Where: Hilton Hotel – Newcastle Gateshead NE8 2AR
When: March 11th, 2011
Time: 12:00-14:30

Join us for lunch, presentations from local entrepreneurs, raffles, prizes, a silent auction and of course, great conversation. Enjoy this networking opportunity with a cause. Help the Women’s Fund grow the potential of women in our community.

Tickets are available at the early bird price of £30 until February 14th, 2011. Regularly priced tickets are £35.

If you’re interested in reserving tickets, please contact Whitney at wp@communityfoundation.org.uk

Hope to see you there!

For more information about the community foundation please visit: www.communityfoundation.org.uk

Date and Time: 9th December from 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Location: Brunswick Methodist Church (behind Fenwick) Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ

Fancy a break from hectic Christmas shopping or do you just love getting involved with festive carol singing. Well Christian Aid’s Big Christmas Sing is the answer and everyone is welcome!

On 9th December Newcastle’s very own St. Vincent’s RC School and St. Nicholas Cathedral are performing at Brunswick Methodist Church (behind Fenwick) in order to help raise over £175,000for Christian Aid to help the world’s poorest countries.

It’s FREE ENTRY and a nice cup of tea and a festive mince pie – or two will be available afterwards.

SO..why not just come along and become a part of something special this Christmas with Christian Aid.

If you have any questions about this event or for more information then contact Helen on 0191 228 0115 or email newcastle@christian-aid.org

Are you tired of hearing about injustice? Sick of reading about poverty and suffering? Do you feel powerless to do anything about it?

We believe you can.

Come to this day of activity at Newcastle City Library from 10-4pm on November 18th to find out how you can Change Your World.

Learn about volunteers experiences overseas on Platform2 (www.myplatform2.com ).

Watch inspiring videos from Ctrl.Alt.Shift (www.ctrlaltshift.co.uk ) a passionate, outspoken youth movement who subvert popular culture to fight injustice and end poverty. Take Control, Alter your World, Shift the Status Quo.

See attached information and contact Lizzie on 07854170023 to register.

This is one thing we care about a lot at Climb Newcastle and we couldn’t make it easier for you to do your bit – all you have to do is just come climbing on Friday 29th October and we’ll donate the £2 for you!

We’d love it if you can turn up to climb in a pink t-shirt/trousers/wig and we can even sort your outfit for you. You can pre-order a special pink Climb Newcastle t-shirt (featuring a climber on the breast cancer awareness ribbon) in the shop or on our website for £10
and we’ll donate another £2 of that money and have it ready for you when you arrive on the Friday.

Oh and of course, there’ll be pink problems to try!!

We hope you can make it and help us to help support the Wear it Pink campaign.

Source: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=111066742291140
Time 29 October · 12:00 – 22:00
Location Climb Newcastle
Shipley Place, Byker
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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22nd October to 2nd November 2010 | Alone In The Dark Entertainment Ghost Fest UK 2010 At Castle Keep

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The Great North City Games | 18th September 2010

The day before the Great North Run takes places sees the Bupa Great North City Games 2010, England versus Australia, take place on the streets of Newcastle.

Free to watch the event includes top international atheletes go head to head in the pole vault, long jump, track sprints and road races.

Time: 1pm to 2.30pm

Junior and Mini Great North Run

Also on Saturday 18th September is the special Great North Run held for Juniors and ‘Minis’ on Newcastle’s Quayside. The first Bupa Junior Great North Run Wheelchair Race sets off at 10.30am, followed by three waves of Bupa Mini Runsat 11am, 11.30am and 12pm, finishing with two waves of Bupa Junior Great North Runs setting off at 2.20pm and 3.10pm.

Charities

Remember a Charity is one of the biggest UK cross-charity campaigns, and it’s first awareness week will take place 13-19 September, the aim of which will be to encourage more people to leave a gift to charity in their will.

A number of their charities will mark the end of the week at the Bupa Great North Run.

Rob Cope, director at Remember A Charity, said: “The Great North Run has a fabulous track record of supporting good causes, so it’s fitting that we can mark the end of Remember A Charity Week at the world’s biggest half marathon”.

“Many people in the UK don’t realise that they can give money to charities in their will, but the truth is, after looking after family and friends, a small share of whatever is left can make a real difference to charities and the invaluable work they do.”

For further information on the campaign please visit www.rememberacharity.org.uk

The Great North Run raises over 28 million pounds for charity every single year and many of the charity organisations will be glad to have you running on their team.

Celebrities

As ever, a number of celebrities will be showing their support (and stamina!) by taking part and getting involved in this year’s Great North Run. So if a day of celeb spotting is for you then Newcastle is definitely the place to be this weekend.

Just some of the faces you might spot include: Stuart Manning, Sarah Jay Dunn, Abi Raven, John Pickard – all from Hollyoaks, Joe McElderry (X factor), Scott Mills (Radio 1), Graham Hawley, Vicky Binns, Graeme Proctor, Conor Ryan (Coronation Street), James Thornton, Jeff Hordley, John Middleton, Matthew Wolfenden, Nicola Wheeler, Noah Huntley, Tom Lister, Tony Audenshaw (Emmerdale).

Road Closures

Planning the Great North Run itself may well be one of the greatest challenges faced this weekend but after 29 previous years of practise the event runs like a well-oiled machine.

Road closures commence on Saturday evening with the A167 being closed from 8pm right through to 5pm on Sunday.

Other road closures take place throughout the route from 8.45am to 5pm on the Sunday.

The Great North Run 2010

BBC TV Coverage of the Great North Run kicks at 9.30am and goes through to 12pm, folllowed by red button coverage from 12pm to 1.40pm and back to live coverage from 1.40pm to 2.25pm.

Race times:

Elite Wheelchairs: 10.10am
Elite Women: 10.15am
The Great North Run 2010: 10.40am

Pick your spot by checking out the full route at the official site:

http://www.greatrun.org/App_Files/Gr_Files/Bupa-Great-North-Run-2010-Route-Map-Large.jpg

A Few Official and Charity sites:

http://running.cancerresearchuk.org/events/great-north-run
http://www.greatnorthrunculture.org/home
http://www.greatrun.org/

http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/events/running/bupagreatrunseries/BUPAGreatNorthRun.htm

http://www.rnib.org.uk/getinvolved/events/charityruns/rundates/Pages/bupa_great_north_run_2010.aspx
http://www.redcross.org.uk/Get-involved/Events/Challenge-and-social-events/Runs/Great-North-Run-2010
http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/events-and-challenges/bupa-great-north-run/
http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/involved/greatnorthrun
http://www.christianaid.org.uk/getinvolved/events/running/half-marathon/great-north-run.aspx

News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/tyne/hi/things_to_do/newsid_8195000/8195763.stm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/bupa-team-telegraph/7864344/Bupa-Great-North-Run-2010-preparing-for-a-half-marathon-with-Bupa-Team-Telegraph.html

Other
Exhibition: The Great North Run | Saturday 17th July – Sunday 17th October 2010 | Great North Museum: Hancock

The Great North Run 2010
The Great North Run 2009

The North East’s first ever charity web-build event has transformed the websites of six local charities, helping them to reach out to the digital generation. 

The Webdurance event, organised by brothers Paul and David King, saw talented individuals come together to rebuild the websites of six North East charities over just 24 hours.

Beginning at 12.00 am on Thursday July 15, the 40 volunteer web developers worked through the night until 12.00 am Friday July 16.

Charities to have benefited from the Webdurance event include The Children’s Foundation Whoops Child Safety Project, Tynemouth Blind Society,  Azure Charitable Enterprises, Key Enterprises, Children North East and Meadow Well Connected.

Soon into the 24 hour web-build Webdurance volunteers were quickly getting on with their challenge. Colette Hume, a Sunderland University volunteer said: “The atmosphere is great, people are swapping ideas and know how. There is a real buzz about the event and it’s going really well. “

From their experience as online entrepreneurs Paul and David saw the opportunity to give aid to struggling charities by transferring their business know-how to charity organisations. A good website can make all the difference to an organisation’s fundraising potential but a recent study by the Institute of Fundraising showed many visits to charity websites simply end in frustration. 

Paul King, Co-Director of internet Software Company 1DayLater.com said: “Charities are, for the most part, managed by very passionate and exceptional people who are usually non-technical. By providing each charity with advice and mentoring on how to maintain their new and improved websites after the event, we hope to extend the lifespan of these charities and their activities.

Sunderland Software City, Codeworks, Bond Solutions and VONNE were but a few to support and sponsor the planning of this new venture.

Bernie Callaghan, CEO of Sunderland Software City, said:  “We were delighted to get involved with supporting the Webdurance event. Not only does it provide our talented software engineers with a novel showcase, but it also benefits some extremely worthy causes which otherwise might struggle to get a powerful web presence.

Our aim is to develop the software industry throughout the North East region. The fact that this initiative not only involved local developers and designers but was also conceived and managed by local software entrepreneurs demonstrates the talent, creativity and drive that abound in the North East.”

For more information please contact Esther Laverick, Webdurance Events Manager

0191 516 6085 / 078 414 73847 esther@webdurance.org

Webdurance was founded by Paul and David King Co-Directors of web-based software company 1DayLater.com. 1DayLater.com recently ranked among PC Magazine’s ‘best free software of 2010’. Paul and David design and provide online packages to businesses hoping to streamline their working habits and track time, money and mileage.

An up to date list of Webdurance charities, sponsors and contributors can be found on the Webdurance website www.webdurance.org 

Institute of Fundraising’s National Convention

The Cambodian Children’s Painting Project (CCPP) is to exhibit a range of original paintings by almost 100 Cambodian children in Newcastle on July 5th at The Biscuit Factory.

The exhibition is part of a 24-city European tour by CCPP this spring and summer to raise money, vital to provide ongoing educational support to more than 100 children in the Sihanoukville region of Cambodia.

The exhibitions opening to the public is from 18:30-21:00 on Monday the 5th of July, with 100 small and 20 large paintings for sale from between 15-150 pounds each.

Felix Brooks-church, General Manager of the Cambodian Children’s Painting Project (CCPP) comments: “The current economic climate has significantly affected tourism numbers in Cambodia, so rather than waiting for the world to come to us, we thought we’d bring the children’s paintings to the world.

“CCPP works directly with families in Cambodia to make it possible for more than 100 children to attend school. We create a safe and supportive place where the children can learn, play and express themselves through daily activities such as painting, drawing and sculpture, as well as sports, English and computing classes. We also provide food, medical care and clean clothing – which all plays a part in ensuring that the children stay in school for as long as possible.

“The majority of the children involved in the Project live in terrible conditions and lack regular access to food, clean water and medical care. They have little or no education and make money by collecting cans and plastic bottles. Sadly, they are often the victims of violent abuse and paedophilia.

“Our hope is that education can help counteract the effects of poverty and that the children will go on to become active members of their own communities, helping to shape the future of Cambodia.

“This European tour would not have been possible without the support of past volunteers who have helped us in Cambodia over the past three years. They have been instrumental in organizing each event in their home towns, spending much of their time and money to set up the events. The overall reaction to the exhibitions has been inspiring – it’s truly a global network of people that keeps our doors open.”

For more information:
Rachel E. Brown, The Biscuit Factory
+44 778 999 7636
rachel@thebiscuitfactory.com
www.thebiscuitfactory.com

Felix Brooks-church, CCPP Director
+44 790 337 3881
ccppexhibitions@gmail.com
www.letuscreate.org

Time and Date:
18:30-21:00 Monday the 5th of July

The Biscuit Factory
www.thebiscuitfactory.com
16 Stoddart Street
Shieldfield
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE2 1AN

0191 261 1103

About us:
The Cambodian Children’s Painting Project (CCPP) is a grass roots initiative working with some of the country’s poorest children. Cambodia is one of the very poorest countries of South East Asia and CCPP’s aim is to create a brighter future for these kids through art and education.

CCPP is a continuation of an activity initiated by Roger Dixon, a professional artist, who came to Cambodia to paint on Sihanoukville’s beaches in the early 1990s. The local children were intrigued by this man and his paints and wanted to try it for themselves. So Roger brought the necessary materials with him the following season and the children started to paint. The activity proved so popular and successful that Roger made it into a regular feature during his annual visits to Sihanoukville, financing it from his limited personal means. Backed up by an enthusiastic group of local volunteers the activity grew in size and scope, and diversified.

In April 2006, CCPP was registered as an NGO to provide the project with a legal status and to make it possible to sustain and expand its activities. Since its humble beginnings almost three years ago, over four hundred children have been a part of the initiative. CCPP now provides the children with not only access to painting, craft and sports activities, but also two meals a day, access to medical and dental assistance and most importantly, an opportunity to receive a proper education. CCPP also runs English and computing classes in-house, in addition to sponsoring all the children to attend Khmer school full time.

In 2007 CCPP moved from its modest beach shack to a safer location off the beach, more appropriate for the children and their needs. The new centre has a range of facilities including a large painting studio, clean bathrooms and a full kitchen, as well as an indoor gallery space, education classrooms and volunteer accommodation.

Most of the regularly attending children no longer sell their bracelets and wares along the beach, yet they continue to earn money to help support their families through the sale of their paintings from the CCPP gallery. Paintings are sold for $4. Two dollars go to the child’s family, and $2 goes into CCPP’s communal education fund which we use to offer all our children a chance to attend Khmer school, paying school fees and providing uniforms, bags, books and pens and any ongoing costs such as one-on-one tutoring.

The children now spend their spare time playing, painting and interacting with CCPP’s staff and volunteers at the centre. In a sense, they have been given back their youth, with a chance to be kids again for a couple of hours a day, and are protected, out of harm’s way.