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WATERSIDE SHOPPING CENTRE AND SIEMENS CHARGE AHEAD TO SPONSOR THE LINCOLN KNIGHTS’ TRAIL EDUCATION PROGRAMME Waterside Shopping Centre and Siemens have saddled up to sponsor the Lincoln Knights’ Trail Education Programme. Organised by The EBP, in partnership with Wild in Art and Lincoln BIG, the Education Trail will involve more than 40 primary, secondary and special schools from across Lincolnshire and will run alongside this summer’s main Lincoln Knights’ Trail, forming a mass participation public art event in the city. Each participating school has until the start of June to get their creative juices flowing and decorate their very own half-sized knight sculpture, designed and created by Wild in Art’s Creative Director Chris Wilkinson in the style of a Lewis Chess piece. The education knights will then be brought together at this year’s Lincolnshire Show on 21st and 22nd June before they join their larger counterparts, forming an indoor trail in iconic venues throughout Lincoln city centre until the start of September. As part of their sponsorship, Waterside and Siemens also have their very own half-sized knights. Waterside is running a special competition for one lucky young person to design their knight, before Lincoln-based designer and illustrator Mel Langton brings their artwork to life. Siemens will be working with Lincoln UTC, to create a STEM inspired design to reflect Lincolnshire’s rich engineering history. 6 Dean Cross, Waterside Centre Manager, said: “We’re delighted to be able to lend our support to this year’s Knights’ Trail. It’s great to be involved in the Education Programme and we can’t wait to welcome some of the education knights to Waterside.” Neil French from Siemens, said: “We are really excited to bring science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) to life as we work with Lincoln UTC to plan and design our knight. As a pioneering world leader employing 15,000 people in the UK, we are dedicated to helping enrich and enhance teaching and learning and to inspire and engage the next generation of engineers.” The EBP is thrilled to be working with so many Lincolnshire schools on this fantastic project. Visit www.knightstrail.com/education for the full list of participating schools. KNIGHT WATCH! The EBP also has its very own full-sized knight, which will be part of the main Lincoln Knights’ Trail. They selected Birmingham based artist Sue Guthrie’s design, ‘The Knight Has a Thousand Eyes’. Look out for The EBP’s knight at the Mayor’s Chair on Steep Hill from 20th May – 3rd September before it is auctioned for Lincoln homelessness charity, The Nomad Trust. Find out more about the Lincoln Knights’ Trail and Education Programme at www.knightstrail.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @EBP_UK and search #LincolnKnights to see some of the amazing designs! 6021 EBP Term Talk ART.indd 6 07/04/2017 16:34
CHANGING THE WORLD ONE YOUNG PERSON AT A TIME National Citizen Service (NCS) is the fastest growing youth movement for a generation, and with this phenomenal growth comes a number of other social benefits. Since 2013, The EBP has managed NCS in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Rutland (an area referred to as EM1). In this relatively short time we’ve seen it make a huge impact on thousands of young people and their local communities. Since its pilot, more than 13,000 young people have graduated from NCS in the EM1 region, each contributing 30 hours of voluntary work to their community. This means that graduates in the EM1 region have given back almost 400,000 hours of volunteering, fundraising and campaigning for good causes. The national picture is even more impressive, with over seven million hours of social action being carried out by NCS graduates since 2013 and graduate feedback revealing that past participants feel more able to make an impact on the world around them. This social change is something that The EBP feels incredibly strongly about, working with organisations, charities and community groups to provide high quality social action projects for young people. NCS participants have transformed community spaces, increased the profile of causes and charities that they feel passionately about. To continue this and to ensure that social action has an even greater impact, The EBP encourages organisations and groups to get in touch to discuss potential projects that could make a positive difference both to the community and to a group of young people. The final word goes to NCS graduates - 9 out of 10 would both recommend the programme to others and rate their experience of NCS as being worthwhile - praise indeed for a programme that The EBP is proudly delivering across the region. “ Last summer teens in the NCS EM1 region raised a staggering £114,000 for good causes after dedicating more than 113,900 hours to helping their local community” Photo: NCS Trust For more information, or to support the programme, please visit ncsem1.org.uk or call 01522 574101 The EBP newsletter, Spring 2017 www.the-ebp.co.uk 7 6021 EBP Term Talk ART.indd 7 07/04/2017 16:34
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