CAVOS
Supporting Voluntary and Community Action
Community Events & Training
Contact CAVOS if you would like to promote your events or training on this page
PCP community activities
The Pioneering Care Centre is run by local charity PCP to help people of all ages and abilities to improve their health, wellbeing and quality of life. The Centre hosts a broad range of courses, therapies and activities for ANYONE to participate in. They have just published their new Summer Programme of Activities which details what is available. So if you’re considering taking up a new course, or even pampering yourself with one of their luxurious body treatments, it’s well worth checking out the new programme!The programme is available to download from the ‘Online Resources’ page of this website or the PCP website (www.pcp.uk.net) You can also contact the Centre directly on 01325 321234
Summer Activities in Aycliffe!
Greenfield Community & Arts Centre in Newton Aycliffe has developed a jam-packed programme of activities for the whole family to get involved in. From family crafts to a ‘School of Rock’ the activities are varied and exciting.To find out about the activities available, download the full schedule from the ‘Online Resources’ page of this website or contact the Arts Centre Reception on 01325 379048 or email info@greenfield-arts.co.uk. Further details about courses are also available at www.greenfield-arts.co.uk
Greenfield Community & Arts Centre is open to everyone, offering a wide and diverse range of opportunities, services and facilities.
Spennymoor Summer Activities Programme
Do you live in the Spennymoor area?Are you involved in a youth club or do you have children of your own?
You may be interested to know that there are loads of fantastic activities available for children and young people available in the area throughout the summer. There are a range of brilliant activities taking place over every week of the school holidays. This Summer Activity Programme is being offered by Spennymoor Extended Services in conjunction with (and funded by) Spennymoor AAP.
The full programme is available to download from the ‘Online Resources’ page of this website. You can also contact Wendy Minhinnet Spennymoor Extended Services Coordinator on 07825341249 for more information on the activities available
Check It Out!
‘Check It Out!’ Is a range of shows created with the help of young people across the Sedgefield locality as part of an exciting Local Children’s Board Project. The shows are aimed at young people aged 12+ and are free.The shows are interactive and will include film, sound, light, music and objects young people have designed and created in giant structures that will provoke thought about healthy lifestyle choices and decisions. If you are 12yrs or over come then Check it Out! 4 shows will be run in the area:
For more information ring 01325 379 048
info@greenfield-arts.co.uk
www.mylifecheck.co.uk
A day of fun, madness & music
Young Entertainers Wacky Workshops @ Sunnydale Leisure Centre, Shildon - Wednesdays 11th August to 1st September £1 (Entrance To Leisure Centre) Bring A Packed Lunch & A Smile. For more info, ring 01388 774838Healthy Cooking Courses
As part of the Change4Life Government Initiative, County Durham and Darlington Community Health Services are offering free healthy cooking courses in community venues and schools throughout the area.Cook4life Course
This is a free, fun and informal course developed for anyone interested in improving their diet and health or cooking simple healthy meals on a budget.
This course is also appropriate for individuals with long term health conditions such as Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease (CHD).
The Cook4life Course runs over four weeks for two hours per week and covers:
Cooking Together Course
This is a free, fun and informal course developed for parents and children aged 5 to 11 years. The course would benefit those who are interested in spending quality time cooking with their child, improving the diet and health of their family and/or cooking simple healthy meals on a budget. The Cooking Together Course runs over three weeks for 1½ hours per week and covers:
For more information or to book a place, contact the Food and Health Team for the Easington and Sedgefield area on 0191 5692806 or 0191 5692841
Brilliant FREE offer for youth groups!
We have a spectacular FREE offer. A six week steel pan course including the loan of the Greenfield steel pans and the expert tutor for your group from September 2010. There are three slots available:Session times will run for 1 hour anytime between 3.30pm and 6pm
This will provide the opportunity to have fun learning a Caribbean instrument, form your own steel band and perform a short piece at the end of the course.
The steel pans can situated at Greenfield Community and Arts Centre with your young people coming to us OR let you borrow the steel pans in your venue for the six week sessions.
This is part of an AAP funded project for young people aged 13-19years old and part of Greenfield Community and Arts Centre's Outreach programme.
For more information or to register your interest email Katy Milne at Greenfield Community and Arts Centre:
katy.milne@greenfieldschool.net
Please register your interest before the end of the school term.
Family Fun Day – a celebration of play!
Wednesday 28th July @ Grosvenor Terrace, Trimdon Colliery from 1pmWednesday 4th August @ Redesdale Court, Trimdon Grange from 1pm
Go along and enjoy the fun! Funfair, sports, dancing, bouncy castles, magicians, circus skills, face painting and more!
These fun days are being run by East Durham Play and Community Network in partnership with local communities. For more information, contact Margaret Girvan on 01429 882241
Schools out for summer!
Indoor or outdoor, wet or dry – there’s loads of choice for children and young people this summer! Durham County Leisure are providing a wide range of activities for children and young people across County Durham during the summer school holidays. These activities will be available at your local leisure centres, sports clubs and community venues as well as parks and open spaces across the County. There are coached, taster and pay and play sessions for all ages and abilities including courses running throughout the holidays to learn or brush up on sporting skills. Get to know your countryside with family bike rides and walks or come along to a variety of themed events throughout the summer.Go to the ‘Online Resources’ page of this website to download the the full programme as a PDF document:
Saturdays will never be the same again!
Young people living in the ‘East Durham Rural Corridor AAP area told Durham County Council that there was nothing to do on Saturdays in that AAP area. Well they’ve listened and come up with an idea they hope you’ll like!As of Saturday 10th April, Coxhoe Leisure Centre is now open exclusively for young people to come along and take part in a wide range of activities including sports, dance, DJ workshops, Wii games and much more for just £1!! These sessions are for YOU and YOU can have a say in what YOU want. They will be staffed by qualified coaches with loads of experience to share but places will be limited so you’re advised to sign up well in advance.
Coxhoe Leisure Centre 0191 3018302
There will also be a community transport scheme in operation for anyone who may have difficulty in getting to the leisure centre. To book a place and confirm the pick-up time, please contact 01740 652000
i Safely Training
Do you know about the dangers children and young people can face through the internet?Internet safety for families is a growing concern for parents and education professionals alike. Cases of Cyber bullying and Internet Grooming are affecting families across the U.K. and causing deep-seated public concern. The “Hadrian Project” based at the School of Computing Sciences at Newcastle University together with Microsoft and the Northern Grid for Learning have developed an accredited training course for parents, carers, youth workers, teachers, etc to raise awareness about the virtues of the Internet and the dangers of unsupervised use. The aim of the project is to not only raise awareness of the dangers but also to empower people to be able to help children use the internet safely so they can enjoy all the benefits it has to offer without being put at risk.
The programme will be delivered under the ‘i safely training’ organisation created specifically to deliver the training Topics covered in the training programme include:
In the Durham area the training is being delivered by two retired police superintendents – Brian Dunn and Harry Stephenson. For more information please contact them on 0191 3893051. There is a small cost to providing this training. If your group or organisation would like to host this training CAVOS can support you to access the funding required (01388 811115)