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March 2011 e-bulletin
Welcome to March at Play Resource! Spring is finally in the air and Play Resource is stocked up with plenty of Ideas & Inspiration for Easter, and it’s is not too late to buy for St. Patrick’s Day and Mothers Day! Plan a year end spend! Don’t loose it, use it… spend the last of your budget at Play Resource to stock up your Arts & Crafts or Play supplies, or book an Arts Project or Training with Creative Paths. This month we have also done a few sums to reassure you that in the current climate of tough times and cuts, when we are all being forced to evaluate every penny spent, investing in a Play Resource membership offers real value for money. Please note Closing Dates: reopen at 9.30 am on Tuesday 3 May Back to top^Art & Play Shop
Spring has sprung with a few special days in the calendar coming up. The Quick Ideas are in full supply as well as all the products you need for St. Patrick’s Day and Mothers Day. Try these Quick Ideas for St Patrick’s Day Rainbow Hands and Mask and Streamers. Plus now all the Easter stock is in, with beautiful bright displays packed with more Quick Ideas to inspire you! Try out a selection of these Quick Ideas that offer great value for money for groups including an Easter Basket, Finger Puppets , Fluffy Felt Chicks. For the full selection of Quick Ideas visit our website. Simply type key words like, Easter, Mothers Day or St Patrick’s in the search box to find what you are looking for. Plan a year end spend! Don’t loose it, use it… spend the last of your budget at Play Resource to stock up your Arts & Crafts, or Play supplies. See the full range of products on the website, and use the full Shop Price List to plan your shopping list. It will estimate costs straight away to fit your budget. Remember that the shop is not-for-profit, which means we pass on real savings on products to our members, so our prices tend to be between 10% to 50% cheaper than most retailers. Back to top^Scrap Store
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These are due in later this month so keep an eye out for them, or better still follow us on Twitter and you will receive a ‘tweet’ as soon as new items come in! Don’t forget your supplies of scrap for St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations! For all the usual scrap favourites see the updated Scrap Store Materials List. If there is something in particular you are looking for but can’t see it – just ask one of the Warehouse Team who are happy to help. Back to top^Creative Paths Arts Programme
Working within a tight budget, or want to learn new craft skills this spring? Then browse our free online Ideas & Inspiration resources to find economical Quick Ideas for groups, and for more extensive projects use the Craft Sheets. Simply type key words like ‘Easter’ into the search box. Be inspired this spring for your own art projects by the Bright New Beginnings display in the Ideas Gallery at Play Resource, or by other people’s art projects. See more of the exciting and vibrant Creative Paths Arts Projects that happened with member groups in a variety of youth, education, early years, play and community settings last year. Be inspired to embark on the Creative Paths Programme with your group… it is a journey of discovery between everyone involved! Use any year end spend to plan an Arts Outreach Project or Arts Training for staff and volunteers. The programme is flexible and easy to access. You simply have to be a member of Play Resource, working with children & young people aged 3yrs – 25 yrs. Back to top^Membership News
Play Resource was delighted to receive a Highly Commended Award in the Best Social Economy in Northern Ireland category, amidst tough competition at the recent Social Economy Awards. The award was for recognition of our hard work in developing the organisation and its services that support the community. The prestigious event was organised by the Social Economy Network. Since launching the free e-bulletin service in 2007 it has grown in popularity. Exactly 4 years later the number of subscribers to the e-bulletin reached 2,011 in February 2011!! Other ways to keep up to date with Play Resource nowadays is of course follow us on Twitter. In the current climate of tough times and cuts we are all being forced to evaluate every penny spent! We wanted to brighten your day by reassuring you that investing in a Play Resource membership is money well spent. It offers value for money … For just £50* a year you are giving your group access to all these services: We did a few quick sums… A price comparison showed that to buy similar items available for free from the Scrapstore; like a ream of A1 paper, A1 card, and A2 silver card and several metres of fabric, would cost over £45! At Play Resource you can collect these items for free over and over again through out the year. And that is without counting other exciting items that money could not buy you like bottles, tubs, tubes, bottle tops. Imagine if you had to start collecting all these up yourself in large quantities - you would never be done!! Plus not forgetting the value of what money just could not buy: With the added feel good factor of investing in Play Resource membership being that you are: So you see what a good investment Play Resource membership is. Your £50 is very wisely spent! Member to Member News
News of training, development and informal networking opportunities for artists: Visual Artists Ireland has announced a programme of training and development events for artists across Northern Ireland. Workshop topics to include: Research Skills; Preparing Proposals; Grants & Funding Information; Promoting your Work; Sustaining your Practice and Working with Galleries. To find out more about the programme and how to book visit Visual Artists Ireland or for further information contact Monica Flynn, or call +353 (0)1 872 2296. Community Arts Forum (CAF) has launched a series of once a month, informal get-togethers for people involved or interested in community arts. Held on the last Friday of each month, these sessions aim to bring together people in a relaxed atmosphere for peer discussion and themed talks looking at what we do and why it matters. It's an opportunity to take time out from your day-to-day work, think about the big issues and meet up with other like-minded people! The Friday CAFé will be held at 4-5pm on the last Friday of each month, pizza and lively discussion will be provided. Next CAFé event is Peer Critique at 4pm on Friday 25th March at Black Box Cafe, Belfast. For more information visit www.caf.ie/events or contact heather@caf.ie Don’t forget if you are running an event, training, festival, or exhibition and want to promote it use this e-bulletin service. Your news could immediately reach over 2,000 people who work in the community, voluntary, arts, youth and education sectors across Northern Ireland. Simply contact Fiona@playresource.org. Back to top^Feedback Forum
We would like to hear from you each month, to help us improve the services we offer to our members. Question of the Month: Would you like to see free workshop places offered on the Summer Training programme at Play Resource? Respond via email to fiona@playresource.org. We look forward to hearing from you! Back to top^ |
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