“Leicestershire Together’s Black and Minority Ethnic Citizen’s Jury was convened in 2005 initially for the purpose of a two-day event that took place in November of that year. At that event, representatives from a wide variety of organisations including Leicestershire County Council, the BBC and Leicestershire Constabulary were put under scrutiny by a panel of [...] [...more]
FEM-EU LINK Conference at DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY - LEICESTER, ENGLAND on Tuesdays 8thJULY 2008 FATIMA Women’s Network is pleased to invite you to the FEM EU LINK Conference to discuss and debate: * Role of the EU * What it means to be a Citizen of Europe (particularly from the perspective of young people and women) * Migration * Climate [...] [...more]
The LeicestHERday Trust, supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, are proud to announce the launch of the Alice Hawkins Legacy Project to be held at Leicester Tourist Information Centre and Town Hall Square on Thursday 12th June 2008, 12noon - 2pm. Lara Thomas Project Manager Alice Hawkins Legacy Project LeicestHERday Trust w: www.leicestherday.org.uk tel: 0116 2575615 e: lara@leicestherday.org.uk [...more]
The Community department arranges short introductory taster courses at various locations throughout North West Leicestershire. These courses, aimed at the complete novice, are usually for 2 hours per week for 5 weeks, cover a range of topics and are usually free. If you would like more information on our community work, please contact our community worker Linda, [...] [...more]
Are we losing our friendly, sociable habits? Would we still leave our keys next door and do we even know who lives in our street? More than a third (36%) of us would not trust anybody on our street with our keys, according to ICM research commissioned by the BBC. Among 25 to 34 year olds that [...] [...more]
Citizens Eye is always on the look out for websites that serve local communities. City Cllr Rory Palmer asked us to have a look at eyresmonsell.com which is serving the local community. The site is simple to navigate and has the potential for offering local community news. The front page says: “Welcome to eyresmonsell.com a local website for [...] [...more]
This Friday will see Peter Soulsby MP hold his first Leicester South Young Peoples’ Forum. The Leicester South MP is holding a special event to give local young people the chance to have their say on important national issues. Students from Crown Hills Community College, Gateway College, Leicester College, Moat Community College, Regent College, and Wyggeston [...] [...more]
LASS is holding a Sponsored Walk on Sunday 11th May. This is one of the major events in their 20th anniversary year, and they are aiming to raise a substantial amount of money to maintain and develop the important work LASS carries out in supporting local people affected by HIV and AIDS. The event will start in Cropston [...] [...more]
Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) is the UK’s annual celebration of the work volunteers do. During the Week events are held across the country to recognise, reward and recruit volunteers. Click here for website: Volunteers’ Week 2008 [...more]
A new £75m scheme which aims to get half a million young people more involved in their communities could help to counter the “hoodie” stereotype, a charity said today. The youth volunteering charity v says its Government-funded vinvolved programme which starts today will help thousands of 16 to 25-year-olds to make a difference in their communities [...] [...more]
