Film Screening - Village Green, Hyde Park Cinema

• Thursday 5th June 4.30-6.30pm

You are invited to a screening of films by students from the Leeds School of Contemporary Art and Graphic Design at Leeds Metropolitan University at the Hyde Park Cinema on Thursday 5th June from 4.30-6.30pm. The films are a collection of animations, live action, narrative, experimental, abstract, video art, pop promos and motion graphics pieces from graduating students on the BA (Hons) Graphic Arts and Design and Contemporary Art Practice courses.

These are risk-taking, creative films, films that push the boundaries of conventional cinema into new narrative and aesthetic forms but they are all still resolutely populist entertainments. No staring at blue screens for two hours. No watching naked men in extreme slow-motion for an hour.

 

Dragon Boat Race

Where: River Aire, Brewery Wharf, Leeds

When: Saturday 28th June 2008.

Project Activities: Calling all budding rowers and those keen to raise money for our local area! Leeds Community Foundation have organised a Dragon Boat Race on the River Aire on June 28th 2008 and we want you to be there!

Businesses across Leeds have been asked to submit teams and represent their organisation in this exciting competition for a very worthy cause.
The Leeds Community Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation that is registered both as a charity and a company. They aim to improve the quality of life of local people by encouraging local giving, in order to build better and stronger communities for future generations

The 250 metre course commences just upstream of Crown Point and finishes downstream of Leeds Bridge.

A minimum of 17 people are required for this boat Race to compete in heats consisting of three boats in each heat. All times will be recorded on the leader board and each team’s fastest single time will be used to rank the teams.

Prizes are given for: The Winners, Second and Third Place, Best Dressed Team, Most Sponsorship raised by a Team, and Individual Sponsorship.

All equipment is provided for by Dragon Boat events including a warm up activity taking teams through a briefing session before the heats commence.

We have a team base ready and have secured a place in this event….all we need now are some enthusiastic staff members ready to take on some other Dragons!

If you are interested in being a dragon boat rower, please contact Tracey I’Anson on:

Extention Number: 23946

Email: T.Ianson@leedsmet.ac.uk

How many places: Up to 50 people

Fundraising: To get a place on the boat we are asking you to pledge to raise £50 minimum each for Leeds Community Foundation.

Open to LeedsMet students and staff.

 

Web Development Internship at Axis

• Deadline for applications: 5pm Wednesday 28 May

Web Development Internship
37.5 hours per week
£7,000 (six months temporary contract)
Leeds

Are you looking for experience of working in a web development
organisation?

If you are interested in community-driven websites, content management and rich interactions in the age of Web 2.0 - then the Axis internship is for you.

Axis, the best online resource for information about contemporary art, is offering a six month internship with the opportunity to gain valuable experience and insight into the operation of a web
development organisation.

The successful candidate will be bright, focused and have experience / knowledge of web design and development ideally using some of the following technologies: ASP.NET / C# / VB.NET / SQL-Server / PHP / mySQL / CSS.

An application pack can be downloaded at www.axisweb.org/jobs
Deadline for applications: 5pm Wednesday 28 May

Interviews will be held Wednesday 4 June 2008

Axis is core funded by Arts Council England and the Arts Council of Wales.

Axis is committed to promoting cultural diversity and equal opportunities for all.

 

Volunteering in Uganda

• complete the application form by 2nd June 2008

Where: Kampala, Uganda
When: 3rd September - 25th September 2008.

Project Activities:There will be an opportunity for volunteers to travel to Kampala, Uganda to work with the organisation Link International. Teaching in local schools, volunteers will cover the basic curriculum of English, Maths, Geography and Sport. The schools have very few teaching resources, so volunteers will have to think on their feet and plan interactive lesson plans for the pupils. Accommodation will be at the Link family at the Link Centre-Kampala and there will be plenty of oppurtunities to get involved with the local community and sample Ugandan life.

Volunteers will have the option to travel for one week after the volunteering has finished, we can help organise some exciting activities like white water rafting or quad biking and also includes trips to Queen Elizabeth Safari Camp for some safari adventures. Relaxing in the Ugandan sunshine is always an option too!

To find out more and to download further info and an application form click here.

If you are interested in being a volunteer, please complete the application form and return by 2nd June 2008.

How many places: 10

Cost: £600 plus spending money.

Interviews: week commencing 9th June .

Open to students and staff. For more information email volunteering@leedsmet.ac.uk .

 

Volunteer with Project Peru and walk the Inca Trail

• complete the application form by 22nd May 2008

Where: Zapallel, Near Lima, Peru
When: Late September - October 2008.
Project Activities: There is the opportunity for 6 volunteers to join Project Peru working with children in the shanty town Zapallel (north of the Lima, the capital city).

Project Peru is a UK-based registered charity which works directly with a project partner in Peru. Its aims are to provide financial and material support, while at the same time encouraging voluntary work and raising awareness of development issues in a Latin American context. The Project was founded in 1992 as an Anglo-Peruvian effort to address some of the enduring issues that Peru faces. It focuses on a tangible initiative that has a potential to reflect both the immediate and longer term needs of its beneficiaries.

Amongst it’s other work, Project Peru has established a centre in Zapallel which provides food, shelter and support for children and families in need. Volunteers will be staying and helping at the centre as well as helping with building work, working with the children, helping at a soup kitchen and various other duties that can tailored to the skills of the individual.

To help with the fundraising of £1000 Project Peru will help to facilitate a trek on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

To find out more and to download further info and an application form click here.

If you are interested in being a volunteer, please complete the application form and return by 22nd May 2008.

How many places: 6

Fundraising: To get a place on this trip you must pledge to raise £1000 minimum for Project Peru

Cost: £600 plus spending money.

Interviews: will be done on an individual basis.

Open to students and staff. For more information email volunteering@leedsmet.ac.uk.

 

Yorkshire’s new web TV station focusing on positive news stories

• Thursday 22nd May - Arriving at 5:30 for a 6pm start

Mark Smith of Hi Films (www.hi-films.tv) an independent digital video production company based in Yorkshire will be presenting his Producer Collaboration Initiative, (PCI) a proposed network of digital video producers from across our region who together will provide an unparalleled Web TV platform focusing on Positive News Stories.

The service aims to be the first community web TV platform focusing on Positive News stories from across our region.

The station will be built through a collaboration of Producers who will be invited to submit regular content to the station with the hope to eventually create jobs and share in the stations profits from advertising and sponsorship revenues.

The stories will be clear, truthful and will reflect the regions strengths, highlighting everything that makes Yorkshire Great!

The producers will have the option to input into the development of the station, investing as much or as little as they can in-turn for shares in the company’s revenues and successes. As a single producer it is difficult to create enough content to compete with the larger networks, but as a collaborative anything is possible.
Hi Films are also seeking sponsorship and advertising revenues from the regions businesses for this free-view service. Interested parties are also invited to attend.

We then aim to grow the station as it becomes more popular and expand into a full IPTV channel independent of its current community TV provider Veoh.tv.

The Old Broadcasting House, Leeds
www.ntileeds.co.uk
Thursday 22nd May.
Arriving at 5:30 for a 6pm start.

Open to the public.

 

One minute play festival

• Play script submission deadline - Midnight, May 14th 2008

Open to anyone. More info on how to submit.

 

Turtle conservation work in Greece - volunteers needed

• please complete the application form and return by 6pm on the 14th May 2008

Where: Crete, Greece

When: 28th July - 24th August 2008

What: Volunteers are needed to work on a turtle conservation project with the charity Archelon. Tasks include nest monitoring and recording, fundraising & public awareness and construction & maintenance of project sites and equipment. Volunteers will be living and working with volunteers from other countries on dedicated campsites on the beautiful island of Crete.

To find out more and to download further info and an application form click here.

If you are interested in being a volunteer, please complete the application form and return by 6pm on the 14th May 2008.

How many places: 10

Cost: £350 plus spending money (not including food, approx £3 a day).

Interviews: 19th and 20th May 2008.

Open to LeedsMet students and staff. For more information visit http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/cpv/index_Greece2008.htm or email volunteering@leedsmet.ac.uk

 

The Great Wheelie Bin Race.

• Saturday 17 May 2008
• 1230 - 1500 hrs

Woodhouse Moor (aka Hyde Park)

You could be talking rubbish and re-cycling your energy, whilst literary friends bargain for books. Make them go Green - with envy, or drag them along to join in the fun.

An event for all ages and abilities, to enhance community cohesion and get to grips with the bins that litter the area.

BIN DECORATING WORKSHOPS: Make your own Dahlik; Tardis; Giant Planter; Chariot, Golden Owl… decorate it with team colours, go faster stripes, or whatever will speed you on your way.

BIN PARADE (before they get trashed in the race)
Prizes: for ‘Best Bin in Class’; ‘Most Rubbish Bin in Class’, etc…

RACE 1: Speed and Endurance. A relay race

RACE 2: Obstacle Race. Egg & Spoon, Slalom, Fences…

No heats or semi finals. First past the post get the prizes.

You’ve done the Otley Run, now really prove yourself at:
The Great Wheelie Bin Race.
For more information and registration: www.thewheeliebinrace.blogspot.com

 

Carnegie Great Outdoors - Orienteering

• 14 May 2008

On the morning of the event children from local primary schools will learn about orienteering and map reading on the Acre and will be the first to us e the permanent orientating course being launched in the afternoon.   Join Carnegie Orienteering on the Acre from 3pm on Wednesday 14 May to try it out for yourself - all welcome.