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Civic Society Advice Sheet - Older people

Author: Civic Society | Published: July 2006 | 26.38KB

Civic society membership should, ideally, be representative of the community in which the society is based. While many societies may find their membership tends to be made up predominantly of older people, it is perhaps a paradox that the special needs and interests of this group can easily be overlooked simply because older members may not be active participants in the life of the society.

Communities and computers: Learning from the Residents.net Project

Author: Jeni Edge, Nicole Fuller and Iain Springate - Volcom | Published: March 2006 | 933.43KB

This is an evaluation of the 3 year Residents.net project, a network which was created by giving free PC's, training and support alongside subsidised internet access to community groups in Hull through funding from the Home Office's Active Communities Unit.

Mapping the Contribution of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Yorkshire and the Humber

Author: The Regional Forum, Graha,m Lewis | Published: May 2001 | 214.26KB

The Regional Forum's research providing regional level data on the sector's contribution, focusing on number of organisations, employment, volunteering, and contribution to regional economy.

Project Evaluation - Funky Chinese Moves

Author: The College of Chinese Physical Culture | Published: July 2003 | 229.45KB

The Funky Chinese Moves Project used an innovative and challenging programme of holistic exercise. It developed the
learning potential, health, fitness and life skills of disadvantaged people through a balanced mix of fun and training, which incorporated movement, dance and gymnastic-based exercise.
The Project commenced in September 2002 and ended in July 2003. Well-qualified tutors of the College of Chinese
Physical Culture (CPC) facilitated the Project in various community-based organisations in West Yorkshire.

The aim of the Project was to give disadvantaged and disaffected young adults as well as adults with learning difficulties, who have no or low levels of basic skills and qualifications, the opportunity to improve their life styles generally and to enhance their employability.

Project Evaluation - Mindful Exercise

Author: The College of Chinese Physical Culture | Published: March 2003 | 155.34KB

The Mindful Exercise Project is using an innovative and challenging programme of holistic exercise.

It is developing the learning potential, health, fitness and life skills of disadvantaged people through a balanced mix of fun and training, which incorporates movement, dance and gymnastic-based exercise.
The Project commenced in July 2002 and is ended in March 2003. Well-qualified tutors of the College of
Chinese Physical Culture (CPC) are facilitating the Project in various community-based organisations in North East Derbyshire.

The aim of the Project is to give people without basic or key skills who have not participated in learning for some time and who have no or low levels of qualifications the opportunity to improve their life styles generally and to enhance their employability.

Unsung heroes in a changing climate - Cambridgeshire Community Study

Author: Dorothy Runnicles MA | Published: February 2010 | 621.61KB

In 2006, Cambridgeshire Older People?s Reference Group (COPRG) representatives undertook a series of visits around the county?s villages and towns, where meetings were held in sheltered housing units/residential care settings, and where they learned of the relative isolation of residents from the mainstream of village/neighbourhood life.

This report is a follow up to that work and subsequent work, 260 groups were used to collect information as a sample of the total picture of community activity.