New Parks Volunteer of the Year Awards A Great Success!

The annual New Parks Volunteer Award ceremony at the Community Centre was well attended by over 100 people, and featured performances by local dance group “Super-Troupers”. Volunteer groups such as the VAL and the Red Cross were also represented.

Neighborhood Development Manager Hetha Copland, said “Yet again it was great to be part of the Volunteer of the Year Awards in New Parks. For me it will always be about how many people in the area want to give to the community, including the brilliant entertainers. New Parks should be proud! “

The award certificates were presented by Councillor Ste-phen Corrall. The winner of the annual shield, voted for by the entire community, was Joe Carrol for his work at the Braunstone-Frith Recreation Centre. The runner-ups were Lita Payne and Carl Ticknell.

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The Community Magazine for the New Parks Ward

New Parks Community Volunteer of the Year

receiving his award from Councillor Stephen

Corral.

INSIDEVOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR!YOUNG PEOPLE’SCOUNCIL ELECTIONSSUPER TROUPERS... AND MORE!

New Parks Youth Centre has 4 candidates running in the Leicester Young Peoples Council Elections!

On Saturday 8th March 2014 Sir Peter Soulsby announced all four of our young people were successful in gaining seats on the YPC! Aysha, Ella, Jake and Hannah also part of the New Parks Youth JAG (Joint Action group), already have a head start on their views and ideas in changing the area. They are part of the New Parks Youth JAG (Joint Action Group) which looks at reducing crime and anti-social behaviour in New Parks.On Monday 10th March they were invited to the Town Hall to be of-ficially sworn in and welcomed onto the council by Cllr Vi Dempster (Deputy Mayor with responsibility for children’s services).The hard work will begin once the young people have undertaken two days of training and a residential with the full YPC. They will then be involved in ensuring that young people’s opinions are taken into account when decisions are made on services for young people by attending ward meetings.We are extremely proud of all four candidates and look forward to the positive change and influence they will have over their next two years in office. Well done guys!!

Leicester Young People’s Council, (YPC), is a group a group of 13-19 year olds who represent the views of other young people from across the city for Leicester City Council on their plans, policies and process’. In New Parks five young people ran in the election, four of whom attend New Parks Youth Centre. They were Aysha Wood (aged 17), Ella Flan-nery (aged 17), Hannah Maxwell (Aged 18), and Jake MacCabe (Aged 18). Also elected was Kara Gill-Harrison from Braunstone / Rowley Fields area.

We now have 100 local children and young people on roll (ages 2 to 18 yrs). Dance teachers are also local residents with dancing qualifications. Two of the teachers were students of SuperTroupers and have been supported through their level three qualifications at college. Classes start from as little as £2 per hour and lesson are at the New-foundpool WMC on Beatrice road. All volunteers are DBR checked, and have qualifications in first aid and working with children

Super Troupers

SuperTroupers is now in its ninth year and is going from strength to strength. We are a voluntary run group with local residents volunteering their time on a Saturday.

The group has won awards at the Dream Academy Dance Festivals at Wreake Valley in all different styles of dance, and won the overall tro-phy for our Baby Troupe Dance. All the dances were choreographed by Lucy Randall (17yrs). Her patience and dedication to the children at SuperTroupers has paid off and the children’s self-belief, self-esteem and their overall well-being has im-proved dramatically.

Some of the babies/ primary’s and senior children with dance teacherDavid Gingell

Lucy Randall dancing with senior troupe

Everyone a Winner!

New Parks Volunteer of the Year Award Ceremony

February 19th.

What’s On At New Parks LibraryDay Activity Time Room

Monday Job Club 10.00 - 12.00 IT Suite(appointments neeeded)

Tuesday Values cooking group

Child minder group

Kick start (confidence building)

10.30 - 13.00

9.30 - 11.00

10.30 - 12.00

Training Kitchen (Values only referals)Community room Commu-nity Room

Wednesday Hill of happiness

Work club

CAB

Coffee morning

Parks pantry (lunch club)

10.30 - 12.30

10.00 - 12.00

14.00 - 17.00

10.00 - 12.00

12.00 - 13.00

Library

IT suit

Sound room (appointment to be made by phone via CAB in town)Community room and train-ing kitchenHot Meal 50p

Thursday Stop smoking

Toddler time (sur-estart)

Beginners ‘get on line’ course

Arty Farty

10.00 - 12.00

9.30 - 11.00

11.00 - 14.00

12.15 - 14.30

Library (NHS Advisor)

Community room and library

It Suite

Upstairs in the Library

Adult Learners WeekMon 16th June 2.00 - 3.30 Story of the unknown warrior (light Re-freshments provided)Tues 17th June 10.30 - 12.30 Poem and Biscuits with local published author Mary Taurayi SadombaWeds 18th June 5.30pm - 7.00 Crime and Punishment, discussion of the abolition of the death penalty (light refreshments provided. First floor of the LibraryThurs 19th June 12.00 - 2.00 Get online Taster sessionSummer Scheme Starts 1st Jul - See Lirary for more details

The distinctive Soft Touch Arts street vehicle will soon be out and about in New Parks offering arts and music on the street! Children and young people can make a song in the on board studio, create original art work with one of the Soft Touch team, meet friends old and new and find out more about other Soft Touch projects. Look out for us on Saturday nights from April for 16 weeks!

Soft Touch

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