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“Stay Safe” guide to inform older people about looking after themselves over the Winter published

Simple guide to keeping safe over the Winter published for Cleethorpes older residents.

The Pareto Principle and COVID-19

A thought provoking article this week by young reporter Grant. Read on

Local Our Place, Our Future survey has re-launched. Your opinion matters.

North East Lincolnshire Council, Humberside Police, NHS North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group, Humberside Fire and Rescue, Lincolnshire Housing Partnership, Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner and Healthwatch NEL have come together to launch the Our Place, Our Future survey. The survey is open now and there are prizes. Please take the time to share your thoughts. Read on for details.

Harvesting Time. Thought for this week from our Young Reporter

This week’s Young Reporter article from Beth has us thinking more deeply about harvest time. Read on.

Not in our community

Billy, Tabby, Rosie and Lisa don’t know each other, but their lives are entwined and each of them is in great danger. Missed Me? Is a hard-hitting video story based on real life events and shows the different ways that children and young people can be pushed and pulled into situations of great risk and […]

Halloween’s Thrills and Spills

This week’s Young Reporters article looks back on Halloween. Read on.

Trustees Week Day 5: Try the 5 S’s

On the final day of Trustees Week here’s a few thoughts for you and a useful tool to help you quickly shake up your approach to governance. Read on.

Trustees Week Day 4: Acknowledge that it’s voluntary

A simple reminder today on Day 4 of Trustees Week that all your Trustees are volunteers. That can often be forgotten. Have a read to find out about a couple of new resources too.

U.S Presidential election, What to expect. Our Young Reporters piece

This week’s Young Reporters piece appeared in the paper on the day of the US Election. It will all be over by now, but it’s still interesting to see Grant’s explanation on how it all works and his expectations.

Trustees Week Day 3: Follow the handbook

We’re halfway through Trustees Week. Read on for todays resources and thought of the day for trustees and boards.

Trustees Week Day 2: Use a Framework

Read todays thought for day 2 of National Trustees’ Week. Today we’re discussing the Charity Governance Code and how you can use it as a framework to assess your own governance approach.

Trustees Week Day 1: One step at a time

We’re starting National Trustees’ Week today. Read on for todays thought of the day and some useful information.

My project: Suicide Awareness by a Young Reporter

Our Young Reporter Grace wants you to know about her project related to suicide awareness. Have a read.

Trustees Week is 2nd to 6th November. Time to say thanks to your Trustees.

Next week is national Trustees Week. So here’s a reminder about what it is all about and how to get involved.

‘Feel the rain, put that sodding phone away’. This week’s piece from our Young Reporter

This week’s food for thought from Young Reporter Grant. Reminding us to ‘feel the rain’ rather than ‘just getting wet’. Read on…

A post-AGM update on VANEL activities

An update from our Chief Officer following our AGM last week.

What if? Our thought for the week from our Young Reporter

Our Young Reporter Grace gets us thinking about What if?….

A reminder that the VANEL AGM is on 15th October 2020 on Zoom

A reminder about the VANEL AGM which is being held on Zoom this year – on 15th October.

Could lack of youth activity provision cause youth disruption?

Read on for this week’s thought provoking piece from our Young Reporter Abianne

Weekend reading: The Kruger Review reports after its review of civil society

The just published Kruger report “Leveling up our communities” is an assessment of the past, present and future of civil society and the voluntary sector and as such, necessary reading…

The Effects of Male Gaze on the Masculine – 500 Days of Summer . A Young Reporter article

Karl Elliott VANEL news young reporters

‘500 Days of Summer’ presents us with the effects of male gaze on the man. Often in media we discuss the effects of this phenomenon on the female. Terminology such as the ‘inner camera’ have been popularized which describe the feeling that women always have an imagined spectator they perpetually perform for, even in the […]

The Christmastime Suicide Myth: Where To Focus Your Efforts To Prevent Suicide This Holiday Season. By a Young Reporter

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Most people in modern-times seem to subscribe to the idea that suicide rates dramatically increase around Christmas season, which is understandable, as it seems plausible to some that during the holiday period, a mentally ill person may be pushed over the edge by the surrounding jollity of Christmas, which ‘everyone but they’ can partake in. It […]

Safer Streets West Marsh project well underway

Karl Elliott VANEL news safer streets

VANEL is very actively involved with the delivery of the “Safer Streets 2” project which is tackling acquisitive crime on the West Marsh. We are taking a lead on a number of community aspects of the project, and with the project nearly half-way through its six month programme, here’s a flavour of what is going […]

My Definition Of Grief. A Young Reporter article

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As we become accustomed to living with COVID-19, wearing face masks, getting vaccinations – we soon forget to talk about what’s important. Whether that’s our worries for the future, the anxiety we face going back to work or school, or even just being. Every morning, the news highlighted the impact of the new virus on […]

Have cemeteries got one foot in the grave? Thoughts from a Young Reporter

Karl Elliott VANEL news young reporters

Since their humble beginnings in North Africa and West Asia 10-15,000 years ago, cemeteries have been engrained into the traditions, architecture and daily lives of civilisations all over the world. Graveyards are a staple of many cultures around the globe and have only just recently become unwelcoming, morbid places bound to the stigma of sorrow, […]

MOVE team involved with “Hoods in the Wood” pantomime (oh yes they are)

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The MOVE project’s first ever pantomime will be broadcast on HLR Community Radio next week. The pantomime is called Hoods in the Woods and is the product of a collaboration between the Yeller Bellies Writing Group and Virtual Players. It has involved and features many participants, employees and volunteers from across the project including Peter and Liz from […]

First film on VANEL TV from Nostalgic North East Lincolnshire documents the history of Waltham Windmill

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The first heritage film created through VANEL’s Community Heritage TV project is now available to view. This film covers the history of Waltham Windmill – a favourite local landmark. Filmed and produced by Hammond House Productions, this is the first film commissioned through the Heritage Lottery funded project started up earlier this year. During the […]

The Pop Industry and its ‘Bounce Back’. A Young Reporter article

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Like all things, the Pop Industry suffered during lockdown at the height of the-19 pandemic. But it’s coming back with a bang! And it’s not just current artists coming back, some older artists are wowing us again, like ABBA! All music fans, people of all ages can be prepared for a music come back like […]