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Status Idea: ACT-I-FUN! read

Idea Default Date created: 11 October 2008 We are wanting to start up a drama/acting club in the local community for young children,5-11's. Where they can learn to write their own scripts ,make own costumes,then put THEIR show in schools and clubs,oap homes etc in the surrounding areas.I feel this will boost the children's confidence and they will get alot of fun out of it and follow... more

Founder: Sheila Idea Status: Lets do it now
Status Idea: MDX: Chop, Trim, Cut and Lop . . . Then Celebrate! read

Date created: 09 October 2008 Fancy a day out in the country with some free food and drink thrown in at the end? Lee Valley Regional Park have a ditch that needs clearing. Now, I’m sure your thinking “A DITCH?! Why would I want to do that?!” Well its not just clearing out a ditch, think of it as extreme gardening! This is some vital conservation work which the... more

Founder: Richard Hazlett Idea Status: Underway
Status Idea: Introduction to guitar read

Date created: 09 October 2008 I would like to run a one off event at a local school, in order to show younger students (11-13 year olds) the basics of playing guitar. I am aiming to generate some interest amongst these students, and if this is successful, move on to a longer term project, such as six weeks of sessions. If the project is a success, I would like the kids to... more

Founder: Leon Idea Status: Just a thought Town: Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London
Status Idea: Alcohol Awareness DVD read

Date created: 09 October 2008 raise awareness to 16 -19 year olds in relation to binge drinking and its effects. more

Founder: Klodian Daja Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Loughborough, Leicestershire
Status Idea: 'Inspire' DVD Project read

Date created: 09 October 2008 This project will work with a group of 6-10 young people aged between 13 and 19 who are HIV+. The young people will produce a short DVD about what their HIV status means to them and will then produce a resource pack to work alongside the DVD which can be used in schools and youth clubs to discuss the subject of HIV. The main aims of the project... more

Founder: Matt Tomlin Idea Status: Underway Town: Leicester
Status Idea: De Montfort Uni: Build a Bird Box! read

Date created: 07 October 2008 Come along to the centre of campus (outside the Kimberlin Library) on Wednesday 29th October at 12 noon and get involved with Junction49 here at DMU by learning how to build a bird box with help from members of the local British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV). On the day we will have information about how you can get involved in other... more

Founder: Glen White Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Leicester Actions: 1     View Help Wanted
Status Idea: Circus Skills Workshop read

Date created: 07 October 2008 Provide a 5 week programme of a few hours each week, where a group of 10-15 young people can learn circus skills. Young people can be found either at local schools or youth groups (Bolton or Preston). Week 1: Try different circus skills Week 2: Choose a circus skill and practice Week 3: Continue to practice skill Week 4: Continue practice... more

Founder: Fiona Bond Idea Status: Just a thought Town: Bolton, Lancashire
Status Idea: Online Youth Club read

Date created: 06 October 2008 Online Youth Club In this modern world young people are pigeonholed by society, they don’t chase their passion through fear of failure, programmed by mediocrity. This website in coordination with the offline events will change that. It will get every young person becoming excited about their futures because they are doing what makes them... more

Founder: Tayler Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Haverhill, Suffolk Actions: 6     View Help Wanted
Status Idea: UCL Kathy's Club elderly activities read

Date created: 06 October 2008 This BRAND NEW scheme aims to help improve the quality of life of elderly people, particularly those with dementia, living in local residential homes. Often these residents sit for long periods of inactivity and lonliness, which has been proven as unconducive to any condition they may have, let alone their self-esteem. We aim to run exciting... more

Founder: Sophie Constantinou Idea Status: Underway Town: Camden, London Actions: 1     View Help Wanted
Status Idea: "Mad Scientist" After School Workshops read

Date created: 06 October 2008 The goal of this project is to get primary students ages 8-11 excited about science. Through ten weeks of experiments students will get a sense of what science experimentation involves and will hopefully want to go on to future exploration in the sciences. more

Founder: Rachel Idea Status: Underway Town: Camden, London Actions: 1     View Help Wanted