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The return of the art competition and exhibition celebrating the Buxton’s culture, natural beauty and heritage.

An opportunity for artists of all ages and abilities to work ‘en plein air’ throughout the beautiful Peak District spa town of Buxton.

Inspired by similar competitions in Bath and Bristol, The Buxton Spa Prize has a category for children under 11, an 11–17 year old Buxton Spa Teen Prize, The Buxton Spa Young Persons Prize for those aged 18–25 and an open category with a first prize of £5,000 from the Trevor Osborne Charitable Trust and second and third cash prize. A new sketchbook prize which generated great interest in 2014 and will be repeated this year with a prize of £2000.

Artists can register to enter online from 1 April until 18 May.They are then required to visit Buxton from the 1–18 May to draw their location by ballot and have their board or canvas stamped. The deadline for submissions is the 5 July.

Entries will be showcased in an exhibition at The Green Man Gallery in the town from 17 July until  31 August which will also provide artists with the opportunity to sell their work.

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Saturday 23 May at New Mills Town Hall 7.30pm – 10pm. Licensed Bar.

Tickets from the volunteer centre £6.00.

The voluntary sector collaboration for the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership Area – the Social Inclusion Consortium – aims to provide a vehicle for local organisations to deliver local solutions to meet the needs of local people in line with the targets and priorities identified by the LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership). 

If your organisation is interested in being part of the Social Inclusion Consortium then please come along to the event from 10am at Newstead Centre, Tilford Road, Newstead Village NG15 0BS.

During the morning we aim to:

• Ensure everyone is familiar with the bidding process and has an understanding of the contracts we expect D2N2 to launch;

• Start to map the delivery organisations who want to be involved;

• Hear from current consortium members;

• Discuss a Partnership Agreement and the process of Due Diligence.

Organisations attending will then have the opportunity to sign up to be part of the Social Inclusion Consortium.

Goods range from cleaning products, toiletries, toys, clothes and a range of other items that can be used to run services and give to the people you support. Items are all new and good quality but become surplus because they are short dated, have slight defects in the packaging or branding or are returns.

To access goods, charities register online for free, and can then order products via an online catalogue. Charities then pay a handling charge, which is generally 20% of the original retail price, and includes delivery.

For more information, contact In Kind Direct via their website: www.inkinddirect.org, tel: 0300 30 20 200 or email: charities@inkinddirect.org.

Whether you are part of a choir, knitting group, drama company or amateur orchestra, anyone who gets creative purely for the love of it can take part in Voluntary Arts Week and benefit from some extra publicity.

The idea behind the week is to showcase current activity and encourage newcomers to join in. There are lots of ways to get involved. See links for more details: 

• Take your talent outside and stage a Flashmob in a public space: www.voluntaryartsweek.org/flashmob 

• Get crafty in public as part of the nationwide CraftBomb and help launch Voluntary Arts Week on 15 May: www.voluntaryartsweek.org/craftbomb 

• Take part in Woollen Woods and have your work displayed in one of five outdoor craft exhibitions this May: www.voluntaryartsweek.org/woollen-woods 

• Hold a ‘come and try’ taster session to invite newcomers to join your arts group: www.voluntaryartsweek.org/run-event

• Already planning something that takes place during Voluntary Arts Week? Register your activity and invite new people to join you: www.voluntaryartsweek.org/list-event 

If you would like to volunteer for this but are not sure whether it's for you, then they can arrange taster sessions in an identical vehicle.

Alternatively, if you have already decided this is something you are definitely going to do and want to have a practice, it could be good for you as well.

Contact Ed Mountifield on 01663 744196 or e-mail at ed@nmvc.org

New members are always welcome, whether they are newly diagnosed with diabetes, or a family member, or maybe a carer.

Type 1 diabetes affects mostly children and younger people. There are no facilities in the High Peak, and the group helps to fill the gaps. Their "Pen People" go to clinics in Macclesfield, Stockport, Derby, Chesterfield, Sheffield, Stoke  and Manchester.

One of their greatest problems is the feeling of isolation. They aim to help. Conatct Sue Barber on sooby@rocketmail.com.

The day includes talks and updates by key health care professionals and is open to everybody living with MS. The event is free to attend; lunch and refreshments will be provided.

10am - Registration and refreshments

10.30am - Medical Management of MS - MS Specialist Nurse Helen Parry  

11.15am - Non Medical Management of MS - Community Neuro Physiotherapist Jenny Hutton

11.45am - Dynamic Orthosis in Lycra in the management of MS - Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist Liz Betts 

12.30pm - Lunch

1.30pm -  Fatigue Management  - Neurological Specialist Physiotherapist Tina Betts 

2.15pm - Counselling - Branch Counselling team

3pm - Relaxation -  Support Manager Louise Furmston 

To book a place on what promises to be a friendly and informative day please call Hazel Harrison on 01298 872431 or 01625 430933 (please leave a message if on answer phone) or email support@macclesfieldmssociety.org.uk

Throughout winter Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) encouraged everyone seeking healthcare in Tameside and Glossop to choose the most appropriate location and treatment for their illness; 

• Self-care for coughs, colds and sore throats 
• Professional services such as pharmacists, GPs and the walk-in centre for minor illnesses and injuries 
• A& E for serious or life-threatening situations 

Did you see our posters and leaflets?  Did they help you choose the most appropriate treatment and influence how you accessed healthcare? 

Please complete this short survey to tell us what you thought of the campaign and any ideas you have to help local people get the Right Treatment in the Right Place.

www.surveymonkey.com/s/RTRP1415

Light refreshments and stalls set out by local groups from 6.30pm followed by the hustings meeting at 7.30-9.30pm

Venue: Central Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Glossop SK13 8AT

Arranged by a small group from Glossop Churches and Voluntary Organisations