I managed to get my hands on a ticket for TEDxBelfast before they were all snapped up and here’s my take on what turned out to be a fantastic night. David Maxwell – A Solution to Fuel Poverty David spoke on the ever increasing number of people across the world- including the UK, who areContinue reading “TEDxBelfast 2012”
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Mencap: Working Together For Change, Day 1
Mencap: Working Together for Change Conference – Friday 23rd March I’ve been to many conferences, both youth work based and IT, and I’ve yet to sense the buzz on entering a room as I did today coming into the registration hall of the Mencap conference. Mencap put a lot of work into welcoming people intoContinue reading “Mencap: Working Together For Change, Day 1”
Gateway Quiz- The Results
The quiz went incredibly well on Tuesday night and we raised a grand total of £430. I’ll admit to being pretty nervous before the start as it was a pretty miserable night as well as Belfast’s Christmas tree light switch on. I needn’t have worried though as around 60-70 people showed up to give theirContinue reading “Gateway Quiz- The Results”
Doing anything on Tuesday (24th November) night?
My youth club Carrickfergus Junior Gateway is holding a fund-raising pub quiz at Carrick Sailing Club on Tuesday 24th November. All are welcome to attend and ticket prices are £3 each with maximum team sizes of 5 people. The quiz starts at 8pm and I would love to see you there. In other youth club related newsContinue reading “Doing anything on Tuesday (24th November) night?”
Gateway: Ten Pin Bowling Trip
8 sleepy leaders and 15 hyperactive children made for a great ten pin bowling trip this week. With many of the members practicing the week before on the club’s new wii and the distraction of the game machines dotted around the bowling lanes we knew that we would have our hands full. We weren’t wrong.Continue reading “Gateway: Ten Pin Bowling Trip”
