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The Beat Project will deliver a community film documentary about Malling and surrounding parishes. The film will provide an insight into each Parish and how they do and can work together for the benefit of all in the Tonbridge and Malling area. The film will include information about the young, old, families, sports and leisure, local issues, education, attractions, walks and culture. The Project will include a Community Champions Award scheme where local people will be asked if there is anyone in their community that deserves a MAP community champion award, as well as community bus touring parishes to promote champions, local stories and bring people together.
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The first 6 week literacy course in Snodland proved so successful that we have 2 further courses book starting:
- 18th April to 23rd May (6 weeks) start 1.15pm to 2.45pm
13th June to 18th July (6 weeks) start 1.15pm to 2.45pm
The course caters for all levels whether you are wishing to brush up on existing skills, learn how to support your children with their homework or wanting to start from scratch all are welcome.
The course takes place within the relaxed setting of the weekly Snodland Coffee and Chat Group every Wednesday. Come along for a cuppa and join in the fun, find out what other courses and activities are available and then register for your FREE place on the next course.
Contact Nicky on 07824 485 167 for more details |
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Expressions Dance is looking for dancers for their Big Dance‘Freedom’ which will be performed at East Malling Jubilee Fayre, on Sunday June 3rd, for the Queen’s Jubilee. It will be a large, community, cross-generational dance suitable for all styles from body popping chrysalises to expansive butterflies. Ages 8 to 80. Various workshops will be planned beforehand. Contact Sylvia |
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COFFEE AND CHAT 11.30 to 2pm at the Working Men's Club, 54 to 56 Holborough Road, Snodland.
Come along and meet new friends or come in a Group. Only £1 per adult, children FREE, tea, coffee and cakes included.
There are various arts and crafts available for you to try or perhaps you fancy a FREE reflexology session?
Every Week: Refreshments, cake& free bread (if available) FREE Reflexology, Connexions (young people up to age 19) CV Writing, Careers/College Advice, help with interview skills plus various Crafting activities available We have a program of professionals who are scheduled to attend the group to provide an information and advice referral service. We welcome your suggestions as to how you would like to see this group develop and professionals who you would like to invite into the group, or perhaps you would just like to join us for a cuppa and a chat.
We also have planned various outings and events such as Cook and Eat Sessions, a First Aid Course, Food Safety Course, a Mad Hatters Tea Party on 30th May, and in the run up to the Jubilee the group will be making their own hats, and decorating bunting and flags to use at the party, a Jubilee Event in June, a Blue Bell Walk on 12th April, a Duck Walk on 6th June, a Bat Walk in Aug/Sept and we are looking at organising a trip to the seaside together with 2 trips to a Horse Sanctuary.
If you would like to join us at any of these events, outings or group sessions please do come along as all are welcome, although spaces are filling up quickly.
Hope to see you soon
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The Beat project will work with Epsom& Ewell Borough Council (EEBC) to engage marginalised young people through creative activities (e.g. music and arts) designed to maintain access to employment, education and training; to tackle health and well-being and behavioural issues, to address FTE’s and to encourage active involvement in the wider community. The project will target young people identified through RONI (specifically those with a school attendance less than 80%), school exclusions, those engaged in anti-social behaviour, and those with a statement of SEN or on a school action plan. Young people will be involved for the duration of the project, including its set-up, marketing, administration, management and on-going development. Participants will construct a website to showcase the project and to provide further educational links and information. This will include a Youth Forum. The courses and projects will progress from a 2 hour taster through to a standard 10 week accredited course and on-going engagement through focus groups and mentoring. The EEBC mentoring scheme will be enhanced to offer group mentoring and increased targeted support. All participants will have their own programme and workbook to share ideas, inspiration, information, support and knowledge. The mentoring scheme will start with an individual assessment meeting to identify the mentee’s aspirations and establish a work programme. This will also measure the distance travelled. There will be on-going evaluations to monitor outcomes over the duration of the project.
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Dear Friend At the
Christian Dance Fellowship of Britain National Conference last year Candy
Hadler shared with us an idea for a dance based onbutterflies emerging from
their chrysalis,as part ofevangelistic
/celebratory dance for the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. However, this year there are also
celebrations for the Queen’s Jubilee. I have been in touch with various local organisations seeking a venue to
perform such a dance in the summer and have been allocated a space at the East
Malling Jubilee Fayre for the Queen’s Jubilee.
This will be on Sunday 3rdJune in East Malling Recreation
Ground adjacent to the Community Centre.
It is being organised by Local Councillors. I am now asking you to put this date in your diary and to let me know if
you would like to be involved.The
proposal is for a large, community,
cross-generational dance as we
find movement that portrays being bound, blind, lame, and weighed down in our
chrysalis state and movement that represents being set free as butterflies. In
a creative dance style from body-popping,chrysalises, to using large
pieces of materials,butterflies. I am considering calling the
dance ‘Freedom’. It will last about 5 minutes. This, on the day, will be followed
by interactive dancing with any volunteers from the crowd joining in with
waving flags, playing with the material/billow banners (being used like
parachutes), and streamers to some upbeat contemporary Christian music. I have the
general support of Larkfield and East Malling Methodist Church, North Kent
Methodist Circuit, and Churches Together in Malling as well as my dance group‘Expressions’. However now I am looking
for performers. Please let me know if
you are interested in participating in any way.
There might still be an opportunity to do it for the Cultural Olympiad
somewhere else, if there is support for that. Regards and
God Blessings Sylvia
Ratcliff 01634 245
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Jubilee Civic Service and Bring and Share
Lunch As
part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Snodland, a Civic Service is being
held in All Saints Church, Mill Street, at 10.00am on Sunday 3rdJune. All are welcome to attend. The aim of the service will be, not only to
give thanks for the Queen and for her service to this country and the wider
world, but also to pray for the this community and to celebrate everything
positive and good which is going on within it. Do come along. After
the service there will be a parish‘Bring and Share Lunch’ in the Rectory
Garden (11 St. Katherine’s Lane) from 12.30pm onwards.If you would like to join in this as well, you
are invited to bring along a contribution to the meal (something for the main
course or dessert) and enjoy eating and sharing together. Plates, cutlery and
glasses will be provided. For further information
about this event, please contact the Rector (The Rectory,11 St Katherine’s Lane, Snodland, Kent ME6 5EH, Tel: 01634240232,
E-mail:hughbroadbent@hotmail.com) |
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It’s
back!! - Sport Relief 2012 The East Malling Partnership Mile and Community day event!The St. James Centre. Chapman Way.
East Malling. Sunday 25thMarch. 10am to 2pm Read on for more information on the
whole event... Sign up to run the mile on www.sportrelief.com There will be a variety of stalls, food and activities:- Dr. Bike– ‘bike surgery’ bring your bike along
for a check - up and enjoy a cycle ride with Dr. Bike!! Cycle ride at 2pm
- The BeatProject @ The St. James Centre–Healthy Cafe, activities& projects: Get involved!
- Stepping Stones Tennis–demos of cardio tennis and mini tennis
- Tonbridge and Malling Youth forum - find
out more.
- Health Walk– join in on the day. Walk at
12.30pm
- Children’s Centre – activity fun for
younger ones!
- Craft& Chat Group‘hand- made’ Crafts by
local group
- §Exercise instructor– Join the ‘warm –up’
before the run!
Plus:
Mayor of Tonbridge and Malling– Russet Homes - Fire Service – Community Safety
Partnership–TMBC Leisure Services Health Checks -
Ecliipse Photography - Malling Lions
refreshments– Smoothie Bike -
Air Training Corps– Libraries - Scouts - Environmental
Health - and a whole lot more!
Contact us for more information:
01732 846314 / angelaborsos@thebeatproject.org.uk |
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It’s
back!! - Sport Relief 2012 The East Malling Partnership Mile and Community day event! The St. James Centre. Chapman Way.
East Malling. Sunday 25thMarch. 10am to 2pm Read on for more information on the
whole event... Sign up to run the mile on www.sportrelief.com
There will be a variety of stalls, food and activities:- Dr. Bike– ‘bike surgery’ bring your bike along
for a check - up and enjoy a cycle ride with Dr. Bike!! Cycle ride at 2pm
- The BeatProject @ The St. James Centre–Healthy Cafe, activities& projects: Get involved!
- Stepping Stones Tennis–demos of cardio tennis and mini tennis
- Tonbridge and Malling Youth forum - find
out more.
- Health Walk– join in on the day. Walk at
12.30pm
- Children’s Centre – activity fun for
younger ones!
- Craft& Chat Group‘hand- made’ Crafts by
local group
- §Exercise instructor– Join the ‘warm –up’
before the run!
Plus:
Mayor of Tonbridge and Malling– Russet Homes - Fire Service – Community Safety
Partnership–TMBC Leisure Services Health Checks -
Ecliipse Photography - Malling Lions
refreshments– Smoothie Bike -
Air Training Corps– Libraries - Scouts - Environmental
Health - and a whole lot more!
Contact us for more information:
01732 846314 / angelaborsos@thebeatproject.org.uk
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The Beat Project and pupils
from The Malling School celebrate together as The St James Centre is
awarded a grant for £297, 176 from the Big Lottery fund. The young
people represented their school admirably as they enjoyed a morning in
The Beat Radio Room atThe St Jam;) es Centreduring a visit from the Lottery Press Team. It was smiles all round and a few astonished faces at the size and amount of the cheque!
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The Big Lottery Fund
- News and Press Releases We
are very pleased to announce that The Beat Project has achieved a"Reaching Communities" grant on behalf of The St James Centre Trust. The
grant for just under£300,000from The Big Lottery Fund,will run over a three year period for The St. James Centre Community
Hub and will allow us to run many projects and activities at the centre,
as well as contributing to staff and running costs- including towards the much anticipated Community Arts Cafe.
This is fantastic news for the residents of East Malling and the
surrounding area, helping to secure the centre financially and allowing
us to build on our community work there, which will benefit local people
through a wide range of courses, accreditations, events, the Arts
Cafe, groups and activities.
We are very proud of the team who worked so hard on achieveing this grant. Well done everyone! Fiona Dempsie from the Big lottery presents a cheque to The Beat Project and St. James Centre Trustees.  Right
to left: Christine Woodger, Trustee. Fiona Dempsie, Big Lottery Fund
Head of South East Region. Angela Borsos, The Beat Project Community
Development Manager. Steve Carley, The Beat Project CEO. Irene Scott,
Trustee. Natasha Ausher,The Beat Project Apprentice at the St. James
Centre.
Front row - The Cheque!!!
Read the Big Lottery Press release below....
Reaching
Communities Grant for the St James Centre Young people learn to DJ at music workshop in East Malling Pupils aged
14-16 from The Malling School will try their hand at running a radio station
from a vibrant community centre in East Malling, Kent, which was this month
awarded funding by the Big Lottery Fund. St James
Centre Trust received£297,176 from BIG’s Reaching Communities programme,
enabling it to host activities including accredited courses in literacy and
numeracy, craft groups, a veg box and allotment scheme, dance classes and
weight loss sessions. Run by The
Beat Project, the initiative aims to improve levels of education, employment,
health and aspiration in East Malling through its refurbished community centre
and arts cafe, which will offer healthy meals. Work experience placements and
apprenticeships will be offered to unemployed adults and young people alongside
volunteers. Miss
Natasha Ausher,21, from East Malling, got in with the wrong
crowd at school and was expelled, before aimlessly drifting between jobs. But
since she began volunteering with the St James Centre as an apprentice six
months ago, she says it has changed her outlook completely and she now aspires
to be a community worker. She said:“It’s changed me completely as a person, the way I am, my personal life is a
lot more settled - I come from a very disruptive childhood. I am a lot more
career-minded now. Ultimately it would be amazing if I was able to stay with
The Beat Project and St James Centre to work. I live in East Malling, it is a
disadvantaged community. The work they have done already has changed the
community. When you can see in front of you it’s changing, it’s very, very
rewarding. Mrs
Angela Borsos,community development managerfor The Beat
ProjectatSt James Centre, said: “Over the last two
years we have transformed this building from a disused school into a thriving
community hub. It sits in quite a disadvantaged part of the wider community. We
are offering lots of opportunities here to develop new skills, through
volunteering, apprenticeships or courses. The whole ethos is training to help
people build their confidence and skills in addition to helping them into work
or education.” Fiona
Dempsie,Big Lottery Fund Head of the South East region,said: “It is
extremely inspiring to hear Natasha’s story and I am sure this exciting project
will continue to transform the lives of many people in and around East Malling.
I look forward to seeing how Reaching Communities funding will support many more
vital causes across the South East throughout 2012.” |
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Snodland Healthy Living Event a Success!
Thank you all ever so much for all you kind support today on what turned out to be a really fun, interactive and successful event.
I've had some really good feedback from our members shown below. It's a please to work in partnership with the Co-Op, TMBC, Moat Housing and all the people and organisations who came along!
Our group continue to run weekly so do please come along and find us for a cuppa.
Call Nicky on 07824 485 167 for more info. Healthy Living Event Feedback 
Excellent advice, loved it all. Wayne Very Enjoyable, food lovely, people really friendly Had a fab time!!! Great food and info!!! Really really
worked, booking this one again, Rachel was amazing *** I enjoyed skipping outside! Had a great afternoon, nice food, good demonstration, well
done! Most enjoyable 2 hours we will have to pay another visit. Mrs Mallard I enjoyed trying the healthy living foods. Simon An excellent experience, very tasty food Doing the cooking A very enjoyable day, I enjoyed eating the food they
made. Kevin Skipped, ate and drunk too much tea! Great Fun !! Skip to be fit was soooo much fun, keep skipping Excellent really worth coming too! Very enjoyable and informative Most enjoyable and full of energy Enjoyed it very much, the food was healthy and lovely We’ve enjoyedeverything!!!!The skipping the food
the atmosphere, great place– great place!
My boys didn’t even try my sausages when I cooked it but here your
brilliant chef made them eat it! Thank
you Great day with the community in Snodland, the cookery
sessions were fabulous and the food was great.
Partnership working at its best.
Betsy An excellent concept lots of very interesting
activities for community members. Loved it done a lot
of exercise which not usually done, sooo enjoyed it, will come again next timeJTanya I enjoyed all and made the pancake, was fun. from
Gemma I found the event a great success too both for you, the Snodland
community and our service. We signed 21 more families to the West Kent-wide Healthy Passport Club
and we made 3 more stop smoking service referrals for Snodland. We got the message across about Love Food Hate Waste with the help of
the Co-Op using the kitchen caddy for the waste and mentioning the LFHW
messages during cooking. We gave away 25 kitchen caddies and 600 caddy liner
sample paper bags. Thank you for organising such a fantastic event - and thank you to the
team in the kitchen making the delicious hot chocolate to stop us from freezing
by the door... I found the event a great success too both for you, the Snodland
community and our service. We signed 21 more families to the West Kent-wide Healthy Passport Club
and we made 3 more stop smoking service referrals for Snodland. We got the message across about Love Food Hate Waste with the help of
the Co-Op using the kitchen caddy for the waste and mentioning the LFHW
messages during cooking. We gave away 25 kitchen caddies and 600 caddy liner
sample paper bags. Thank you for organising such a fantastic event - and thank you to the
team in the kitchen making the delicious hot chocolate to stop us from freezing
by the door... We really enjoyed the event and here is some feedback: · We were pleased to be in contact with parents of
younger children and to have children in the audience/participating · we liked the format of the event · we liked the range of organisations present and
felt they were a good match for our campaigns - especially waste reduction and
healthy living · there was a good atmosphere - welcoming and
inclusive You organised and promoted the event very effectively - we'd
like to work with you again. What an amazing event, the feedback from my clients was that they really appreciated and enjoyed the day, the demonstrations, the tasty food and the recipes. They thought that it was useful to have the different health related information and one had signed up to see the Stop Smoking Team. They loved the free taster massage. |
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The Big Lottery Fund
- News and Press Releases We are very pleased to announce that The Beat Project has achieved a"Reaching Communities" grant on behalf of The St James Centre Trust. The grant for just under£300,000from The Big Lottery Fund,will run over a three year period for The St. James Centre Community Hub and will allow us to run many projects and activities at the centre, as well as contributing to staff and running costs- including towards the much anticipated Community Arts Cafe. This is fantastic news for the residents of East Malling and the surrounding area, helping to secure the centre financially and allowing us to build on our community work there, which will benefit local people through a wide range of courses, accreditations, events, the Arts Cafe, groups and activities.
We are very proud of the team who worked so hard on achieveing this grant. Well done everyone! Fiona Dempsie from the Big lottery presents a cheque to The Beat Project and St. James Centre Trustees.  Right to left: Christine Woodger, Trustee. Fiona Dempsie, Big Lottery Fund Head of South East Region. Angela Borsos, The Beat Project Community Development Manager. Steve Carley, The Beat Project CEO. Irene Scott, Trustee. Natasha Ausher,The Beat Project Apprentice at the St. James Centre.
Front row - The Cheque!!!
Read the Big Lottery Press release below....
Reaching
Communities Grant for the St James Centre Young people learn to DJ at music workshop in East Malling Pupils aged
14-16 from The Malling School will try their hand at running a radio station
from a vibrant community centre in East Malling, Kent, which was this month
awarded funding by the Big Lottery Fund. St James
Centre Trust received£297,176 from BIG’s Reaching Communities programme,
enabling it to host activities including accredited courses in literacy and
numeracy, craft groups, a veg box and allotment scheme, dance classes and
weight loss sessions. Run by The
Beat Project, the initiative aims to improve levels of education, employment,
health and aspiration in East Malling through its refurbished community centre
and arts cafe, which will offer healthy meals. Work experience placements and
apprenticeships will be offered to unemployed adults and young people alongside
volunteers.  St James Centre - The Beat ProjectbyBigLotteryFund
Miss
Natasha Ausher,21, from East Malling, got in with the wrong
crowd at school and was expelled, before aimlessly drifting between jobs. But
since she began volunteering with the St James Centre as an apprentice six
months ago, she says it has changed her outlook completely and she now aspires
to be a community worker. She said:“It’s changed me completely as a person, the way I am, my personal life is a
lot more settled - I come from a very disruptive childhood. I am a lot more
career-minded now. Ultimately it would be amazing if I was able to stay with
The Beat Project and St James Centre to work. I live in East Malling, it is a
disadvantaged community. The work they have done already has changed the
community. When you can see in front of you it’s changing, it’s very, very
rewarding. Mrs
Angela Borsos,community development managerfor The Beat
ProjectatSt James Centre, said: “Over the last two
years we have transformed this building from a disused school into a thriving
community hub. It sits in quite a disadvantaged part of the wider community. We
are offering lots of opportunities here to develop new skills, through
volunteering, apprenticeships or courses. The whole ethos is training to help
people build their confidence and skills in addition to helping them into work
or education.” Fiona
Dempsie,Big Lottery Fund Head of the South East region,said: “It is
extremely inspiring to hear Natasha’s story and I am sure this exciting project
will continue to transform the lives of many people in and around East Malling.
I look forward to seeing how Reaching Communities funding will support many more
vital causes across the South East throughout 2012.”
The Beat Project and pupils from The Malling School celebrate together as The St James Centre is awarded a grant for £297, 176 from the Big Lottery fund. The young people represented their school admirably as they enjoyed a morning in The Beat Radio Room atThe St James Centreduring a visit from the Lottery Press Team. |
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Snodland Healthy Living Event: 15th February 11.30 am to 2.00pm at Snodland Working Men's Club, 54 to 56 Holborough Road Inside - Cooperative Kitchen Cooking demos and tasters
- Love Food Hate Waste
- Health Checks
- Eat Well Plate and Nutritionist
- Mini Massages
- Reflexology
- Connexions (Gemma and Lauren) and Job Search Club (Liz and Linda)
- Children's Centre - Children's activities
Outside - Moat Housing - Various Fun Exercises including Skip to Be Fit competition
- Youth Service - Remote Control Car Challenge
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Want to brush up on your literacy skills? If so then come along to Coffee and chat Group to find out more.
There is a 6 week course starting on 22nd February at 1.00pm to 2.30pm.
Maybe you would like to brush up your skills, or maybe you would like some support with helping with your children's homework, or perhaps you would like to gain level 1 or 2 qualification?
There will be an initial assessment on that first day to ensure the course is right for you and that will set the level for each individual student.
This course if offered for FREE. Call Nicky for more info on 07824 485 167
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