ELCAP E-newsletter Issue 18 - Jan 2012

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Tune in to PCR on:

103.1FM

Or Listen via the Web at:www.pendleradio.org

BRINGING THE GOOD OUT OF PENNINE LANCASHIRE

I N S I D E

T H I S

I S S UE :

New YearCelebrations

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Quaid-e-Azam

Day

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VCFS & Partners

Update

4

Introduction to

Place2Be Charity

5

PCR: Throughout

the World

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Call 111 - NHS

111 Service

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ELCAP NEWSV O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 8 : J A N 2 0 1 2

Lessons still to be

learnt

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Advertise 9

The Baroness also visited MWF (MinhajWelfare Foundation) offices in Nelson andPCR (Pendle Community Radio). She par-ticipated in a live radio interview on howshe started in a working class town tohaving a major role in a major politicalparty. The Baroness also discussed how

she rose from being a Muslim female froma BME background to the co-chair person

of the conservative party.

Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson partici-pated in the live interview. He discussedhow the current government wants toempower communities and make themstronger. The interview was conducted byPCR presenter Shahida Ahmed, a ceramic

artist and community worker.

To listen to the interview with BaronessWarsi and Andrew Stephenson, visit our

website: www.pendleradio.org

Baroness Sayeeda Hussain Warsi a law-yer, politician and co-chair person of theConservative Party visited Pendle on

Thursday 17th November 2011.

The Baroness visited a number of organi-sations and spoke with various people todiscuss the work that was being done inthe community and the issues peoplewere facing due to the economic situa-tion. People also expressed their con-cerns about the cuts the government wasmaking in the voluntary sector. She inter-

acted with students from various schoolsto see some of the work they were doingto make the community a safer and bet-

ter place.


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The management, members and volunteers ofEast Lancashire Community Action Project(ELCAP) and Minhaj ul Quran Nelson (MQI Nel-son) visited a number of places in Pendle to wishpeople a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and

Seasonal Greetings.

The arrival of the New Year often puts us in themood to evaluate - to look back over the previ-ous year and think about where weve been or to

look forward to the coming year and considerwhere were going.

Each time the New Year arrives; we always aspirefor something new to happen, and we can feelthat. The change in the year is just part of amuch bigger change. The real change has to comefrom within ourselves. Even if the environmentchanges, it will not likely bring happiness or peaceto our lives. Our inner realm has to change forthe better if we are to accept situations in life

with proper understanding.

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Sagheer Akhtar & Ghulam Mustafa visit Christ Church

in Nelson to wish everyone a Happy Christmas.

Muhammad Yousaf, Muhammad Ismail & GhulamMustafa visit Lancashire Police in Nelson to wish eve-

ryone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Ghulam Mustafa from MQI Nelson visits Marsden

Primary School in Nelson to wish all the students and

staff a Happy Christmas and Seasonal Greetings.

Ghulam Mustafa and Imam of MQI Nelson visit an

Old Peoples Home to wish everyone there a Happy

Christmas and Happy New Year.

Ghulam Mustafa and other members of the commu-

nity visit McMillan Nursery to wish everyone there a

Happy Christmas, Happy New Year and Seasonal

Greetings. All the kids were very happy when they

received sweets from Ghulam Mustafa.

Christmas & New Year Celebrations


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On Sunday 25th December 2011, Pendle Community Radio (PCR) re-membered and celebrated Quaid-e-Azam day. Quaid-e-Azam MuhammadAli Jinnah was born on 25th December 1876 and was the founder of Paki-stan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azamwhich means Great Leader and Baba-e-Qaum which means Father of

the Nation.

To celebrate Quaid-e-Azam day, Pendle Community Radio dedicated thewhole days programs to a Cultural Day to Quaid-e-Azam. Live shows

started from 11:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs where boys and girls aged 16 and under read poetry and sharedstories about Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Everyone enjoyed the day with a fantastic turnoutfor this programme. PCR Team would like to thank everyone who participated and made the pro-

gramme a success. Pendle Radio will continue to remember the great Quaid, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Picture on the left taken inside PCR studios, whereour guests from Blackburn are participating in alive show regarding the life and legacy of the greatleader Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Twoof the guests actually met Quaid-e-Azam in person

and they shared they experience with the listenersof Pendle Radio. They also mentioned what a greatman and human being Quaid-e-Azam was. Theysaid he loved Pakistan and the people of Pakistanand all he wanted was the best for the nation and

its residents.

Pendle Community Radio invited four distinguishedand well respected guests from Blackburn. Fromleft to right: Afzal Qureshi (77 yrs) Doctor Awan

Akhtar (70+) Abdul Hameed Pracha (86 yrs) andMudassar Khan (78 yrs). Presenting the show wasone of PCRs longest serving and favourite pre-senters Allama Shams-ur-Rehman Assi. Far right,Sadaqat Khan (a close friend of the 4 guests). Themanagement of PCR would like to thank all our

guests for participating in the Quaid-e-Azam show.


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Over the past 6 months, Pendle Community Radio (PCR) has been promoting the work and services

of organisations in voluntary and faith sector. After launching a new project in July 2011 called VCFS& Partners, ELCAP has focused on promoting VCFS groups by allowing them to come onto the ra-dio and share best practices and at the same time promote themselves.

We are currently running a number of different shows tocater for organisations and VCFS groups. The first show iscalled LCC Hour and is presented by Amina Iqbal onWednesdays from 14.00 hrs to 15.00 hrs. The second showis the Community Hour which is presented by Faz Pateland Myra. This show takes place every Wednesday at 15:00hrs to 16:00 hrs. The third is the CVS Show which is pre-

sented by Edward Lee, Christine Blythe and Paul and takesplace every Thursday at 13.00 hrs to 14.00 hrs. The fourthshow is called Aap ki Sehat and is presented by ShakilSalam, every Thursday from 14:00 hrs to 16:00 hrs.

Some of the organisations that have already been on the radio, shared their practices and promotedtheir organisations or voluntary groups are Pendle Group Riding for the Disabled Association, Com-municars, Memory Assessment Service, Whizz Kidz, Pendleside Hospice, McMillan Nursery School,Making Space, Help Direct, Pendle Borough Council, Bradley Primary School, Guide Dogs for the

Blind Association, Jinnah Development Trust and Agapao International. Many more organisations andvoluntary groups lined up to appear on the radio, so keep listening to Pendle Community Radioon Awaz 103.1FM.

If you are a VCFS (Voluntary, Community & Faith Sector) organisation or group and would like time

on 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 723451 or by email:

[email protected]

PROMOTE YOUR VCFS ORGANISATION ON PENDLE COMMUNITY RADIO

Daniel & colleagues from SALUTE Janet from Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

Taleem Q Presenter: Amina Iqbal


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Award-winning charity The Place2Be helpschildren achieve more and lead happier lives.

Where would we be without The Place2Be in our

school? asks Glyn Ellis, Deputy Head, Rossendale Pri-mary School. We would be emotionally poorer, achiev-ing less, smiling less, celebrating less success, seeing gaps of attainment grow, seeing teachers unable tomeet the needs of their children, more frustration in theschool staff, more anguish, pain and suffering in the

children.

The Place2Be is an award-winning childrens charity thatworks inside 170 primary andsecondary schools across theUK providing easily accessibleemotional and therapeuticsupport to 58,000 childrenand their parents, carers and

teaching staff. The Place2Be also delivers a range oftraining programmes to build the skills of staff in

schools and childrens centres.

In Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale, The Place2Be isbased in six schools and supports nearly 2,000 pu-pils. There are 25 Place2Be Counsellors who vol-unteer their time and expertise in these localschools: Cherry Fold Primary School, HaslingdenPrimary School, St Marys RC Primary School

Bacup, St Marys RC Primary School Burnley, StPeters C of E Primary School and Walter Street

Primary School in Brierfield.

The Place2Be is in school at the invitation of theHead Teacher. The charity offers one-to-one coun-selling for pupils who may be unhappy, anxious ordisruptive, plus a lunch time self-referral servicewhere children can discuss their worries. In theEast Lancashire Hub this is available to children as

young as four. The Place2Be also runs group workin all six local schools on themes such as bereave-ment, self-esteem, friendship and transition to sec-

ondary school.

For adults, The Place2Be offers counselling to par-ents and families and support for teachers. EachPlace2Be school has a drop-in service for schoolstaff called The Place2Think where teachers havethe space to discuss a child who is causing concernor a particular classroom dynamic. The charity alsosupports the parents of children who are in one-to-

one sessions.

Benita Refson, OBE, Chief Executive of ThePlace2Be says, The Place2Be is committed to help-

ing children at a very early age so they go on tomake healthy choices in life. We recognise that chil-dren who are happy and settled, both in East Lanca-shire and across the UK, are better able to concen-

trate and to succeed at school.

Keith Harvey, Regional Manager for The Place2Beadds, Every day we witness the value of workingwith children in Burnley, Pendle and Rosendale. Weare an integral part of six local schools and their

communities locally.

The Place2Be is extending its reach in East Lancs,offering four days of training for school staff in Pen-dle schools in spring 2012 funded by the PendleChildrens Trust. We are looking for interestedschools to host training days and to send their staff.Anyone interested should contact us, Keith says.We are also looking to build a transition project ina Pendle high school, as we know that childrenbenefit from additional support as they make the

move from primary to secondary school.

For further information, please visit:www.theplace2be.org.uk, or contact Keith Harvey

via email: [email protected]



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PCR Listenership throughout the World.

PCR Listenership Statistics

Pendle Radio is being listened in over 60 countries including

France, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Japan, China,

America, Canada, Alaska, Brazil, Argentina, India, Pakistan, South

Africa, Tunisia, Egypt and Australia.


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NHS 111 Service

NHS 111 is a new service being introduced to make it easier for you to access local NHS healthcareservices. If you live in Luton, County Durham and Darlington, Lincolnshire, Nottingham City, the Isleof Wight, parts of Derbyshire (the Bakewell, Bolsover, Chesterfield and Matlock areas) and Lancashire(excluding West Lancashire) you can now call 111 when you need medical help fast, but it isnt a 999

emergency.

NHS 111 is a fast and easy way to get the right help wherever you are, and whatever the time.

You can call NHS 111 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and all calls from landlines and mobiles are free.

When to use it?

You should use the NHS 111 service if you urgently need medical help or advice but it's not a life-

threatening situation.

You should call 111 if:

you need medical help fast, but it's not a 999 emergency

you think you need to go to A&E or another NHS urgent care service

you don't know who to call, or you don't have a GP to call, or

you require health information or reassurance about what to do next

For less urgent health needs you should still contact your GP or local pharmacist in the usual way.

For immediate, life-threatening emergencies, continue to call 999.

How does it Work?

The service is staffed by a team of fully trained advisers, supported by ex-perienced nurses, who will ask you questions to assess your symptoms,give you the healthcare advice you need and direct you to the right local

service as quickly as possible. This can include an out-of-hours doctor,walk-in centre or urgent care centre, community nurses, emergency den-

tist or late-opening chemist.

When you call 111, you will be assessed straight away. In an emergency,an ambulance will be sent immediately without the need for any furtherassessment. For any other health problems, the NHS 111 call advisers willbe able to direct you to the service that is best able to meet your needs.If a health professional has given you a specific telephone number to callwhen you are concerned about your condition, please continue to use

that number.

NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls from landlines and mobile phones are free.


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Lessons should continue to be learnt after

Stephen Lawrence Murder.

A leading Lancashire charity assisting victims of

racism insists supporting victims of racism and

hate crimes should be a priority for all. The

Race Hate Awareness and Prevention

project continues to assist victims of racism

and says increasing numbers of individuals and

agencies are approaching the service for assis-tance. Over the years, the project has supported victims of verbal and physical assaults, victims of

property damage and threats to kill, it provides free confidential advice and practical assistance and

helps navigate victims through the criminal justice system. Nafysa Patel, project manager says the

death of Stephen Lawrence and subsequent MacPherson inquiry are the reasons why services like ours

are vital in ensuring the public have the confidence to report incidents to the police and that justice

prevails in such cases. This recent justice received by the Lawrence family albeit partial and delayed

has opened up debates about the need for speedy responses to such cases. The police and other

agencies have made significant improvements to service provision for victims of hate crimes but we

can never be complacent, striving for continued improvements in this area is vital. As a charity special-

ising in this field, our thoughts are with the Lawrence family and all other victims of hate crimes.

The Big Lottery funded project works closely with the police and other agencies to ensure resolutions

are found quickly to peoples problems and also claims clear demands are being places on the free ser-

vice for its awareness raising activities. We are receiving increasing requests to go into schools, com-

munity groups and other agencies to highlight the human cost of racism and other identity based

prejudices, sometimes its off the back of actual incidents taking place but often its because such or-

ganisations are proactively working on the

prevention of hate crimes taking place. Our

awareness raising and prevention packages are

effective in demonstrating how racism can af-

fect people from all different backgrounds and

also highlights why early intervention is vital.

Any one can access the service for free on

0808 8087398 or by ema i l i n [email protected]


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ELCAP Publications

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Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 7LE

Phone: 01282 723451

Fax: 01282 723457

E-mail: [email protected]

Blog: www.pcrblog.info

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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