Helen Pickett / Events, Ignite, VANEL news OLD /
Back in December VANEL’s IGNITE team supported a young person as they organised a charity five-a-side match in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Here is a letter from the charity thanking the IGNITE team for their support.
Helen Pickett / Ignite, Local News, Member News, National Youth Agency, News, O2 Think Big /
In light of the IGNITE teams’ success following their successful funding application to The Environment Now for their CGI Virtual Reality Experience ‘Pipes Away’, don’t miss your chance to apply for the next round of funding. The Environment Now is open for applications from young people aged 17-24 years who have innovative solutions to pressing environmental issues using digital technology.
Helen Pickett / Ignite, Member News, National Youth Agency, News, O2 Think Big /
VANEL’s IGNITE team are pleased to announce that they have been successful in applying to The Environment Now to fund their exciting CGI Virtual Reality Experience Pipes Away! Read on for full details about this exciting new project!
Helen Pickett / Ignite, Independent Forum, VANEL Training /
The Independent forum are offering free places on a half day Level 1 Mental Health Training Course for young people. For more information please contact Jenny Hodson. Jenny@vanel.org.uk
Helen Pickett / Events, Ignite, Local News, VANEL news /
Do you know a budding musician, singer or band who would be interested in showcasing their talent at a fundraising ‘Battle of the Bands’ event taking place at Moon on the Water next month? Read on for full details and how to get involved.
Helen Pickett / Events, Ignite, Local News, News /
VANEL’s IGNITE team recently gave their support to a bereaved young mother from Grimsby as she organised a special balloon release event in honour of babies “who are in the sky”. Twenty-year-old Uniformed Services student and mother of one, Amy Brown organised a fundraising a fundraising event called ‘Sky High’ at the Linden Homes Club last week to raise money for the Laurel Ward to purchase memory boxes for bereaved parents. Read on to find out more.
Helen Pickett / Anglian Water, Events, Ignite, Local News, Member News, News, Winter Wonderland /
VANEL’s IGNITE team will be at Cleethorpes Winter Wonderland promoting Anglian Water’s Keep It Clear Campaign. The four day event which starts on Thursday 8th December, will include Christmas Markets, fairground attractions and the chance to meet the one and only Santa Clause. Read on for full details.
Helen Pickett / Events, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education, Ignite, Local News, Member News /
A charity five-aside Tournament is taking place next week at the Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education on Thursday 8th December from 9am until 1pm in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Competing in the tournament will be some of the VANEL and IGNITE team. Show your support for our staff and the Teenage Cancer Trust by joining us on the day and making a donation to this worthy cause. The event has been organised as part of IGNITE by Grimsby College student and project leader Isireli Stevens. If you would like to get involved and play as part of the tournament, there’s still time! For more information, please contact IGNITE Youth Leadership Worker Lisa Anderson. Email Lisa@vanel.org.uk
Helen Pickett / Events, Ignite, Local News, Member News /
A young mother from Grimsby who delivered a sleeping baby is organising a fundraising helium balloon release to raise money for the Laurel Ward at Grimsby’s Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, to buy Memory Boxes for bereaved parents. The mass balloon release ‘Sky High’, will take place at the Linden Homes Club, Grimsby, on Wednesday 7th December 2016 from 6pm until 9pm. The event is open to everyone and will give families the opportunity to commemorate a child who has been lost during pregnancy or after birth. You can also make a donation by visiting Amy’s JustGiving page, visit: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Flying-Sky-High. She has an online target of £250, enough to buy 8 Memory Boxes, let’s help her surpass this target!
Helen Pickett / Events, Ignite, Local News, O2 Think Big, YMCA /
Join Alex and Heather at the YMCA on Tuesday 29th November 2016 for their Thinkspiration workshop for young people aged 17 – 25, to discuss ideas for environmental projects. The event will take place from 1pm until 3pm and you could receive up to £10,000 funding to use digital technology to find innovative solutions to pressing environmental issues. Confirm your place by contacting Jenny@vanel.org.uk