Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Vital Skills for Life
Local residents and employees found out about opportunities to teach literacy, numeracy and 'English as a Second or Other Language' (ESOL) at a special awareness-raising event at All Saints Church on Monday 22 May.
Hosted by Lewisham College and New Cross Gate NDC, the event provided a fascinating programme of workshops demonstrating 'Skills for Life' training, including progressive new ways of teaching adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL.
Also on tap at the event was vital information, advice and guidance for people wanting to develop their teaching skills in their work with the community, and information on the different courses that are currently being offered locally at Lewisham College.
If you are interested in helping your clients with Skills for Life, contact Barkatun Poland or Mark Young on 020 8694 5177.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Building Healthier Communities in New Cross Gate
On 23rd May African Community Partnership are running the first workshop of their project series to coincide with cancer prevention week. The workshop will run between 10am and 12.30pm at Barnes Wallis Centre, Wild Goose Drive, Somerville Estate. For further details please contact African Community Partnerships on 020 7635 9000.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Afric wins seal of approval
Afric, the African Francophone Resource & Information Centre, has recently been certified by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) to provide immigration advice and services. This accreditation further highlights Afric’s professionalism and commitment to providing the best services for their clients.
This latest accreditation permits their authorised advisers to undertake a variety of L2 Level Casework in support of immigration applicants, including those seeking asylum and those in detention, etc.
The named advisers authorised to undertake OCIS work are Afric chair Gerard Mampo Guillet and Faustin Maba, the group’s secretary. Faustin, however tops this latest accolade with one of his own, when he recently became a father. Congratulations all round.
Afric, the African Francophone Resource & Information Centre, has recently been certified by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) to provide immigration advice and services. This accreditation further highlights Afric’s professionalism and commitment to providing the best services for their clients.
This latest accreditation permits their authorised advisers to undertake a variety of L2 Level Casework in support of immigration applicants, including those seeking asylum and those in detention, etc.
The named advisers authorised to undertake OCIS work are Afric chair Gerard Mampo Guillet and Faustin Maba, the group’s secretary. Faustin, however tops this latest accolade with one of his own, when he recently became a father. Congratulations all round.
Over 300 residents visited the site of the new £7m NDC centre to see the winning designs for themselves on Saturday. The NDC held the family fun day to encourage locals to give their input into the design of the open space. Over 100 adults and children gave their views on the proposed designs and added some ideas of their own. The younger children added colour and creativity to the consultation by creating their own designs out plasticine.
Residents were kept entertained by the excellent steel band from Deptford. The kids entertained themselves on bouncy castles, bungy basketball, sumo wrestling and giant bouncy boxing. unfortunatly the day was cut all too short at around 4pm due to a drowning downpour. The NDC would like to thank all the residents for their feedback.
Monday, May 08, 2006
A JOY realised
Just Older Youths (JOY) took a major step towards independence recently when it held its inaugural general meeting at which a constitution was adopted and management committee elected. This is the culmination of months of preparation work by dedicated JOY members with the support of Lifestyle Opportunities for Older People (LOOP) and the NDC team.
JOY has sprung from the line-dancing, healthy walks, tai-chi and seated exercise activities provided for older residents by the NDC and facilitated by LOOP. Because funding support through LOOP will end in 2008, it is vital for the group to start planning for the future if the healthy activities undertaken by the group were to be sustained. The first step was taken at that inaugural general meeting when they formed themselves as a constituted body. This will enable them to draw down funding to sustain their activities, now and in the future.
At the inaugural meeting, the proposed constitution was adopted by those present after a question and answer session. The constitution was developed by the steering group which in previous months worked hard to shape a constitution which their members could support.
A full management committee was also elected and they will have their first meeting later in May when they will set about planning the future for Just Older Youths. For more information, contact Helen Bloomfield on 020 8291 0443.
Just Older Youths (JOY) took a major step towards independence recently when it held its inaugural general meeting at which a constitution was adopted and management committee elected. This is the culmination of months of preparation work by dedicated JOY members with the support of Lifestyle Opportunities for Older People (LOOP) and the NDC team.
JOY has sprung from the line-dancing, healthy walks, tai-chi and seated exercise activities provided for older residents by the NDC and facilitated by LOOP. Because funding support through LOOP will end in 2008, it is vital for the group to start planning for the future if the healthy activities undertaken by the group were to be sustained. The first step was taken at that inaugural general meeting when they formed themselves as a constituted body. This will enable them to draw down funding to sustain their activities, now and in the future.
At the inaugural meeting, the proposed constitution was adopted by those present after a question and answer session. The constitution was developed by the steering group which in previous months worked hard to shape a constitution which their members could support.
A full management committee was also elected and they will have their first meeting later in May when they will set about planning the future for Just Older Youths. For more information, contact Helen Bloomfield on 020 8291 0443.
Friday, May 05, 2006
Plans for new £7m Centre unveiled at NDC Fun Day.
New Cross Gate New Deal for Communities is holding a fun day to celebrate the winning design of the new £7m NDC Centre. The event will be held this Saturday 2nd May 1pm -6pm on the actual site of the proposed development and is open to the public.
Public Consultation
Local residents will be given the opportunity to speak to the architects and discuss the proposed plans including what people would like to see in the “Urban Garden”. This garden is part of the Mayor of London’s 100 public spaces and designers will also be present to take note of what residents would like to see in this public space.
The winning scheme for the NDC Centre by Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects, including a scaled model, will be on display at the event.
Competition
The NDC will also be holding a competition to name the new centre. The first 100 people to hand in their suggestions will receive a goodie bag.
Fun Day
To mark this major step towards regenerating New Cross Gate the NDC has organised a day packed full with fun activities for all the family, including: Bouncy castles, Giant Games, Penalty Shoot Out, Performances and Sumo wrestling.
Further consultation will be held at Besson Street Gardens on Sunday the 7th June 2pm – 6pm and Monday the 8th June 2pm – 8pm. If anyone would like further information please contact the NDC on 020 8314 9894.
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
ArtStart again
Such was the success of the ArtStart classes which were facilitated in the NDC’s A3 office space earlier this year that SureStart are to run another round of ArtStart classes commencing 9th June. Like last time, the classes will run on Friday mornings for six consecutive weeks.
The classes are for under-5s and their parents. They aim at providing parents with the skills to continue art and drawing activities at home, while painting and drawing with their own children in the classroom and having a bit of fun on the way.
For more details contact either Steve McGann (020 8314 9384) or SureSatart’s Ruth George-Jones (020 7732 3681).
Such was the success of the ArtStart classes which were facilitated in the NDC’s A3 office space earlier this year that SureStart are to run another round of ArtStart classes commencing 9th June. Like last time, the classes will run on Friday mornings for six consecutive weeks.
The classes are for under-5s and their parents. They aim at providing parents with the skills to continue art and drawing activities at home, while painting and drawing with their own children in the classroom and having a bit of fun on the way.
For more details contact either Steve McGann (020 8314 9384) or SureSatart’s Ruth George-Jones (020 7732 3681).
