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ANIMAL LOVING SOUTHPORT ARTIST SCOOPS PAINTING AWARD
ANIMAL loving artist 27 year-old Paul Hamilton has won an
award from the International Fund for Animal Welfare IFAW
www.ifaw.org.
Paul from Church Town in Southport, is a regional winner of IFAW’s
Animal Action Week ‘Design a Calendar’ competition in the
Adult section.
His prize for the competition is a personally signed print by
renowned wildlife artist Pollyanna Pickering.
“The judges were really impressed with his painting of Dogs.
There were literally thousands of entries across the UK and so
winning is a real achievement,” said Phyllis Campbell-McRae,
the IFAW UK Director.
Paul’s picture will be 1 of the 16 regional winners from which a
selection are later chosen for this year’s IFAW Animal Action Week
Calendar, which will go out to thousands of people across the UK.
Animal Action Week 2006 takes place from 1 October to 7
October. This year
the theme is ‘Making Waves for Seals’. There are a range of
activities, including an Education Pack and Video, an interactive
web game and the Animal Action
Awards.
- For a free information pack write to:-
- IFAW Animal Action Week
Office
- Berkeley House
- 186 High Street
- Rochester
- Kent
- ME1
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LEARN
SOMETHING NEW - START TO SIGN DURING ADULT LEARNERS WEEK
RNID, the charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of
hearing people in the UK, is encouraging people in the North West to
learn British Sign Language (BSL) during Adult Learners Week (20 May
to
26 May).
With 50,000 BSL users in the UK, a little sign language can go a
long way when communicating with deaf people – perhaps some of your
colleagues or customers at work are deaf? RNID offers a one, two or
three day Start To Sign course, where a deaf trainer will come and
teach groups of up to twelve people. This is perfect for anyone who
wants to learn something a bit different with friends or colleagues.
BSL involves learning different handshapes and movements, facial
expression, and shoulder movement. The language is structured in a
completely different way to English, and like any language it has
its own grammar. To help learners on their way, a Start To Sign pack
is available from RNID, which includes a book and a CD. The book
contains photographs of more than 1,000 everyday signs and
information about BSL and its grammar. The CD contains video clips
and an animated fingerspelling programme – you can even test your
progress with one of the interactive quizzes.
Cheryl Cullen, Director of RNID’s Employment Training and Skills
Service, says:- “The Start To Sign course and resources are
perfect for those who want to learn a unique skill this Adult
Learners Week. It’s also perfect as a corporate team-building
excersise or ice-breaker, as it’s fun and informative. The course
will help you begin to understand how to communicate with sign
language users, and is a great way to motivate and stimulate
people.”
To find out more about RNID’s Start To Sign course or to order the
Start To Sign book and CD, please contact RNID’s Information Line on
0808 808 0123, textphone 0808 808 9000 or visit
www.rnid.org.uk. The RNID Information team can also
give you details of your nearest BSL course. |
