Quick reminders of ongoing news…

Friendship at Home’s “Sporting Memories” group is now underway. Every Tuesday morning at Blundell Park. All the details are here.

http://vanel.org.uk/va/2018/01/friendship-at-home-start-up-a-sporting-memories-group-very-soon/

You can also visit Friendship at Home at their pop-up shop in Freshney Place shopping centre.

The closing date for the final round of Humberside Youth Association funding (HYA) is very soon – 31st January. Young people can apply for up to £500 – it might be for a small project, or some personal training. Groups working with younger people can apply for up to £2500 if they have a project to support those young people. Don’t miss out on a chance for this simple to apply for funding. Get your applications in. If you have an idea and want to see if it would work, give Richard Wendel-Jones a call at VANEL for a chat (richard@vanel.org.uk, 01472 361043). Get applying. All the details about HYA are here.http://vanel.org.uk/va/projects/humberside-youth-association-funding/

Don’t forget about the Bike Maintenance classes that Cycle Hub CIC in Grimsby is running. All the details are here.

Latest e-bulletin from Healthwatch North East Lincolnshire is out. Read it here. Don’t forget to subscribe.

YMCA Sleep Easy is coming soon – 2nd Feb. Get involved yourself or sponsor someone and show your support for people sleeping rough. All the details of the event are here.

And finally, Shalom Youth Club has an appeal out and you can read all about it on the Telegraph website here. This East Marsh based youth project needs £40k to last the year. The Shalom Youth Project has been helping young people in the East Marsh area since 1972. The area’s last remaining open access youth club has warned it will have to close – unless the community can help raise the £40,000 it needs. Read the article and spread the word.