Outstanding Adults Honoured at Adult Learners' Awards Ceremony 2006

Nine individual adult learners, two tutors and four groups were presented with Surrey Adult Learners' Awards at a special ceremony for 150 people at The Runnymede Centre in Addlestone on Tuesday 23rd May 2006. The principal sponsors of the awards were Surrey Adult and Community Learning and the Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership. The Ceremony was sponsored by Surrey Learning and Skills Council.
Fred Marden, Breakfast Presenter on BBC Southern Counties Radio, was the Master of Ceremonies and the speakers were Christine Stevens, Executive Member - Safer and Stronger Communities, Surrey County Council and Rob Douglas CBE, Chairman of Surrey Learning & Skills Council. Performances from Woking Adult Learning Centre's Jazz and Street Jazz classes provided the entertainment.
The competition received over 85 nominations from individuals, families, groups and organisations across the county and all were of a very high standard. These awards will encourage and inspire all adults in Surrey to continue learning throughout life.

The winners of the 2006 awards have been confirmed as:

Please click on the learner or group name for photographs from the awards ceremony, or here for a group photograph of all winners. For more information call 07962905115 or email surreyawards@blueyonder.co.uk

History Teaches Families in Surrey

Ever wondered about your family roots? According to Surrey Libraries many people have. In response to the public's keen interest to learn more about their families and the past Community Learning Partnerships in Mole Valley, Surrey Heath, Waverley and Woking have partnered with Surrey Libraries to present eight workshops on family history and how to uncover the past.  More...

According to Sue Gent, Library Development Service Manager for Lifelong Learning and Services to Children & Young People, a few family history workshops were presented in 2004 with great success. Classes were oversubscribed and learners were eager to have additional opportunities to learn more about the subject.  Based on the initial response, eight pilot workshops have been developed for Camberley, Dorking, Godalming and Woking libraries. The events will involve participants learning how to access online resources and archival materials in order to discover their family history.

Workshops in Camberley and Dorking will be held in conjunction with Local History Month. Ask Us About Archives will take place in Camberley on May 14th at 10:00am and 11:30am, while Family History on the Internet will be held at 10:30am, May 14th. Dorking events are scheduled for May 21st for the same three time slots, Ask Us About Archives at 10:00am and 11:30am, and Family History on the Internet at 10:30am. Workshops in Godalming and Woking will take place in mid-October during Family Learning Week. Advance booking for all sessions is essential and can be completed by phone or a visit to your local library.

Rachel Fry, Community Learning Adviser for the Mole Valley Community Learning Partnership, noted that “Community Learning Partnerships aim, through collaboration with partners and providers, to meet the learning needs of the community. Teaching people how to access their family history has been identified by community members as an area of interest. As such, we are pleased to support these learners in their quest to broaden their knowledge and expand their skills base.”

Plans are underway to increase the number of family history workshops across the County to reach an even higher number of learners.

BIG LOTTERY FUND CONFIRMS NEW FUNDING PROGRAMMES FOR ENGLAND

The Big Lottery Fund is announcing today (Wednesday) the first wave of funding within its new framework to deliver new funding programmes for 2005 - 2009, the first of which will be introduced later this year.  More...

Singing the Praises of Rhymetime at Redhill Library

Pre-schoolers from the Redhill area are enjoying Rhymetime at Redhill Library after the East Surrey Community Learning Partnership provided funds to equip children with music instruments during a musical learning programme.  A large floor rug for the toddlers and babies to sit on was also provided courtesy of the ES CLP.

Rhymetime is free and is for children aged 0 to 3 years and their parents or carers.  Every Friday from 10am - 10.30am family learning takes place with nursery rhymes, singing and accompanying musical instruments such as maracas, bells and tambourines.  Following each session parents or carers are encouraged to take the booklets home for more reading practice.  Full story...

Pensions Advice for Boxhill Over 50's Club Results in More Money for Local Pensioners

Pensioners from an Over 50's Club in Boxhill attended a question and answer session with Dorking Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) at their local pub function room and many of them went away to find out if they can receive benefits they didn't realise they were entitled to.  The Mole Valley Community Learning Partnership organised the meeting with help and support from Daphne Ladell - District Councillor for Mole Valley District Council, Cllr Hazel Watson (Dorking North) and Julie Brocking and Carol Jolly from Dorking CAB who have been funded by the National Lottery.  Full story...

Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership Supports Learning Communities

The Partnership is keen to promote a culture of learning within communities in Surrey.  To this end it plans to focus additional activity in the following areas:

1. Lakeview: Goldsworth East, Woking
2. Aarons Hill and Ockford Ridge, Waverley
3. Box Hill, Mole Valley
4. Esher Common, Elmbridge
5. Ruxley in Ewell
6. Guildford.

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Mole Valley Mums Gain New Parenting Skills

Parents Kate Woodward, Michelle Motley, Cara Robertshaw, Charlotte Hoyle, Caroline Ede and Anita Turner were each given a certificate of achievement after attending parenting courses organised by Mole Valley Community Learning Partnership and Surrey Adult and Community Learning at Redlands Community Playlink at Redlands Primary School, Goodwyns Road, Dorking, Surrey.  Full story...

Taking Computers to Tesco

On Friday 21st May Guildford Community Learning Partnership took a bus full of laptop computers to the Guildford Tesco store near Park Barn to offer free Internet access, information about local learning opportunities and worksheets and guidance about basic computing.  Full story...

BBC Brings Mind Event to Woking!

A special interactive BBC event called Making Sense of the Mind took place at The Maybury Centre in Woking on Tuesday May 11th 2004.  Full story...

Ladies from the Traveller Community Spring into Action!

Twelve ladies from the traveller community at Salvation Place took part in a 3 hour bite-size floristry session. 

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Familyline Surrey 0808 800 5768:The Telephone Helpline for Familes in Surrey

FamilyLine Surrey provides a confidential telephone helpline (0808 800 5678) for any member of a family that lives or works in Surrey - or even beyond. 

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Family Learning Day Refreshes the Mayor's Charity Fund

Kate Shore, Community Learning Advisor for Spelthorne Community Learning Partnership, presented the Mayor of Spelthorne, Councillor Gerry Ceaser, with a cheque for £80.00 for the Mayor's Charity Fund.

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