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| MDG
Roadshows |
| We are
launching 8 interactive exhibitions – one for each
of the MDGs – to educate and inspire you! |
| MDG Roadshows
We are launching 8 interactive exhibitions – one for
each of the MDGs – to educate and inspire you! |
| Join us at these
events over the summer to find out more about why 72 million
children around the world don’t go to school and how
you can join the 1 Goal campaign to ensure everyone has the
chance to learn. |
- Madeley
On the Map – Saturday 22nd May
- Newport Carnival – Saturday 12th June
- Wellington Carnival – Saturday 26th June
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| If you would
like a Roadshow to come to an event near you contact Nina
or Alison on 01952 255526 |
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| DFID
Global Schools Partnership Training – in collaboration
with TIDE |
Introduction
to Global School Partnerships
Tuesday 29th
June 2010, 9:45am – 3:30pm |
| For those thinking
about developing a partnership. The course will explore
the principles, educational benefits, practicalities and
viability of global school partnerships. We will be exploring
the pros and the cons and the preparation needed before finding
a partner school. |
| For more
information download the flyers to the right of this page. |
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| Global
Solutions for a Sustainable World -
Primary CPD day. |
| Does
your school want to get serious about sustainability
issues? How can you start to get your pupils connecting
with the global issues about sustainable living? |
| We’ve
organised a new all day CPD session to help primary
school teachers do this. Those who come will learn more about
issues for the responsible global citizen around the use
of resources, waste and Fairtrade and will come away with
ideas for planning cross curricular projects and action to
engage pupils on sustainability topics. |
| Your first chance
to come is Wednesday 29th September 9.30 – 3.30
at Meeting Point House £60. Contact
Bridges to book a place. |
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| What
School Means to Us |
Broseley
Library – though
out January 2010
An
exhibition of photographs from Broseley School and their
partner School, Conakry Refuguee School in Guinea. |
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| Farlow
Festival |
18th & 19th
June, venues in Farlow, South Shropshire
Scarecrow
story trail with global theme, plus other activities and
events. More information to follow. |
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| Recent Events |
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| Green
Halloween |
Saturday
31st October 2009, Canal Central, Maesbury March 12 noon
onwards Live Music from 7pm
A
FREE Event
A
Family Fun Day at Canal Central in Maesbury.
Story
Teller, Halloween Crafts, Green Stalls and much more
Live
Music from 7pm with beer tent. |
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| The
Bigger Picture – A Portrait of Our Last Year |
Thursday 18th
October from 4pm, Gateway Arts Centre, Shrewsbury
Exhibitions from Bridges work, followed by our AGM. |
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| Love
Music Hate Racism |
Saturday 20th June 2009, Shrewsbury College
12am until 11pm
Shrewsbury College held a musical anti racism event with big bands as well as talented musicians. Bridges was there from 12am until 5pm as part of our Celebrating Diversity Project with the college. |
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| Local Pancakes,
Global Toppings - Fairtrade Fortnight in Shropshire |
Pancake
Day (24th February 2009), falls within Fairtrade Fortnight.
To
celebrate, a series of events and activities are planned
around Shropshire, with local ingredients used in the pancakes
and fairtrade toppings. |
| Take
part with your own event – we’re favouring
pancakes with local eggs and milk and banana and chocolate
sauce topping, but with Fairtrade sugar, jam and fruits
all readily available, it should be easy to come up with
some tasty recipes. For more information and ideas
for events visit: www.shropshirefairtrade.org.uk |
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| Tea
Hodzic Trio |
Thursday 22nd January 2009, Hinstock Primary School 7pm
The Tea Hodzic Trio will be performing some traditional and contemporary music from the Balkans. Contact Hinstock Primary School for Tickets. |
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| Global Re-think |
| Thursday 20th November 2008,
Shrewsbury United Reformed Church |
| How can my street help me to cut my Carbon Footprint? To what extent should overseas development projects work with cultures with values different from our own? How can I raise funds for our overseas link?
These are some of the questions that challenged participants at the Global Rethink - an evening of inspirational ideas for a better world.
For many, the highlight of the evening was a Charity Dragons’ Den – inspired by the TV programme of the same name. Five local good causes made their pitch for support and guidance from a panel of local ‘Dragons’ – all experts in their own field. Each good cause went away with pledges of help. |
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| Washing Line Displays |
Keynote Speaker
Hamayoon Sultan - Islamic Relief |
Evaluation tree |
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| Views from Shropshire Launch |
| Monday 27th October 2008, 1300-1700 at the
Hadley Learning Centre, Telford. |
| Two hundred
and fifty people attended the ‘Views from Shropshire’ exhibition hosted in partnership with the ‘Celebrating Cultures’ event
at the Hadley Learning Centre, Telford. |
| The
exhibition shared oral histories from diverse communities
who have settled in Shropshire from Africa, Asia, Europe,
South America and the West Indies. The exhibition included
live music performances and a special screening of the ’Views
from Shropshire’ film based on five reminiscence
workshops undertaken in the summer of 2007. |
| ‘Views
from Shropshire’ has collected sixty-eight oral history
accounts which have been archived and developed into a
book, schools resource, film and travelling exhibition. |
The ‘Views from Shropshire’ film and book
is available to now available to buy. Special Offer £9.99
for Book, DVD & workbook. To purchase your copy contact
Mana on 01952 255526 or email info@shropshirebridges.org.uk |
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| Making the World of Difference
Conference - 27th July 2008 |
| Children, teachers and governors
from twelve Primary schools across Shropshire put their heads
together to share ideas to make the world a better place.
The ‘Making the World of Difference Conference’ featured
inspirational speeches, presentations and workshops led by
the children from School Councils. The conference was part
of Bridges’ G8 Challenge project enabling schools to
debate and vote on topical global issues. |
| Voting at last year’s
mock G8 summit determined the priorities for school based
action over the year. Many of the schools held Fairtrade
events within school and worked to improve energy efficiency
in the local community. After a year of action, the pupils
involved in the project were ready to share their experiences
and give tips to other schools wanting to follow their lead. |
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Daniel
Kawczynski
MP opening the conference |
A
pupil acting as a banker buying bananas in one of
the workshops |
Pupils
performing a sketch about making a difference |
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| Global Village Events |
| Maesbury Mwani Festival – 7th
June 2008 |
| A celebration of local and
African food and culture hosted by Maesbury School. Attendees
sampled locally produced ice cream and sausages as well as
West African Jollof rice cooked by members of the Telford
Ghanian community. |
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Owen Paterson MP planting
an African
tree with children from Maesbury School |
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| Gum Boot Dancing- Farlow, 19th
June 2008, Bitterley 20th June 2008 |
| Gum Boot (or Welly) dancer
Kenny Magena delighted villagers in Farlow and Bitterley
with a display of dancing alongside children from the local
schools. Members of the local community helped cook a feast
of African food, including goat stew, at both events. |
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Children in their wellies
with gum boot
dancer Kenny at Bitterley |
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| Hinstock Fairtrade Family Fun
Quiz- 7th March 2008 |
| Families in Hinstock enjoyed
an evening of Fairtrade themed questions and food sampling
at this event held in Fairtrade Fortnight. The event was
organised by the Hinstock school as part of a term’s
activities around Fairtrade. |
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| Quiz teams at Hinstock |
