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Managing Caring - a new course for carers

Carers Northern Ireland and Arthritis Care are running a pilot course to help carers cope with looking after someone with a long-term condition.

| John McCormick | 27 January 2012 - 2:44pm

Belfast Children's Festival 2012 Launches

The city’s favourite family festival returns with a week long programme of fun-filled events for children aged 0-14.

| Young at Art | 26 January 2012 - 3:21pm

Take on an Olympic challenge for NSPCC!

Local athletes are being invited to step up to the podium for the '2012km Gold Challenge', and join fellow NSPCC supporters in raising £1 million to fund vital work with vulnerable children and young people.

| Emma Stewart | 26 January 2012 - 2:26pm

People Power conference - bursaries available

The 'People Power' conference taking place in London on 6 March brings together an impressive array of speakers to generate challenging debate and discussion on the latest trends, topics and ideas that will shape the future of campaigning.

CommunityNI | Editor | 26 January 2012 - 10:47am

First Minister plants first tree of oak grove fit for a Queen

First Minister Peter Robinson MLA today (25 January) put trees and woodland in the spotlight by planting the first of 60 oaks at Stormont Estate.

The Woodland Trust | Kaye Coates | 25 January 2012 - 2:36pm

Make the extra count this Leap year by leaping out of a plane!

The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign are recruiting brave supporters to do a sponsored parachute jump.

| Glenn Oakes | 25 January 2012 - 1:38pm

'First Steps to Funding' for Older People's Groups - workshop series announced

First Steps to Funding – series of workshops for Older People’s Groups
Practical ideas & experiential situations to help overcome barriers & build capacity to enable groups to access funding support independently. Contact: ej.havlin@age.ni.org

| EJ Havlin | 25 January 2012 - 1:00pm

Care Leavers’ Question Time – taking the talk to Stormont

Basil McCrea MLA and a local children’s charity challenged Northern Ireland’s local politicians to consider the real impact of their decisions on young people leaving care.

| Claire Killen | 24 January 2012 - 12:25pm

Involving Older People as Volunteers Training

This free training workshop facilitiated by the Unlocking Potential Project covers a wide range of volunteer management issues relevant to the support of older volunteers • 10th February 2012, 09.30am at Bangor Library

Volunteer Now | Volunteer Now | 23 January 2012 - 10:59am

Possibilities Programme - social enterprises and the health sector

Would you like to do business with the Health Sector?
Ashton Community Trust and Ledcom, two of our leading social enterprises are organising a series of workshops.

NICVA | Seána McAuley | 19 January 2012 - 4:56pm

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