Wha Gwan My Yout – Produced by local young people

‘Wha Gwan My Yout’ (Whats Going on my Youth)
Is a magazine produced by young people at Full Circle
Issue 1 is going through everyone’s doors right now in St Pauls

Want to get involved with the next issue?
something you want to say? 
Get in touch with Doreen at Full Circle on 0117 9077 164

 Read it here

FREE cycle training for women at Easton Community Centre

Cycling lessons held at the following times:

1- Friday 11/11/11 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.
2-Tuesday 15/11/11 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
3-Wednesday 16/11/11 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
4- Thursday 17/11/11 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon

The lessons take place @ the back of Easton Community Centre
by the tennis court.

Gentle Yoga for Kids – free sessions in St Pauls

These gentle yoga sessions are designed for parents and children to do together. They are for children aged 2-4 years and suit all needs, interests and abilities.

We will do yoga poses, breathing and relaxation exercises to stimulate, inspire and motivate your children to take part and have fun… and give parents a good stretch too!

Drop in and try it out!
Drop in and try our lovely yoga classes for free in our taster sessions. Taster sessions start after half term, and run from 1.30–2.30pm – see dates below.

If you would like to book a place, call Claire Louise on 0117 903 0337, leave your name at Reception, St Paul’s Children’s Centre, Little Bishop Street or just turn up and give it a go!

Free taster sessions:
1.30 – 2.30pm, on: Mon 31 October / Mon 7 November 
Mon 28 November / Mon 12 December

Free literacy for work course at St Pauls Learning Centre

Are you aged 19 or over? Do you want to update your reading & writing skills? Are you unemployed & looking for work?

Wednesdays 1 – 3 pm for 10 weeks, Starting 5th Oct

This course is not suitable for complete beginners or entry level ESOL learners.

On the course we will cover:Language & communication skills for work / Common words in work / Completing reports Writing letters & emails / Health & Safety at work / Job search skills, including online applications

This course  is free but places are limited – so book now!

St Pauls Learning & Family Centre
94 Grosvenor Rd.  St Pauls BS2 8XJ
Tel 0117 9145470

Young people can get £300 for your project

O2 have recently created an initiative to get young people involved in creating community projects and giving them £300 to get started.

The Think Big initiative is for people aged 13 to 25 in the UK who are looking to run community based projects where funding for up to £300 can be applied for and you will also receive a day’s training.

All kinds of projects have been set up and backed by the initiative already, based around many find out more here

Free loft insulation for first 1,000 householders

Message from Bristol City Council:

As autumn draws in and the temperature drops, a new scheme that will enable hundreds of residents to cut their heating bills and keep warm gets under way.

Bristol City Council has joined forces with Npower, Wolseley and the Centre for Sustainable Energy to offer up to 1,000 householders across the city the chance to claim free loft insulation which will also be delivered to their home free.

The scheme, open to the first 1,000 people to call 0800 512 012, is funded through the Carbon Emission Reduction target by Npower and the council.

Dave Cowley from Bristol City Council, said: “We recognised that while people could buy DIY loft insulation, they would have to get the very bulky insulation home. This promotion solves that.

 ”The first 1,000 people to phone the free phone number with details of the existing depth of insulation in their home and the size of their loft will be able to put in an order and get it delivered for free.”

 The scheme is open to everyone in Bristol who owns, or who rents a domestic property and who wishes to insulate the loft and who has not previously had funding to do so (commercial properties are excluded from this promotion).

Help to install the Rockwall insulation materials is available through the Bristol Energy Efficiency Scheme (BEES) under which you can get it installed for free if you’re over 60 – or if you’re not, you can get it done for as little as £179.

Five of the six major energy companies have recently increased their prices – having both loft and cavity wall insulation is the sensible option, and could save customers £255 on their bills on average, according to the Energy Saving Trust.

The 0800 512 012 telephone number is that of the Energy Saving Trust advice line which is staffed by trained energy advisors.

Everyday Maths – FREE course at Learning Centre

Black Development Agency – Da Vinci Programme

The Leonardo da Vinci programme is a EU-funded project which enables participants to experience living and working in one EU country.

Within the Leonardo programme, BDA in partnership with ETS (europeantrainingservices.co.uk) is now about to deliver the new instalment of the Mobility for Ethnic Minorities project.

Programme includes:
2 weeks of language training
10 weeks of work experience (multi-professional sector) either in Spain (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) or Italy (Padova).
15 placements are available (8 in Spain and 7 in Italy).

All expenses including travel, insurance, language course, accommodation and living allowance will be paid.

There are no specific requirements with regards to educational and employment background.

find out more here or contact nicola@blackdeva.org.uk

People’s Supermarket – Stokes Croft

After much popular demand, the People’s Supermarket is now ready to recruit a team of volunteers and an Advisory Group to build the foundations for this exciting new venture.

A People’s Supermarket is a community-owned food shop that sells healthy, sustainable food at realistic prices.

NOW SEEKING CORE TEAM MEMBERS

read more at indymedia / view the people’s supermarket facebook page

Stokes Croft Traders Workshop

Thursday, 15^thSeptember, 5.30 – 7.30pm, at the Full Moon.

 We have £300,000 to spend – please tell us how!

 This is a real chance to share your thoughts and ideas on how Stokes Croft could become an even better place to work, visit and live – as soon as within the next 18 months.

 PLEASE COME ALONG! view the invite and agenda here