- Some providers may be offering October half-term activities. Please look out for flyers coming home from school as some activities may be bookable online.
JUN
NECIP will be offering summer holiday activities, including sports, football, street dance, theatre arts, crafts and musical theatre for 4 to 11 year olds between 2nd August and 24th August. Details and venues are still being finalised, and Information will be coming home from school in early July.
JUN
Drayton & Farlington activities for period 6th June - 18th July
Drayton & Farlington activitiesJUN
A variety of fun craft activities Suitable for all children under 5 years old
MAR
What's on? 28th February 2011 - 8th April 2011
For parents-to-be and families with under 5s in Portsmouth
FEB
We hope you like the new look, if you have any comments please let us know.
NOVEMBER 2010
NECIP e-Bulletin
A well known auction website has a 'countdown to Christmas' calendar and festive decoration..how thoughtful?! I'm writing this on Monday evening and it says '40' eeek!
Well, it's November! We have just completed evaluating Summer Slam! and will publish the results on the website after the report has been approved by the NECIP. One lucky family is off to the cinema as the winners of the parent evaluation, and 6 lucky children will each receive a £5 book token next week. Winners were chosen at random (a bit like the lottery!) by my colleague in the north west of the city. October half-term activities once again proved a great success with over 120 children taking part.
Fun with your Family at St Philip's Church hall in Highbury was attended by over 100 parents and their children. We plan to run a similar event on Monday 20th December at The Link, Cosham Baptist Church and in the Highbury area. This will be in partnership with Children's Centres, so look out for publicity coming home.
Theatre Arts are planning to run a Youth Theatre for children aged 10+ at Springfield School, date and time to be confirmed. As If you would like more information please contact Verity Simmons and Rebecca Frost on 07971 667296 or e-mail theatreartsuk@yahoo.com
Highbury Youth Club has temporarily moved to Redwood Park School. The old Highbury Community Centre was being demolished during half term, and the fantastic new building won't be opening until January. The day and time remains the same, every Wednesday during term-time from 6.30 - 8.30, entry 50p for 9 - 13 year olds.
Cosham Youth Club remains closed until building work on the new Children's Centre in The Link is complete, which should be in early December. We are hoping to have an opening party on 17th December for 11 - 16 year olds.
Faith & Football has started with a great initial response. There are still places available, so please contact me if you would like any further information.
You should have received your pocket/fridge health guide 'Should my child go to school today'. I hope that you have found this useful and I know that the School Nurse team would love to receive your feedback.
Cheryl Taylor, Parent Support Advisor, is offering coffee mornings at Redwood Park School, along with timed appointments. Drop-in sessions in partnership with the School Nurse are planned for Court Lane and Solent Schools twice a month. Cheryl attends the Children's Centre Drop-in on a Wednesday and Highbury's Family Friday. If you would like to have a chat with Cheryl about any aspect of parenting, please contact her. Cheryl is also training two parent volunteers - one from Highbury and one from Solent Infant - as Parent Information Contacts. The parent volunteers will be available in the playground to signpost information and will update a noticeboard.
The Grandparents' Association came to Portsmouth in November 2009. Louisa Wearn (Project Manager) is in post to find out what sort of support grandparents in the city need, and to find ways to meet that need - by working with local service providers to improve services for grandparents and to look at setting up new services, such as support groups to help grandparents in the city. Please contact Louisa for more details or to discuss anything - louisa.wearn@grandparents-association.org.uk 023 9229 4726
Parents urged to make survey about children a top priority Families who have their say on priorities to improve the lives of children in Portsmouth could win £50 in high street vouchers. From whether it's important that schools receive glowing Ofsted reports, or how successful joint working has been to tackle drink and drugs among young people, all views count. The consultation is being run by Portsmouth's Children's Trust, who bring together agencies such as health, social services, education and leisure, to improve outcomes for children. The Trust currently has six draft priorities, and wants to know whether parents and carers agree these are the ones to focus on.
Healthy Pompey events include Top tips on preparing healthy family meals from 26th November to 10th December at Drayton Institute and a Walk a mile with our Santa Strolls! on December 14th from Solent Infant and Junior Schools. For more information please visit events 2010 and click on Nov or Dec.
Drayton & Farlington Children's Centre has a great programme of activities for parents-to-be and families with under 5s. These include Play & Sing, Breast Feeding Support Group, Creative Play, Baby Signing Level 1, Parent Information Group, Connors Toy Library, Baby Massage, Boogie Mites, Family Drop-in Group and Physical Play. For more information or to make a booking please contact Louise Barker 07950 896270 or Elouise Standen 07506 527148.
Drayton and Farlington Action Group is still running it Drop'n'Shop Scheme, so if you know an elderly person who may find it hard to carry shopping bags, please put them in contact with the Information Centre 023 9238 0000. The group hires minibuses from Court Lane Junior and Highbury Primary Schools on a Tuesday morning and offers a door to door service (with a smile!) to Sainsburys. The Information Centre can also offer advice on Winter Warmth, Pension Credits, Insulation Grants, Fight the Flu and much more.
Highbury Primary School is a 2010 finalist in The People's Millions, which is a partnership between Big Lottery Fund and ITV, where the public decides which local community projects get up to £50,000 of Lottery funding. Highbury would love you to vote for their project please. Highbury is competing against Fresh Start.
From festive markets and fairs, to fun kids activities and raucous party nights, Portsmouth has got Christmas all rounded up in their Festive Factsheet.
Cosham Christmas Lights Switch On Wednesday 24th November 4.00 to 6.00 p.m.
Think that's all for now......if you have any requests for useful information in future e-bulletins, please let me know!
NECIP Manager
07904 809677
jderham@courtlanejnr.portsmouth.sch.uk
www.necip.co.uk
DEC
See the Solent Healthcare's new handy guide for advice on the Wellbeing & Health Page.
OCT
Community Improvement Partnerships in Portsmouth were recognised by the Quality in Extended Services (QES) scheme as 'Emerged' in 2009. We have recently compiled a portfolio of evidence to be recognised as 'Established' with a view to seeking 'Advanced' status in March 2011. The award is run by Canterbury Christ Church University and provides external scrutiny for the work we do in Portsmouth to provide after school and holiday activities, support for parenting, swift and easy access to targeted and specialist services and supporting schools to be central to the local community.
OCT
Faith + Football are starting youth community football leagues in Drayton and Farlington. The leagues are open to all boys and girls aged 7 to 10 years and will be held at Springfield School on Tuesday evenings. There is no registration or participation fee....it is simply first come, first served. The leagues are run by fully checked and trained volunteers. Registration is on Tuesday 2nd or 9th November, with the first session on Tuesday 16th November. Linvoy Primus will be making a guest appearance at one of the sessions.
SEPT
The October Newsletter is now available for viewing on the news page.
We have created a useful Community Map for you all to use. Please click on the following link to download the Local Community Map:
AUG
Thanks for all of your support and positive feedback.
JUL
The NECIP online activity booking system has gone live, more info to follow in the July E-bulletin.
MAR
Cosham Baptist Church is offering a free Community Family Fun Day on Saturday 10th April from 10 - 2, in association with Drayton & Farlington Children's Centre and support from NECIP. All families are welcome to come and join in the fun and enjoy what promises to be an amazing day!
MAR
Summer Slam! Easter Half-term 2010! activities announced - booking form is available on the Summer Slam page.
MAR
As the clocks go forward on Saturday 27 March 2010, Portsmouth is throwing light on some of its cultural and historical treasures as part of Light Night - an exciting programme of theatre, music, story-telling and more.
There will be spooky goings on in Southsea Castle; mysterious storytelling and other activities in the Central Library and City Museum and Orpheus and his extraordinary adventures in the underworld feature in the Towers in Old Portsmouth.
Other events taking place in Portsmouth include a samba procession in Gunwharf Quays and a light show at the Kings Theatre. Young presenters from the Find Your Talent - Freestyle radio show will also be reporting live on Express FM about the day's activities.
The Light Night programme has been put together and supported by Find Your Talent-PUSH in partnership with Portsmouth City Council and will be an extraordinary night for families and young people to participate in and enjoy new cultural opportunities.
FEB
This is an exciting opportunity to work with the 7 schools, their community partners, parents, children and young people in the North East Community Improvement Partnership, for more information please download the following pdf:
To apply for this position, please follow this link to the Portsmouth City Council website.
FEB
Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day is on Tuesday 16th February, check out www.welovepancakes.co.uk.
FEB
If you are a low income family in receipt of certain benefits you could qualify for a grant to buy a computer and/or a minimum of one years' internet access. Go to www.homeaccess.org.uk for more info.
FEB
Life is full of ups and downs, so the BBC has created Headroom. Find out more on the wellbeing page.
FEB
Summer Slam! February 2010! activities announced - booking form is available on the Summer Slam page.
JAN
Are you interested in a health assessment worth £40 for free? Bodymorph are doing the evaluation for Healthy Pompey and are looking for recruits!! Click here for more info!
DEC
Have a look at Activity Village on the Links page, where you will find wonderful seasonal craft ideas to inspire your children, gifts they can make and lots of printable resources and puzzles for when your children need entertaining!
NOV
Healthy Pompey are offering 'free' Christmas Workshops where families can make edible Christmas decorations. Bookings are currently being taken for sessions on Tuesday 22nd December 10 a.m. - 12 noon and 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. at Cosham Baptist Church. The sessions are aimed at families, so children of all ages welcome to come and enjoy themselves during the festive season. To book your place, please contact Holly Foxwell or Adele Hughes on 023 9284 1605.
NOV
We're very proud to announce that the NECIP website has officially been shortlisted in 2 categories for the 7th Hants Web Award.
OCT
Now that the evenings are getting darker, we hope the downloadable map will help you walk safely to and from school and around the local area.
OCT
We have now completed the evaluation of Summer Slam! in the 2009 summer holidays.
OCT
Check out the new Children & Young People section, it has a link to an excellent interactive learning experience.
OCT
Check out the summer slam page for activities available for 4 - 16 year olds during October half-term.
OCT
Check out the Calendar page for information about out of school activities coming up for November and December.
OCT
Check out the new section for information about how to create and maintain your child's wellbeing.
SEPT
The Subscribing for the E-bulletin was temporarily out of action during the period of 1900 Wednesday 23rd - 2200 Sunday 27th September. If you tried to subscribe during this period, you will not be on the mailing list. We apologise for any inconvenience.
SEPT
The NECIP website has been nominated for a Hants Web award.
SEPT
The first newsletter went out on Monday & has been a tremendous success. If you haven't subscribed yet, do so by clicking here!
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