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Get on Track – sports mentoring recruitment day

Get on Track Are you aged between 16-25 and interested in a career in Sport, then the Dame Kelly Homes Legacy Trust Get on Track course could be just the thing for you. Get on Track provides disadvantaged young people (aged 16-25) with the self-discipline, motivation and confidence they need to enhance

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Baking with friends – starter session 30th May

Have you ever wanted to have a go at baking but were too afraid to ask? We are running a baking starter session on Thursday 30th May between 12-2pm. Baking with friends is designed to make things nice and simple, with the use of easy to make recipes and not

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Healthy Eating & Cooking sessions in June

Starting in mid June we are running another 6 weeks of healthy eating and cooking sessions, Wednesday’s from 1pm. The sessions are hosted by Diane one of the local health trainers and each week you will be shown how to cook a healthy recipe as well as learning about healthy

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Connexions becomes Positive Steps

Supporting Young People Support and Guidance for young people in Rochdale has changed and is now provided by Positive Steps. The new service, which replaces the former Connexions service, is being delivered in a number of different ways including through a range of community locations in Middleton, Heywood and Rochdale.

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Baking with Friends – bake-off challenge

Do you think you could use baking to help some of your friends gain confidence with both their maths and computer skills? If so then our new Baking with Friends challenge is perfect for you! Starting during Spring Online (22 – 26 April) and running right through to Adult Learners’ Week (18 – 24

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Lighthouse Project goes to school

Well done Les – A+ for effort Volunteer Les Griffiths visited St Michael’s C of E school to share about the work of the Lighthouse Project during their recent Harvest School Assembly.

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Connexions moves its drop-in sessions to the Lighthouse

  As part of a restructure of the support delivered to young people in Middleton the local Connexions Office has moved some of its services out into the community. Drop-in sessions are now being held here at the Lighthouse Project an a Monday and Wednesday afternoon and also at Burnside

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Who let the dads out – Saturday 6th October

Who let the dads out is our monthly play group for dads, grandads, males carers & children up to 10 ish. The group meets every 4 weeks on a Saturday morning between 10am – 12pm. The cost is just £2 per family and you get bacon butties. The next session is Saturday

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Jason Moorhouse – Lighthouse Visitor

We can’t fault “Who Let The Dads Out” Saturdays. It’s a chance for my children to meet new friends and have a fabulous time doing so. They love all the activities to do.They play pool, craft, play games or just chat. The Bacon Butty is a bonus, and where else

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Who let the dads out national conference

The Lighthouse Projects ‘Who let the dads out’ group recently played host to the national WLTDO conference organised by the BRF which attracted over 80 visitors and delegates from existing and potential WLTDO groups from all around the country. The aim of Who let the dads out is to support

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Who Let the Dads Out – Saturday 8th Sept

Who let the dads out is our monthly play group for dads, grandads, males carers & children up to 10 ish. The group meets every 4 weeks on a Saturday morning between 10am – 12pm. The cost is just £2 per family and you get bacon butties. The next session is Saturday

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A Massive thank you for our new garden

Team R99 from the Prince’s Trust have recently helped us to realise a dream of having an outdoor garden that has taken two years to come to pass. The land at the back of the Warwick Mill gets the best sunlight as opposed to the dark frontage that many people

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