Discussion Groups Advert by Bright Ideas Nottingham

The Let’s Get to the Bottom of Things page has just been updated with a new advert looking for people aged 60- 69 to to take part in discussion groups about the NHS bowel cancer screening programme.

Visit the page for more information and to download the flier.

This week’s Monday Meeting (really it’s Tuesday because your webmaster was at the beach) is with Nadia Mir, project assistant on Let’s Get to the Bottom of Things, eNerGy Squad and TRIF (Get On Up).

Click here to read her interview.

Bright Ideas are a partner organisation in this project with the WEA  and have contributed to the production of the toolkit.  The toolkit will support organsations to become an ‘excellent’ learning provider using successful Equality and Diversity practices.

The launch will feature an informed panel of recognised national speakers and practitioners in the field who will be sharing their experiences, ideas and good practice examples when acheiving an Ofsted Grade 1 in equality and diversity.

Today’s Monday Meeting is with Chris,  the eNerGy Squad Team Facilitator for Clifton and the Support Facilitator for Radford and Hyson Green.

Read it here!

Last year, we carried out some research into the needs of unpaid carers for those who use mental health services.  As a result of the research, this video was produced to illustrate what we found and look at the need for respite services in the city.  Many thanks to all those involved.  The music is by Gileah Taylor, who’s website can be found at www.gileah.com.  The video is on YouTube, but you can see it here too.

Our first Champions’ Newsletter of 2011 is now online.  Download it on the Newsletter page here.

‘Nottingham volunteer-support project hailed a success by independent report’.

Bright Ideas recently completed an evaluation of Base Camp.  Attached for download is the press release from the Partnership Council detailing the projects successes.

‘A Nottingham project that helps people to set up their own community projects as volunteers has been hailed a great success in an independent evaluation report carried out by Nottingham organisation Bright Ideas recently.

The project, called Base Camp, is funded by the Big Lottery Fund’s BASIS Programme and Capacitybuilders, and specialises in helping people from Nottingham’s South Asian communities.

Since 2007, Base Camp has helped to set up over 46 community groups and has brought over 200,000 worth of funding into Nottingham, which has been used to help volunteers run a huge range of community projects benefiting children, young people, families, women and the elderly in particular.’

Base Camp press release

It is the start of the year of the Rabbit on Thursday (3rd February)!

There is an event at the International Community Centre (Mansfield Road) this Saturday (5th) to celebrate, and Bright Ideas will be there with a stall.  There is going to be displays of the traditional Lion Dance and Tai Chi, music and food stalls.  Admission is free, it starts at 12:30.

Click on the image to see a bigger version of the flier.