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Past events listing
International Women's Day
Between 08 March 2008 and 08 March 2008, in Liverpool
We held a Celebration Event for survivors of domestic violence, with beauty and pampering treatments for women living in shelters, plus fun activities for their children, all provided by volunteers.
The event was for women, all of them survivors of domestic violence, and their children who live in refuges. While the mums were pampered and made to feel special, the children were able to have a bit of Easter-themed fun with art and craft activities and team games.
Volunteers helped out on the day with everything from badge-making with the kids to giving the mums fantastic treatments.
Posted on 21 June 2008 15:51:03 by Jon Dean
Artistic Graffiti
Between 01 March 2008 and 30 April 2008, in Swindon
Kitty Stewart, Swindon's Agent4Change, ran an ambitious project to engage disadvantaged young people and help them do something positive about their surroundings and express them through a graffiti project.
The graffiti project aimed to motivate young students at the local college and teach them about issues affecting young people.
The project ran every Wednesday at the college raising awareness of issues such as racism, sexual health, teenage pregnancy and drugs and alcohol.
A professional Graffiti artist taught the students how to do graffiti.
Posted on 20 June 2008 21:47:35 by David Morris
Paris, London, New York, Milan, and welcome to the stage...Falmouth
Between 01 March 2008 and 01 March 2008, in Truro
The first ever Falmouth University Fashion Show has been hailed as an unmitigated success. First year students on the new Fashion Design BA (Hons) degree showcased their creations to huge applause from an enthusiastic audience on the Woodlane campus last Friday.
The Woodlane bar was bursting at the seams during and after this year’s event. London fashion show producer Lucy Richards, who choreographed the show, and course leaders Jane and Patrick Gottelier are delighted with the success of the event and grateful to everyone who helped with the organisation.
The event was produced by Agent4Change Zak Stanley with the help of many volunteers. From building a stage that was loaned from the Tremough campus, to setting up all the audio and lighting and providing music in the form of All City Chon, a local band which played out the show.
Students and staff from the Falmouth broadcasting degree were on hand to film the event with students from the Photojournalism degree taking photos and students from a variety of courses acted as models. It was a real cross-course effort.
The video will be edited into a promotional DVD for the Fashion Degree. Said Agent4Change Zak: 'I would like to thank everyone that helped make the Fashion Show go so well. Thanks also go to the students whose beautiful work was showcased.'
Posted on 02 July 2008 20:16:02 by Zak Stanley
Swindon Agents4Change help to recover the “lost woodands” of Lydiard Park
Between 01 March 2008 and 01 March 2008, in Truro
Just over 50 volunteers came out on Saturday 8th of March to tend to the trees of Lydiard Park in Swindon. The field that they worked on had almost 11,000 young trees, all of which needed some TLC to ensure their survival.
The plastic guards from each tree needed to be removed, the weeds and grass cleared away, and the guards replaced.
he staggering commitment and passion of all the volunteers involved meant that between 5,000 - 6,000 trees were saved, enough to cover about a half of the field!
This project was set up to help the 'lost woodland' of Lydiard, which was lost due to tree felling in the park to provide timber for the war effort in the 1940's.
The rest of the field will now be completed by an organisation called 'Southern Forestry' who planted the trees a year ago.
For more info on this brilliant event, email the Agent - swindon@comcats.org.uk.
Posted on 02 July 2008 20:16:42 by David Morris
Discovery Club
Between 01 January 2008 and 20 March 2008, in Truro
The Discovery Club was set up by Norwich Agent4Change Janette Cooke as an after school activity club where different clubs from the University of East Anglia came and taught a new skill to the youngsters of West Earlham Junior School.
Children at the club learnt many new skills over the course of the term and volunteers had a great time passing on their knowledge.
Posted on 02 July 2008 20:00:55 by Samantha Butcher
