Engage Update - 29 July

Through the Mill

ReMode Youth invite you to celebrate the launch of the Through the Mill project with taster sessions, mingling and making.

We will have light refreshments on arrival, with words from ReMode's Gillian Steel, and some fun textile activities. Try your hand at printing methods to make mending patches to take away, add a line to our collaborative weaving loom, see a natural fibre spinning demonstration and find out more about getting involved with ReMode and the Through the Mill project.

Have a story to tell about Paisley's textiles heritage? Interested in volunteering your skills? Are you 11-25 and interested in taking part in free creative workshops? Looking for opportunities for young people in Paisley? We'd love to see you all at the launch!

Register your interest by signing up for a free ticket below: https://remodeyouth.org/tc-events/through-the-mill-launch/

Surf Awards 2024

The SURF Awards are widely recognised as the most prestigious in the field of Scottish community regeneration.

This year the 5 categories are:

• Community Led Regeneration
• Removing Barriers to Employability 
• Improving Scotland's Places 
• Housing and Regeneration
• Creative Regeneration

The SURF Awards are delivered each year by SURF, a regeneration forum with over 300 cross-sector member organisations across Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Government.

The purpose is to highlight, celebrate and share the achievements of initiatives that address physical, social and economic challenges in communities across Scotland.

So if you know of or work with a great project or you think the area that you live/work in is worthy of an Award then get applying! It is a straightforward application form!

Feel free to share with those you think might be interested. Alternatively, you can nominate a project by completing an application form on their behalf as a nominating party. 

Read the full press release HERE

Information and application materials are available on the SURF website at: https://surf.scot/surf-awards/surf-awards-2024/ Please download and read the Information Paper which contains the criteria. 

For queries please contact Emma Scott on emma@surf.scot 

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 2nd September.

Impact Arts - 30 Year Celebration 

Impact Arts has been delivering life transforming arts projects across Scotland for 30 years.
Join us as we celebrate this milestone and share stories of some of the lives that our work has impacted.

Date: Thursday 22nd August 2024
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Venue: Impact Arts, The Boardwalk, 105 Brunswick St, Glasgow, G1 1TF

Click on image below for free tickets
 

Listen Up, Speak Up - Free Training

The NSPCC has just launched its Listen Up, Speak Up campaign across the UK – aimed at empowering everyone to know what to do if they are ever worried about a child or family – and we would like to offer your organisation a free one-hour training workshop which can be delivered face-to-face or online. We can be flexible to suit the needs of your organisation! 

It’s up to all of us to help keep children safe, so Listen Up, Speak Up is for people who may not work with children or families in a formal capacity, but might encounter them regularly - either through their work or personal lives, following the ethos of ‘it takes a village to raise a child’. I believe it could be beneficial for your organisation due to the large number of community members and professionals that you work with! 

This training is aimed to helping boost adult's confidence and knowledge on how to keep children safe, and what to do if they have a concern - it would be suitable for staff, volunteers and also adults from the community! The workshop lasts 45 mins -1 hour. 

Please contact Lauren Engall if this is something you might like to hear more about, sign up to, or to enquire about any of NSPCC other work: lauren.engall@nspcc.org.uk