Newsletter
Jul 06, 2010Issue 87
Welcome to RISE's July e-bulletin, including...
• Help to 'Grow your own' local rural services
• Exeter social enterprise Huggs its way into the record books
• Cornwall School for Social Entrepreneurs Summer Sessions
• Winners of Co-operative Awards 2010 announced
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Help to 'Grow your own' local rural services
Get FREE support to help you apply for a share of £7m to develop community and social enterprises which can run rural services in the future.Read More...
Calling all Social Enterprises in the Poole area
Remploy Poole have a large and under-used factory and are keen to engage with Social Enterprises or start ups in the area who would be interested in using the work space. Remploy are particularly interested in working as an incubator site for Social Enterprises that could use the facilities, but are open to any collaborative partnership suggestions.Read More...
Consortium Communique to the third sector in the SW
A learning and skills consortium for third sector organisations in the South West is preparing to bid for a European Social Fund (ESF) contract. The consortium is appropriately cautious as to its prospects, and advises interested stakeholders to also be circumspect at this early stage.Read More...
Exeter social enterprise Huggs its way into the record books
Hugg frozen yoghurt celebrated their opening in Princesshay by breaking a record for the UK’s biggest group hug! 138 people hugged their way into the UK records at a grand opening event on Saturday 26th June. The UK record was set in 2009 at St Pancras Station, London with 122 people taking part and now Hugg in Exeter’s Princesshay shopping quarter hold the record! Read More...
Winners of Co-operative Awards 2010 are announced
Six dynamic and successful businesses have been honoured with national Co-operative Awards to recognise their innovation and contribution to the co-operative sector.Read More...
RIO is looking for a range of people to join their Schools Service, to deliver programmes and projects that improve and innovate.
All of these roles will be fixed term freelance contracts based in Plymouth, South Devon and South East CornwallOperations Assistants
Project Managers
Evaluators
Curriculum Consultants
Closing date: 5pm Friday 6th August 2010
RIO will be running an interview workshop session on 13th August 2010
Read More...
Co-operative sector nudges £34 billion
Latest figures from Co-operatives UK reveal that co-operative businesses in the UK have pushed up their combined turnover by some 15.8% to almost £34 billion – during the same period UK GDP decreased by 4.9%.Read More...
Celebrating Nick's success in learning disability week
This week is learning disability awareness week and Nick Deller, 37, is a great example of how people with a learning disability can achieve terrific success in employment.Read More...
Cornwall SSE Summer Sessions
Are you unemployed or feel that you are not reaching your full potential?Do you have an idea that could benefit your community and bring a positive change?
Are you looking for support to get your idea started?
Cornwall SSE will be running a series of summer sessions, delivered by inspiring ‘experts’ and ‘witnesses’ that can show you how it’s done!
Read More...
Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2010
The prestigious Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2010 competition is now open for entries to find the UK's brightest new talent!Read More...
Event Date: Jul 12, 2010
SW - Cornwall SSE Summer Sessions
Location - Roche, St Austell
Are you unemployed or feel that you are not reaching your full potential?
Do you have an idea that could benefit your community and bring a positive change?
Are you looking for support to get your idea started?
Cornwall SSE are running a series of summer sessions, delivered by inspiring ‘experts’ and ‘witnesses’ that can show you how it’s done!
Event Date: Jul 13, 2010
SW - Cornwall SSE Summer Sessions
Location - Roche, St Austell
Are you unemployed or feel that you are not reaching your full potential?
Do you have an idea that could benefit your community and bring a positive change?
Are you looking for support to get your idea started?
Cornwall SSE are running a series of summer sessions, delivered by inspiring ‘experts’ and ‘witnesses’ that can show you how it’s done!
Event Date: Jul 13, 2010
SW - Conflict Resolution
Location - Plymouth
We all know that conflict can be hurtful and destructive, and many of us avoid it for this very reason. But it is a natural part of our daily lives and we need ways of dealing with it constructively.
This course will help you look at what conflict is and examine your own reactions to it, as well as what other people might be thinking and feeling. From this you will look at the skills and processes that can be used when faced with conflict to make sure that its results are positive, whether at home or at work.
Event Date: Jul 14, 2010
Other - Health and Social Care After the Election: Implications for the Third Sector
Location - London
This conference will help third sector CEOs get a clearer understanding of health and social care policy shifts following the election and the implications these will have on their organisations.
Find out more.Event Date: Jul 19, 2010
SW - Cornwall SSE Summer Sessions
Location - Roche, St Austell
Are you unemployed or feel that you are not reaching your full potential?
Do you have an idea that could benefit your community and bring a positive change?
Are you looking for support to get your idea started?
Cornwall SSE are running a series of summer sessions, delivered by inspiring ‘experts’ and ‘witnesses’ that can show you how it’s done!
Event Date: Jul 20, 2010
SW - Cornwall SSE Summer Sessions
Location - Roche, St Austell
Are you unemployed or feel that you are not reaching your full potential?
Do you have an idea that could benefit your community and bring a positive change?
Are you looking for support to get your idea started?
Cornwall SSE are running a series of summer sessions, delivered by inspiring ‘experts’ and ‘witnesses’ that can show you how it’s done!
Event Date: Aug 06, 2010
SW - Growing into the Community
Location - Lawn Community Centre, Swindon, Wiltshire
This meeting will raise awareness about the health, social, environmental, educational and economic benefits of encouraging people to become involved in any form of horticultural, environmental or conservation activity.
If you work in Health and Social Care, Social Justice, Education or the Environment please make time to attend this event – share and exchange your knowledge and skills with others.
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