Date created: 23 February 2010 Myself and a team of volunteers are collaborating with the student union to organise an outdoor community fete fundraiser for the Barnados children's charity on Sat the 22nd of May. The fete will include food, craft and information stalls, a creativity corner (arts workshops), a story-telling corner (with BSL interpreter), an on-going circus... more

Date created: 20 July 2009 My Idea is to support the Elderly in derbyshire as to the siotuations that old people are in derbyshire mot of them need a friendly hand and some may need to be talked to and spoken to some do not have friends to visit them . I am planning of making them feel happy and not feel unhappy about their situation may be feeling lonely etc. more

Date created: 14 July 2009 We want to help young people to achieve higher and aim for their potential and with my years of working with young people on a volutary basis, I have come to find that they tend to relate better to other young people. If they relate to young people that are also focused on achieving high grades then they too may share that passion. It will be... more

Date created: 30 June 2009 White Ribbon Day is an Internationally recognised day. It is the 'International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women', it takes place on the 25th of November annually. The main idea behind the day is to encourage men to speak out against domestic violence. Men and women alike can show their support by wearing a white ribbon. Through... more

Date created: 10 June 2009 Doing a set of art projects for children from the Visually impaired, based on play and the creative process. These workshops would be to gather the visually impaired community to help to create a supportive network and friendships incorporate with the voluntary organisation DAB (derby association for the blind). more

Date created: 03 April 2009 Every year a charity called WEZIMBABWE hold a festival (ZIMFEST) in London to raise funds which attracts Zimbabweans from all over the uk. http://www.wezimbabwe.org/about-us.aspx It's a WONDERFUL cause and helps a lot of people.........HOWEVER- it doesn't as yet address the needs of those who find themselves still in, perhaps not so much in... more

Date created: 31 March 2009 I wish to launch a student led group who simply look out for students practical needs on nights out. A few ideas of the kind of things we could offer students during nights out are as follows: · Free water bottles which reduce the risk of a hangover and help students get up for the 9am lecture! · ‘Spikeys’ which are... more

Date created: 14 March 2009 Village Aid are planning to hold a fund raising night at the Big Blue Coffee Company in Derby city centre to raise lots of cash and to spread the word about our great organization. We're planning to hold a music night with local bands and a VJ set. They'll be licensed bar and also a raffle. The idea is to have a really fun night but also raise... more

Date created: 04 March 2009 We're going to create a 'slum' on campus and be in it for 24 hours, to raise awareness for the plight of those living in slums worldwide - this is happening on 27 - 28 April 2009. We were inspired by other 'sleepouts' we heard of by organisations like Slum Survivor. We're going to be raising money for the Duaripara Family Development Project in... more

Date created: 09 February 2009 In line with our Students' Union's mission statement of "defending and extending students' rights by proactively creating and maximising opportunities," the students of the University of Derby are for the second year running a Studentship Festival, a weeklong series of events designed to bring together the student community. Returning from... more