Big Board Game Day 2017
Play your part and support VANEL’s IGNITE team we put together a Big Board Game Day to raise money for the NSPCC. Read on for full details and how to get involved.
Events
Event related news
Battle of the Bands Live Music Event: Friday 31st March @ Moon on the Water
Date for your diary! Charitie Robinson’s ‘Battle of the Bands’ event will take place on Friday 31st March 2017 at Moon on the Water. So far we have eight acts participating in the fundraising event and talent competition. Tickets on sale now from Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire.
WE Day Social Action Club: Free Event For Schools and Orgnisations Working With Young People!
Mini WE Day is back for its third consecutive year! This years event ‘Social Action Club’ aims to motivate and empower young people to come up with innovative solutions to social issues, and equip them with the tools they need in order to make a difference. This years Mini WE Day event will take place on Thursday 6th April 2017 at the Grimsby Institute. The event is open to school pupils and young people from across the Yorkshire and Humber region and is free to attend. For more information contact Andy Green. Email: andy@socialactionclub.com
Big Lottery Funding Surgery: Places Still Available
Next month VANEL are hosting a funding surgery with Ros Aitchison from Big Lottery. The funding surgery will take place on Thursday 30th March 2017. Community groups wishing to apply to Big Lottery’s Reaching Communities fund are encouraged to book an appointment with Ros at the funding surgery. Places are going fast and booking is essential. To book your place, please email Helen@vanel.org.uk
Guest Lecture from Radio and Transgender Icon Stephanie Hirst at Franklin College
On Friday 17th February, Radio presenter and transgender icon Stephanie Hirst delivered a guest talk at Franklin Colleges second pride event. Stephanie spoke to students, teachers and members of the public about her journey to self acceptance and the importance of celebrating people’s differences.
VANEL’s World Oceans Day 2017
VANEL’s IGNITE team are organising their first ever World Oceans Day event! The event will take place on Tuesday 30th May 2017 at Cleethorpes Discovery Centre from 10am – 4pm, and include nature walks, conservation talks and the launch of IGNITE’s Virtual Reality Experience, ‘Pipes Away!’ The event is free to attend and fun for all the family. Contact Victoria Russell for more information. Email: Victoria@vanel.org.uk
Tel: (01472) 315 437
Friend of Cleethorpes Heritage: Centenary Celebration!
Friends of Cleethorpes Heritage would like to invite you to an event they are holding to commemorate the Centenary of four well known battles of the Great War. The event is due to take place on Saturday 18th March, 2017 at St. Peters School Hall, Cleethorpes, from 11am until 4pm. The event is suitable for people of all ages and entry is free.
Free Course to Help People Living with and Beyond Cancer
Macmillan, in Partnership with Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust are holding a free six-week self-management course available to anyone living with and beyond a cancer diagnosis. The course starts on Friday 3rd March and is being held between 10am and 12.30pm at St Andrew’s Hospice, Peaks Lane, Grimsby, DN32 9RP.
Yarborough School Do Their Bit To Love Our Seaside
On Wednesay 15th February Staff and year one pupils from Yarborough School participated in a litter pick on a stretch of beach near Cleethorpes Leisure Centre. Also in attendance were representatives from Anglian Water, Keep Britain Tidy, and two of VANEL’s IGNITE team.
The Way Forward Event 2017
The next ‘Way Forward 2017’ event will take place on Wednesday 8th March at the Humber Royal Hotel, Littlecoates Road, Grimsby from 12:45 – 4:30. The North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group are inviting patients, carers, voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, partners, service providers and elected representatives to join them to move this forward here in North East Lincolnshire. Read on for more information and to book your place.