Dewsbury Town Hall,
Wakefield Old Road,
Dewsbury,
West Yorkshire,
WF12 8DG
Tel: (01924) 453502
Int: (861) 4759
The West Riding Masonic Charity has kindly granted us a donation of £500 to purchase a new colour laser printer.
Our application for a grant was submitted through former DP-EVH student and Lodge member Mr Stephen Burnley to Jim Watson, the Charities Steward, who then submitted our petition to Trafalgar Lodge 971 Batley. This was then sent on to the West Riding Masonic Charities at which stage we were successful.
Peter Worth, Jim Watson and Stephen Burnley then visited the DP-EVH on Friday 17th December to present the cheque to our Chair Stephen Watson in person and learn more about our organisation.
The DP-EVH would very much like to thank the West Riding Masonic Charities for their generosity.
The DP-EVH Christmas Party will take place again this year at Hanging Heaton Working Men’s Club on Friday 17th of December 2010.
The festivities will start from 7:30 pm onwards and will include a personal visit from Santa, a buffet, a disco and a raffle which will be drawn on the night.
Tickets are available at the DP-EVH and will cost £3.00 for adults and £1.50 for children, all proceeds taken going to the DP-EVH.
A map with directions to the venue will be available on the notice board at the DP-EVH.
Our Awards Evening to celebrate Adult Learning takes place on Friday 17th September 2010 at Hanging Heaton W.M.C. Dewsbury.
The proceedings will start at 7:30 pm. There will be a buffet, a raffle (drawn on the night) and entertainment provided by singing duo Wishful Thinking.
The Awards and Certificates will be presented by Councillor Andrew Palfreeman Mayor of Kirklees Council and Simon Reevell local MP.
Our Annual General Meeting took place on Friday 2nd July 2010 at Dewsbury Minster.
Various members of the Committee were up for re-election including our Chair Janice Henderson who decided to resign from the Committee completely after 8 years of sterling service, first as a member then Vice-Chair and then Chair.
The newly elected Chair is former Vice-Chair Stephen Watson and our new Vice-Chair is Dr Mike Plumb.
Our Annual General Meeting will take place in the Lower Hall of Dewsbury Minster on the 2nd July 2010 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
All interested parties are welcome.
Following on from the success of our outreach project at Skelmanthope Library we are now pleased to announce two new outreach projects, one at Shawcross Community Centre Dewsbury and the other at Crossley Lane Community Centre Mirfield.
Each Centre will be running UK online/Myguide courses (provisionally for 6 weeks to gauge the level of interest) and be delivered by staff members from the DP-EVH.
The courses themselves will be 2 hours in duration and offer a basic introduction to I.T.
They start on Tuesday 22nd June 2010 at Crossley Lane Community Centre Mirfield 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm and Wednesday 23rd June 2010 at Shawcross Community Centre Dewsbury 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
A training course in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) took place on the 3rd and 4th of June 2010 at Dewsbury Health Centre.
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help given to someone experiencing a mental health problem before professional help is obtained.
The course is aimed at helping to raise awareness of mental health problems in the community and the reduction of the stigma associated with it.
It is a first aid approach to mental health. It teaches people how to recognise the symptoms of mental health problems, how to provide initial help and how to guide a person towards appropriate professional help.
This certificated course was attended by DP-EVH tutor Neil Rhodes and Committee Member/Health & Safety Officer Nigel Kimberlin.
MHFA Courses run throughout the year.
On Monday 24th May 2010 Joanne Berry (I.T., Mencap, Employability, NVQ Business Admin and Outreach tutor) will start her A1 Assessors Award with Calderdale and Kirklees Careers in Huddersfield.
The course will give Joanne the skills needed to assess NVQ learners to national standards.
This internal quality assurance qualification will confirm her ability to monitor internal quality assurance and assessment standards.
This Assessor Award will also give The DP-EVH staff team 3 A1 Assessors and 2 IV Assessors.
The DP-EVH participated in the Adult Learners' Week (ALW) which took place from the 17th to the 23rd of May 2010 at Dewsbury Library and delivered various courses in conjunction with Kirklees College Adult Education.
The aim was to encourage adults, whatever their age and background, to give learning a go.
It was originally founded and co-ordinated by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education NIACE.
The courses themselves lasted 2 hours and were delivered by either tutors from Kirklees College Adult Education or our own DP-EVH tutors.
In the future we will be looking to participate in Adult Learners' Week and make it an annual event.
The Kirklees Community Learning Awards took place at Huddersfield Town Hall on the 13th of May 2010.
The event kicked off at 6:00 pm with an opening address by Rob Vincent (Chief Executive, Kirklees Council) who talked about the possible changes that could happen under the new government.
This was followed by the Awards Presentation itself presided over by Rob Vincent where 2 people from the DP-EVH won an Award, they were:
The Award winners, as well as their certificates, received a £20 gift voucher for WH Smiths, a personalised notebook, a bracelet from Lifeline, a mug, a stress ball, and other small stationery items.
Entertainment was provided by the Piano Phasing Creative Keyboard Group and a buffet provided food and refreshments on the night.
Friday 12th April Neil Rhodes (IT Tutor) and Janice Henderson (Chair) attended the Regional Support Centre Yorkshire and Humber Information Day and Practical workshop.
The theme was inclusivity. It was an opportunity to explore the range of technology available for accessible and mobile learning.
The range included EduApps and iether Pads. The educational applications can change screen displays.
ietherPad is a web-based word processor that allows people to work together in real-time.
Also shown were Notepads which can be handwritten on and then saved as a PDF file ready to email, or can be changed to type.
There were also Book Readers, Netbooks and Dictaphones.
On the 4th June they are holding a similar event focusing on visually impaired people's needs.
On the 30th March Karen Reynolds (Facilitator) and Janice Henderson (Chair) attended a UK Online Day at the Quadrant in Sheffield.
It was an information day with details on new Myguide courses and the changes being made in relation to the administration of said courses.
It also flagged up the Online Surfers Day, a promotion day taking place on Friday 21st May 2010 as part of the Adult Learners Week.
A Body Shop party in aid of raising funds will be held on Friday 19th February from 2:00 pm in training room 2 at the DP-EVH (February Half Term Holiday).
There will also be refreshments, nibbles and various games.
Tickets will be £2.00 and are available from Committee and fund raising member Veronica Johnson.
The tickets are numbered and five lucky numbers drawn at the party will win a prize.
All proceeds raised will go to the DP-EVH.
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