And Finally 

 

British Gymnastics - Education Award 2011

 

The 2011 British Gymnastics Awards evening will take place on the 25 June 2011 at the International Conference Centre, Telford.

The Education Award is one of the 5 development awards (alongside BG Club of the Year, Services to Community Gymnastics, Volunteer of the Year, and Young Volunteer of the Year) as we recognise that education plays a key role in the delivery of gymnastics provision.

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Promoting Positive Activities for Young People News Sheets – Issue 11

  

Catch up with the latest YouFind activity new sheets.

If you would like to promote your activities in the News Sheets you need to register on http://www.youfind.me.uk/directory/frontpage.aspx and input your organisation, activity and venue details.  

 

If you have any queries about the YouFind website or news sheets, please e-mail jemma.matthews@staffordshire.gov.uk. If you have any queries about any of the uniform activities included in the news sheets please call Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services on 01785 240378.

 

Staffordshire Young People’s Service Newsletter

 

Read the February issue of the Staffordshire Young People’s Service (SYPS) newsletter.

 

Jemma Matthews
Administrative Assistant County Services
T: 01785 278782
E: jemma.matthews@staffordshire.gov.uk
W: www.staffordshire.gov.uk

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Calling all Dance artists and practitioners 

 

Alison Lord, Dance Development Officer for Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent is looking for your assistance in compiling a database of Dance artists, practitioners, activities and facilities that will help shape the focus of a Dance strategy and action plan for the county.

 

Please take a look at the note and database form attached.

 

Note from Alison Lord

Database Form

 

Thank you for your assistance. 

Alison Lord
Dance Development Officer
T: 01785 278647
E: alison.lord@staffordshire.gov.uk
www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/museumandgalleries/artsdev/Projects/dance/ 

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Staffordshire Women urged to ‘Join The Girls’

at Race For Life 2011

 

Staffordshire women are being urged to ‘join the girls’ to help beat cancer by entering Tesco and Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.   

 

 

Organisers want local women to recruit their mums, sisters, daughters, aunties, friends and workmates now the Stoke on Trent event has opened for entries.  By registering now, they will have plenty of time to plan and fundraise together before the big day out. 

 

This year Race for Life in Staffordshire take place at Trentham Gardens on Tuesday 7th June at 7pm and Tuesday 6th September at 7pm and Stafford County Showground on Tuesday 12th July at 7pm. 

 

About Race for Life   

• Tesco and Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2011 is the UK’s largest women-only fundraising event series with over 300 events around the UK from May to the end of July.
• Women of all ages, abilities, shapes and sizes from all over the UK join together to walk, jog or run 5k to raise money to help beat cancer.  
• 2011 is a very ambitious year for Tesco and Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.  The goal is to raise £80 million to fund Cancer Research UK’s life-saving research. 
• In 2011, women will have the opportunity to take part in the traditional 5k or opt for a 10k route, without having to pay an additional entry fee, at 42 venues across the UK.
• Race for Life started as one event in 1994 at Battersea Park with 680 participants.  In 2011 it is celebrating its 17th birthday.
• Since it started, an incredible 4.7 million participants across the UK have raised over £327 million to fund Cancer Research UK’s vital work.
• Entry fee is £14.99 to cover the costs of staging the event series.  All money raised in sponsorship will go directly to our work to help beat cancer.

About Cancer Research UK

• Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research.
• The charity’s groundbreaking work into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer has helped save millions of lives.  This work is funded entirely by the public.
• Cancer Research UK has been at the heart of the progress that has already seen survival rates double in the last forty years.
• Cancer Research UK supports research into all aspects of cancer through the work of over 4,000 scientists, doctors and nurses.
• Together with its partners and supporters, Cancer Research UK's vision is to beat cancer.

For further information about Cancer Research UK's work or to find out how to support the charity, please call 020 3469 6699 or visit www.cancerresearchuk.org.

 

Join the girls at Race for Life 2011! Enter one of over 300 events across the UK this summer and walk, jog or run 5k or 10k to help beat cancer - www.raceforlife.org. 

 

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