Karl Elliott

October 17, 2019

Retired police officer Martin Steedman has scooped a first-ever Humber-wide volunteer award for his unstinting service to the region’s Blue Lights Brigade

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Martin has been onboard with BLB since the early days. He’s been part of the Safe and Well team and his volunteering commitment has been rewarded this week with a well deserved award. Read on for the full story.

October 17, 2019

Moving Away – The Changes and the Continuities. Our Young Reporter article

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Young Report Andrew Hill is off to university. Read his thoughts in his article.

October 17, 2019

Member news roundup for October

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A quick summary of news from our Members and Friends from October.

October 15, 2019

Why you should be taking advantage of our Cyber Security Training

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You’ll have seen that we are running Cyber Security training again. If you’re wondering why this is worthwhile then read this explanation from Karl who will be delivering this training – and then book yourself on.

October 14, 2019

Rotary Club supports Youth Social Action with donation to IGNITE

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At the VANEL AGM we were presented with a cheque from Rotary Club of Grimsby who have kindly supported our IGNITE programme. Read on for the story.

October 11, 2019

Thanks to everyone who attended the VANEL AGM

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Thanks to everyone who came to the VANEL AGM this week. If you weren’t there then have a read to find out what you were missing.

October 10, 2019

The Definition of Power. This week’s Young Reporter article

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Have a read of this week’s article by Young Reporter Sophie exploring the idea of what power is.

September 27, 2019

Let’s all beat Scams together

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Scams are fraud and fraud is a crime. Crime has victims and these victims could be us, our friends, family, staff, volunteers, neighbours or beneficiaries. So this just out booklet – “The Little Book of Big Scams” is a must read. Read on to find out more…

September 27, 2019

Our right to vote shouldn’t be defined by age. This week’s Young Reporter article

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Young Reporter Hannah passionately explains why she thinks the voting age should be lowered. Read on

September 25, 2019

Cyber Security Training for Small Charities and Community Groups returns

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Our Cyber Security Training sessions return. Our first session is 30th October. These sessions are supported by NAVCA, funded by the National Cyber Security Centre and delivered by VANEL. Read on to find out more about the training, the session and how to book.