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News and Developments 2012 NEWS FROM LIMESTONE HOUSE, CRESWELL ON 3/1/12 01909 724061 sent to the Worksop Guardian and the Derbyshire Times A Happy New Year to all from the Trustees, Staff and Volunteers working for the Charity Elmton & Creswell Village Company, based at Limestone House. They will raise a ‘glass of good cheer to ring in 2012’ as the Village Company has received the good news that the Coalfields Regeneration Trust has awarded the charity funding to ‘Upskill people who are out of work for ‘Employment in the Modern Age’ including the Provision of Accreditation’. Free training will begin on 16th January 2012 and run throughout to 31st March 2013. Training courses will be based in Limestone House and Limestone Studio, Elmton Rd, Creswell and help with transport costs can be given to the learner. In addition to this free in-house training the Limestone House Mini Bus will go out into the villages in the Coalfields area, on Tuesday and Friday mornings, complete with a Tutor and will be fully equipped with Computer equipment and accessories, taking the training nearer to the learner. The free training Course on the Mini bus will be ‘Computers for Beginners’. The mini bus will be based in the Creswell Model Village, Shirebrook, Whitwell and Bolsover Castle Estate initially. Phone Limestone House if you want to know when the Mini Bus will be in your area for training. There will be Free Computer training every week day in Limestone House which will include Computers for Beginners, Computers for Intermediates, Using Computers to Seek work also Training on Computers for an Open College Network qualification ( level 1 or level 2) in Excel spreadsheets or Word Processing or Powerpoint Presentation. Other Free Training Courses available in Limestone House, on some Mondays will be Health and Safety level 2 and Food Safety Level 2. Another Free training course in Limestone House on Thursday mornings from 19/1/12 is "Preparation for Jobseeking’, including Interview skills, applying for a job, letter writing, communication skills and other job seeking skills. The Free Training Courses in Limestone Studio include First Aid, Filming - using Video Cameras, on Wednesday afternoons and Introduction to Sound Engineering/Audio recording on Tuesdays from 10 am to 2.30pm starting in February 2012. Enquiries or bookings for the courses can be made by phoning Tess or Sarah on 01909 724061 or by calling into Limestone House. The Project will begin on 16th January 2012 and will end on 31st March 2013. The free training will take place in Limestone House or Limestone Studio where Information Technology/Computer courses will be provided as follows:- "Computers for Beginners" also "Training on Computers to gain a level 1 and level 2 Open College Network qualification" (OCN) in Excel, Powerpoint or Word Processing. Periodic training will also be delivered throughout the 15 month period in Health and Safety (Level 2) also Food Safety ( Level 2 ) and First Aid. Training will be provided on Thursday mornings for "Preparing for Work" ( mock interviews, telephone skills, communication skills etc ) and training to use "Computers to seek work" will take place on Thursday afternoons i.e E-mailing, Job Search, letter writing, on line job applications etc. For Soft and Technical skills there will be training through Filming and Sound Engineering. Training in "Computers for Beginners" will also be provided in the Coalfield Villages on Tuesdays and Fridays on the ECVC Mini Bus throughout the 15 month training period. The cost of travel to training in Creswell and return to home for the learner can be claimed, if evidenced, from Elmton and Creswell Village Company through the Ways to Training project. Call in or telephone Limestone House (01909 724061) if you wish to obtain more details of the Courses, or to Register for a Course _______________________________________________________________________________________ Developments 2010/2011 Elmton & Creswell Village Company is now up and running on Facebook and up to date information about the Business, training courses, events, offers etc can be found on the site. If you wish to become a friend of Elmton & Creswell Village Company click on the link below and give your details:- http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100003206165536&sk=wall _____________________________________________________ On Friday, 18th November 2011 Strata Brass Band, from Hoyland, Barnsley gave a concert in Creswell Social Centre and performed a varied programme, to the delight of the audience. The funds raised by this event, which was organised by the Village Company, will be used in Limestone House for the benefit of the community and locality. In addition a collection was held during the evening which raised £150 for "Children in Need" ____________________________________________________________ Elmton & Creswell Village Company are pleased to report that they were awarded second place in the "Biffa National awards re "Building Communities.Transforming Lives" and were "highly commended" in the "Life as a Local Hero" Awards 2011, small grants category.
Delivery to the Community w/c 3/10/11 ELMTON & CRESWELL VILLAGE COMPANY THE LIMESTONE HOUSE OCTOBER 2011 NEWSLETTER Thank you for supporting the continuing efforts of
the Village Company
for the regeneration of the locality. Have you looked at the Village Company website recently, www.ecvc.org.uk , which gives more information about the ongoing diverse activities:- the Charity shop, the Coffee shop, the Heritage Centre, the 2nd hand book shop, Computers with free access to the internet for the Community, the Education and Training Centre - including IT and Multi Media, Room hire. the Genealogy Club, the Wild Life Club, The Mini Bus, the Limestone Studio, the Echoes project for conversion of home video to DVD etc, Filming and digital photography, also Advisory Services. The Village Company also provides the facilities for the DCC Adult Education Literacy courses on Wednesday mornings in Limestone House. Many of you will have been into Limestone House since it has
been redecorated and carpeted thanks to a Small Grant from
Biffa awards and will be pleased to hear that two Village
Company representatives have been invited to a Biffa day of celebration at the London Transport Museum on Thursday, 3rd
November 2011. Out of the many organisations which have
received a Biffa Small Grant in 2010 the Village Company has
been shortlisted for the Small Grants award, with two other
organisations, for the work they do in the Community. The final
round of judging took place at the end of September and the
Winner of the Small Grants award of £2000 will be announced at
the Awards ceremony in London. Since July 2010 the Village Company has been training two Bolsover District Council Apprentices, one in Office Admin and one in Multi Media. Work Experience and Volunteering is offered in Limestone House. During 2010-2011, thanks to a grant from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, training the unemployed in Skills for Work has been ongoing. This training ranged from Basic training to the Open College Network Level 2 qualification. The Village Company started operating their ‘not for profit’ mini bus in March 2011to Serve the Community and for Travel to Training. A quote can be given for the cost of the mini bus and driver and the mini bus can be booked for the benefit of the Community by phoning: 01909 724061 or by E mailing: creswell_res_point@yahoo.co.uk. Several suggestions have been put forward for further Village Company Community Activities and we would like to know if you would wish to participate in any of the projects. Please use the attached form and return it to Limestone House. Thank you for your continued support.
Julie Holling
Chairman
1/10/11 ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THE
SUGGESTED ELMTON & CRESWELL VILLAGE COMPANY
ACTIVITIES:- Are you interested in participating in a Film Club Yes or No Are you interested in participating in a Book Club Yes or No Are you interested in participating in the 100 plus Club Yes or No If yes:-
As a member of the 100+ Club you will be allocated a number and
you will need to pay £1 a week to Limestone House. 1) There will be a Weekly draw: one quarter of the weekly income received will be paid out each week. i.e. One number will be drawn out each week 2) There will be a Summer draw: one quarter of the weekly income received will be saved for a summer draw. One number will be drawn out for this draw. 3) There will be a Christmas draw: one quarter of the weekly income received will be saved for a Christmas draw. One number will be drawn out for this draw. 4) The remaining weekly income will be paid to Elmton & Creswell Village Company for the benefit of the Community Name……………………………..
Signed…………………………………….. Biffaward Awards, a national ceremony which celebrates the people that transform their communities through Biffaward funded projects. The nomination has come following the groups dedicated efforts in completely refurbishing Limestone House, a multi-purpose centre that provides multimedia computer suites, music recording studios and educational facilities for the community. Selected from over 80 hopeful applicants, the community group will now compete against three other organisations from across the country, for the chance to be named winner of the ‘Small Grants’ category, and receive prize money totalling £2,000.The Biffaward Awards 2011, will be held on 03 November at London Transport Museum, Covent Garden Category Winners at the Awards will receive a trophy and prize money totalling £2,000, which can be used to develop their project or fund other initiatives. Each winner then has the chance of becoming the Overall Winner for 2011, receiving a prize of a further £1,000. _________________________________________________________________- July 2011
ECVC has received news that they have been nominated in the Biffa Small Grants category with regard to the work undertaken with that grant and the diverse work of regeneration the Village Company undertakes. _____________________________________________________________________-_ September 2010 We are pleased to announce that ECVC have refurbished Limestone House thanks to a grant received from Biffa Awards/Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. Biffa Awards is a multi-million pound fund which aims to help build communities throughout the UK. Debbie Mann and Emma Carter who are employed by Biffa came to the Open Day at Limestone House to relaunch the Multipurpose Centre. We hope this will mean even more people are able to enjoy the facilities and opportunities at Limestone House.
A sample of the refurbished Heritage Centre
Thanks to the Access Alliance Programme, we are able to provide transport in the form of a minibus, for organisations and learners in Bolsover, North East Derbyshire, Mansfield and the wider area to serve the community and for travel to training. To find out more, click here.
Elmton & Creswell Village Company has a pool of freelance experienced sound engineers for recordings, karaoke, podcasts. Training in Audio Technology can be offered, subject to funding, in Limestone Studio.
ECVC has gained an East Midlands Achievement Award for Community Empowerment. The Award was collected by Julie Holling at a Conference in Derby, together with a cheque for £2000.
The Elmton and Creswell Wildlife Group is an informal group that is currently recording wildlfe sightings in the Parish and adding them to County records. It holds meetings in Limestone House and enjoyed an excellent presentation from Maurice Hammerton on his visit to Zambia to see the African Wild Dog, an endangered species confined to that country. All are welcome to Group meetings, details of which are displayed in Limestone House or are available from Barbara Kirsop on 01909 724 184.
The Youth Opportunities Fund of Derbyshire County Council has enabled ECVC to provide equipment for Multimedia, concentrating on Sound Recording and Karaoke. The venue is Limestone Studio. Details from 01909 724 061.
Elmton&Creswell Village Company received a grant from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust to train unemployed people in IT and multimedia technologies, which are now a vital part of company activity in the UK. We believe that the knowledge gained will help trainees into employment. The grant was for the period April 1st, 2010 to March 31st 2011.
We are very pleased to report that due to the grant, the achievements are as follows:
In the meantime, some other courses for unemployed people are already running at Limestone House; details are on the Training page.
Archives April 2009
Performing Arts
A project to "Inspire Aspiring Young people of Creswell" took place at Creswell Social Centre on Sunday 29th March 2009. Young people were involved in Samba Drumming and Caribbean Dancing led by Nikki and Noel of Artbeat, The event was part of our Youth Project and was funded by Derbyshire County Council Cultural & Community Services Dept. A contribution of £250 was presented at the event by Councillor Ken Stevenson from the Councillor’s Community Fund. Volunteers assisted on the day and Chairman Julie Holling thanked
ECVC Multimedia Studios We have Studio 1 at Limestone House equipped with both Apple Macs and PCs and a second larger one – Studio 2 – at Creswell Resource Point. Studio 1 is primarily used for early training in imaging and other aspects of multimedia training and for familiarising beginners in using computers. Studio 2 has been created in the last twelve months and is being fitted out for sophisticated multimedia work, including filming, photography and, eventually, audio work. Recent funding for the Studios has come from Coalfields Regeneration Trust and Derbyshire Learning and Development Consortium. The Coalfields Regeneration grant is to pay for the costs of structural works for partitioning the first floor space at the Multi Media Studio at the Creswell Resource Point to create a control room and to purchase key items of state of the art equipment. Derbyshire Learning & Development Consortium award is from "Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities (NLDC) programme “Capital Funding" for Delivering Community Learning”. It will be used to further enhance the IT/ Multi Media equipment to provide learning for people aged 19+ who are unemployed, leaving incapacity benefit or who are employed but need training for career development.
Work Placements
The next 18 week programme begins on 21st April 2009. The Work Placement involves Multi Media training and Multi Media Products based in the Limestone Studio every Tuesday and Wednesday from 9am to 5pm. Free Transport may be available to learners thanks to the grant awarded by Alliance SSP. as noted below.
February 2009
Work Placements Work placements of young people between the age of 16 to 19 (16 to 24 if there are Learning Disabilities) and who are not in employment, education or training began on 2nd December 2008. Tutor-led training in Multimedia and in developing Multimedia products is being provided, thanks to funding support from the Derbyshire Learning and Development Consortium. The placements are for 18 weeks on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9.30am to 3.30pm at Limestone House. A second group will start work placement during 2009. Contact Limestone House for more details. As well as this Multimedia training and work the learner will be assisted in Job Searching on the internet, writing a CV, completing a job application form, mock job interviews and Team working. A Transport Grant from Alliance SSP is available for free transport for the learner from surrounding villages to their Work Placement in the Elmton & Creswell Village Company buildings and a Meal Allowance is given. After the work placement period there will be the opportunity to move on to further training for an NVQ level 2 in I.T. After School Activities We are about to start After School Activities in "ICT and Multimedia for fun". The tutor-led sessions will be on Thursdays and Fridays from 4pm to 6pm and will run from 29th January until the 27th March 2009. The project is for young people from age 11 to 19 and was instigated by four young people who had previously attended similar After School Activities last year. The cost of a session is 50p. A Parental consent form is required if the young person is under 16 years of age and can be obtained at Limestone House. It is best to book a place on the Course, which can be done by telephoning or visiting Limestone House. A very welcome grant from the Derbyshire County Council Youth Council is making this activity possible. This new project is running alongside another for After School Activities, funded by the Derbyshire Community Foundation. This is aimed at children at schools in the Bolsover district who wish to extend their pupils" knowledge of Multimedia technology beyond the level possible within school. We have started to recruit 100 children from schools that have previously send pupils to us to receive training in Multimedia techniques. We are able to provide free transport from the schools concerned to the Creswell Studio as a rsult of a grant from Alliance SSP. Transport Grant As noted above, ECVC has a Transport grant from Alliance SSP which allows us to transport children and adults fromtheir home location to Limestone House and return them after training. We are deeply appreciative of this help, mediated by the Star Transport consultancy, for it enable us to utilise the facilities made available for education and training much more fully than would otherwise be possible. It enables ECVC to provide a service over a much wider geographical range than would be possible using normal public transport.
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