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Cheshire BME Support
Cheshire BME Support are holding a fundraising event on the
26th May in Cheadle, please feel free to download
their flyer advertising the event and pass on to anyone else who may be
interested.
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Annual General Meeting
Our AGM was held on the 5th February and
was well received by all. The open meeting included a "question
time" debate titled "How Does Migration affect Community
Cohesion" with a panel of speakers including Chief Constable Peter Fahey,
Denise McDowell from Migrant North West and Jan Souness, head of services,
Warrington BC.
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Cheshire BME Network Event
This event was held on the 5th December
2007 and was a chance for BME residents of Chester to talk to the council about
the services they offer. The event was very successful and some pictures
are available here.
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BME Network
for Cheshire
Thank you to everyone who completed the questionnaire
regarding setting up a BME Network for Cheshire. As a result the meeting
held in Chester on the 31st March went very well. We have now arranged 2
new meeting dates, one in Crewe (19th April) and Warrington (24th April)
Please download the invite here and let
us know if you would like to attend.
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BME Network Survey
We’re thinking of setting up a network just
for BME led community and voluntary sector groups across the area and we’d
like your views about whether it’s worthwhile and what it should do.
The survey will only take 2 minutes
to complete and you can find it here
or if you’d like a paper copy please contact us
and we’ll send one out to you
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Free Media Training
There will be free media training on the
30th January 2008 at the Quaker meeting house in Chester. For more
information and a booking form download the pdf here.
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Realising Our Potential-Promoting the Talents of
Muslim Women
The North West Regional Development
Agency and the Friends of Islam (all party parliamentary group) are holding this
event on the 21st January 2008 in Bolton, to download more information please
click here, or go to www.nwra.gov.uk/promotingmuslimwomen
to book your place!
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Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) Residents
Networking Event
There will be a networking event at
Chester Town Hall for BME residents on the 5th December 2007 from
6:30pm-8:30pm. It will be an informal event including a buffet, and will
be a chance for you to find out more about the services Chester City Council
provide, and also to talk to councilors and officers about any ideas, concerns
or to ask any questions. To download the flyer please click here
or here, and to download an invite
click here.
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Recruitment
Staff from Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service are taking to the road
this month as part of a new campaign to recruit firefighters.
The Service is launching the recruitment drive from November 5 with
people encouraged to apply on its recruitment hotline - 01606 868733
– or via the website – www.cheshirefire.gov.uk
The telephone line opens at
9 am
on November 5 will remain
open until
midnight
November 30th,
with the deadline for returning application forms
12 noon
on December 4th.
The
Service is intending to ultimately have a ‘shortlist’ of around
60 people who will attend a series of recruits’ courses throughout
2008. Applications will be sifted on a rolling programme involving
pre and full sifts a range of physical, practical, written and
numerical assessments, an interview and a medical.
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Launch of New Report from the CRE
The CRE has recently launched a new report of its formal
investigation into regeneration. The report and summary report
can be downloaded here.
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Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service
Are actively working in Cheshire
undertaking Home Safety Assessments and fitting smoke alarms where
applicable. This advisory service is available FREE to all domestic
properties. The request form can be found
here and is available in English, Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati,
Hindu, Polish, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and
Urdu. |
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New Address
Our new address is
92 Watergate Street, Chester, CH1 2LF. Phone numbers and e-mail addresses
remain the
same.
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BME
Consultation Panel Newsletter
The first edition of the BME Consultation Panel Newsletter is
now available to download as a PDF
here. |
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Cheshire BME Support
Has your child been racially harassed
in school? Have you felt that you have had the necessary
support to help your child? Has your child got in with the
wrong crowd? Is your child suffering from identity issues
being in a predominantly white area? If you answer yes to any
of these questions you might be interested in lending support to a
new group that is looking to set up in Cheshire...More |
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IT Support
BME Groups can now access free computer help and advice
through MACAW, an IT organisation set up through ChangeUp
money. For more information please visit www.macaw.org.uk
or phone them on 0845 3370577 |
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BME
Consultation Panel
Please take a look at the new BME
Consultation Panel page, if
you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact
the office |
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Competition
Catalyst,
the race equality magazine produced by the Commission
for Racial Equality, is running a competition to select the best
in student journalism, illustration and photography. The
winning article, photo essay and illustration on race, class, faith
and education will each win a prize of £200 and be published in a
future issue of Catalyst. The competition is open to students
in full time education. If you are interested in submitting an
entry the deadline is the 31st December. Download the poster
and leaflet. |
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