Volunteering opportunities with Move On

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Volunteer Mentors Wanted

Would you like to make a positive difference to a young person in need?

Could you help develop the skills and confidence of a vulnerable young person in Edinburgh?

Do you have 2 hours a week to support young people to identify and achieve their goals?

Move On Edinburgh is currently recruiting volunteer mentors for our next training course, and your skills, knowledge and experience are our most valuable resource in engaging some of Edinburgh’s hardest to reach young people.

Our mentoring service matches young people (including those who are; young carers, looked after, accommodated, attending SEBD schools, lacking confidence, socially isolated, offending, engaged in risk taking behaviour, misusing substances etc.) with a volunteer mentor.

The service aims to improve outcomes for vulnerable young people such as increased self-esteem and social confidence, extended social networks and improved employability. The mentors also encourage the young people to focus on employment, training and education opportunities, identifying aspirations, finding out about different options and accessing suitable opportunities.

Our mentors are drawn from all walks of life and we are particularly keen to recruit mentors who have personal experience of the care system or homelessness. Mentors undergo a thorough recruitment, training and induction process, involving taking up references, a mandatory 5 week training course and membership of the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) scheme.

If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please call 0131 558 3740 or email rebecca@moveon.org.uk to request an application pack, or visit our website for more information: http://www.moveon.org.uk/mentoring-3

Summer Fun in Forth and Inverleith

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Kids bored yet? Fear not – there are loads of fun activities taking place all over the local area during the long summer holidays, and many of them are free!

See below for details – but remember to contact the venue/provider for availability as places often go fast!

Summer Programme 2016 All in One

Letters: Something fishy about EU stories

Dear Editor

Much of the information about the EU put out by ‘Leave’ campaigners was untrue or misleading. One example of this was about the fishing industry: we were told the fishing boats were destroyed by the EU paying to have the boats burnt.

The truth is that fish stocks had reached danger point of running out due to overfishing so all members of the EU agreed a reduction in the catch over a period of time to allow the stocks to replenish. This would involve a reduction in everyones fishing fleet but compensation would be paid from EU funds.
Without this agreement fishing fleets faced destruction by falling fish stocks.

This agreement has worked well because it was in the common interest of all members, but since opting to ‘Leave’ the possibility of owners of big fleets calling for a return to as much as possible catches brings with it two dangers: the overfishing danger to stocks and the danger of confrontation with others as happened between Iceland and ourselves over cod fishing, which nearly involved gunboats!

This is the reality of misleading information on this issue alone: a closer look at others and the reasons why are needed. The full effects, particularly on working people in leaving the EU, was not talked about but you can bet they will try to make us pay for it, if we let them.

Tony Delahoy (by email)

Eid al-Fitr 2016: David Cameron’s message

“I want to send my very best wishes to Muslims at home and around the world celebrating Eid. Eid Mubarak.” – Prime Minister David Cameron.

Communities Secretary Greg Clark also wishes Muslims across the country a happy Eid.

Mr Clark said: “As the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end I would like to wish Muslims across the country a happy Eid.

“In the last month, mosques have opened their doors and invited people of the Muslim faith, of other faiths and of none to attend iftars, to enjoy a fast-breaking meal and learn more about what Ramadan means.

“This is particularly important at a time when we must all look to come together to combat the prejudices that can blight our communities.

“So I want to take this opportunity to wish Eid Mubarak to everyone marking this special occasion.”