News
Current 'Generations Working Together' Newsletter.
Click to open July 2010 newsletter
Intergenerational Masterclass and National Networking Conference - Aberdeen, September 2010. Click here to download Booking Form.
Intergenerational Masterclass with Matt Kaplan - Tuesday 14th September - Venue: Advocates Library in Aberdeen - cost £50 for the day. Please note places will be limited for this event.
National Networking Conference - Wednesday 15th September - An all-day fun-packed event for integenerational practitioners from throughout Scotland. Keynote Speaker:Matt Kaplan, Associate Professor, Intergenerational Programs and Ageing, Penn State University, Pennsylvania,USA - no cost to attend the day.
An accommodation delegate rate of £85 per person per night has been negotiated with the Double Tree Hilton, Aberdeen.
To register for the Masterclass and/or National Networking Conference download booking form and return - see above. Contact telephone: Jane Stevenson, SCIP National Development Officer: Mobile - 0791 558 4104.
'A Saltire Sky': 10 and 11 August at Edinburgh World Heritage Trust. This is a drama that tells the story of two children from different cultures who are helped from an unexpected source in the shape of the 'ghost' of James Young Simpson (the Scottish doctor who introduced chloroform to alleviate pain) played by Ronnie Browne (of Corries fame). See the 'Saltire Sky' Project page for more detail and how to get tickets.
Festival Of Imagination: Wed 11th- Sun 15th August Springburn Park, Glasgow.
North Glasgow Arts and Regeneration Network invites you to the biggest arts festival that North Glasgow has ever seen! Performances, music gigs, art exhibitions, workshops and loads of other imaginative things...and it's all FREE but call Toonspeak to reserve your tickets or book transport. See website for brochure and timetable.
Autumn Seminar Series - Introduction to Safety and Disclosure for Intergenerational Activities
Our Autumn Seminar Series is themed as an ‘Introduction to Safety and Disclosure for Intergenerational Activities'. This is aimed at individuals who are involved in intergenerational activity and would like to know more about:-
1. Safety issues
2. Outline the disclosure process and dispel myths
3. Discuss safety and disclosure in relation to intergenerational activities
Stornoway Thursday 30 September 2pm-4pm
Hamilton Tuesday 5 October (am)
Glasgow Tuesday 5 October 2pm-4pm
Kirkcaldy Tuesday 2 November
Brechin Thursday 4 November
Dumfries Tuesday 9 November 2pm-4pm
Inverness Tuesday 16 November (pm)
Kilmarnock Tuesday 23 November (pm)
Greenock Wed. 25 November 10am-12 Noon
RSVP with preferred date to: Janice Burr, Centre for the Older Person's Agenda (COPA), Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, Musselburgh, EH21 6UU
Tel. 0131 474 0000 0131 474 0000 or email: jburr@qmu.ac.uk
BIG Lottery Fund News - Scotland Update (See SCIP Funding page)
£400 million of Lottery money will be invested in Scotland's communities between 2010 and 2015 by the Big Lottery Fund.
AGE (European Older People's Platform) is currently involved in an awareness-raising campaign to attract the attention of politicians at European, national, regional and local levels on how to rethink the concept of solidarity between the generations, and on how to support civil society initiatives on intergenerational cooperation. Visit website for more details. A dedicated page provides examples of activities organised in 2010 and 2009.
RunGlasgow - Join Team Visibility - the charity working to improve life for the visually impaired. Enter one of Glasgow's famous running events. Register online by clicking on the Visibility banner. Race: 5th September.
The Association of Scottish Neighbourhood Watches: AGM and Award Ceremony, Friday 10th September, Caledonian Hilton, Edinburgh. If you or your organisation work with Neighbourhood Watch groups nominate them or encourage them to self nominate. Nominations can be made online, by e-mail or bypost. Visit website for more information.
Local Project Profiles on the SCIP website
66 Projects now online. Click here for information about how to feature your project.
