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Welcome to our Autumn E-newsletter |
 As I am sure you have already noticed, this month marks the launch of a new look for Quartet Community Foundation. While our name remains the same, we are introducing a new logo and style to emphasise the community focus of our work and set the foundations for our 25th anniversary year.
We undertook a process which incorporated views outside our organisation and the consensus was that the logo selected from a choice of images meant people coming together in a community and therefore was most suitable. As you would expect, we have achieved the rebranding and updated the website for a minimal level of investment.
Join us on 26th November for a Service of Thanksgiving on the day that the documents that founded our Community Foundation were signed. Invitations will be sent out shortly and we hope that those who have helped us to achieve what we have over the past 25 years will come together to celebrate.
I do hope to see you then.
Stephen Parsons
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Young People in Transition |
 The Youth in Transition project is helping pupils in South and East Bristol make a successful move to secondary school. Change is challenging for most people, but for children with low confidence and self esteem or difficulties at home, the move from primary school to secondary school can be catastrophic – resulting in poor attendance, poor behaviour, under-achievement and exclusion, which then affects the rest of their lives.
Working closely with primary schools, we are supporting 61 young people from 16 primary schools to help them grow in confidence, make new friends, learn about positive behaviour and become familiar with their new secondary school setting.
Pilots are running at the Bridge Learning Campus and Merchants Academy in South Bristol and Metropolitan in East Bristol. The programme is being delivered by the Kingswood Foundation, Empire Amateur Boxing Club and the Bridge Foundation, all of whom have an excellent track record of working with young people. Pupils attended sessions before the summer holidays and are just about to start the sessions again for the first term of secondary school.
We are grateful to the Society of Merchant Venturers and a number of other donors for their financial support in getting the programme started. We are also grateful to the Education Department of Bristol University who are supporting this work by undertaking the evaluation.
If you would like any more information please contact the project manager on mel.lavin@quartetcf.org.uk or 0117 9897711 (Tuesdays and Wednesdays). |
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Our website gets a new look |
| Visit our website, which has undergone a facelift and some improvements in order to make information you are looking for quicker and easier to find. We welcome your comments, please email: info@quartetcf.org.uk |
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Our achievements in 2010/11 |
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Over the summer PriceWaterhouseCoopers completed our annual report and accounts and here are some of the highlights.
- Grassroots Challenge met in full. This raised £2m locally that was matched by £1m of Government funding. Achieved against a backdrop of persistent recession.
- £3.7m received in total donations given by individuals, companies, charitable trusts and statutory bodies.
- More than £2.5m in grants awarded, distributed through 1077 grants benefitting local projects and communities.
- £25m distributed in grants since we were established in November 1986.
- Localgiving.com launched to give small, local groups an on-line presence through the Community Foundation.
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A Funding Network Event |
 A Funding Evening will be held on Thursday 22 September 6.30pm - 9.30pm at The Mansion House, Clifton Down, Bristol BS8 3LJ. Five local projects will come and present to a group of potential donors. Please email tfn@quartetcf.org.uk for more information. |
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Ambassadors' tour of Arnos Vale Cemetery |
| The tour on 27th September will take in the restoration works and a chance to find out how Quartet Community Foundation has been involved in this historic cemetery. This event is open to Ambassadors and their guests, to book your place, for which there is no charge, email maria.dunn@quartetcf.org.uk. |
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Concert in Bath Abbey |
| The High Sherriff of Bath, John Cullum, has designated Quartet Community Foundation as one of three charities being supported at a Charity Concert on 8th October in Bath Abbey. The Community Foundation is holding a pre-concert drinks party at the Victoria Arts Gallery for which there are a few remaining tickets. For more information contact julie.newman@quartetcf.org.uk. |
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| Express Grants Programme |
| After a short break over the summer, our Express Grants Programme is now open for applications. You can apply online or by application form. The advantages of applying online include immediate confirmation that your application has been received and indication of additional information we need during your application process. You can start the process, save what you have done and come back to it later if you want to. |
| Grants Programme open |
| The Comic Relief Local Communities Grants Programme opened for applications on 5th September see here for details. The closing date for this round is 23rd September 2011. |
| Bath Half Marathon Fund |
| This grants programme will open for another round this year. Please check our website on 3rd October for new guidelines and application form. The deadline for applications will be 11 November 2011. |
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