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Get creative at ClayArt at any time whatever the weather!

At ClayArt you are guaranteed to have fun painting your own piece of pottery.  ClayArt organise parties for both children and adults, in fact they can cater for any celebration.  Babies hand and footprints are extremely popular and ClayArt are now imprinting into clay and plaster for that special ‘moment in time’ memory.  Ladies: why not join ClayArt on one of the Ladies night’s that take place on the first Wednesday of every month.  Also: Christmas stock will be arriving soon so why not start early with the presents? For more details call 01752 665565 or visit www.clayart.co.uk

Local Research Unit launch change of name

The Peninsula Cerebra Research Unit for Childhood Disability Research (PenCRU) is a research team based at the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter. You may have seen an article about it in a previous issue of Primary Times, but the unit has changed its name!

With core funding provided by the Cerebra charity, PenCRU carry out a broad programme of research that aims to improve the health and wellbeing of disabled children and their families. The unit works closely with families affected by childhood disability in all aspects of its research and related activities.

PenCRU is trying to expand its Family Faculty so that more families with children who have special needs and attend mainstream school are represented. If this applies to you do get in touch with them and find out about joining the Family Faculty. If you would like to know more about PenCRU and how you can get involved, contact Camilla or Claire at pencru@pcmd.ac.uk or phone 01392 722968/2901.

Win sports equipment for your school!
Change for Life has one prize of £1,000-worth and two prizes of £500-worth of sports equipment to give away! To enter, all you have to do is find out what was the most popular summer adventure activity amongst your classmates and to tell Change for Life why in a six word story. The most imaginative story will win!
There is a teacher resource booklet that may help - download here. Once you have your class’ favourite activity and the six word story you need to complete the competition form and return it in the envelope provided by 30th September 2011. Winners will be notified by 7th November 2011. Find out more about Change for Life at www.nhs.uk/Change4Life

Start your own family friendly business!

Phoenix Trading was founded in 1995 by three mothers in South London; the women shared a vision of starting a home-based business selling a product that they loved — greeting cards!

As a direct selling, independent card publishing house, Phoenix has now sold in excess of 100 million cards. They donate a substantial amount of their profits to charity and have given over £1million to charities to date. Phoenix Trading does not sell products through conventional retail outlets; instead they market an exclusive range of cards and stationery through an international team of over 11,000 worldwide Independent Phoenix Traders. Its direct approach offers exceptional value for money without compromising on the quality of the product and design. 

To find out more about setting up your own Phoenix Trading greetings cards business visit: www.buycardsonline.co.uk

The British Art Show 7 comes to Plymouth: 17 September to 3 December

Witness the nation’s most ambitious and influential showcase of the very best in current British art, which is coming to Plymouth for the first time in its 35-year history.

The British Art Show is held every five years, presenting new and recent works by contemporary artists based in Britain. This major exhibition is a unique opportunity to see an overview of current concerns in the art world and is generally considered to be a showcase of the very best in current British art. The show is intended to be viewed as one exhibition across five venues: Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth College of Art, Peninsula Arts at Plymouth University and the Royal William Yard. Find out more by visiting www.plymouth.gov.uk

Tooth Fairy Fund to Help Plymouth Children

Around 250 families and young children in Plymouth are to receive help to improve their oral health, following a successful bid by Peninsula Dental School supported by NHS Plymouth.

The School is one of 12 organisations throughout the country which successfully bid for funding from oral health charity the British Dental Health Foundation and the Wrigley Tooth Fairy Fund.  Peninsula’s project will offer support to eight children’s centres across Plymouth and provide a series of supervised brushing sessions and information packs for over 250 families with young children. The project will also train up 24 ‘Oral Health Ambassadors’ to help establish and run ‘Wild for Smiles Brushing Clubs’ and develop links with local dental practices. For more information visit www.dentalhealth.org

Cbeebies’ Boogie Pete joins in the fight against meningitis

Cbeebies’ Boogie Pete of Boogie Beebies fame has joined forces with national charity Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) to feature in a DVD to get children moving and raise money to prevent meningitis and septicaemia. Priced at just £8 (including p&p), as well as being great fun, the DVD aims to raise awareness of meningitis and septicaemia in nurseries, pre-schools and playgroups, and amongst parents and carers of children in the age group most at risk of the disease.  Find out more at www.meningitis.org/boogiefit