elcap e-newsletter issue 13 - oct 2010

8/3/2019 ELCAP E-newsletter Issue 13 - Oct 2010

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Tune in to Pendle Com-

munity Radio on:

103.1FM

Or Listen via the Web

at

www.pendleradio.org

Blog it at

www.pcrblog,info

BRINGING THE GOOD OUT OF PENNINE LANCASHIRE

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Whats On:

Rossendale

3

Life Swap 5

JIHijackED 6

Work Place-

ments

7

Pakistan

Floods

2

Radio Savvy 4

Word on

Health

7

ELCAP NEWSO C T O B E R 2 0 1 0V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 2

And secondly, Third Sector organisations

themselves also face a squeeze on

budgets and need to save money and

improve efficiency. Does this sound like

mission impossible? This unique and

free conference brought together policy

and decision makers to work around:

reduced costs

improved efficiency and productivity

increased information accessibility,

collaboration and sharing

The event was hosted by Peter Sweet-

more of the CVS and guest speakers in-

cluded, Paul Hussey of Pendle Borough

Council, David Smith of Lancashire

County Council, Eamoon Greene from

Government Office and Peter Brown

from the University of Central Lanca-

shire.

Organised by East Lancashire Commu-

nity Action Project in association with

Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale Council

for Voluntary Service. The economic

downturn has put great pressure on

charities, voluntary and community

groups, social enterprises and not for

profit organisations to become more

efficient. Firstly, the Third Sector needs

to get support to the people in needfaster as the recession puts a huge bur-

den on where it's needed.

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2/9

As time go by, people busy and engross them-

selves in their own their life they vaguely re-

member that flood in Pakistan. The 2010Pakistan floods began in July 2010 following

heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber, Pakhtunk-

hwa, Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan regions of

Pakistan. Present estimates indicate that over

two thousand people have died and over a mil-

lion homes have been destroyed since the

flooding began. The United Nations estimates

that more than 21 million people are injured or

homeless as a result of the flooding, exceeding

the combined total of individuals affected by

the 2004 Tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earth-quake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. At one

point, approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's to-

tal land area was underwater due to the flood-

ing. This is a reality for many people and we

should take a moment to remember those,

but also be grateful for the roof over our head,

our beds, the central heating, the food in our

cupboards

ELCAP has been supporting the strenuouslywork of Minhaj Welfare Foundation in East

Lancashire who have been raising awareness

and funds for the relief efforts in Pakistan. It

has been wonderful to see people of various

backgrounds unite to aid the people of Pakistan

and special thanks goes out to you all. All fundsraised have been sent to Minhaj Welfare Foun-

dation who have set up relief camps in 35 cities

across the flood affected areas with a team of

12,000 volunteers. Minhaj Welfare has coordi-

nated and continues to provide medical aid,

food, shelter and clothing to 20,000 affectees.

MWF has now launched a construction project

consisting of 1000 permanent homes project

for those who have lost their homes.

We would ask people to remember these people

throughout the year as tragedies such as this do

take years if not decades to repair.

For further information, please visit:

http://www.minhajwelfare.org

P A G E 2V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 2 ELCAP NEWS


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4/9

P A G E 4V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 2One prize, one goal, one mission oh yes! Taken

from the famous lyrics of Queen, we are soon to

announce to you the winner of the News Flash

competition. The awards ceremony took place

on 15th July where the students recordings were

judged and the winning school received a daz-

zling trophy.

Across East Lancashire, six local primary and sec-

ondary schools have taken part in the Radio

News Flash competition.

Participating schools:

Bradley Primary School

Stoneyholme Primary School

St Phillips Primary School

Marsdens Community Primary School

Marsdens Heights High School

Primet High School.

Students have undergone an intense sequence

of training and taken the role of a reporter a step

further. Students were introduced to key people

in the community who provided the students withinteresting news story to report. Students there-

after put their skills into action and took to the

studio. The students produced some priceless

pieces of work but we can only have ONE winner,

ok, ok, well everyones a winner. Our Panel of

Judges include Nasrullah Anwar a local writer and

Sue Bowering a local TV Critic! The judges took to

the stage and Nasrullah truly did take on the

character of Mr Cowell. Martin Dobson of

Burnley Football Club presenter the trophy to the

winning school, which was deservedly Bradley Pri-

mary School, Nelson. Runners up were Stoney-

holme Primary, Burnley. Bradley Primary School

worked in partnership with Lancashire Fire and

Rescue, Myra ONeill. Bradley built their story

around the dangers of Hoax calls, it was a tear

jerker. We would like to take this opportunity to

thank all the schools involved, the police, the fire

service and also the NHS.

ELCAP NEWS


5/9

Faz thought white families dont spend time

together. John thought Asian families wont

welcome me. Find out what happened when

they swapped lives for a day in Blackburn with

Darwen

Two new DVDs showing what happened when

businessman, John Sturgess and PCR Pre-

senter and community worker Faz Patel MBE

swapped lives for a day. John and Faz, who

had never met before, agreed to swap lives for

a day to learn more about each other and

break down barriers between different commu-

nities.

The Lifeswap initiative, which took place ear-

lier this year, was sponsored by Blackburn with

Darwen Council as part of its latest initiative to

create understanding between different com-

munities. Council leader Councillor Mike Lee

said: "I hope people and groups across the

community will copy this simple idea of spend-

ing time together, listening, asking and learn-

ing so we create more understanding of the

things we have in common and respect for the

things we do differently."

Faz, 30, who lives close to Blackburn town

centre and was awarded an MBE for his ser-

vices to community work in 2006 and John, 47,who lives in rural Darwen both admitted they

were surprised at how much they have in com-

mon. "Were both juggling work, family life and

being active in our communities and were both

concerned about the things that spoil society

such as drugs, binge drinking and litter," said

Faz. "I thought white families dont spend time

together and that white men are always in the

pub, but John proved me very wrong on that. We

had a great day taking his children horse riding

and going out in the countryside and yes, we diddrop into a pub but it was for a family meal.

John, who runs his own business and chairs the

Darwen and Rural neighbourhood board, said

he wasnt sure if the tight knit Asian community

would welcome him joining them for a day. "I

couldnt have been more wrong. I was made ex-

tremely and genuinely welcome by everyone I

met. Everyone talked about wanting to break

down this invisible barrier that seems to sepa-rate our two communities and how we really do

have much more in common than you might

think," said John.

"No question was taboo and their openness was

absolutely fantastic. We talked about how fanat-

ics have hijacked Islam and created mistrust

between our communities, how the role of

women in their community is changing and went

out into local shops and the mosque. "Id say ifI can do this, with my very white background,

almost anyone can and should. Rather than as-

sume, go out and meet people and find out

what they are really like."

The two films run for seven minutes each, show-

ing Johns day and Fazs day and can be seen at

http://www.youtube.com/user/BwDCtube



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P A G E 6V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 2

It will not be a surprise to anyone to learn of the

great misconceptions that are held by many regard-

ing some key aspects of Islam. Presently due to the

rise of individuals massacring innocent civilians,

irrespective of their religion, in the name of Jihad,

has deeply confused the image of Jihad. Terrorists

justify their actions by quoting verses of the Quran

that apparently command them to carry out this

Jihad. Then there are elements who only give air

time to the Islam that is portrayed by the extrem-

ists resulting in many in the West being constantly

told that the Quran commands Muslims to kill infi-

dels.

Muslims who understood the true concept of Jihad

were immensely depressed to see the message of

the extremists being presented as Islam. Muslims

and the wider community were crying out for the

true Message of Islam and in particular the true

concept of Jihad to be presented so that Islam can

be differentiated from the acts of the terrorists.

The Fatwa against terrorism launched by Shaykh-

ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri was a ground

breaker and demolished the foundations of theextremist ideology. This Fatwa alone, revolutionised

the image of Islam in the world and particularity in

the West, over night. Months after the launch of the

fatwa in London, the world media is still buzzing with

references to the Fatwa.

In line with this, a similar conference was organised

in Bradford, UK. Muslim Youth League (MYL UK)

organised a very successful conference at the Brad-

ford Hilton Hotel with the title of JIHijackAD. The

aims of the conference were to highlight the fact

that the concept of Jihad had been hijacked by ex-

tremists and terrorists; and to present the true Is-

lamic concept of Jihad to the world.

The unique and intriguing aspect of this conference

was that the audience were all youngsters. Over 700youngsters

attended the

all ticketed

event. The

success fu l

promotion of

the event by

MYL UK

through TV

adverts on

v a r i o u s

channels, and other promotional modes had cre-ated great interest in the event resulting in the

event being sold out and being full to capacity.

The key speaker on the subject at hand was Shaykh

Hassan Mohiudin Qadri who delivered a two hour

detailed lecture on the true Islamic concept of Jihad.

Right at the outset he made it clear that Islam nor

any other religion relate Jihad to violence. He said

Jihad is a multi faceted struggle for good. Those who

are using Holy verses which mention the word Jihad

to derive that these verses are permitting the use offorce by whatever

means in order to carry

out their aims are

clearly and blatantly

misusing religion. He

said those people who

were doing this were

taking literal meanings

of these verses ignoring

their context. Interpret-

ing verses without hav-

ing sound knowledge oftheir context is deliber-

ately misusing these

verses.

ELCAP NEWS


7/9


Over the past month ELCAP has

offered local schools opportuni-ties to experience life at a radio

station. Taking in 3 students un-

der the work placement scheme

they have varied their job roles,

from research to vox pop, pre-

senting to facilitating events. All

three students became fluent in

the Cooledit software and as-

sisted the Radio in producing

advertisement and short docu-

mentaries. Josh created some

very interesting pieces on the

World Cup, Mountain Biking andthe financial transition of South

Africa from the 1950s to present

times. While Hamza and Yasser

created a piece on the World Cup

and prepared and presented a

short radio show on local Sport.

It was sad to see them leave and

we hope that they will return

again in the future, even if it isjust for a brew!

Well done to you all! Any schools

or local organisations interested

in volunteering for the radio sta-

tion are more than welcome.

Contact us on;

01282 723 456; or

[email protected]

New data provides increasing

evidence to suggest that our

high salt intake has direct dam-

aging effects on small blood ves-

sels (capillaries) that may be in-dependent and additive to the

effect of salt in raising blood

pressure.

The study demonstrated that a

modest reduction in salt intake,

as currently recommended in the

United Kingdom and the United

States, not only lowers blood

pressure but also increases skin

capillary density in white, black,and Asian individuals with mildly

raised blood pressure.

Furthermore; the study found

that the greater the reduction in

salt intake, the greater the in-

crease in the number of small

blood vessels (capillary density).A reduction in capillary density

and the microcirculation is

thought to lead damaging effects

on the brain, possibly increasing

the likelihood of dementia. In

the heart, the reduction in car-

diac function may increase the

likelihood of heart failure.

The findings suggest that a re-

duction in salt intake could havemajor cardiovascular benefits

potentially independent of the

blood pressure fall that occurs.

Graham MacGregor, Professor

of Cardiovascular Medicine at

the Wolfson Institute of Preven-

tive Medicine and Chairman of

CASH comments:The new research provides fur-

ther evidence that our high salt

intake can directly damage the

circulatory system, both additive

and independent of blood pres-

sure. These results provide

even more support for the cur-

rent recommendations to re-

duce salt intake to less than 6

g/day in adults and much less in

children.

Tune into PCR 103.1fm for

more!

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Josh Hallam: in the studioJosh Hallam: in the studioJosh Hallam: in the studioJosh Hallam: in the studio

ELCAP NEWS


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Pendle Community Radio is now offering

local businesses the opportunity to adver-

tise or sponsor programmes on the ra-

dio.

Pendle Radio is very popular amongst the

local community & is also available on the

internet, as such it offers a great opportu-

nity for businesses to advertise their

products to this growing consumerdemographic.

The expense of advertising on other

types of media can be a restrictive factor

especially for smaller businesses and this

is precisely where Pendle Radio can

help. Ad spots can be bought by the

second and as such offer great value for

money.

The science of advertisement suggests

repetition and simplicity are the key to a

good radio advert, the cost of ads on

Pendle Radio means even smaller busi-

nesses can now purchase repetitive ads.

Pendle Radio can also author and pro-

duce your advertisements for you.

If you would like to advertise on Pendle

Radio please contact us via email;

[email protected]

ELCAP would like to thank all

the readers of ELCAP NEWS,

listeners of PCR Radio and the

wonderful Volunteers who

make it all possible.

You are all an important part

of ELCAP and we hope that

you continue to enjoy the vari-

ous services we endeavour to

provide through ELCAP News

and PCR Radio.

We always welcome your

comments, whether they are

good or bad - we would love

to hear from you.

www.pcrblog.info

What is a blog? A blog is a personal diary. A

daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political

soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection

of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to

the world. Your blog is whatever you want it

to be. There are millions of them, in all

shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules.

In simple terms, a blog is a website, whereyou write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff

shows up at the top, so your visitors can read

what's new. Then they comment on it or link

to it or email you. Or not.

Since Blogger was launched in 1999, blogs

have reshaped the web, impacted politics,

shaken up journalism, and enabled millions

of people to have a voice and connect with

others. And we are pretty sure the whole dealis just getting started.

ELCAP NEWS


9/9

Pendles very own radio station is now on

the air and has been granted a Commu-

nity Radio License, the station is run al-

most entirely by volunteers. As such the

PCR team would like local people to get

involved and get behind the station in or-

der to make it a real suc-

cess.

The PCR team are cur-

rently looking for present-

ers . If you feel you could

host a radio show then we

would like to hear from you. Experience

in radio broadcasting is absolutely not

necessary as full training will be pro-

vided. All you need is a passion for radio

and a some knowledge of your chosen

subject. So if you think youve got talent

and want to present on the radio then the

PCR team would like to hear from you.

ELCAP PublicationsELCAP PublicationsELCAP PublicationsELCAP Publications

15 Cross Street

Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 7LE

Phone: 01282 723456

Fax: 01282 723457

e-mail: [email protected]

blog: www.pcrblog.info

ELCAP is committed to providing a variety of services to

the local community in the East Lancashire area.

Our mission is to enrich the lives of the local community

through the provision of education, information and training

through media and digital technologies.

One of our key projects is thePendle Community Radio

station which provides an invaluable service to the East Lan-

cashire community.

Contact US

If you are a technical person and would to

know how things work behind the scenes,

we have a variation of activities that could

help you grasp the unseen world of Ra-

dio. Whether it is work experience in me-

dia, journalism or general radio produc-

tion and maintenance then

please do get in touch and

we will see where we can

help.

We have a team of crea-

tive staff who would be

more than happy to help. We do provide

group radio training, with children, Young

People and small community groups.

For further information please do not hesi-

tate to contact our offices on 01282 723

456 and speak to Aimee.Alternatively email [email protected]

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