Got mad retail skills? Charabanc Volunteers Needed
We’re looking for awesome volunteers to help us run our town centre shop Charabanc. Charabanc is located at 1 Olympia Buildings Coronation Street, Blackpool, FY1 4NY and sells items made by local designers, artists and makers. Commission from sales pays for the upkeep of the shop and he
LLP Inclusion Conference: Aunty’s trip to Birmingham
On the 19th and 20th June, we took a trip to the LLP (Lifelong Learning Programme) Inclusion conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. As a result of our Youth in Action project Pop Goes The Workshop, we had been invited to exhibit by the YIA coordinators at the British Coun
Aunty Talks Tech
On Saturday Aunty hosted So! VolTech 2011 – a conference on Social Media & Technology for the Voluntary Sector – at Blackpool Central Library. We had about 50 people attend on the day – some from as far afeild as the East Midlands and Yorkshire. The morning saw five speakers sh
Aunty goes to ‘that London’: European Year of Volunteering #EYV11Tour
Last week Aunty took part in the London stage of the European Year of Volunteering (EYV) tour at Coin St Neighbourhood centre in London. The London EYV Tour events lasted a week and were designed to inspire volunteers. The events, backed by the European Commission, offered anyone interested in
Hey Ho, let’s So!VolTech
We’re very pleased and excited to announce that the FREE tickets for So!VolTech – Social Media & Technology conference for the Voluntary Sector – are now available. The conference will take place on Saturday 19th November 2011 at Blackpool Central Library, Queen Street, Blackpool,
August Connected and future developments!
Announcing Aunty Social Connected Part 3! We have been hard at work since the second Connected event that took place last week arranging venues and dates for the next couple of evenings of social media. With that in mind we are pleased to be able to announce that the next Aunty Social Connected will
Aunty HQ: Cocked, locked and ready to rock!
On Friday evening Aunty Social opened the new HQ at 25 Deansgate, Blackpool, FY1 3AU. We managed to secure an empty shop (due to be demolished for the Talbot Gateway project in November) through the Blackpool Culture Shops Programme run by Blackpool Council Arts Service. The agreement allows us
AuntySocial Connected (Part 1) a huge success!
Last Wednesday evening Aunty’s first “Connected” event took place at the Number 5 Cafe. For those of you who don’t know, Connected is our evening where we help third sector organisations get to grips with social networking and how it can help their organisation. On the night