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Press Cuttings NEWS FROM LIMESTONE HOUSE, CRESWELL ON 5/3/12 sent to the the Warsop News, the Derbyshire Times and the Worksop Guardian The Limestone House mini bus is out and about on Tuesday and Friday mornings in the Coalfield Villages equipped with new laptops and internet for people out of work and people on low pay from age 16 to 65. The Bus is currently based on Shirebrook market on Tuesday mornings moving to Whitwell on Tuesday 27/3/12 for 6 weeks and is currently in the Bolsover Town End car park for 9 Friday mornings. Please ‘drop in’ for free Computer training with Tutor support. The funding for this project, which is ongoing until 31/3/13, has been awarded to the Elmton & Creswell Village Company by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust and has enabled many free courses in modern day skills to also be provided in Limestone House and Limestone Studio, Creswell including Computers for Beginners progressing on to Open College Network I.T.Courses level 1 and level 2. Free courses are available to gain technical skills in Filming also Sound Engineering in the recording Studio. Other free courses include Preparation for Work, Health and Safety (IOSH), First Aid level 2 and Food Safety level 2. Assistance with travel costs can be provided but prior notification is required for learners travelling to Creswell from the Nottinghamshire areas. To enquire or to book a place on a course telephone 01909 724061 The Limestone House 12 seater mini bus is also available to help organisations and their members with travel. The mini bus has disabled access and is run on a ‘not for profit’ basis. Elmton & Creswell Village Company is a charity and the Board of Trustees are Volunteers who are working to regenerate our community and locality. There are vacancies for more Volunteer Trustees and this is an opportunity to gain experience in the governance of a charity and in running a business. Inexperience is not a barrier to becoming a Trustee as any of the following will play a part in the role of a Volunteer Trustee:- life skills, communication skills, work experience, business acumen and motivation Contact the Chairman Julie Holling for more information on 07879 550261(mobile) Training through Volunteering is also offered in Limestone House where experience for work in Customer Service and Till work can be gained in the Charity shop, and administration skills can be gained in the office. Volunteer drivers for the mini bus are also welcomed. Strata Brass Band from the Barnsley area are returning to Creswell to give a concert in the Social Centre on Sunday, 29th April 2012 from 2.30 pm to 4.30pm. The doors and bar are open from 1.30pm and tickets can be obtained from Limestone House or the Social Centre and will also be available on the door on the day (Cost £5.50 or concessions £5) ___________________________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM LIMESTONE HOUSE ON 6/2/12 (SENT TO THE WARSOP TIMES) Funding from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust for free training in ‘modern age skills for work’ for people on low pay and the unemployed from age 16 (must have left school) to age 65 is ongoing in Limestone House and Limestone House, Elmton Road Creswell from 16/1/12 to 31/3/13. People from the following Local Authority area can join this free training covered by this project:- Bolsover District Council Area, N/E Derbyshire Area and the Mansfield Area (which includes the Meden Vale /Warsop area). The following free Courses are available throughout the above period:- Computers for Beginners Using Computers to seek work Computers for Intermediates Open College Network qualification Courses: Level 1 and level 2 in Excel Spreadsheets, Word Processing and Power Point presentation Filming and DVD production Digital Photography Sound recording and CD production Preparation for Work (Mock interviews, CV preparation or enhancement, Telephone Skills, Job Search) Health and Safety CIEH Level 2 Food Safety Level 2 First Aid. The majority of sessions are for half a day a week for 6 weeks, apart from Health and Safety, Food Safety and First Aid which are 1 day courses. Bookings are now being taken at Limestone House by Tess, Sarah or Julie: Telephone 01909 724061 The Limestone House Mini Bus is also based in and around the Coalfield Villages on Tuesday and Friday mornings usually for a 6 week period for free training on new Laptops and Internet is also available. Anyone can ‘drop in’ for this training which includes Computers for Beginners and Intermediates, CV preparation and enhancement and Job Search. Contact 01909 724061 to check where the mini bus is sited. Evidenced travel expenses (train or bus ticket) to the training can be refunded on the day of travel to training thanks to the ‘Ways to Training’ project _____________________________________________________________ News from LIMESTONE HOUSE,ELMTON RD,CRESWELL sent to The Worksop Guardian Derbyshire Times and the Warsop Times 15/12/11 Community and Visitors receive a warm welcome in Limestone House-- so the group of friends say. They come into Limestone House Heritage Café every Friday morning and they told the chairman Julie Holling that it is because it has such a clean, pleasant and friendly atmosphere. They say they come in to meet their friends, have a chat, have a coffee, ‘put the world to rights’ and have a laugh and they can also get a bargain in Limestone House. They feel they are supporting Limestone House for the regeneration work they do in the Community. Barbara Radford told Julie that she came into Limestone House when it opened in July 2004 ‘on day one’ with her husband Roy, in 2004, and that she has continued to come in each week. Irene Marsh and Barbara Longbottom have recently attended and enjoyed the 4 week Computer for Beginners class for Senior Citizens and said would like to attend more courses to advance the modern day skills they have learned. Jimmy Wells, a Trustee of Elmton & Creswell Village Company based at Limestone House, attended the 2011 National Biffawards ceremony- ‘Celebrating our Local Heroes’ at the London Transport Museum, Covent Garden on 3/11/11. The Village Company had received a small grant from Biffa in 2010 for some refurbishment at Limestone House and was one of 60 organisation who had applied for the 2011 Biffaward . The Village Company received an invitation for a representative to attend the Ceremony as they were placed in the final 3 organisations selected who may win the award and the winner would be announced at the Ceremony. Julie Holling was delighted with the news that the Elmton & Creswell Village Company came second in the small grants category for the work they do for their community and locality. Free Training Courses are delivered in Limestone House (subject to receiving funding for Tutors). Enquiries can be made at the Reception/Till Desk with regard to current or future courses or phone the office on 01909 724061 for more information. News Brief from Limestone House, Creswell sent to the Derbyshire Times, Worksop Guardian and Warsop & District News on 11/10/11 Phone 01909 724061 The Elmton with Creswell Local History Group are currently displaying their archive information in Limestone House about the Creswell Colliery Mining disaster of 26th September 1950. The
display remembers the 80 miners who lost their lives 61 years ago in the disaster after an underground blaze erupted on a damaged conveyor belt. The Village Company has invited the ‘Strata Brass Band’ from Hoyland, South Yorkshire to give a concert in the Creswell Social Centre at 7.30pm on Friday, 18th November. Each year the Village Company hosts a concert to continue the brass band culture and heritage of this former mining locality and Creswell was renowned for the famous Creswell Colliery Band. Elmton with Creswell Parish Council are supporting the Band Concert by providing the Social Centre as the venue. Tickets for the concert can be obtained on the night or by contacting Limestone House. A collection will take place during the evening for ‘Children in Need’. A free training course, funded through the DCC Community Leadership Fund, began on Tuesday morning, 11/10/11 in Limestone House. The course is ‘Computers for Beginners’ and is for Senior Citizens. This is a ‘one off’ course running for 4 Tuesday mornings and the above funding has been received thanks to the support of County Councillor Ken Stevenson. If any Senior Citizen is interested in future Computer courses or has ideas for any other courses which interest them please call in or phone Limestone House and talk to Sarah or Julie and give them details of your interests so that they can be included in discussions about further activities for the elderly in Limestone House and Limestone Studio.
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to Derbyshire Times, Worksop Guardian and Warsop & District News on 3/10/11
Limestone House: Free Basic Maths and English Courses are delivered on Wednesday mornings and are funded by Derbyshire County Council Adult Education. Contact Limestone House for more information or to book onto a Course. Tel 01909 724061 ____________________________________________
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to Derbyshire Times, Worksop Guardian and Warsop & District News on 8/8/11 The Launch week of the Limestone Journeys was promoted in Limestone House and the people taking part in the organised walk along the Archaeological Way met in Limestone House, donned their Limestone Journeys T-Shirts and set off with video camera and still cameras to record their journey. The video of the day was transferred to a DVD in Limestone Studios and is shown in the Limestone House Heritage Centre. Limestone Journeys is an exciting new project based at the Creswell Heritage Trust, Creswell Crags. The Limestone House external Notice Board displays Job Vacancies in the area and these are updated every Monday. ELMTON &CRESWELL VILLAGE COMPANY NEWS FROM LIMESTONE HOUSE on 6/6/11 Tel 01909 724061 Free training Courses will be delivered in Limestone House from 5th July 2011:- Health and Safety level 2 is a one day course on 5th July and Food Safety Level 2
is for 1 day on 12 July. Training will be provided on 6 Tuesdays starting on
19/7/10 for ‘Basic Computers’ and ‘Using Computers to Seek Work’. These free
training courses will be funded by the Bolsover Community and Voluntary
Partnership’s Raising Aspirations project for residents in the Bolsover area who are
economically inactive and age from 18 to 65. Free Basic Maths and English
Courses are delivered on Wednesday mornings in Limestone House, funded by
Derbyshire County Council Adult Education. Contact Limestone House for more
information or to book onto a course.
News to Derbyshire Times, Worksop Guardian, Warsop and District News on 6/6/11
Elmton & Creswell Village Company at Limestone House and Limestone Studio, Elmton Rd, Creswell on 4/4/11 The Village Company is a charity working for the regeneration of the locality and provides a Charity Shop, a Coffee Shop/Café, a Heritage Centre, a 2nd hand Book Shop, Training Courses in IT/ Multi Media, Filming, Photography, Health & Safety, Food Hygiene and First Aid when funding is available. D.C.C Adult Education are providing a basic English and Maths Course in Limestone House starting on 4th May, 9am to 11.30am for 8 Wednesdays. Free access for the Community to Computers and Internet is available at Limestone House. Advisory Services are based in Limestone House giving benefit advice etc and Family Employment Initiative will also help you to seek work or obtain training. Chesterfield Law Centre are based in Limestone House, by appointment, on the last Monday of the month to help with legal advice. The Village Company is operating a Peugeot Boxer Mini Bus to serve the Community. The bus is a 12 seater, with disabled/wheelchair access, and the ‘ not for profit charges’ are dependent on the distance travelled and the duration of the trip, The Mini bus can carry passengers on journeys organised by Community focused organisations in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire including schools, other educational bodies and many other community groups. The booking must be made by an organisation. The service is not a substitute for personal journeys which are offered Commercially by taxis and similar organisations The Limestone Recording Studio is available for Recording sessions, Rehearsal and Karaoke. Filming can also be arranged. Home Videos can also be converted to DVD and home cassette tapes can be converted to CD. To book any of the above services contact Limestone House on 01909 724061 or email creswell_res_point@yahoo.co.uk. To the Creswell Church Magazine 4/4/11
To Derbyshire Times, Worksop Guardian and Warsop and District News
News from Limestone House, Creswell on 31/1/11 ELMTON & CRESWELL VILLAGE COMPANY was formed as a Social Enterprise in 2002 working for the Community and for the regeneration of the locality and became a Charity in 2009. The Village Company Head Office is based at Limestone House, 50-54 Elmton Rd, Creswell and IT/Multi Media, filming, photography and recording take place in Limestone Studio at 20 Elmton Rd. Many Volunteers work for the Company in the diverse activities which include a Charity Shop, Coffee Shop, Heritage Centre, a ‘drop in’ free Computer Suite, IT / Multi Media Training Centre, a Recording Studio and other courses delivered are Health and Safety and First Aid. Advisory Services are also based in Limestone House to assist the Community. To book on a course call into Limestone House or phone 01909 724061. The Free Training above is funded by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust and free travel to training for learners is funded by the Access Alliance Programme. Do you want to make a difference in the Community? Are you interested in joining the team of Trustees to bring your skills and expertise to the team of Trustees to advance the aims of Elmton & Creswell Village Company for the benefit of the locality? If so please contact Julie Holling, Chairman on 01909 724061 who will explain the duties of the Village Company Trustee
_____________________________________________________________________ ELMTON & CRESWELL VILLAGE COMPANY NEWS FROM LIMESTONE HOUSE ON 10 11 10 To the Derbyshire Times, Worksop Guardisn and the Warsop & District News Recently a short film was presented at the Poverty Convention at Southall Workhouse at the invitation of the Community and Voluntary Partnerships, Shirebrook. The film, made by Elmton and Creswell Village Company, is called ‘No Place for Poverty’ and depicted poor housing and the concerns of the unemployed and briefly compared their situation to the life of a family in more comfortable circumstances. The film then showed progress of the unemployed into free training at Limestone House, supported by Volunteer Learning Champions, and how this training gave an opportunity to learn skills for work:- learning to use Computers, support in Job Search, learning Multi Media, raising confidence and self esteem. The film explained that most of the short courses were ‘drop-in’ courses as the teaching was related to the individual’s needs. Free Short Training Courses continue for the Unemployed from age 16, funded by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, in Limestone House and Limestone Studio, starting with Computers for Beginners, Using Computers to seek work, using Apple Macs and other Computer courses, progressing to more advanced IT courses for the Open College Network Level 1 and Level 2 qualification, also Filming and Introduction to recording in the Limestone Studio. Free Transport to Training is available to the learner, funded by the Access Alliance Programme. To book a place on a training course phone 01909 724061 or MOB 07922662341 Elmton & Creswell Village Company has hosted a visit for 10 members of the East Midland’s Empowerment Partnership in Limestone House. The members were interested in the regeneration work ongoing for the benefit of the locality. The members were also interested in the history of the Company and what it had achieved since its formation in 2002, the work of the Volunteers also the current activities, training and sustainability. NEWS FROM LIMESTONE HOUSE, CRESWELL ON 11/10/10 to the Derbyshire Times, Worksop Guardian and Warsop and District News Members of the Genealogy Club researches their family tree every Thursday from 10am to 12noon and 1pm to 3pm in the Limestone Studio Computer Suite Limestone House has been redecorated and the ground floor has been re- carpeted, thanks to a grant from Biffa Awards. Debbie Mann and Emma Carter of Biffa came to the Open Day at Limestone House on Tuesday 28th September to re-launch the Multipurpose Centre. The diverse activities in those premises are a Coffee Shop, A Charity Shop, a Heritage Centre, A 2nd hand book shop, Education and Training (which is free for the unemployed from age 16 as it is funded by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust), Advisory Services, and a Computer Suite with free access to internet. To book onto free IT/Multi Media training phone 01909 724061. Free transport to training can be provided thanks to a grant from the Access Alliance Programme and partnership with Clowne & District Community Transport. The City of Sheffield Brass Band gave a Proms Concert in the Creswell Social Centre on Saturday , 9th October 2010 to raise funds for Limestone House.
______________________________________________________________________ News update to local Radio Stations on 24/3/10 from Elmton & Creswell Village Company (ECVC), Limestone House, 50-54 Elmton Rd, Creswell for your Listeners Tel: 01909 724061 The aims of the Elmton & Creswell Village Company include the relief of poverty, the relief of unemployment the advancement of education, training or retraining and providing unemployed people with work experience and work placement and the Board of Directors of the Village Company were delighted when their 27 Volunteer workers were recognised, for the work they do for the regeneration of their Community and the Locality, by the presentation of 3 awards in 3 months. Some Volunteers received individual awards from the Elmton with Creswell Village Forum Community Association in December and chairman Julie Holling , on behalf of the Village Company, collected the East Midland Community Empowerment award in Derby on 5th February then on 23rd February Volunteer Joyce Bellamy, on behalf of the Village Company
Volunteers, collected an award from the Bolsover Community and Voluntary Partnerships which recognised the work of the Village Company’s Volunteers. In December 2009 MP Dennis Skinner launched the ‘Limestone Studio’ at 20 Elmton Rd, Creswell which is for training, work and leisure purposes. The funding for the equipment was awarded to the Village Company by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust. The Studio has hi- tec recording equipment and professional Karaoke equipment and gives the opportunity for individuals, groups, bands, youth, schools and other organisations to make use of this local facility. The first recording after the launch was made by an 11 year old saxophone and clarinet player who recorded a CD to send to his great aunt’s family in Australia and recently 27 children from the Shirebrook Model Village School came along to record their first CD and they let us know that they had really enjoyed their experience. Other individuals have made recordings and Karaoke recordings. The Multi Media facility at the Limestone Studio, part of the Sound and Vision facility, also includes a Computer Suite with PCs and Apple Macs and the latter can be used for music composition, graphics and CD production. Filming and Digital Photography is also available for training, film making and DVD production. The Village Company gives an opportunity to all and hopes that ‘the X Factor’ may be found in the Limestone Recording Studio. Limestone House is a Multipurpose Centre which houses an Education and Training Centre, the Heritage Centre, a Coffee Shop, the Nearly New Shop, the second hand Book shop, a ‘drop in’ Computer Suite with free access to Internet, Advisory Services and Room Hire. ECVC priorities are to provide Training and Education courses for the Young , Adults and Senior Citizens to enable personal development and the development of skills for work and they are currently running Training Courses for the Unemployed in’ Skills for Work’ funded by the Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities through Derbyshire Learning & Development Consortium. After School Activities are currently ongoing in fun learning on Computers also in Karaoke and Drumming for young people and this is sponsored through the DCC Youth Opportunities Fund. Recently the Village Company received the good news that the Coalfields Regeneration Trust has awarded them a grant of £35000 for training in Skills for Work for the unemployed from age 16 and this training will begin in April to 31/3/11. Julie Holling in a recent BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ programme acknowledged the positive work being done in this former mining area through the funding from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust and in the background to the interview Julie with Brandon Thomas, one of her cornet pupils at Creswell Junior School, could be heard rehearsing together. Computers for Beginners for Senior Citizens has recently been provided by ECVC to ensure they don’t get left behind in this digital age. ECVC have sponsored this free training through fundraising from the Trad Jazz Concert and the recent Championship Brass Band Concert in Creswell Social Centre. Further details of Training Courses for the Unemployed and dates can be obtained by contacting Limestone House. The Courses include : Introduction to Sound technology and Recording, Computers for Beginners, Introduction to Desk Top Publishing, using Apple Mac Computers for composition with CD production, Filming and DVD production , Digital Photography, Open College Network level I in Excel Spreadsheets. Level 2 qualification in Computing. Free Transport to and from this training in Creswell can be arranged thanks to a grant awarded to ECVC by the Access Alliance programme. The Village Company is working in partnership with Clowne and District Community Transport on this free travel project where the ECVC Mini Bus, when not used for travel to training will be used to ‘serve the Community’ The Village Company Genealogy Club meets in the Limestone Studio every Thursday for their members to research their family tree and The Village Company Wildlife Club, which involves the Community in the recording of their sightings of wild life in the vicinity meets in Limestone House. Julie Holling Chairman 24/3/10 NEWS FROM LIMESTONE HOUSE 4/2/10 Elmton and Creswell Village Company have gained an ‘East Midland Achievement Award for Community Empowerment.’ 65 organisations were nominated for an award in December 2009 and 10 organisations were selected to receive an Award. The Village Company chairman Julie Holling was recently invited to Melton Mowbray to present the diverse work of the Village Company for the Community and the locality to a panel of judges. Julie collected the Award and was presented with £2000 at the one day East Midlands Empowerment Conference on Friday, 5th February 2010. The Conference provided a forum for open discussion with East Midland Councillors about the role Councillors play in championing Community Empowerment in their locality The Elmton and Creswell Wildlife Group (ECWG) is an informal group of people who are recording wildlife sightings in the Parish and adding these to county records. All are welcome to attend ECWG meetings and help record wildlife of the Parish in Limestone House. Details are posted in Limestone House. On January 25th, the ECWG met and enjoyed an excellent presentation from Maurice Hammerton on the African Wild Dog – an endangered species, living mostly in Zambia. The group has also been in discussions with other Bolsover Biodiversity groups regarding input to a Heritage Lottery funded project called the Magnesian Limestone Journey, designed to protect and enhance access to this unique area ______________________________________________________________________________
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