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Foundation to deliver young people initiative

Salford Foundation is among 13 social inclusion organisations and charities chosen by Government to deliver the new £38 million youth sector development initiative which was announced in December by the Minister for Children, Young People and Families Beverley Hughes MP.

In her announcement the Minister said: "These organisations have demonstrated an innovative range of approaches to working with disengaged young people, including preventing young people from offending.

Work will begin immediately in the New Year to set up projects designed to reach out to more young people at risk of offending.

Peter Collins, Chief Executive of Salford Foundation said: "We are delighted to be a part of this important work on behalf of the Government.

"We believe we have a strong track record in managing projects that engage young people, provide them with basic skills and learning opportunities and enable them to pursue new opportunities and aspirations that they may have thought were beyond them."

 

Amelia is 2009 calendar girl

Eleven-year-old Amelia Murray-Eggleton is our 13th overall winner of this year's calendar competition.

She wowed the judges with her abstract painting of Salford Quays in the style of Jackson Pollock. Formerly at Grosvenor Road Primary, Amelia is now in her first term at Moorside High School.

'Through the eyes of a child' is an annual arts project which in 2008 attracted almost 90 entries from 5 - 11 year olds in 15 Salford primary schools.

Amelia received her prize, a framed copy of her picture plus an artist’s toolkit, from John Stevens, Deputy Director of Children's Services and Alan Rosser, Deputy Chief Executive of Salford Foundation at a presentation at Salford Museum and Art Gallery.

The calendar project is run in conjunction with Excellence in Cities and is supported by a new sponsor The Bank of New York Mellon.

Calendars are available to purchase at £3 from the gift shop at Salford Museum and Art Gallery next to Salford University where entries remain on display into the New Year.

 

And it's congratulations to five-year-old Eloise Anderson of Grosvenor Road Primary School whose winning entry for the month of December has been chosen for our Salford Foundation Christmas Card. Well done Eloise and Merry Christmas.

 

 

MOVE IT – If you wanna dance like us

Would you have the confidence to strictly come dance with us and perform in front of an audience of thousands?

Maybe not, but many of the girls and guys who joined us last year felt the same way and just look at them now performing before a 20,000 audience at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

Over just five days and with the direction of professional choreographers and performers, you can learn great dance routines, good team work and develop the confidence to perform in public.

MOVE It is an exciting dance project which is part of the national Gifted and Talented programme operating in 15 Salford High Schools and 30 Primary Schools.

Rebecca Wolfendale, co-ordinator for Salford Foundation’s Gifted and Talented project said: “Participants build on self-discipline and teamwork, forming long-lasting bonds with their colleagues and enjoy a once in a lifetime experience.”

So if you are aged between 11 and 18 and want to be part of MOVE It in 2009 then ‘move it’ and contact Rebecca Wolfendale, Gifted and Talented, 0161 787 8500 or email: rebeccawolfendale@salfordbep.co.uk

 

Soap stars back refugee befriending project

Hollyoaks stars Andrew Moss and Anthony Quinlan took time out from rehearsals to support a special befriending project involving young people from Trafford’s vinvolved programme, the national youth volunteering scheme aimed at young people aged 16 – 25.

vinvolved members have teamed up with the British Red Cross GEL project to run befriending partnerships with young asylum seekers and refugees in Trafford.

Pictured are left to right Andrew Moss (Rhys in Holloaks), Edmund Muhoozi, Amrit Mahbubani, Rish Agrawal, Charles Fon, Anthony Quinlan (Gilly in Hollyoaks).

To find out more about vinvolved and volunteering opportunities in Trafford, Tameside or Salford go to our "Volunteering Opportunities page.