Young Scotland’s Got Talent Grampian

Wednesday 5th June 2013 at Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen

9.30am – 2.30pm

We are delighted to announce that the next Young Scotland's Got Talent event will take place at Aberdeen Arts Centre on Wednesday 5^th June 2013. Registration starts at 9.30am and the event will run from 10am – 2.30pm. It is for young people with learning difficulties and individuals on the autistic spectrum (aged 14 -24) who want to work when they leave school or college. Families, people interested in this or professionals working in the field are also welcome. Priority will be given to young people and their families. Please note that it is free to attend.

This will be our tenth Young Scotland’s Got Talent event. Everyone who takes part says that events are amazing!!! They also said that they learned useful information about finding a job. For a taster, please watch this short video http://www.viascotland.org.uk/content/ysgt-east-renfrewshire

We are very excited as this road show is a partnership event between Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, Cornerstone, Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability, Skills Development Scotland, Values Into Action Scotland and many others.

The conference publicity materials are attached. You can download a leaflet or a poster. Please put posters up to tell everyone about this exciting event!

For more information please email christine.mcbain@scld.co.uk or call on 0141 559 5720. To book a place or places at the event email conference@scld.co.uk or click here.

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Hi,

The first year of our training programme My Life, My Way is nearly over. We can't believe it! The time has passed really quickly. Over 277 people have come along to our courses on everything from supervising staff to risk enablement. Thank you.

If you took part in our training, we want to hear what you thought of the programme and what has changed for you as a result. We have designed a very short survey to find out what you think. It will take less than a minute to complete.

If you complete the survey before 31 March 2013, we will enter your name into a free prize draw. You can win some fab prizes like an MP4 player, a panini maker or a remote control car!

To take the short survey, please click here.

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Values into Action are pleased to tell you about some events and social groups in the Perth area.  

Friends Unlimited Network hold various social events including bowling, go-karting and much more.  If you would like to find out about future events then please phone Carole Reid on 01738 493 990.

A.L.F.I (Active Living For Inclusion) runs a wide range of regular social activities, and in particular is holding a fundraising night on the 19th April in the Tulloch Institute featuring 'Gaberlunzie'!  If you would like to find out more, please contact David Miller on 07521 428 081.

Project Ability and C-Change invite you to the launch of

www.lennoxcastlestories.co.uk

on Wednesday 17th April 2013

2 - 4 pm at Project Ability, Trongate 103, Glasgow

Over the last twelve months a remarkable group of people have met at

Project Ability to make art, learn new skills, tell their stories and rekindle

friendships – everyone who has taken part had, at some time, been a

resident of Lennox Castle Hospital.

The individual stories have been captured on paper, in words, in print and on

film and now this important collection of memories can be found on

www.lennoxcastlestories.co.uk

Join us for an afternoon of conversation; hear how the project developed,

what we learnt and the participants’ stories.

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Young Scotland’s Got Talent Highland

Thursday 2^nd May 2013 at Smithton Church, Inverness

9.30am – 2.30pm

 We are delighted to announce that the next Young Scotland's Got Talent event will take place at Smithton Church, Inverness on Thursday 2^nd May 2013. Registration starts at 9.30am and the event will run from 10am – 2.30pm. It is for young people with learning difficulties and individuals on the autistic spectrum (aged 14 -24) who want to work when they leave school or college. Families, people interested in this or professionals working in the field are also welcome. Priority will be given to young people and their families. Please note that it is free to attend.

This will be our ninth Young Scotland’s Got Talent event. Everyone who takes part says that events are amazing!!! They also said that they learned useful information about finding a job. For a taster, please watch this short video http://www.viascotland.org.uk/content/ysgt-east-renfrewshire

We are very excited as this road show is a partnership event between Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability, Values Into Action Scotland and many other local organisations.

The conference publicity materials are attached. You can download a flyer or a poster. Please put posters up to tell everyone about this exciting event!

For more information please email christine.mcbain@scld.co.uk or call on 0141 559 5720. To book a place or places at the event please click here.

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Online printing company www.CardsMadeEasy.com are providing Values Into Action Scotland with free printing.
This is a much needed boost to our efforts in promoting our charity, and we are grateful for their support.
 

CardsMadeEasy have been supporting Charities and non-profit organisations with free business cards, and other printing services for over two years now. Over 100 charities around the UK have received their support.

You can show your support too by following CardsMadeEasy on twitter @cardsmadeeasy or on Facebook too at  www.facebook.com/CardsMadeEasy.com
 

We are delighted to announce that the next Young Scotland's Got Talent event will take place at Scottish Youth Theatre, Glasgow on Wednesday 27^th February 2013. Registration starts at 9.30am and the event will run from 10am - 3pm. It is for young people with learning difficulties and individuals on the autistic spectrum (aged 14 -24) who want to work when they leave school or college. 

This will be our eighth Young Scotland’s Got Talent event. Everyone who takes part says that events are amazing!!! They also said that they learned useful information about finding a job. For a taster, please watch this short video http://www.viascotland.org.uk/content/ysgt-east-renfrewshire

We are very excited as this road show is a partnership event between Glasgow City Council Supported Employment Service, Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability, Values Into Action Scotland and many other organisations. 

Bookings now closed.

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VIAS wishes you a Merry Christmas. To view our christmas card to you, please click here.

Our Winter newsletter is now available to either download or read online. This edition carries stories about

• Teen's letter about ATOS
• Scotland's Human Rights National Action Plan
• Eat Your Heart Out Barack Obama
• Asperger's! This Is Our Normal
• Cuts Limit Independence

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Values Into Action Scotland (VIAS) has been extremely successful over the last five years since it started as a sister company to Values Into Action (VIA).

As it has grown this has brought increased responsibility for the committee and directors of the company and it is very important that we closely manage,  monitor and guide its direction.  We have been considering these challenges since the AGM and are looking at ways to:-

1. Increase the participation of the membership and people we exist to support.
2. Make sure we are fulfilling our obligations as trustees/directors to make sure the company is following our constitution and charity law.
3. Manage the company as well as we can.
4. Agree what is an appropriate structure for the company to undertake all the work we have been funded to do by the Government.

One of the things we are doing at the moment is looking at the constitution, with the intention to simplify it and bring it up-to-date. If we do decide to recommend that it be changed, that will require an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), where the proposal will be voted on.

In the meantime if you have any ideas or thoughts on changes you would like to see I’d be grateful if you can send them to me.

You can write to us at:  

Values Into Action Scotland

Unit 6

Evans Business Centre

68/74 Queen Elizabeth Avenue

Hillington

Glasgow

G52 4NQ

Or email us at info@viascotland.org.uk

Yours Sincerely

James W. West

Co-chair VIAS

Celebrating the past 12 years and looking to the future

Partners for Inclusion are holding their first ever conference on the 16 November. Sir John Arbuthnot is one of the guest speakers.  There are  workshops on moving forward with personalisation; human rights & self direct support by John Dalrymple; and working together a public and social partnership deliverd by Ready for Business to name a few.

To book a place at this exciting event, please click on the booking form below or for more information, click on the flyer or programme for the event.

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Our Autumn newsletter is now available to either download or read online. This edition carries stories about

• Housing Options Scotland - a unique service for disabled people
• Paralympians fears over DLA plans
• A Message from Pat Onions
• Disability Hate Crimes  Memorial Wall
• The unveiling of the Young Scotland's Got Talent Video

plus much, much more! To read either version, please click on either of the attachments below:-

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Pat's Petition now has 45,434 signatures which is wonderful and we thank you all. If we don't achieve 100,000 signatures by 1 November 2012, all of your efforts will have been in vain as we will not get our parliamentary debate. There are estimated to be 120,000 people with learning difficulties in Scotland and around 50,000 people who are on the autistic spectrum. If just one person or family member signs this petition, we will smash our target!

Stop and review the cuts to benefits and services which are falling disproportionately on disabled people, their carers and families. Who can disagree with this? Please do everything that you can to share this and reach our target.

Thank you.

You can sign the petition by clicking the picture at the top of the screen or by clicking here.

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