General news

Deadline: 25 May 2012
HM Revenue and Customs is organising a second meeting on 17 May in London for people to raise questions or issues with the HMRC Policy team about the Gift Aid Small Donation Scheme. The Scheme, mentioned in this week’s Queens Speech, would enable charities to claim Gift Aid on a total of […]

Deadline: 25 May 2012
The Charity Times Awards, now in its thirteenth year are free to enter and continue to be the pre-eminent celebration of best practice in the UK charity and not-for-profit sector.
This year there are 23 categories, including four new categories and you can enter your organisation in as many categories as you wish. An […]

Deadline: 30 June 2012
Askance social enterprise publishing house are looking for the very best of stories for the new Askance Short Story Collection to be published in the autumn of 2012. The theme for the competition is ‘Health’ and they will be encouraging writers to consider health in its widest sense for their stories. Health […]

Location: Bath
Date: Saturday 16th June 2012
The CMA Conference and AGM will be held on Saturday 16th June at the City of Bath College. Bath is only 10 minutes on the train from Bristol Temple Meads and the venue is 5 minutes walk from the station.
Keynote speakers are:
Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture, Communications […]

Are  we as voluntary organisations doing our best?
How do we know?
Is our best good enough?
After five years of austerity budgets it’s more important than ever that we all do our absolute best on behalf of the people and communities we serve. We have a duty to lead and inspire hope and confidence […]

Northern Ireland Community of refugees and Asylum seekers (NICRAS) is calling on all Musicians, Songwriters and Poets within the Refugee Community and Friends to be part of a new world music project, as part of Refugee Week 2012.
You are invited to social musical gatherings held in a recording studio in East Belfast. The dates are […]

The Screenwriting Goldmine is a new British screenwriting contest with a serious ambition to find good new writers.
The Contest is now open and the panel are looking for original screenplays, 45-125 pages in any genre, from new writers from all over the world.
The five finalists will have their work read by 8 […]

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is delighted to announce that applications are now open for STOP LOOK LISTEN 2012. From Thursday 25 th October until Saturday 3 rd November youth arts activity will be celebrated around the County, as this annual showcase of young people’s participation in the arts comes to life.
If you are a young […]

Co-Artistic Directors Jenny Sealey and Bradley Hemmings have today outlined their vision for the London 2012 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony, revealing ‘Enlightenment’ as the name of the show.
Taking place at 8.30pm on 29 August, the Ceremony will be a celebration of the inspirational spirit of the Paralympic Games that challenges perceptions of human possibility.
‘Homecoming of […]

Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Michael Boyd was at Questors Theatre in Ealing last Friday evening to watch performances by amateur theatre companies as part of the Open Stages project. Friday evening’s play was The Winter’s Tale, with the first half presented by Archway Theatre from Horley and the second half presented by […]