need to begin in school hours especially if the proposal involves encouraging first time participation in music. To |
|help with this, Youth Music will consider applications for programmes where up to 25% of the time is spent in school hours. The |
|proposed programme should aim to encourage children and young people to eventually make music outside of school hours. |
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|LankellyChase Foundation Opens New Grants Programme - considers applications twice a year |
|The LankellyChase Foundation has announced the launch of a new funding programme. Based on its Theory of Change (which advocates a |
|radical new approach), the Foundations wants to fund new and innovative work to address the needs of individuals facing multiple and |
|severe disadvantage. By this the Foundation mean people who are experiencing a combination of severe social harms such as: |
|Homelessness; Substance misuse; Mental illness; Extreme poverty; Violence and abuse. Any organisation can apply as long as the works |
|undertaken is for charitable purposes. The Foundation are especially keen to hear about work led by people with lived experience of |
|severe and multiple disadvantage and are open to funding any sort of work – it does not have to be service delivery and can include |
|things like campaigning, journalism, film making or research. There is a two stage application process. Initially applicants are |
|asked to submit an Expression of Interest. Applicants successful at this stage will then be asked to submit a full proposal. The |
|Foundation's grant committee meets twice a year though they can sometimes make decisions on funding in between meetings. |
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|Conduct your own funding searches at Funding Central |
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|Vacancies and Employment |
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|Big Lottery Fund: Funding Officer (Local), Band B, 3 posts, Manchester - Closing date 31 October 2013 |
|£18,500 - £27,750 pa + generous benefits |
|This post closes at 11.59pm on Thursday 31 October 2013. |
|Interviews will take place during weeks commencing 25 Nov and 02 Dec 2013 in a location to be confirmed. |
|More: |
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|Age Concern Central Lancashire: Promotions and Events Officer - Closing date 4 November 2013 |
|£17,500 per annum, 36 hours per week |
|Based at Arkwright House, Stoneygate, Preston |
|Age Concern Central Lancashire is a leading local provider of services for older people in Central Lancashire who are looking for a |
|dynamic Promotions and Events Officer. Applicants must be able to demonstrate experience in development and implementing marketing |
|and media plans. Applicants must also have an ability to demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills |
|including evidenced experience of writing promotional articles or newsletters. |
|Closing date for applications: Monday 4th November 2013 at 9.00 am |
|Interviews to be held: Monday 11th November 2013 |
|For further information and to apply for this position please go to our website |
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|to complete and submit your application form. Please note that all applications must be accompanied by a separate A4 One Page |
|Profile. |
|Any queries should be directed to Sara Greenwood, HR Administrator on: |
|01772 552 850. |
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|Volunteering |
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|Preston: British Heart Foundation |
|The British Heart Foundation shop on Friargate in Preston has a new volunteer manager. Tuesday Welsh is on a mission to increase the|
|number of volunteers helping out in store and there are a huge range of opportunities available from cash desk operator to sales |
|assistant and even stock generator. If you are interested, or if you know someone who would like to get valuable retail experience, |
|you can find out more and apply via CVS Central Lancashire. Contact Mark or one of the Volunteer Team on 01772 251108. |
|Role descriptions: |
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|Fundraising News |
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|Businessman hosts charity ball - 2 November 2013 |
|A businessman is organising a charity ball to raise cash the Joining Jack appeal. Jack, from Wigan, is four years old suffers from an|
|incurable disease called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Simon Smith, 39, from Leyland, wants to help raises funds for the condition, |
|which currently has no cure. So to help raise cash on November 2 he is hosting a ball at The Shaw Hill Golf & Country Club, Chorley. |
| “All profits from the night and the auction will go to the Joining Jack charity where it will be used to further the research into |
|Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.” The event will be hosting by TV presenter Paul Crone. Tickets are £50. Email simon: |
|smith@worldleisureuk.co.uk |
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|Life saving machines now available in three locations |
|New pieces of life saving kit have been unveiled in three city centre locations. The new cardiac defibrillators have been bought by |
|Preston Council and they will be located in Preston Bus Station, Preston Market and the Harris Museum. Each defibrillator cost £750 |
|and the locations have been chosen with help from the North West Ambulance Service in the hope they reach the maximum number of |
|people. Meanwhile Emily Hatsell, 22, from Penwortham, near Preston is fundraising for a further cardiac defibrillator after a |
|relative passed away due to a cardiac arrest. Emily has currently raised £650 of her £880 target. The defibrillator she buys will be |
|located in the Pavilion in Avenham and Miller parks and it is hoped that it will be installed by Christmas this year. To donate to |
|Emily Hatsells’ fundraising efforts contact her by emailing: |
|emilychatsell@hotmail.co.uk |
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|BBC 'would broadcast' Comic Relief claims |
|BBC Director General Tony Hall has said the BBC will broadcast a Panorama programme featuring allegations about Comic Relief, if they|
|are true. Newspaper reports have claimed the investigation into several charities, is in danger of being "shelved". But Lord Hall |
|told a parliamentary select committee he "very much" hoped it would be transmitted. He added: "I believe strongly in the BBC's |
|ability to carry out investigative journalism." It was reported by The Mirror newspaper that the Panorama programme is looking into |
|claims the charity has invested £150 million of its funds for up to eight years before passing money on to the causes for which it |
|had been raised. There are also allegations that some of the money went to a fund which invested in tobacco firms and an arms |
|company. |
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|Top tips for making the most of charity auctions |
|In the lead-up to another round of Christmas and end-of-year events, it is important to ask; are you are doing all you can to |
|maximise your fundraising potential? For charities big and small, auctions offer tremendous fundraising potential. However, live and |
|silent auction events present both a challenge and an opportunity for organisers in raising enough money to fuel vital charitable |
|campaigns. It's high stakes, so it's important to take every measure available to make it great. |
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|Five Minute Fundraiser |
|Not a funding opportunity but an opportunity to learn about various aspects of fundraising in 24 simple 5 minute video guides. |
|Welcome to the Five Minute Fundraiser! We have created a series of short videos to give a snapshot of the key principles of |
|successful fundraising, and offer those with limited experience an ideal ‘way in’ to an exciting long-term career as a charity |
|fundraiser. The videos have been produced as part of a wider project funded by the Office for Civil Society to support small |
|charities to fundraise more effectively. |
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|Training |
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|Dementia Champion Training Session - 14 November 2013 |
|Preston Town Hall |
|10.00am to 4.00pm |
|Preston Council is working to become more “dementia aware” as an organisation and has been working with the Alzheimer’s Society who |
|have agreed to provide training to support the creation of Dementia Friends and Dementia Champions within the Council. A Dementia |
|Friend is someone who has attended an hours long awareness session to increase their understanding of dementia and can then do |
|something practical to help people living with the condition. A Dementia Champion is someone who has attended a one day course and is|
|then equipped to be able to deliver Dementia Friends information sessions to as many people as they can. A one day Dementia Champion |
|training course has been organised to take place in the Town Hall on 14th November. Whilst the course will be primarily attended by |
|Council employees there are a limited number of places available for CVFS organisations. I have included below the criteria to be a |
|Dementia Friends Champion: genuinely have the time to run Dementia Friends information sessions and reach around 150 people; be over|
|18 years old; be a good communicator and speak objectively about dementia; enjoy talking to groups of people; have access to the |
|internet and be willing to record attendee numbers online; keen to set up information sessions in workplace or community; |
|enthusiastic about Dementia Friends; voluntarily attend a whole day training session. If you are unable to attend this session don’t |
|worry as a number of Dementia Champion sessions are planned to take place in the coming months and I will ensure that these dates are|
|publicized soon. |
|To register or find out more please contact Nigel Heckford at Preston Council. Tel 01772 906372 |
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|n.heckford@.uk |
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|Advocacy Focus: Introduction to Advocacy |
|Advocacy means to be able to speak up, sometimes in life we can do this for ourselves quite easily, at other times it can be more of |
|a challenge when we're not feeling at our most confident or facing life-changing decisions. At times like these it can help to have |
|an Advocate, someone who can help us find and understand the information we require and be there to support us when we need to speak |
|up and be listened to. Advocacy Focus provides a range of services to support people with mental health and other complex needs to |
|communicate with their local health and social care services. The Introduction to Advocacy Course will help you to understand the |
|role of an advocate, the benefits of advocacy, the range of advocacy services available to provide support in health and social care |
|related issues and referral routes to gain access. This course is available at various locations across Lancashire. There is no cost |
|to attend but places are limited. |
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|Events |
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|Preston: Poppy Shop Opening - 26 October 2013 |
|The Armed Forces Group Preston will launch the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal for 2013 by opening 'The Poppy Shop' at unit 7 Guild|
|Hall Arcade (opposite Cassandra's) at 9am Saturday 26 October. It will be officially opened at 11am by the Preston Garrison |
|Commander, Lieutenant Colonel JG Lighten MBE, Commanding Officer, 4th Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. I would like to |
|extend an invitation to you or your deputy to attend the Official Opening, I am aware that some may be unavailable at 11am, but |
|welcome you to attend when you are available later in the day. The indoor market will also be open on Saturday 26th, the Garden of |
|Remembrance will be opened by the Mayor of Preston Monday 4 November at 1030am. I would be grateful if you would please confirm your |
|attendance to the opening of the 'Poppy Shop' by reply. |
|Thank you. |
|Aaron Beaver, Liaison Officer, Armed Forces Group |
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|AFGPreston@Hotmail.co.uk |
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|Preston: Ingol and Tanterton Community Trust (Intact): Coming up - October - December 2013 |
|What's on at Intact. |
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|Let’s get ready to Ramble - 30 October 2013 |
|For one day only, Wednesday 30th October, people can catch a vintage Ribble bus and explore the hidden gems of Preston for free. The |
|organisers are offering people a chance to “ride on a train, make your own arty masterpiece, camouflage yourself from head to toe, |
|and go on a spooky ghost hunt!” The Red Rose Ramblers will run every 30 minutes throughout the day between 10.30am-4.30pm. And like |
|the city tour buses in top tourist destination, you can hop on/hop off at museums or just enjoy the looping journey around the city. |
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|Dig In: Halloweeen - 31 October 2013 |
|10 a.m. - 12 noon |
|Halloween Fun for all military families, serving or veteran, including paint a lantern, create a spooky plant pot …….. |
|Places are limited so please contact us to book your place |
|More. Poster. Please download, print and display: |
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|Dig In: Christmas Craft Workshops - 14 November - 19 December 2013 |
|Are you the partner or parent, friend or sibling of a member of our armed forces, serving or veteran? If so, why not join together |
|with others in the same situation and have a go at some seasonal crafts, while enjoying a brew and a chat! All sessions are free. |
|More. Poster. Please download, print and display: |
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|Chorley Churches: Designer Jumble Sale - 16 November 2013 |
|10am – 12.30 |
|LivingWaters Church, Bolton Street Chorley |
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|Public Notices |
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|Guild year up for tourism awards |
|Preston’s Guild celebrations have been shortlisted for a top tourism award. The Guild has been put forward for the Lancashire Tourism|
|Awards’ Visitor Event award after putting on ‘the best Guild ever’ which attracted over 900,000 people from Preston and beyond. And |
|the Guilders of Preston Guild 2012 have also been nominated for the Outstanding Contribution to Tourism award after they were praised|
|highly for their voluntary contribution in assisting visitors and presenting a friendly and welcoming manner throughout the year’s |
|events. And the Guilders of Preston Guild 2012 have also been nominated for the Outstanding Contribution to Tourism award after they |
|were praised highly for their voluntary contribution in assisting visitors and presenting a friendly and welcoming manner throughout |
|the year’s events. |
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|Sudden closure of community centre |
|Up to 10 people fear they have lost their job after the sudden closure of a popular Parish Centre. A campaign group has been set up |
|to save the Blessed Sacrament Parish Centre in Moorside Avenue, Ribbleton, Preston, after it was locked up by the Diocese of |
|Lancaster last Wednesday. |
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|Preston’s controversial bollards scrapped |
|A controversial traffic scheme in Preston city centre is to be scrapped by council bosses. Rising bollards were installed at the |
|junction of Cheapside and Friargate in 2009 at a cost of £35,000. But the decision has now been taken at county council level to |
|remove them. |
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|Campaigners celebrate bus station’s birthday |
|Campaigners fighting to save Preston Bus Station from demolition baked a cake to celebrate the Grade II listed building’s 44th |
|birthday. Members of the Save Preston Bus Station campaign including Professor Charles Quick, from UCLan’s School of Art, Design and |
|Performance, presented the cake at the station’s cafe ahead of the anniversary today. He said the group’s plans for a parade to |
|celebrate the bus station, which will be held on Saturday, November 2, were also going well. |
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|Preston council tax offenders on increase |
|The number of people taken to court over unpaid council tax has increased by more than 1,200 since Council Tax Benefit was scrapped. |
|More than 5,000 summonses have been issued since April 1, compared with about 3,900 in the same period of 2012 – a rise of more than |
|30 per cent. And council officials have slammed the figure, blaming a “ludicrous” Coalition Government policy for the rise. The tax |
|discount, part of the new council tax support, was introduced more than six months ago when the Conservative/Lib Dem Government |
|brought in benefit reforms. At a meeting of Preston City Council, leader Peter Rankin said: “There’s a big increase as a result of |
|this ludicrous scheme". |
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|‘Mindless’ yobs smash community centre windows |
|‘Mindless’ yobs caused around £2,000 of damage when they smashed every window at a community centre. Plungington Youth and Community |
|Centre, in Brook Street, Plungington, Preston, had all 17 of its windows damaged after several bricks were thrown at the building. |
|The vandals struck between 9.15pm on Friday, October 18 and 10am on Saturday, October 19. |
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|Youth zone plans given the go ahead |
|Plans to build a £6m youth zone in Preston city centre have been approved. The venue will be built on the corner of Bow Lane and |
|Ringway. The plans for the site were first unveiled in 2012 and this week Lancashire County Council has given them the green light. |
|As well as the youth zone building there will also floodlit outdoor sports provision and external storage. |
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|Oh happy day! New home for booming congregation |
|A growing Pentecostal church has moved to a new location. The Potters House Christian Fellowship Church has moved to a purpose-built |
|location on the first floor in Garstang Road, Preston, above the existing Dulux Decorator Centre and opposite Wickes. The church |
|moves approximately 100 metres from its previous location of a converted office in Moor Lane thanks to congregation fund-raising. |
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|Preston declares war on payday loan companies |
|Hard-up families could soon get council help to escape the grasp of payday loan firms. Preston is working to set up a credit union |
|which will offer a cheaper alternative to the sky-high interest rates of quick-fix money lenders. The city’s ruling Labour group is |
|in talks with the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Credit Union about extending its services to the city. And the authority has also blocked|
|access to payday loan firms on all its computers, including those used by the public at the Harris Library. “This is something that |
|is definitely necessary in Preston,” said Coun Matthew Brown. “The rise in payday lenders, pawnbrokers and the like shows that more |
|and more people are getting desperate.” |
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|Desperate families ask for meals they don’t have to heat |
|Organisers of food banks in Lancashire have said a growing number of families are asking for cold provisions because they can no |
|longer afford to warm up meals. And the head of the Salvation Army distribution centre in Preston predicts the problem will only get |
|worse as the new energy price rises begin to bite this winter. Captain Dr Alex Cadogan revealed: “We are still providing food that |
|needs to be cooked, but there are now a growing number who come to us and say they no longer have cooking facilities. |
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|National plaudits for church design |
|A Leyland place of worship is in the running to be named the Best Modern Church since 1953. St Mary’s RC Church in Broadfield Drive, |
|is one of 24 churches nationwide on a shortlist for the competition run by the National Churches Trust, the Ecclesiastical Architects|
|and Surveyors Association and the 20th Century Society. Over 200 churches were nominated for the competition by members of the |
|public, churches and heritage organisations. |
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|Lancashire County Council boss Phil Halsall quits job |
|The chief executive of Lancashire County Council Phil Halsall has quit his role. In a statement the County Council said his |
|employment has been terminated by mutual consent. |
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|This follows his suspension by the County Council at the start of August at the outset of a disciplinary investigation launched |
|following allegations that BT was shown favouritism when bidding for a £5m contract to run County Hall’s fleet maintenance services |
|and the sudden resignation of David McElhinney, Chief Executive of One Connect Ltd, at the start of September and subsequent |
|investigation into payments he received totalling £500,000 without the knowledge of the County Treasurer or the current Labour |
|administration. Phil Halsall was paid £238,774 last year, including pension payments on top of his £195,000 salary. |
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|£5m dementia centre scheme axed |
|Plans for a £5m flagship centre for dementia care have been scrapped. The proposal for a ‘centre of excellence’ for the whole of |
|Lancashire – based at the Bowgreave Rise care home site near Garstang – was announced by the former Conservative bosses at Lancashire|
|County Council, and funds were approved at a budget meeting in February this year. But since Labour took charge at County Hall in |
|May, new council chiefs have reviewed their options for the centre, amid worries the site will not be affordable and could be |
|unsuitable for purpose. That has created worries over dementia care and the future of Bowgreave Rise and its residents. |
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|Lancashire Trading Standards: Early warnings |
|Lancashire Trading Standards Service has established a network to quickly send out warnings by email whenever we receive information |
|about potential dodgy traders, particularly when they are targeting the elderly and vulnerable. |
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|Sex offences in Lancashire increase |
|Sexual offences across Lancashire have increased by almost 18 per cent in the last 12 months. Statistics for July 2012 to June 2013 |
|show reductions in the majority of crime categories but sexual offences saw an increase of 261 crimes – or 17.7 per cent – up from |
|1,477 to 1,738. Lancashire police said today that they are putting the increase in sexual offences down to victims being more |
|confident in reporting incidents. |
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|Archbishop of Canterbury urges energy firm 'generosity' |
|The Archbishop of Canterbury has entered the debate about energy prices by urging firms to act with generosity, rather than just |
|maximising profit. In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, the Most Reverend Justin Welby said he understood people who found the |
|latest price hikes "inexplicable". The former oil executive said companies had to "justify fully" their actions. Last week, British |
|Gas followed SSE's rises with a 9.2% increase in its dual-fuel bill price. |
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|Ten of the most impressive food heists |
|On Monday night, 6,400 tins of Heinz baked beans were stolen from a parked lorry in Worcestershire. Thieves cut through the side |
|while the driver slept. But it's not just tins of beans you need to keep safe; all kinds of food is increasingly being targeted by |
|criminals. Of course, food theft is a serious business with serious consequences, but it is difficult not to start drooling at the |
|thought of owning an entire truckload of Austrian milk chocolate. Here is a round-up of some of the more impressive food crimes we've|
|seen in recent years. |
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|Health |
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|Preston and Chorley Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Support Group: Subsidised Hydrotheraphy |
|Preston and Chorley Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Support Group are now starting Subsidised Hydrotheraphy for their members. This |
|will initially be monthly and take place at Jubilee Pool in Horwich. However if this is popular, it will be booked more frequently. |
| If you would like any more information, please contact 0844 887 2419 or |
|info@.uk |
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|Warning on sacred water |
|Trading Standards is advising people in Lancashire against drinking bottled water, described or labelled as Zam Zam water, amid |
|concerns it may contain high levels of the poison arsenic. Zam Zam water is sacred to Muslims and comes from a specific source in |
|Saudi Arabia. Under Saudi law, it cannot be exported from Saudi Arabia. Any water on sale in the UK labelled as Zam Zam is therefore |
|of uncertain origin. |
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|Jeremy Hunt highlights plight of 'chronically lonely' |
|It is a source of "national shame" that as many as 800,000 people in England are "chronically lonely", Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt |
|has said. In a speech, Mr Hunt highlighted the "problem of loneliness that in our busy lives we have utterly failed to confront as a |
|society. Some five million people say television is their main form of company," he said. |
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|The problem with taking too many vitamins |
|Millions of people swear by vitamin supplements. But many are wasting their time and some could even be harming themselves, argues Dr|
|Chris van Tulleken. |
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|Universities urged to help eating-disorder students |
|Many students with eating disorders struggle to get the treatment they need at university, warns a charity. Without help, students |
|with eating disorders risk dropping out of their studies warns Beat, which campaigns on behalf of sufferers. |
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|NHS Direct to close down next year |
|NHS Direct - one of the most recognisable names in the NHS - will be closed down in England next year. The organisation, which is an |
|NHS trust, got into financial difficulty after winning a number of the contracts for the 111 phone line. |
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|More British doctors considering move abroad, say BMA |
|The British Medical Association has said that more British doctors are considering working abroad, as a lack of staff and investment |
|in the UK is making the prospect of working overseas more appealing. Figures released this month show that a growing number of |
|hospital accident and emergency consultants are opting to work in other countries. |
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