elcap e-newsletter issue 19 - apr 2012

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Tune in to PCR on:

103.1FM

Or Listen via the Webat:

www.pendleradio.org

BRINGING THE GOOD OUT OF PENNINE LANCASHIRE

I N S I D E

T H I S

I S S U E :

VCFS & PartnersUpdate

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LCC: Family In-

formation Service

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Get Social with

Pendle Radio

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Hate Crime DVD

Launch

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NHS:

Health Visitor

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Volunteer at

Pendle Radio

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ELCAP NEWSELCAP NEWSELCAP NEWSELCAP NEWSV O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 9 : A P R 2 0 1 2

Advertise with

PCR

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"We will work closely with our partners,i n c l ud i n g o t he r counc i l s , t ocontinue to boost tourism. This will bevital in 2012 with major nationalevents, such as the Open Golf Champion-ships at Lytham, Preston Guild andevents marking the Pendles 400th anni-versary of the Lancashire Witch trials.Other areas include: Forest of Bowland,Lancasters Roman Fort 80ad, WWT Mar-

tin mere, Blackpool Zoo & Pleasure Beachand many more.

"Marketing Lancashire will also promoteother key business sectors alongside

tourism to create a diverse economy.

Mike Wilkinson said, "We need to con-tinue to build on these foundations andcontinue to develop our partnerships withboth public and private sectors - to put

Lancashire well and truly on the map.

A new organisation promoting tourismand business in Lancashire is to be

launched.

Marketing Lancashire, an organisationfunded and established by LancashireCounty Council. The company will pro-mote tourism to boost Lancashire's 3.25

billion visitor economy.

While rest of the UK is promoting VisitEngland, Visit Scotland, Visit Wales andVisit Northern Ireland; Marketing Lanca-shire will also promote other business

sectors that are crucial to growing a di-verse business economy.

The new company will work more closelywith public and private sector organisa-tions across Lancashire, to promote thecounty as a place to visit, work and in-

vest.

County Councillor Michael Green, Cabi-net Member for economic development,

environment and planning, said:"Marketing Lancashire is a crucial part ofour plans to boost Lancashire's economy.For any economy to succeed, businessesmust be given the right type ofsupport to allow them to bring in invest-ment and jobs to an area - that's what we

aim to do with Marketing Lancashire.


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Pendle Community Radio has been promoting VCFS (Voluntary, Community & Faith sector) organisa-

tions and groups for the past 12 months.

Since July 2011 we have helped over 60 organisations to promote their work they do and the goodservices they provide to their LOCAL communities. We are also offering VCFS organisations andgroups the opportunity to expand their social media presence online and also develop websites sothat people can find out more information about them. If you require any of these services, then

please get in touch with the Pendle Radio team and we will be able to assist you.

If you are a VCFS (Voluntary, Community & Faith Sector) organisation or group and would like timeon the radio to highlight and discuss your work and the services you can offer the community, thenplease get in touch with Moazzam Ali (Project Co-ordinator) on 01282 723455 or by email:

[email protected] and we will organise for you to come onto one of our community programmes.

Terry from NHS Foundation Trust Inspector Phil Davies: Lancs Constabulary


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Due to listeners demand: Pendle Community Radio has been developing its social presence so

that listeners can have more interaction and communication with PCR. The most important aspect ofthe radio station are the listeners and we want everyone in the community and beyond to get in-

volved so that we can bring the best programmes to all the listeners of Awaz 103.1FM.

The listeners of Pendle Community Radio on Awaz 103.1FM can now join us and a number of differ-ent social media platforms. Whether it be Facebook, Twitter, Flickr or Youtube, Pendle Community

Radio aims to engage with all its listeners and our social media presence now makes this possible.

GET SOCIAL WITH PENDLE COMMUNITY RADIO......

JOIN US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, FLICKR & YOUTUBE

Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pendleradio

Join us on Twitter: pendleradio103

Join us on Flickr: ELCAP & PCR

Join us on YouTube: Pendle Community Radio


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A DVD that sends out a powerful messageagainst hate crime was launched on March 2.

PCR Team were present at the launch.

The national DVD, which highlights the damagingeffects of hate crime and encourages people toreport it, has been produced by a small team ofvolunteers from Preston & Western LancashireRacial Equality Council, Lancashire County Coun-

cil and Lancashire Constabulary.

Fully accessible and free, the DVD shows Lanca-shire and other parts of the country as diverseplaces that welcome people from every commu-

nity.

The DVD was filmed in Birmingham and some ofLancashires libraries. Library visitors and othermembers of the public were encouraged to vol-unteer to appear in the DVD saying a powerfulmessage against hate crimes in their communi-

ties.

The DVD is based on the Lancashire UnitedAgainst Hate DVD, produced in 2010 which wasofficially launched at Preston North Ends Deep-dale football ground by His Honour Judge Rus-sell. The value of this DVD was recognised na-tionally by the Ministry of Justice as a resource

for tackling hate crime.

This government department commissioned the

partnership to produce a DVD for a national au-dience, using the Lancashire version as a tem-plate. It has been distributed to over 300 orgs

and has been viewed by over 11,000 people.

Faruk Desai, Chief Executive of Preston & West-ern Lancashire Racial Equality Council, said: Thissmall team should be congratulated on producingsuch an innovative and powerful free resource tohelp improve service provision for victims of hate

crimes.

The leader of Lancashire County Council, CountyCouncillor Geoff Driver, is proud that Lancashireis at the forefront of the national fight against

hate crime:

I would like to put on record my thanks to andadmiration of the various organisations in thecounty that have worked so hard on this hugely

important national project.

Anyone who is a victim of hate crime can reportit to the police on 101 or on the Constabularywebsite www.lancashire.police.uk. People canalso report to the local council, housing associa-

tion or on the Race Equality Council free racismhelpline on 0808 808 7398 or via the website:

www.report-it.org.uk



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Celebrating Health Visitors role at the heart of the Community.

Health visitors are central to community health and every single child under five will have regular visits,

the North of Englands most senior nurse has pledged.

Introducing North West Health Visiting Week (5-9 March), Jane

Cummings, Chief Nurse for NHS North of England, said health visi-

tors played a fundamental role in improving the health of children,

and would be involved in developing community health strategies in

the future. The NHS nationwide is working to ensure health visi-

tors are in place at the heart of every community, promoting good

health and preventing illness with practical help and advice for all

new parents and pre-school children. Recruitment of more than

4,000 health visitors is under way across England to support this

revolution in the profession.

Jane said: Health Visiting Week is a really important week for the North West. Its a fantastic oppor-

tunity for us to focus our attention, showcase some of the great practice thats going on across the

North West, and demonstrate to those people who may be interested in becoming a health visitorwhat support there is available, and what the role will look like in the future. We know from evi-

dence across the world that early intervention and early support plays a significant part in ensuring

children have better health outcomes, better educational attainment, and are more likely to work as

they reach adulthood.

Thats why we are calling to action all NHS staff and those who work with families in whatever capac-

ity, asking them to support health visitors in the North West as they re-energise their service. Adrian

Hackney, who is leading the North West programme

to expand and empower the health visiting service,

said: The government and NHS leaders recognise that

many of the problems we have in society and in com-

munity health are problems that can be minimised by

intervening early and preventing them arising, rather

than leaving it too late and dealing with consequences.

We know that the amount of investment in health visiting has diminished nationwide over a number

of years. If we are going to make a difference in childrens lives and therefore in the future of the na-tion, we have got to get on with it now. Theres no time like the present! more details on

www.pendleradio.org.


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Pendle Community Radio has been en-

couraging people in the community tovolunteer their time and services.

As a community radio station we feel

that more people need to get involved

and have a say in how we can improve

our services.

We welcome volunteers and presenters.

This will not only benefit the radio sta-

tion but will also benefit those who take this opportunity to volunteer or present on the radio. Theywill receive radio production and radio editing training and will learn how to the broadcasts live pro-

grammes as well as learning many other aspects of the radio station, including special software used in

the media industry.

If you would like to volunteer or present on Pendle Community Radio then please get in touch with

the Pendle Radio team on 01282 723455 or via email on [email protected] and you can also visit

our website at www.pendleradio.org for further information.

VOLUNTEER @ PENDLE COMMUNTIY RADIO...

The pictures show training

workshop to a group of

Young Asian Females:

Provided with range of activi-ties from radio production

and program editing.


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Phone: 01282 723455

Fax: 01282 723457

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Web: www.pendleradio.org

ELCAP is committed to providing a variety of services to the

local community in the East Lancashire area.

Our mission is to enrich the lives of the local community

through the provision of education, information and training through

modern art, media and digital technologies.

One of our key projects is the Pendle Community Radio

station which provides an invaluable service to the East Lanca-

shire community.

Contact US

Pendle Community Radio is now offering

local businesses the opportunity to adver-

tise or sponsor programmes on the radio.

Pendle Radio is very popular amongst the

local community & is also available on the

internet, as such it offers a great opportunity for businesses to ad-

vertise their products to this growing consumer demographic.

The expense of advertising on other types of media can be a re-

strictive factor especially for smaller businesses and this is precisely

where Pendle Radio can help. Ad spots can be bought by the sec-

ond and as such offer great value for money.

The science of advertisement suggests repetition and simplicity are

the key to a good radio advert, the cost of ads on Pendle Radio

means even smaller businesses can now purchase repetitive ads.

Pendle Radio can also author and produce your advertisements for

you.

If you would like to advertise on Pendle Radio please contact us via

email; [email protected].

ELCAP would like to thank all the

readers of this e-newsletter, listen-

ers of PCR Radio and the wonderful

Volunteers who make it all possible.

You are all an important part of EL-

CAP and we hope that you continue

to enjoy the various services we en-

deavour to provide through ELCAP

e-news, PCR Radio and on

www.pendleradio.org.

We always welcome your com-

ments, whether they are good or

bad - we would love to hear from

you.

The articles in this e-newsletter do

not necessarily reflect the views of

ELCAP.

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