Olli Helps AD Books on World Book Day

Editor: I visited Action Deafness yesterday evening to see what Action Deafness Books had been up to for World Book Day. Lots of happy smiling faces amongst the children as ‘Olli’ had made an appearance??
‘Sign with Olli’ author Garry Slack and Olli the Monkey were there to give a fun and interactive BSL session!!!
Well done [...]

Are you struggling with I.T.?

Semi/retired people all over Leicester Shire and Rutland have been attending I.T. classes at Age Concern Leicester Shire and Rutland.
Commenting the Executive Director of Age Concern, Mr Anthony Donovan said “the charity is delighted to be able to continue to offer people over the age of 55 learning for leisure computer classes this year.
The [...]

Next Carers Support Group Meeting

Wednesday 10th March 2010  11am — 1pm
Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre, Belgrave Road- (Entrance on Rothley Street)

Come along & meet representatives from:

Providing support & development for people with autism
A befriending service for parents of children with disabilities
Individual Budget Brokers

For more information…Please contact the Asian Carers Project at Ansaar:
112 Melbourne Road, Leicester, LE2 0DS    Tel: 0116 262 1000

Award Winning Charity Director Steps Down after a Quarter Century

Diversity Hub is today welcoming Bill Malley, who has over 20 years experience of community development, (pictured, with Val Carpenter) as Interim Director because Val Carpenter is retiring due to ill-health.  After a life-time of working for social justice, Val launched the organisation in 1984 as the National Coalition Building Institute, and it rebranded to [...]

Regions Graduates Boosted by £500k Internships Funds

De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester has been chosen to manage a £500K scheme to boost the job prospects of graduates across the East Midlands.

‘Backing Young Britain’ is a £13.6m Government initiative to help young people into work. It will provide around 7,000 graduate internships in small businesses in England by the end of the [...]

The National Big Tidy Up

As part of the national Big Tidy Up campaign a litter-picking event is being organised by Leicester Inter-Faith Youth Hub and City Council street wardens

Among those who will be helping on the day will be young people (14-26 year old) local residents, faith leaders, police and local councillors.
The litter pick will take place from 10am [...]

Job Vacancy At LeicestHERday

Administrator and Events Assistant
Please click the link below for a job description and application form  at LeicestHERday
JD for Administrator Events Assistant Jan 2010-1
Application Form Leicestherday Jobs
Applicant Monitoring Form
The deadline for applications 19 February 2010.

Food for Thought

Food for Thought is our latest event and through it we aim to increase donations in support of asylum seekers across the city and county, and also to reduce the amount of food and other usable goods going into landfill sites.

The morning will include an opportunity to hear from some of the organisations involved in [...]

Science meets Arts in pursuit of Britain’s past

Two new initiatives launch interdisciplinary research at University of Leicester
Historians, archaeologists, linguists, geneticists and IT experts at the University of Leicester are collaborating in new ways to provide a clearer picture of the population history of Britain.
There have been many different interpretations of the roots of the Welsh, Scots and English, and the legacies of [...]

Food for Thought

Food for Thought is our latest event and through it we aim to increase donations in support of asylum seekers across the city and county, and also to reduce the amount of food and other usable goods going into landfill sites.
The morning will include an opportunity to hear from some of the organisations involved in [...]

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