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The South London Apprenticeship Fair (SLAF) is being designed in partnership with Southwark and Lambeth councils, a network of youth delivery services, Versa and Southwark News as part of their 100 Apprenticeships in 100 days campaign to attract SME businesses from across London.

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The Royal London Society for the Blind has started a new social group for visually impaired young people (and additional disabilities, age range: 11 – 19 years), living in the borough of Southwark.  There will be a mix of meetings, outings, social events, training sessions and one-to-one support.

The emphasis is on young people making decisions about what they want to do and where they want to go, to promote independence and enable better access to the local community. The focus is on fun local activities and on meeting other young visually impaired people in the borough.  Some of the activities undertaken by the groups have been bowling, a visit to Thorpe Park, running a stall at a social event, water skiing, theatre shows and lots of other fun activities.

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Research from Age UK shows that every day, 800 older people fall on a bus. Many of these passengers fall because of unsafe bus driving. Activists from acrossLondon have been surveying their local buses, documenting how frequently drivers drive off without waiting for passengers to be seated. Sometimes, drivers sometimes accelerate away from the stop without waiting for passengers to find a seat.

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The Princess Royal Trust for Carers was the chosen charity for the  BBC Lifeline’s June appeal which was  presented by the Trusts Vice President, Pam Ferris, and featured an interview with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.

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The Chief Executive of Southern Cross care homes has written to all local authorities across the country today to let them know that homes run by the company are to be transferred to new operators.

The company has said that it will now draw up detailed plans on how this is to happen and have said that they will keep residents and their families, staff who work at the homes, and also local authorities, fully informed about what is happening. The national process of transferring Southern Cross homes to new owners is expected to be completed by the company by the end of October. In Southwark, Southern Cross operates three care homes.

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CoolTan Arts believes mental well-being is enhanced by the power of creativity.

They are looking for Southwark Based writers and performers to help with one of their projects:

• Spoken Word, Poetry, Rap, Short Stories.
• Writers who have work about Southwark/set in Southwark.
• Writers exploring mental health issues.

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Celebrate the amazing work of older London artists at The Capital Age Festival, this Sunday featuring many artists including 3rdthought, Encore Encore, Entelechy Arts, Green Candle Senior Dancers, The Hoxton Singers, Leap of Faith, Magic Me, Montage Theatre Arts, Silver Comedy and more.

Sunday 10th July 2011 2.00-6.00pm

Tel 020 8525 0990 or visit www.capitalagefestival.org.uk

Southbank, London, SE1 9PH (Bernie Spain Gardens next to Oxo Tower Wharf.)

To mark Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness Week, Breast Cancer Care is reaching Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities by hosting a Cancer Awareness Open Day

Date: 15 July 2011, 12-4pm

Venue: Breast Cancer Care 5-13 Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 0NS

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Transport for All is campaigning for step-free access at Crystal Palace station.

Join them at 4pm on 5th July outside Crystal Palace station to show your support for installing lifts.

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On Thursday 14 July 2011 Veolia Environmental Services will be holding a ‘jobs fair’ to encourage local people to apply for opportunities at the new Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) at the former gasworks site on Old Kent Road.

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