The Good, the Bad and the Talented: Young drivers perspectives
Submitted by cedric on 5 January 2007 - 9:53am. safetyThis research report looks at young drivers' perspectives on good driving and learning to drive. link to report here
Young People and Crime: Findings from the 2005 Offending, Crime and Justice Survey
Submitted by cedric on 5 January 2007 - 9:50am. safetyThis report presents the first findings from the 2005 Offending, Crime and Justice Survey. It focuses on levels and trends in youth offending, anti-social behaviour and victimisation among young people aged from 10 to 25 living in the general household population in England and Wales.
The survey does not cover young people living in institutions, including prisons, or the homeless, and thus omits some high offending groups - link to report here.
BT Community Connections Awards Scheme
Submitted by cedric on 4 January 2007 - 12:59pm. technologyThe BT Community Connections Awards Scheme is a nationwide award scheme that connects local community and voluntary groups to the internet. Since 2000, the scheme has awarded more than 4,600 internet-ready PCs to community and voluntary organisations. In 2006/7 over 1,300 awards will be made to groups who can demonstrate how a PC and internet connection will benefit their work and the local community. The closing date for entries to the 2006/7 scheme is Thursday 15 February 2007.
For more information about how to apply for an award click here
Healthcare Science Event for GCSE students
Submitted by cedric on 3 January 2007 - 9:26am.08/03/2007 - 10:00
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Southampton General Hospital are hosting a Healthcare Science Event on March 8th for GCSE students in the morning and College students in the afternoon, this is to explore NHS careers other than Doctors and Nurses in Health care science. The event is free and open to 150 students in each session.
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Third sector review and Delivery Action Plan
Submitted by cedric on 3 January 2007 - 9:20am. infrastructureThird sector review and Delivery Action Plan - More details on The future role of the third sector in social and economic regeneration - interim report' and 'Partnership in Public Services: an Action Plan for Third Sector Involvement'. [Voluntary Sector news]
Free Photo Editors for Windows
Submitted by cedric on 19 December 2006 - 3:39pm. technologyIf you can't afford to purchase software, you can still find free software to create and edit images. Some of this software is developed by individuals, and some is feature limited or an earlier version of a more advanced program. In some rare instances, there are no strings attached, but most often you will need to provide information to the company by registering, or endure ads or "nag" screens.
1) GIMP for Windows
GIMP is a popular open-source image editor originally developed for Unix/Linux. Often lauded as the "free Photoshop," it does have an interface and features similar to Photoshop. Because it's volunteer-developed beta software, stability and frequency of updates could be an issue; however, many happy users report using GIMP for Windows without significant problems.
2) Serif PhotoPlus
For a long time, Serif has given away previous versions of their software to entice users to purchase the current version. Currently you can download a completely free, fully-functional version of PhotoPlus 6. PhotoPlus 6 features an export optimizer, editable text, image slicing and image maps, selection tools, smart shapes, third-party plug-in support, red-eye removal tool, and photo enhancement tools. PhotoPlus 6 works on Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, 2000, NT4, and XP.
3) Paint.NET
Paint.NET is a free image and photo manipulation software for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Server 2003. Paint.NET started development at Washington State University with additional help from Microsoft, and continues to be updated and maintained by some of the alumni that originally worked on it. Paint.NET features layers, painting and drawing tools, special effects, unlimited undo history, and levels adjustments. Paint.NET is completely free, and the source code is also available for free.
Consultation event - Governance of Children's Centres
Submitted by cedric on 19 December 2006 - 10:29am.09/01/2007 - 09:30
09/01/2007 - 12:45
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A consultation organised by the CYP Voluntary Alliance. Come along to hear about the way in which Hampshire County Council expect the new children's centres to work with the local voluntary sector and the wider community.
There will be a wide ranging discussion on this important initiative and a chance for you to have your say.
Venue - Littleton Memorial Hall, The Hallway, Littleton, Winchester.
Click this link for more details of the event and a booking form.
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Youth review suggests new-style youth clubs
Submitted by cedric on 18 December 2006 - 1:25pm.Young people want places to go where relevant services can be delivered together straight after school, emerging findings from the Make Space Youth Review reveal.
A spokesperson for the review said that young people were not interested in old-style youth clubs but wanted somewhere they could access all the services they needed in a single location.
With much antisocial behaviour occurring during the early part of the evening between the end of the school day and parents arriving home from work, young people also stressed the need for services to be available from 4pm, rather than just later in the evenings.
Services and rights for young people
Submitted by cedric on 14 December 2006 - 12:10pm. rights of ypA survey of voluntary and community sector providers of services for children and young people (C&YP) has been launched by umbrella bodies NAVCA, NCVCCO and NCVYS. As well as wanting to get an overall picture of what’s happening to such services in the regions and at local authority level, they are also interested in the local experiences of smaller delivery organisations in communities.
Deadline 14th December. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=291892651557.
Youth Clubs Hants & IoW Training Programme
Submitted by cedric on 13 December 2006 - 1:05pm. trainingThere's a whole range of good and affordable training available from Youth Clubs Hants and IoW.
