Cumbria Youth Alliance
Registered Charity No. 1079508
Registered Company in England and Wales. 3819033
Working with and for young people in Cumbria
NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE
Come along to Northside Community Centre on Friday 1st October to enjoy musical comedy
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CUMBRIA OUTDOORS -
Cumbria Outdoors is recruiting young people for their Springboard project, for September 2010. Springboard is a two year project, aimed at creating opportunities for young people to develop skills, and gain accreditations, in outdoor activities. For more information click HERE.
KEPPLEWRAY SUMMER VACANCIES
Just to make you all that Kepplewray have some vacancies over the summer period, please click to download their leaflet or Current Pricelist.
THE OUR GREEN SPACE PROJECT
The Our Green Space Project has updated and re-
- An Introduction to their legal status and protection
- A Guide to Common Management Issues and
- An Introduction to Managing for wildlife
The guides provide easy to read, useful information for anyone who is involved in
managing or developing their local green spaces or for anyone with an interest or
concerns about the greens spaces where they live. Please find a copy of the guides
attached. Hard copies of the guides are available from the FLD office and shall be
on the www.ourgreenspace.org.uk website shortly. Our aim is to distribute the guides
as widely as possible so please pass on this message to anyone who you think may
be interested.
CYSS NEWSLETTER
To download the latest CYSS Newsletter including information on how Young people have been participating in many positive activities!! Click HERE
CUMBRIA CHILDREN’S TRUST NEWSLETTER
The fourth issue of the children’s trust newsletter is available to download by clicking HERE
WHITEHAVEN HARBOUR PROJECT
Whitehaven Harbour Project have launched their new website; http://www.whyp.org.uk
CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS STOCKJUDGING NIGHT
Cumbria Young Farmers travelled to Driffield Auction Mart to compete in the Northern Area Stockjudge and Young Stockjudge of the Year.
Craig Brough, County Vice Chairman commented “It was an excellent day. We judged Continental butchers beef, bacon pigs, Texel cross sheep and Holstein heifers and cows and also completed and Animal Questionnaire. Cumbrian members did really well”.
Rachel Edminson of Longtown YFC and James Neve, Brampton came =1st in the Junior Beef Judging and Rachel also won the dairy judging. Darren Clarke, Pennine won the junior pig judging and Philip Mattinson, Aspatria won the senior dairy and lamb judging. Henry Knowles, Grayrigg won the Junior Animal Health Questionnaire.
When all the scores were totalled, Rachel Edminson came 3rd in the Young Stockjudge of the Year and Philip and James Mattinson came 2nd and 3rd in the Stockjudge of the Year. The overall County Team Award was won by Cumbria A’s team of Craig Brough, Graham, Denby, Julie Blaylock, Karen Watson, James Neve, Emma Blaylock, Darren Clarke and Rachel Edminson. Cumbria B’s team of Mark Curr, Philip and James Mattinson, Simon Graham, Henry Knowles, David Miller, Tom and Jack Peile came 2nd.
Rachel Edminson and James and Philip Mattinson will now compete in the National Finals at the NEC Birmingham on 7th & 8th September.
For more photo’s of the YFC exploits and adventures see gallery below!
YOUTH OPPORTUNITY FUND (YOF) AND YOUTH CAPITAL FUND (YCF)
In a letter to the Director of Children's Services on 16 June 2010,
the Department for Education (DfE) de-
The Department for Education have also reduced Cumbria's Youth Capital Fund by 50%.
As such, the Youth Opportunity Fund and Youth Capital Fund are under review and we are not accepting any YOF or YCF grant applications from young people at this time. Please can you pass this message to your young applicants, teams and networks and we will update you once the review has been completed.
A copy of the DfE letter can be found here.
http://www.education.gov.uk/news/news/~/media/Files/lacuna/news/LetterDCS16June2010v2.ashx
Beverly Morgan
Strategic Manager: Learning & Engagement
Cumbria Youth Support Services (CYSS)
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