Bookings are being taken for the Tameside Participation Project course, which starts on 14 September, between 5.45-9pm at Greenside Children’s Centre, Greenside Lane, Droylsden, Tameside, M43 7RA.

This training is ideal for organisations which are starting to think about how to develop children and young people’s participation to help shape their services.

You will benefit from:

• Gaining knowledge of participation practice and theory from experienced and knowledgeable trainers.
• A number of organisations/services demonstrating commitment will benefit from a free consultancy package from the participation project to support embedding the participation of service users.
• An opportunity to network and share good practice.
• This is a free half day training course for services and organisations across Tameside. Places are limited so please book early.

Please note food will not be available – there will be an evening session for those services and organisations that operate during the evening and find it difficult to attend in the day.

For more information and to book a place, Email: tina.lavender@4children.org.uk

The Racial Justice Building Bridges event will be held on Sunday 19 September from 3pm-5pm at Hurst Methodist Church, Curzon Rd, Ashton. There will be free activities and a collection for the Pakistan flood appeal.

The activities will include:

• Ethiopian cooking.
• Mendhi hand decoration for Eid.
• Art and craft activities.
• Discussing our different lives.
• Refreshments and socialising.
• Inclusive prayer and worship.

For more information contact Philip Carlin, Tel: 0161 330 5530 Email: carlin@phonecoop.coop

Event poster

at  Hurst Methodist Church, Curzon Rd, Ashton-under-Lyne

This event will focus on helping voluntary, community and faith organisations deal with the challenges ahead. We will have keynote speakers, including Steven Pleasant, Chief Executive of Tameside Council, to give us the local picture and ACEVO (Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations) to give us the national picture about growing the sectors' role in public service delivery. The event will also give you a chance to explore different ways of working, including collaborating, chat to commissioners and pick up practical resources.

Our AGM will be held during the event so you can also find out what we've been doing over the last 12 months and give your views on what support you'd like from us over the next year.

For more information, visit: www.t3sc.org 

at  Ashton Town Hall