CING and JCI join forces for the creative industries

The Creative Industries Networking Group (CING) and Junior Chamber International (JCI) Manchester have announced a partnership and series of joint events, designed to boost opportunities for the city’s entrepreneurs.

Both organisations have already been providing extensive support and development to the region’s entrepreneurial talent but by joining together, are seeking to broaden the potential of their respective members. JCI Manchester is looking to harness the increasingly sought after skills and knowledge of the city’s creative sector whilst CING’s mission is to support and develop its creative members to reach their full potential, through networking, lectures, and workshops.

With two joint events planned for July and August the two organisations are keen to connect members and to develop those relationships for the mutual benefit of all. Starting with a speed networking session on 13th July to formally introduce members to each other, this will be followed up with a more relaxed Summer Social on 4th August, and the chance to follow up on the connections made.

Full details about the events and membership can be found at www.c-i-n-g.org and www.jcimanchester.com respectively.

Women Make Music funding opportunity now open

The PRS for Music Foundation has announced that Women Make Music – its unique funding opportunity for women music creators – is now open. It wants to raise the profile of women who are creating music in the UK. Are you a woman creating and performing new music in any genre? Or an organisation commissioning a new piece of music from a woman you have not yet worked with? If so, then you may be eligible to apply for up to £5,000.

To find out more and apply online please visit www.prsformusicfoundation.com/women.

Bury Youth Dance Company – open auditions

Do you love dance? Do you enjoy performing? Would you like a chance to explore your creativity? Are you aged 12-18 years?

Bury Youth Dance Company is looking for committed enthusiastic dance lovers from any dance background to create innovative high quality contemporary dance for performance.

If you’d like to find out more, call 07883 628761 or you can just turn up at The Met, Market Street, Bury on Tuesday 28th June, 5.30-7pm to audition.

Members must be able to commit to every Tuesday rehearsal starting from September 2011. BYDC is subsidised so fees are only £2.50 per week

Callout for street performers for Skyride

JK Dance productions are looking for 3 women who can dance, aged between 40-50 years old. Must look like they can pass for Lolly pop ladies. The ladies don’t have to be the best dancers in the world as it needs to look authentic but they must be able to pick up 7 x 1 minute routines in 1 day rehearsal. Like wise we are not lookingt for glam commercial looks. We need characterful personalities, looks and ladies who are not afraid to interact with the public.

Brief: The job is Skyride, which is a free family day out, clients close down city centre streets so families can come out and ride their bikes on traffic free roads. http://www.goskyride.com/

We want the ladies to entertain along the route. We will provide traditional lollipop ladies costumes, and we want them to perform a synchronised routine at various points along the cycling route. They will be positioned on a route crossing point, so when the marshall halts the bikes to allow traffic to pass, the ladies will perform a routine. The route stops for around 1-2 mins each time, so they will need about 7 different 1-2 min routines.

Location & Dates

Rehearsal: 1 x day in manchester date tbc 30th June or 1st July Show: Sunday 3rd July birmingham and 7th August Manchester

Fees: Rehearsals £125 x 1 day Show days £190 per day Total £505 (Travel fees covered)

Please send low res pics and CV, and a link of you dancing if available, to casting@jkdance.co.uk

Creating Changes free training courses

Creating Changes is a project offering free community development training to a wide range of local support and development organisations, so that they can improve their practice in supporting small groups and networks.

The courses are mainly aimed at community activists and paid and unpaid workers who, within their ongoing roles, support the learning, development and actions of small groups and networks and who are interested in developing their skills, knowledge and understanding of how to use participative approaches in facilitating informal community development learning as part of such work. Workers do not need to be generic Community Development Workers.

Courses will be updated onto www.fcdl.org.uk as they are being confirmed in different parts of England.

Currently the following one day FREE Creating Changes courses have been confirmed in the North West:

Course F: Creating Materials for Working with Community Groups

Location: St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester M12 6FZ
Date: Thursday 28 July 2011, Time: 9.30 am – 4pm

For more information, criteria and link to the booking form:
www.fcdl.org/events/current-events/204-course-f-july-28-2011-more-information

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Course D: Supporting Community Groups to Influence Decision Makers
Location:Bolton CVS, The Bolton Hub, Bold Street, Bolton, BL1 1LS
Date: Thursday 8 September 2011, Time: 9.30 am – 4pm

For more information, criteria and link to the booking form:
www.fcdl.org/events/current-events/201-course-d-8-september-2011-more-information
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Read more about Creating Changes on: http://www.fcdl.org/projects/current/creating-changes