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|Council For Voluntary Services |

|Central Lancashire |

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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. |

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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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|Appeals |

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|Nothing this week. |

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|Consultations |

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|Nothing this week. |

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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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