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0 the advertizer t: 01505 613340 e: info@advertizer.co.uk Kilbarchan Brownies Kilbarchan Brownies had great fun organising a Bring and Buy sale in aid of Yorkhill Children’s Charity. Publicity posters were designed and put up in shops and notice boards, much baking was produced, cupboards were tidied and decisions made about which toys and books to be donated. On the night, the girls enjoyed being in charge of the various stalls and everyone was delighted to raise the tremendous sum of £480. Thanks to everyone who helped make the event so successful. The picture shows the Brownies presenting their cheque to Sandra Graham of Yorkhill Children’s Charity. Renfrewshire Warmly Welcomes Newly-Elected Youth Parliament Inverclyde Schools Building in Civic Trust Awards 2015 Inverclyde’s unique Community Campus has received a ‘commendation’ in an international architectural awards scheme. The Port Glasgow Community Campus was one of 91 projects from across the world lined up to receive an Award or Commendation in the 2015 Civic Trust Awards. The Inverclyde building was included alongside a prestigious hotel in China; a Russian airport and a school in Australia in the awards which included only six projects from Scotland. The Port Glasgow Community Campus is home to three schools – Port Glasgow High School, St Stephen’s High School and Craigmarloch School. It’s one of only six building projects from Scotland on the prestigious winners and commendations list which includes a community school in Australia; the Waldorf Astoria building in Beijing, China and thePulkovo International Airport in Russia. Inverclyde Council Leader, Councillor Stephen McCabe, who opened the community campus, said: “This is a prestigious awards ceremony and the Community Campus has picked up a Commendation against some incredible competition in the UK and across the world. The Community Campus building is unique in Inverclyde and across the country. It is both ambitious in its scale and in its delivery. All involved in delivering this project deserve our praise and congratulations. The commendation from the Civic Trust Awards is a fitting tribute to that hard work.” Kevin Cooper, Director of architects Archial NORR, said: “Archial NORR is delighted to have received a Civic Trust Commendation for this important community project. This accolade is very rewarding for the whole team as the building is undoubtedly a great example of a genuine collective effort for an excellent client. We sincerely hope the users of the project continue to enjoy it as much as we enjoyed designing it, and for many years to come”. The awards combines the 2015 Civic Trust Awards, Pro-Tem Awards and AABC Conservation Awards, which features 91 projects from a wide range of national and international entries. The 56th Annual Civic Trust Awards Ceremony took place at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. Hundreds of newly-elected Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament got a warm welcome when they arrived in Renfrewshire for their first National Sitting of the new term. Almost 200 delegates from across Scotland came to the Sitting held at Park Mains High School in Erskine. And MSYPs received a warm welcome by Council Leader Mark Macmillan ahead of their weekend long parliamentary session, who took the opportunity to talk about the Youth Parliament’s 2015 campaign, POVERTY: See It Change It. Cllr Macmillan said: “The Youth Parliament is key to giving young people a voice to speak out on things that matter to them and that enthusiasm was prevalent at the Sitting. Almost 6,500 young people voted in Renfrewshire in the SYP elections, the second highest number of votes cast in a Scottish local authority area. Young people are more engaged in the democratic process than ever before and this is fantastic news. “Tackling Poverty is one of the council’s top priorities and it is welcome that this is the Scottish Youth Parliament’s campaign for 2015. Supporting young people out of poverty was the main reason the Renfrewshire Tackling Poverty Commission – the first of its kind in Scotland – was initiated by the council. Our £6m tackling poverty fund will invest in a far-reaching package of new interventions and will expand successful and proven approaches, as we work to make sure tackling poverty is central to everything we do.” During the two day intensive Sitting, the Leader got the chance to catchup with Renfrewshire’s MSYPs - Emma Eck, Osama Nadeem, Mark Dougan, Eilidh Harkness and Carrie McIntyre – to talk about the poverty campaign. Mark Macmillan added: “Renfrewshire’s MSYPs are already working hard on taking forward the poverty campaign and I look forward to working with them to shine a light in every corner of youth poverty.” The poverty campaign is seeking to raise awareness among young people about poverty, combat poverty stigma and work with decision makers to uphold the UK-wide commitment to tackle child poverty by 2020. For more information on the POVERTY: See It Change It campaign, visit www.syp.org.uk or follow #seeitchangeit on Twitter.
www.advertizer.co.uk august 2015 One Small Step as Astronaut Lands in Inverclyde! A NASA astronaut who has orbited the earth more than 2,500 times finally touched down in Inverclyde for the first time. Tom Marshburn who has flown on the Space Shuttle and spent three months on board the International Space Station joined Heather Paul - an engineer NASA’s Johnson Space Center - on a flying visit to Newark Primary in Port Glasgow. Tom said: “The last time I was anywhere near Port Glasgow I was 350 nautical miles above the earth travelling at 17,500 miles an hour although on our way back from the Space Station mission we did land at Prestwick where I had my first shower back on earth!” “Flying in space is very hard but requires the help and support of thousands of people on earth so it is also a very humbling experience. For that reason I am excited to let the children know how many great careers there are in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths so it is very important to start them young.” Heather Paul has worked for NASA in life sciences, propulsion, mission operations and space suit and tool design and development. She said: “I am delighted to be here to talk to the kids – I can really feel the energy in the room. I am here to share my experiences and stories of working as an engineer with NASA and hopefully I can help to inspire young people – particularly girls – to go into science and engineering.” “This is my 8th time in Scotland, but my first in Inverclyde and it is a beautiful place with breath-taking views.” The visit was part of a programme of events marking Strathclyde University’s Scottish Space School – which continues to attract large number of applications from secondary schools across the country with more than 1200 attending since it started in 2004. Last year four pupils at Inverclyde Council secondary schools saw-off competition from hundreds of young people to be selected for a dream trip to NASA’s Houston Space Centre. The teenagers were among the top 10 candidates chosen from the University of Strathclyde’s ever-popular space school programme. Inverclyde’s Education & Communities Convener Councillor Terry Loughran said: “This is the first time a NASA astronaut has visited Inverclyde and I was delighted to be able to welcome Tom and Heather to Port Glasgow. Their enthusiasm and passion for science and engineering was clear to see and I am sure many of the children who spoke to them will have been inspired to explore maths and science.” Strathclyde University plays a prominent role in space research with the Strathclyde Space Institute addressing key challenges in space systems engineering, satellite applications and access to space. Research centres within the institute include the Advanced Space Concepts Laboratory, the Centre for Future Air-Space Transportation Technology, the Space Mechatronics Systems Technology Laboratory and the Centre for Space Science and Applications. The space school continues to attract huge numbers of applications from secondary schools across the country with more than 1200 students attending since it started at Strathclyde in 2004. Abbey Nursery The summer months at Abbey are full of fun with lots of interesting theme weeks such as Circus and Pirates alongside the favourites like Teddy Bears Picnic and At the Seaside. Regardless of the weather we won’t be beaten!! It is also quieter now as we say goodbye to all the children leaving for primary school and wish them well in the future. Our Graduation took place at Houston Primary this year and was a fantastic event, giving the children the opportunity to showcase their talents in song and dance and public speaking. They did so well and we are very proud of them all. In the Little Ladybirds this month the younger children have been enjoying using push-along toys to practice their walking skills and have been using them both indoors and outside to help them develop confidence, strength and balance on their feet. The children really enjoy role play and are often found making cups of tea or cooking dinner with the pots and pans in the house corner area. Many of them like to take care of the dolls and the younger babies in the room. The Rising 2’s have also been out for walks in the surrounding area and enjoy being able to look at all the cars and animals. They also learn about “good walking” and staying safe by holding hands and develop their language as we talk about the things we see. The Busy Bunnies have being look at nature to find new friends and introduced the new room arrival, “Twiggy” the stick insect to the children recently. The children have been very keen to handling twiggy, and helping to look after her, with fresh leaves and water. The children have also taken advantage of the fine weather to take their Mirror image painting outside. Houston Mother & Toddler We start back for the new term on Thursday 13th August. We meet every Thursday from 9.30am - 11.30am in the church hall, Main Street, Houston. Children from birth to 4 years old are welcome with their mum, dad, grandparents, carer, childminder etc. You’ll receive a warm welcome and the children can have fun playing with our many toys while the adults can chat over a cuppa! The group are looking for new committee members to join a rota for opening/ closing, teas etc. There will be a meeting for current committee members and anyone interested in joining the committee to discuss the year ahead on Wednesday 5th August from 7.30pm - 9.30pm in the church hall. For further information please contact Lesley Jackson on 07900 556 004 or lesleyannjackson@outlook.com 61 61
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