Nutmeg Community

2x Part Time Outreach Worker

Nutmeg — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:29:47 +0000

Two positions are available to work on a part-time basis, 21 hours per week, based in Barnet.

You will be working as part of a skilled team engaging with economically inactive residents, signposting residents onto Employability, Enterprise and Training programmes through outreach by door knocking and as part of organised job fairs.

If you have a Level 2 Qualification in Information Advice and Guidance and/or significant experience, providing IAG in a work setting or if you are bilingual in any of the following languages; Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, French/Lingala, Kurdish, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tigrinyan.

This position calls for flexible working with some evening and weekend work expected.

Interested? CLICK HERE

The closing date is Sunday 26 February

Spoken Word Workshop

Nutmeg — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:18:47 +0000

Call out to young people aged 14 to 24 to join spoken word artists at London Transport Museum’s thought provoking creative word workshop inspired by the Museum’s Sense and the City: smart, connected and on the move exhibition.

Developed by the Museum’s Young Consultants, young people are invited to a FREE one day session to work with professional artists Dean Atta and Laila Sumpton from the Keats House Young Poets Forum.

During the workshop they will be challenged to develop their own spoken word pieces inspired by the themes of the exhibition.

This is a fabulous opportunity for aspiring or established young spoken word artists to gain exposure with their peers, build confidence and learn public performance skills.

Check Out the Video for more info ; Click here
Interested and want to know more? email young.consultants@ltmuseum.co.uk

Spring 2012 Training Programme

Nutmeg — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:09:01 +0000

Welcome to CommUNITY Barnets spring training programme 2012!

CommUNITY Barnets spring training programme focuses on the key areas of fundraising and finance. Providing expert guidance on fundraising strategies and outcomes and on the legal requirements and best practice for your financial management.

Please note spaces are limited!!!

For more information and details please click

Activities in Barnet? Theres an APP for that!

Nutmeg — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:42:55 +0000

Voicebox is Barnet Homes mobile youth forum that hosts youth events across Barnet.

Help us design a new app for young people by telling us what mobile device/s you use at home or on the go!!

together we can create an app that would keep you updated with all the latest activities and services available for YOU in and around Barnet!

What you waiting for take the survey!! click here to take the survey

“Get A Head of the Games” Launch

Nutmeg — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:29:54 +0000

For over a year now, London 2012 and TfL have been working with businesses to encourage and enable them to plan ahead.TFL will now communicate directly with the travelling public via their website and social media channels. TFL have developed a new advertising campaign “Get Ahead of the Games”; Today marked the launch of this fantastic campaign, with key speakers:

. Lord Sebastian Coe – Chair, LOCOG
· Boris Johnson – Mayor of London
· Justine Greening MP – Secretary of State, Department for Transport
· Peter Hendy – Commissioner, Transport for London
· Dennis Hone – Chief Executive, Olympic Delivery Authority
· David Higgins – Chief Executive, Network Rail
· Hugh Robertson, MP – Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Department of Culture, Media, and Sport
· Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson of Eaglescliffe – Paralympian Gold Medallist and World Record Holder

All highlighting the importance of London and U.K being prepared for when the Olympics arrive and making londoners aware of the ‘hotspots areas to avoid during game time

By visiting TFL website www.tfl.gov.uk or the new campaign website www.getaheadofthegames.com and @GAOTG Twitter channel, people can receive the latest tips, travel information and advice on how to plan ahead and avoid the travel hotspots; read more

Community Research – £50 Prize!

Nutmeg — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:00:20 +0000

We are a group of local partners including community/voluntary organisations, housing providers and the local council, who are working together to improve the local area. We want to build on previous consultation work to know what improvements local people would want to see. To help us develop our plans, please will you take a couple of minutes to answer some research questions on what you think are the priorities for Grahame Park for the future. If you want to enter the prize draw for a GBP50 gift voucher, please put your name and address at the end. This will not be used for any other purpose. You can return this form without your name & address if you prefer.

click here to take the survey

The Riots

Nutmeg — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:41:21 +0000

The Government originally refused a Public Inquiry into the riots that shook our cities this summer, so the Tricycle Theatre mounted its own.
After a sell-out run at the Tricycle, the critically acclaimed production transfers to Tottenham.
Don’t miss the chance to see the production that has got everyone talking.

**** ‘clear, gripping and necessary’ – The Guardian

**** ‘this powerfully performed piece makes you think without making your mind up for you’ – The Independent

From tweets by taxi drivers, to moment-by-moment accounts by riot police, it will build a real-time picture of the riots as they unfolded. And then, from interviews with politicians, police, teachers, lawyers, community leaders, as well as victims and on-lookers,The Riots will analyse what happened, why it happened, and what we should do towards making a better future for ourselves and our city.

Astonishing stories and equally astonishing conclusions told by the many voices that have been stirred up by the riots.

The Tricycle Theatre has a long and distinguished record for its verbatim theatre productions. Nicolas Kent and Gillian Slovo were part of the team responsible for Guantanamo – Honor Bound to Defend Freedom which transferred from the Tricycle to the West End and New York.

‘Talkback’ Panel Discussions
Selected performances will be followed by a Talkback session, in which invited panellists will discuss the issues raised with the audience – for details see the full list of dates below.

Cast: Michele Austin, Sarah Ball, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Grant Burgin, Christopher Fox, Rupert Holliday Evans, Clementine Marlowe-Hunt, Okezie Morro, Cyril Nri, Tom Padley, Alan Parnaby, Selva Rasalingam, Steve Toussaint, Tim Woodward.

(Photo credit: Lewis Whyld/PA)

BOOK NOW:
Wednesday 4 Jan at 8pm SOLD OUT + Talkback with ‘The Riots’ writer Gillian Slovo, Stafford Scott, Community Activist and major character in the play, Jude Lanchin (Bindmans, Criminal Defence Lawyer) and Gina Moffatt (Tottenham’s own Pride of Britain Award Winner 2011) and local people affected by the riots

Thursday 5 Jan at 2pm

Thursday 5 Jan at 8pm SOLD OUT + Talkback with Onyekachi Wambu (Former Editor of The Voice), Don Omope (Photographer, Journalist, Producer of “Africa Rising”), Tokunbo Ajasa-Oluwa (Director of Catch-22, a unique social enterprise based at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre) and Pastor Nims Obunge (community leader and major character in the play)

Friday 6 Jan at 2pm

Friday 6 Jan at 8pm SOLD OUT + Talkback with Jude Lanchin (Bindmans, Criminal Defence Lawyer), Areeb Muhammed Ullah (Former Chair of Haringey Youth Council), and Pauline Pearce (“Heroine of Hackney”) who confronted rioting youth in the street

Saturday 7 Jan at 4pm

Saturday 7 Jan at 8pm SOLD OUT + Talkback with members of the Company

Monday 9 Jan at 8pm + Talkback with Clasford Stirling MBE (Youth and Sports Development Officer, Broadwater Farm) , Don Omope (Photographer, Journalist, Producer of “Africa Rising”), Professor Gus John (Fellow of The London Centre for Leadership) and Nicola Bacon (The Young Foundation)

Tuesday 10 Jan at 8pm + Performance by Tottenham young people from Greig City Academy

Wednesday 11 Jan at 2pm SOLD OUT

Wednesday 11 Jan at 8pm SOLD OUT + Talkback with Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey, Superintendent of the Olympic Policing Coordination Team Leroy Logan MBE, Michael Goldfarb (award-winning writer, National Public Radio and BBC Journalist) and Adam Jogee (at the age of 18 the youngest elected chair of a labour party in the UK.)

Thursday 12 Jan at 8pm SOLD OUT

Friday 13 Jan at 8pm SOLD OUT + Talkback with Jude Lanchin (Bindmans, Criminal Defence Lawyer), Dr Kurt Barling (Special Correspondent BBC), Tricia Hackett (Senior Associate, The Young Foundation) and David Gibertson (Former Tottenham Police Chief, Deputy Commissioner at Scotland Yard, and now retired HM Inspector of Constabulary, Author of “The Strange Death of Constable George Dixon – Why the police have stopped Policing”)

Saturday 14 Jan at 4pm

Saturday 14 Jan at 8pm SOLD OUT

NOTE:

The performance is accompanied by over 60 amazing large scale photographs taken by professional local journalist and photographer Don Omope – who spent 12 hours documenting the riots in Tottenham around the corner from his home. As a local resident and eye witness, he says “That night I felt the pain of Tottenham.”

PREMIUM TICKET OFFER

A limited number of Premium Tickets are available for most performances. For £25 you get one of 23 “Best Seats in The House” – free programme, plus free pre-show, interval, and post show refreshments. And you help to aid the valuable work of Bernie Grant Arts Centre.

£11.50/£9.50 | 8pm, matinees 2pm (wk), 4pm (w/e)
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Barnet youth to inspire others through publication

Nutmeg — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:28:22 +0000

A YOUNG charity founder is among 20 Barnet people whose achievements are being highlighted in a booklet designed to inspire young readers.

Samuel Kasumu, who won two awards in October for his work through charity Elevation Networks, is one local youngsters featured in the Beyond the Class booklet launched last week.

Barnet Homes resident Rui Jorge Octavio and the youth organisation Nutmeg CommUNITY officially launched the booklet at a ceremony on Wednesday at the North Road Community Centre, in Edgware.

Mr Kasumu is joined by entrepreneurs, volunteers and musicians, aged between 16 and 25.

Nominations were sought from people across Barnet and the final 20 were selected by a judging panel of seven young people from Nutmeg and the Volunteer Centre Barnet’s youth action team.

Mr Octavio, Nutmeg co-founder said: “We think there’s a big gulf between how the media portrays young people and the reality on the ground.

“At Nutmeg we’re passionate about raising awareness of the excellent contribution young people in Barnet make to our community. We know that the large majority of young people are staying positive, working hard and determined to have a prosperous future despite facing a number of challenges.

“We want to encourage the community to view young people more positively, and give them more recognition and support.”

Barnet Homes chief executive, Tracey Lees, added: “We’re very proud to support Nutmeg and its work to drive aspiration among young people on our estates and across the borough.”. Read More

Young people in a class of their own

Nutmeg — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:16:50 +0000

TWENTY young people have had their achievements and community spirit celebrated in a booklet aimed at improving the public perception of the borough’s youth.

The official launch of Beyond The Class, which features some of Barnet’s best and brightest young volunteers, artists and entrepreneurs, took place at the North Road Community Centre, in Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, yesterday afternoon Read More

Beyond the Class 2011 – Barnet’s top 20 young achievers

Nutmeg — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:39:23 +0000

The talents and achievements of 20 young Barnet residents have been celebrated through a new booklet designed to inspire others and change public perceptions of young people.

The 20 young people featured in Beyond the Class include entrepreneurs, volunteers, music artists and representatives of young people sitting on a number of local and national bodies. All are aged between 16 and 25. Click here to download the booklet

The project has received support from the O2 Think Big Scheme, Barnet Homes, Volunteer Centre Barnet, CommUNITY Barnet and Barnet Council.

The 20 young achievers featured in Beyond the Class are:

Mikel Ameen, African Caribbean Development Foundation
Soraya Bowie, Youth Shield
Adam Eliaz, Business Owner
Linda Epstein, Barnet Youth Board
Elliot Folan, Barnet Youth Board
Mansoor Fazli, The Role Model Army
Vascliff Fuller, VAS Musik
Samuel Kasuma, Elevation Networks
Yahaya Kinginy, One Youth Magazine
Chloe Knight, the Role Model Army
Robert Littleton, UK Youth Parliament
Nicola Malpass, Nutmeg
Natalie May, Mad Experience
Douglas Mendum, Volunteer Centre Barnet
Myles Moterio, Sound Skool
Kenneth Oakfor, Richmond Fellowship
Jinal Shah, Kids Count
Barbara Soetan, Elevation Networks
Sebastian Thiel, Upshot ENT
Mauro Vilhete, Barnet FC Community Trust

We would like to hear about other inspiring young people in Barnet. Please email beyondtheclass@nutmegcommunity.org. Click here to download the booklet