Mutley Greenbank Community Network


Contact the Mutley Greenbank Community Network Coordinator Louise Baxter 01752 827818 Webmaster Bob Burton Admin Kerry Dungay 01752 827818	The main Aims of the Mutley Greenbank network are: Improve communication and cohesion amongst the diverse range of agencies working in Mutley and Greenbank Increase the awareness of the facilities, services and resources that are available in Mutley and Greenbank Improve awareness and understanding of the needs of all the people living in what is probably one of the most diverse and certainly one of the most deprived and disadvantaged neighbourhood areas in Plymouth. Do you want to find out more about what is going on in Mutley and Greenbank? Do you have a question about Mutley or Greenbank? Do You need help? If the answer to the above questions is yes then contact Louise Baxter 01752 827818	Click below for services in the Greenbank area Click below for Plymouth Parent Partnership Directory of Services Click Below for Parents Guide to Plymouth
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	NEWS AND INFORMATION 1. REC Newsletter REC Bulletin (Issue 21) for August 2009 is available to download from our website now - DON'T MISS OUT : DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY TODAY! Don’t forget - Respect Festival 2009 : 24th/25th October 2009 This issue is packed full of interesting articles and also a variety of upcoming events and activities of interest . This should make for a compelling read not to be missed - so download your copy today so you don't miss any opportunities. - Please pass this onto your friends, family and colleagues! We hope you enjoy and find this bulletin interesting. If you have any articles or events that may be of interest to our readers, or if you have any comments or ideas about the bulletin, then please email enquiries@plymouthrec.org (put FOR REC BULLETIN in the subject box). Please also have a look at our REC WEBSITE which is an informative tool for our stakeholders to find out more about us - our website has a useful News and Events page to find out about what the REC has been up to this year along with information about upcoming events, information about Common Incident Reporting for victims and witnesses to Race and Hate Crime, and Opportunities and Vacancies page around training, jobs and volunteers, and much more. We are currently developing some new pages,so watch this space: www.plymouthrec.org Please note we are now on MySpace - check us out! www.myspace.com/plymouthrespectfestival If you would like to find out more about the REC, the services we provide, or to become a member, please contact us on 01725 224555, or enquiries@plymouthrec.org. 2. DCRSC Attachment: DCRSC.doc I will not be publishing the next Newsletter until the end of September which seems a long way away yet. There are one or two things I think you should know about before then so I thought I would drop you all a quick email: Our current need for Volunteers. Our Harvest Festival Appeal. Recent Newspaper Article. My Master Contacts List. Please see attached for full information 3. 20^th Century Trail Project Attachment: 20^th Century Trail Project Poster_September2009.pdf The Architecture Centre Devon and Cornwall have been successful in a recent Heritage Lottery Fund bid (HLF) for a project based on the unique 20^th Century architecture and built environment of Plymouth. Throughout the two year project, there will be activities and events held around the city. In addition to a website, there will be a printed family activity which will be made available at various locations in Plymouth and resources for local teachers to use. As part of this project we are asking all ages and abilities to get out and about and enter ‘Plymouth: Your 20th Century City’ photography competition. We would like to see images of 20th century buildings, landscape, and public art in and around the centre of Plymouth. All the winning images will be used throughout the project. The deadline for entries is midnight, Tuesday 3rd November. In addition, if you would like to learn new and or develop existing photography skills by photographing 25 locations around Plymouth City Centre please come to our digital photography workshop on Saturday 24th October, where you will also get a preview of the project. Places are limited. A vital part of the success of the project will lie in the hands of community involvement. We are looking for people to become be involved in our volunteer group. All ages are welcome, though if under sixteen you will have to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. You can give as much or as little time as suits you. Full terms and conditions of the competition plus further details for all of the above can be found at www.acdandc.org.uk. Plymouth is truly a 20th Century city, it was granted city status in 1928 and currently has the greatest number of post-war buildings listed by English Heritage outside of London. 4. Architecture Centre Devon & Cornwall - Education and Projects Newsletter Autumn 2009 Resources We also support and facilitate CABE’s (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) educational work. CABE are the government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space. These include: Green Day - http://www.cabe.org.uk/education/green-day Engaging Places - www.engagingplaces.org.uk How Places Work - http://www.cabe.org.uk/education/how-places-work 360° Magazine - http://www.cabe.org.uk/education/360-magazine CABE is offering six CABE education grants of up to £1,500 to support imaginative teaching and learning about architecture and the design and use of buildings and public spaces. All teachers in England working with the 5-19 age range can apply for a CABE education grant - www.cabe.org.uk/education/grants This September sees CABE turning ten. To celebrate this birthday, they're inviting all teachers to submit a lesson idea that uses a building or place www.engagingplaces.org.uk/news/art71140 The Glasshouse Trust is partnering with the Architecture Centre, Bristol to deliver a Glass-House Young Spacemakers course. A free practical design course for groups of young people aged 13-17 who are passionate about their neighbourhood and would like to see how their input can make their local area a better place live. This could include young people working on a schools grounds development project. When: 26/27 October 2009 (half term) Where: YHA, Bristol Harbourside http://www.theglasshouse.org.uk/event.php?pg_id=99&ev_id=28 or call 020 7490 4583 Get Involved! If you are interested in the work of the Architecture Centre Devon and Cornwall and want to find out more please contact Marie Sellars - marie.sellars@acdandc.org.uk. Finally, the Architecture Centre Devon and Cornwall are now on Facebook. 5. JRF newsletter - September 2009 - Engaging public support for eradicating UK poverty What are the public's attitudes to poverty, what influences their attitudes, and what would help to build public support for anti-poverty measures? These issues are explored in Engaging public support for eradicating UK poverty, which rounds up what JRF and others have learned during JRF's Public Interest in Poverty Issues (PIPI) programme. It finds that: there is limited public awareness of the extent and reality of UK poverty, and people often think it is the individual's responsibility to get out of poverty because they are unaware of the obstacles to achieving this; communication has an important role in highlighting solutions to UK poverty, changing attitudes that poverty and inequality are inevitable, and addressing legitimate public fears about anti-poverty measures; people experiencing poverty are under-represented in the media - voluntary sector organisations can help to improve their profile; there is media interest in poverty, but coverage is limited and often stereotypical; greater public awareness and support and sustained attitude change depend on a long-term collaboration between government, civil society, media and private sector organisations. Other news and latest JRF work Understanding the experiences of Asian fathers in Britain Understanding fathering: masculinity, diversity and change Poverty, inequality and human rights Comparing taxes and benefits in 1979, 1997 and 2008 6. Plymouth Focus Advice Centre Attachments: Mutley Greenbank Flyer 090823.pdf & PFAC leaflet 090823 Please feel free to print off the attached flyers and leaflets regarding Plymouth Focus Advice Centre, which gives information on debt and finance handling. 7. Centre for Practice Learning Attachment: BA Social Work Practice Learning Please find attached a brief summary of the work that the Centre for Practice Learning, University of Plymouth carries out. 8. Plymouth Schoolsout Following the success of Schools Out calendar in the Summer (over 15000 hits). We are now taking information for the events during the October school holiday. To enter your details please click "add event" on the calendar on the following web link: www.plymouthschoolsout.org.uk If you have problems entering your data then please ring 01752 258933. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter, if you do not have any events over this period then please email back, so I can amend our records.