Drop the knife: anti knife crime fundraiser at the NIA

The Anti Knife Crime Fundraiser is to raise awareness and money to help tackle knife crime in Birmingham.

Activities include:
11.30am–1pm: U-16s football tournament and fun games and inflatables (cost 50p donation per player/activity)
1pm–1.30pm: Raffle draw and refreshments (50p donations)
1.30pm–4pm: Senior 5-a-side football tournament (£1 donation per player)

WHO IS IT FOR?
Any families and young people in the Ladywood district

WHEN AND WHERE IS IT?
Saturday 24 May 2014, 11.30am–4pm at the NIA Sports & Leisure Centre (King Edwards Road, Ladywood, B1 2AA)

For more information or to enter a football team, contact Sport 4 Life by visiting www.youngleadersproject.com or calling 0121 456 1818.

BBC3's "Free Speech" in Birmingham - 12 March

BBC3’s Free Speech is back, and looking to meet young people who want their voices to be heard.

This live political debate show, hosted by Rick Edwards, aims to give young people aged 16-34 a platform to voice their opinions to the people who can help make a difference. The first episode is on 12 March in Birmingham Central Mosque and will be focusing on the issues that you want to talk about. If you’re aged 16-34 and are interested in being part of the interactive audience, you can fill in this short online application form. You’ll need to be free from 5.30pm to 9pm on the day. You can check out the show at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s4sk3

SP1 South - for young people aged 16-18 who are not in full time education or employment

Improve your opportunities for employment and gain qualifications in English, Maths and ICT, gain a range of vocational skills, and learn and develop creative skills...

Courses start 4 November 2013, recruiting now and until 25 November 2013.


MAYPOLE YOUTH CENTRE
For more info contact Jadieal Millwood on jadieal.millwood@birmingham.gov.uk or 0121 464 6172

THE FACTORY
For more info contact Becky Crampton on becky.crampton@birmingham.gov.uk or 0121 464 8852

*This is means tested

Coming to Birmingham in November - The Skills Show

The Skills Show is at the NEC, 15-17 November 2012. It gives you a chance to:

• meet top employers and talk to real people about real jobs
• try interactive Have A Go’s, offering you the chance to try a bite-size taster of a new skill, trade or profession
• speak to experts from some of the biggest names in skills, careers, Apprenticeships and education, to get free, impartial advice
• speak to colleges, universities and learning providers from across the UK, about the different entry routes into a host of different career sectors.

Entry is free — find out more and register at theskillsshow.com

Interested in a career in documentary filmmaking?

Are you aged 18-25 and interested in documentary filmmaking? Working in partnership with The Grierson Trust, First Light is offering free places on a new Second Light training Lab which will concentrate on documentary filmmaking. (First Light work with young people from a variety of backgrounds, developing skills in media production, and are based in Birmingham.)

This is a great opportunity for new entrants, aged 18-25, to work with experienced professionals to begin a career in documentary production.

The Lab will be held in Birmingham for 3 consecutive days (week beginning 28 May 2012) and participants will then attend Sheffield Doc Fest as part of their training and development.

Reasonable travel expenses will be provided to the workshops in Birmingham, as well as lunch. Travel to, and accommodation at the festival will also be covered.

There’s more information here on the First Light website which includes the downloadable application form.

Deadline for applications: 12 noon, 26 April 2012

Do you have A Grand Idea for a business? Win £1000!

Win £1000 to start your own business — The Grand Idea is a competition open to all 16-19 year olds in Birmingham, run by Ideas2Business. They will want to know what your grand idea is, who your customers will be, and what it is about YOU that can make this business a success. The WINNER will receive £1000 to start up their business, plus all sorts of help and support from Ideas2Business.

For more information, contact Ideas4Business on 0121 224 7900. Entries are to be submitted by video message at www.ideas2business.co.uk/grandidea or by email to grandidea@ideas2business.co.uk

CLOSING DATE: 31 March 2012

Voice Is Power — Birmingham’s Young People’s Parliament

Voice Is Power is the formal citywide forum for children and young people in Birmingham. It is for anybody who lives in Birmingham and is under 19 years old.

VIP aims to stand up for all Children and Young People, and to link views together. There are lots of ways for you to share your views and get involved.

They are supported by key decision makers, so your views can influence decisions and changes. Find out more at www.vip.bham.org.uk.

Teenage magazines in Birmingham’s public libraries

Did you know that many libraries in the city have teenage magazines which you can borrow? Each library has chosen its own titles depending on the interests of the young people in the area. So whether you're mad on football or music, fashion or computer games you may well find something there for you...

Why not tell them which magazines you’d like to borrow by filling in the form at www.birmingham.gov.uk/teenagemagazines? Your comment will be sent to your local Birmingham library and will help to inform staff when they are choosing magazine subscriptions.

Want to know more about Birmingham’s great public library service, or find your local library? Go to www.birmingham.gov.uk/libraries

FILTER - a new way to find things to do...

FILTER is a new website for young people in Birmingham. www.filter.me.uk is all about things going on in Birmingham. Search for events and get details of hundreds of activities, projects and showcases for arts, sports and heritage, all across the city.