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Belle
Isle
Mentoring Scheme
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Belle
Isle Foundation,
Enterprise
Way, Middleton Road, Leeds LS10 3DZ. Tel: 0113
2760008
foundation@belle-isle.co.uk
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Background
Education
works for People
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Aims of
Trust
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The Belle Isle
Foundation was established in 1995 as a company
limited by guarantee and a registered charity. The
Foundation is a community organisation supporting
and being supported by many local organisations and
groups. The Trust was established in response to
local concerns about the job opportunities in the
area; it has grown and evolved but maintains strong
community links with a focus on training, education
and ultimately employment.
The Foundation
works to improve the quality of life for local
people by offering a range of projects that are
designed to help people access the world of work,
education, training and community activity. The
Foundation is an evolving organisation, responding
pro actively to the needs of the local community,
constantly developing new projects and new
partnerships.
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The
Team
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The Foundation
is now supported by a grant of £318,408 by the
National Lotteries Charities Board for a 3 year
period up to September 2002, enabling the
employment of an expanded team of project
workers:
Amanda
Goodchild - Foundation Co-ordinator (full-time)
Cath Gill - Work and Learning Club Project Leader
(full-time)
Training Co-ordinator (part-time) (currently
vacant)
On-line Project Worker (part-time) (currently
vacant)
Maria Bradley & Judith Pritchard -
Administrators (full-time - job share)
Youth Worker (full-time) (currently vacant) -
funded by Neighbourhood Support Fund for 3
years
The rapid
expansion of the Foundation as a whole and recent
personnel changes have meant that the Foundation
itself and the Work and Learning Club are currently
in a period of transition.
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The
Building
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The
Foundation makes use of Leeds City Council
premises.
Meeting
room hire - The Foundation has one dedicated
conference room and an open area which can be used
for meetings and other events, which accommodates
up to 40-50 individuals and is available to
organisations, groups and individuals at a very
reasonable cost. We can provide an OHP, screen,
flip chart, TV, video and refreshments.
For
further details please contact Judith Pritchard at
foundation@belle-isle.co.uk
Accommodation
for rent - The Foundation is located just off the
M621 and the M1, making it an ideal base. We have a
number of self-contained units, which are available
for let from 100-200 sq.ft., ranging from
£2,000-£2,5000 p.a. Facilities include
separate access, separate utilities, parking,
access to the Foundation's facilities,
etc.
For
further information please contact Amanda
Goodchild, Foundation Co-ordinator at:
amanda@belle-isle.co.uk
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Membership
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Criteria for
membership of the Foundation:
Individual
membership - anyone over the age of 18 who is based
in Leeds 10 with an interest in the work of the
Foundation and an understanding and commitment to
the ethos of the Foundation.
Full members -
representatives of community groups based in Leeds
10 with an interest in the work of the Foundation
and an understanding and commitment to the ethos of
the Foundation.
Associate
members - individual representatives of statutory
organisations with an interest in the work of the
Foundation and an understanding and commitment to
the ethos of the Foundation (maximum of 2
representatives per organisation).
Membership will
afford individuals:
- a vote at
the AGM (individuals and full members
only)
- opportunities
to partake in training and other events
organised by the Foundation
- invitations
to all Foundation events
- a
newsletter three times a year
- opportunities
to be actively involved in Leeds 10
Fees for 2000 -
individual and full members - £1 per year;
associate members - £5 per year.
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last update 17 July 00
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