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).
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.
‘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.’
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.
Kathleen Mckay, Project Assistant and Champions Network Co-Ordinator
This week Kathleen McKay, the Champions Network Co-ordinator, answers our questions. Read her interview here!
This is an article from a 2005 edition of the International Journal of Palliative Nursing discussing issues around effective uptake of cancer screening in black and minority ethnic groups. You can download it below
Barriers to Cancer Screening among Black and Minority Ethnic Groups
Veronica Nicky Thomas, Tariq Saleem and Rachel Abraham; International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 2005, Vol 11, No 11.
This is the first in a series of interviews with members of the Bright Ideas team. First up is Company PA, Karen. Click on her image below to visit her page!
Karen Lock, Company PA
Helen and Tanimola have been fantastic members of the team at Bright Ideas, helping to develop work with their well honed skills and expertise. They have both begun new jobs at the start of this new year, Helen here in Nottingham and Tani all the way down in Exeter. We will be staying in touch, but want to wish them all the best in their new roles and thank them for all their hard work. We will miss you!
