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Age Grants Available For Businesses To Take On An Apprentice

March 12, 2013
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Age Grants Available For Businesses To Take On An Apprentice

Businesses and organisations that employ up to 1,000 employees could be eligible for grants to help take on an apprentice. Until March 2014, the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) will provide up to 40,000 apprenticeship grants, with a value of £1,500 each, to eligible employers who commit to employ one or more 16-to-24-year-old apprentices. Businesses and organisations can apply for these grants via a training provider such as East Riding of Yorkshire Council employment and skills team. Eligible employers are those who have never employed an apprentice before or who have not employed an apprentice within the last 12 months. The £1,500 grant is in addition to the Government funding already available for the training costs of the apprenticeship framework. For more information or to check eligibility, call the employment and skills team on (01482) 887670. One organisation already working with East Riding of Yorkshire Council is Fisher Security Limited, based in Goole. Fisher Security specialises in the installation, maintenance and monitoring of CCTV, access control and intruder and fire alarm systems for customers across the Yorkshire region. The company has recently employed an apprentice from the council and has taken advantage of the apprenticeship AGE 16-24 to do this. Fisher…

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Dog Walkers Urged To Leave Nothing Behind But Footsteps

March 5, 2013
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Dog Walkers Urged To Leave Nothing Behind But Footsteps

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is launching Dog Fouling Week under the slogan ‘Leave nothing behind but your footsteps’. Some areas of the East Riding are plagued by dog fouling and despite pleas from the council the nuisance is continuing. As part of its campaign to tackle the problem, which causes distress to residents, the council is holding a week of early morning patrols by its dog wardens in selected areas. Dog Fouling Week starts on Monday, 11 March in Beverley, Bridlington, Goole, Withernsea and the Anlaby, Cottingham and Hessle area. The dog wardens will be supported by other enforcement officers. Fixed penalty notices will be issued to those dog walkers who fail to clean up. The £75 fixed penalty notice is issued under the Fouling of Land by Dogs Order 2009, which makes it an offence to fail to clean up after a dog which defecates on land in the open air to which the public have access. Failure to pay up could land the dog walker in court, which also has the effect of bumping up the cost. Councillor Jackie Cracknell, portfolio holder for community partnerships, said: “The message behind Dog Fouling Week is a simple one, clean…

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Springtime Variety Annual Tour Coming To East Yorkshire

February 26, 2013
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East Riding Local Plan

Back with a bang, Springtime Variety will be on its annual tour of East Yorkshire venues next month. Shake off those winter blues and join us for an afternoon packed with songs and laughter including the music of Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble and the hit winning show The Jersey Boys – to name a few. Four vocalists and genial host and comedian Gerry Graham will add up to a fabulous afternoon of top quality entertainment. We invite you to join us for what promises to be a ‘not to be missed’ day out. Performances will be taking place at the following venues: Monday 11 March The Northfield, Withernsea Tuesday 12 March The Spa Theatre, Bridlington Wednesday 13 March Community Hall, Driffield Thursday 14 March Alexandra Hall, Hedon Friday 15 March Civic Hall, Cottingham Monday 18 March Floral Hall, Hornsea Tuesday 19 March Junction, Goole Wednesday 20 March Memorial Hall, Beverley Thursday 21 March The Village Hall, North Ferriby Friday 22 March Burnby Hall, Pocklington All shows start at 2pm. Tickets are £5.50. Book online at www.events.eastriding.gov.uk or call 01482 392699/392706. Use Facebook to Comment on this Post

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East Yorkshire XC R5 Welton

February 11, 2013
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Round 5 of the East Yorkshire cross country league hosted by Goole Viking striders & Selby striders. This 6 mile race took place in and around Welton west of Hull First position went too Num:168 Jack Robertson of Scarborough Athletic … Continue reading →

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East Riding Youth Dance Is Now Recruiting

February 1, 2013
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East Riding Youth Dance

East Riding Youth Dance is recruiting at a venue near you for the spring term. The programme aims to provide young people who have little or no previous dance experience with a fun, energetic and inspiring opportunity to develop both their technique and creative dance skills. The sessions will focus on strength building and fitness along with the creation of an original piece of dance which will be performed at the biggest Youth Dance Platform in the area later in the year at The Spa Bridlington, alongside the exclusive County Company. If you are looking for an enjoyable way to increase fitness and muscle tone, improve co-ordination, balance and posture, and are excited by the opportunity to learn creatively with specialist dance artists – then look no further then East Riding Youth Dance. The youth dance groups are based in five areas of the East Riding with sessions for 11-to-18 year olds. Weekly sessions will be taking place at: East Riding Youth Dance Near You Minster Primary School, Beverley Tuesdays The Spa, Bridlington Tuesdays Hornsea Leisure Centre Fridays Junction, Goole Fridays Woldgate College, Pocklington Thursdays All groups start in the week beginning 18 February 2013 The cost is £45 per term (12…

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East Riding of Yorkshire : Fast Forward to Apprenticeship Programme

January 16, 2013
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East Riding Local Plan

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Employment and Skills Team has launched its Fast Forward to Apprenticeship Programme to boost people’s chances of finding work in the area. The programme, funded by Jobcentre Plus flexible support, will support unemployed people aged 16 and over who want to become an apprentice, and ultimately get a job. The team will work closely with its own apprenticeship training provider, East Riding Training Services, as well as other local colleges and providers to train and support local unemployed people to apply for apprentice opportunities. The programme will be run in Goole, Beverley and Bridlington. The idea of the programme is that it matches the employability skills gap between an apprenticeship provider and employer. Sara Arnold, employment and skills manager, said: “Often people fail when applying for an apprenticeship vacancy because they haven’t known where to look for apprenticeships on offer, are unsure what is out there and don’t understand how an employer expects them to perform at interview. Fast Forward to Apprenticeship aims to address this problem by working closely with suitable, motivated candidates.” Councillor Jane Evison, cabinet portfolio holder for economic development, tourism and rural issues at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “The current economic climate is challenging both the…

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East Yorkshire XC League Sledmere

January 13, 2013
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On a snowy misty morning at the Sledmere estate Driffield Striders hosted the fourth race in the East Yorkshire Cross country league. With a field of 168 runners from a range of local clubs Driffield Striders,City of Hull,Beverley AC,Pocklington Runners,Bridlington … Continue reading →

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East Riding Hot Spots Project Gets £3000 From Tribune Trust

January 11, 2013
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East Riding Local Plan

The High Sheriff, Julie Good, presented the East Riding “Hot Spots” project with a cheque for £3,000 on Thursday, 10 January at Goole Leisure Centre, during a Twilight Football session for young people. This generous award will help fund positive activities such as sport, play and arts for young people in areas of the East Riding identified as possible “hot spots” for crime and anti-social behaviour. It will be based on Positive Futures programmes that already work well and will be located according to need; reflecting the concerns of communities and neighbourhood police officers. At the autumn meeting of the High Sheriffs’ and Humberside Police Tribune Trust the trustees approved grant awards totalling £10,000 to five community based projects. Geoff Ogden, director of the Tribune Trust, said: “All five projects reflect diverse but topical issues which through volunteers make a real difference in communities as all aspects of crime are tackled.” Councillor Richard Burton, cabinet portfolio holder for civic wellbeing and culture, said: “This is a valuable award to the community based initiative. A lot of good work is done to help youngsters get into the arts and find skills that will help them throughout their lives and help them find a career. The skills that they will learn will help them through all aspects…

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