w/c 15th May

Barnstaple meeting for the unregulated market cancelled

Due to unforeseen circumstances, THE SECTOR MEETING FOR THE UNREGULATED MARKET PLANNED FOR THE 16TH MAY in Barnstaple HAS BEEN CANCELLED.   The organisers send their apologies. This will be re-arrange as soon as possible. Please note that the meeting on 15th May (in Exeter) and 18th May (in Totnes have not been cancelled and will go ahead as planned. 

BBC seeking local audience for its Radio Election debate in Exeter

Would you like to take part as an audience member in the BBC's recorded election debate on the evening of Wednesday May 24 2017 in Exeter?  Audience members will be invited to put questions to a panel of candidates from each of five parties: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green and UKIP. 

It takes place at the Exeter Chiefs rugby ground, Sandy Park, Sandy Park Way, Exeter, EX2 7NN.  Parking costs £2 on-site and is free in nearby streets.  People should arrive by 6.30pm for recording to begin at 7pm. We expect to finish by 8.30pm. The debate will be broadcast the next day, Thursday May 25, from 1pm.

If you are interested in attending, please complete this form and return it by e-mail to  devonelection@bbc.co.uk  by Sunday May 21.  The BBC will contact successful applicants soon afterwards. Personal information will remain confidential. We need it only as part of our efforts to achieve audience balance.

It's the official opening of the Bike Shed and you're invited!

The official launch of The Exeter Bike Workshop takes place on Friday, June 16, 2017at 2.30pm. The venue is 19 Market Street, EX1 1BW. 

ECI's Bike Bank and Julian House invite you to the official launch of their new joint venture, the Exeter Bike Workshop.  They are selling new and refurbished bikes while offering training to people who have been homeless or long-term unemployed. Why not bring your bike and get a free 'check up'? RSVP by June 9.  Call 01392 205800 or email: info@eci.org.uk

South West Child Protection Procedures

South West Child Protection Procedures is a joint tool by the South West Local Safeguarding Children Boards in co-operation with tri.x . The website aims to provide the most up to date information about policies and procedures relating to safeguarding children. It contains both shared procedures as well as more specific local guidance for each of the 12 LSCBs that were involved in its development. All the information is based on current legislation and up to date national policy and is updated regularly.

SWCPP is the go to website for practitioners who need clarification about policies and procedures or who are unsure about how to respond to a safeguarding issue they encounter during their work. This is a great tool to support safeguarding practice and provide a consistent approach as to how we safeguard children and young people and should be used regularly by practitioners.

We would like to encourage all agencies to disseminate this message within their organisations and ensure that all of their practitioners are aware of SWCPP and how to use it in order to stay up to date with safeguarding procedures.

You can access SWCPP procedures here.

Finland Forever!

The Village Action Association of Finland (Kim Smedslund) is a youth project in FInland and are looking for help with a project:

There are two parts to the project:

 1.    Rural Youth issues

Please complete this short survey if you are interested in getting involved http://ej.uz/ERY-nat

2.    Opportunity for young people to become involved in the Rural Youth Parliament in Lativa in August 2017 and/or to feed into the European Rural Parliament in Netherlands in October 2017.

This is a survey for young people to complete  http://bit.ly/2oGQp2f to get involved

If you decide to take part it will be necessary to complete participation forms, to record numbers of people actively involved, as part of EU requirements.

If anything is not clear please contact me or for more information contact kim.smedslund@kylatoiminta.fi who is leading this project.