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Champions TV

Champions TV

This is our new TV, first featured at the Celebrating Volunteering event in Market Square on Saturday (5th June). The hot, busy day was fantastic, meeting lots of people including the Mayor and Mayoress.

Volunteers Week 2010

It is National Volunteers Week, and there are several events in the city to mark it.  Bright Ideas will be at two of those:

Champions of Change will be in Market Square from 10-4 on Saturday 5th June; come and join us on our new sofa in our sitting room and talk about how Champions can help change the way mental health services are delivered in Nottingham.  The event will feature entertainment and stalls from lots of city-wide voluntary groups showing who they are and what they are passionate about.

eNerGy Squad will be at Clifton Cornerstone on Friday 4th June for the Clifton Volunteering Day; come along to meet the eNerGy Doctor and find out how you could be part of an exciting group that helps people save money by saving energy in their local area whilst gaining experience of teamwork, organising and possibly a training course.  eNerGy Squad are specifically looking for people to join them in Clifton, so if you are up to the challenge, come and find out more!

The eNerGy doctor operates….



IMG_0020, originally uploaded by Bright Ideas Nottingham.

eNerGy squad had a fantastic day out at the Arboretum green festival; hot hot sun, music and masses of people made for a great time. We managed to talk to lots of people about saving money by saving energy, and the eNerGy doctor put in a special appearance to operate on some lemons.

Arboretum Green Festival

eNerGy squad will be at the Arboretum Green festival this Sunday (23rd May) from 12-6, bringing you a whole host of information and activities.  Pop along and learn about energy efficiency, or talk to volunteers and facilitators about how to get involved with eNerGy squad.

The eNerGy Doctor is rumoured to be making an appearance; some say the life of a lemon hangs in the balance and only he can save it.

The Green Festival is an annual event with live music, food and a whole host of stalls run by different organisations committed to seeing Nottingham become a greener place.  The met office promise that the sun will shine, it promises to be a great day.

The Green Festival Facebook page

The eNerGy squad event page

Audrian and Liz



Audrian and Liz, originally uploaded by Bright Ideas Nottingham.

Audrian and Liz are going to be hitting the streets of Bilborough in their toilet costumes, hoping to speak to people about the NHS Bowel cancer Screening. ‘If we can dress like this, then you can give us 5 minutes of your time’ says Audrian – look out for two toilets coming your way, and say hello.

Developing hard….

Just to say that there is now some content on the Champions of Change and eNerGy squad pages, we are gradually building up our WordPress so that it gives the best reflection of what Bright Ideas and all of our projects are about.

Keep checking back for more info, and while you wait, make friends with us on Facebook.