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Are you involved with, or know of, a food project that could use some support? Maybe you need a little extra funding to get a new project off the ground or to boost your current project.  Or perhaps you could benefit from some advice about food growing to help make your project more productive? The Brighton & Hove Food Partnership and Harvest project can help!



We run two small grants programmes and a mentoring programme, all of which are currently open to applications:

This easy to access, free 2 hour computer-based introductory course on
Safeguarding children is available to all Brighton & Hove community &
voluntary organisations and CYPT staff.

Access interactive, easy to use e-learning packages online which can be
completed at a time and pace to suit you. The modules have stimulating
animations, quizzes and tests to capture and maintain your interest.

The course covers a variety of child protection issues and is suitable for
anyone who comes into contact with children, young people, parents, and
carers.

The Observer Ethical Awards, in association with Ecover, launch today for
2010. Now in their fifth year the awards pay tribute to the great and the
green. If you have an ethical initiative, project or product this could be
your chance to shine.  In previous years the awards have attracted a diverse
selection of winners from politicians such as Ken Livingstone and Caroline
Lucas to community projects such as Lomeshaye Marsh Local Nature Reserve
Stockbridge Junior Rangers, winners of the Ethical Kids award and bursary.

‘ Be your own coach’ course, starting on Thursday 4th February.
The course is for young women (16-25 yrs) and will take place at Brighton Women’s Centre, 72 High Street, Kemptown.

Cost: Free
Childcare costs are available.

Please could you circulate to colleagues or young women as appropriate?
Many thanks
Sue Shaw
For the leaflet please see the attachment

Want to give your children the best start in life?
Want to provide a great education but worried about what's on offer?
Worried about your child's education but not sure of the alternatives?   

Here is a free event for parents.

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Everyone’s talking about growing your own veg these days: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on TV, countless articles in newspapers and magazines and the Government’s latest food strategy. There’s a huge renewed interest in growing but many of us lack the skills to get out and do it.

A course in ‘successful composting’ has kicked off a training programme for people interested in growing more of their own food. The courses are organised by Harvest Brighton & Hove, a new city-wide project which aims to get more residents growing their own and eating local food. Other topics to be covered in 2010 include an introduction to organic growing, container growing and how to plan your plot.

Grants of up to £3,000 available for community groups who work with children aged 5 - 13 years and live in Brighton & Hove.

Children must have greater needs and fewer chances and the project ideas should come from the children themselves.