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Loanhead Miners Research Takes Action The Loanhead Miners’ Action Research project is taking action this week. A questionnaire has been devised by the Researchers asking about people’s knowledge of the Social Club and Community Centre; the Researchers have already collected a number of responses already and are keen to gather as many as possible. The questionnaires will be completed in a number of formats. Copies are in the library with a box for returning completed questionnaires, the questionnaire can be downloaded from the Loanhead Miners website, www.loanheadmw.org.uk on the News Page and some Researchers will be out and about on the streets of Loanhead and will ask you for a few minutes of your time to go through the questions with them face to face. If you have a few spare minutes please do take the time to complete a questionnaire, this is about you, the future of Loanhead Miners and new and exciting community opportunities. It is really important for the Researchers to gather as much input as possible to create and write a comprehensive report on the results and allow Loanhead Miners to plan most effectively for the future. The Action Research project has been made possible by a grant from the Scottish Community Action Research Fund (SCARF), a Scottish Government programme and is managed by the Scottish Community Development Centre, to develop a unique ‘action research’ project that will investigate the community perception of Loanhead Miners. The project, led by Loanhead Miners, involves partners, Midlothian Council and Jewel & Esk College. Further information is available from Gail Prince, Development Officer on 0131 440 4322 or e-mail mail@loanheadmw.org.uk.
Congratulations to Antonio Garcia who won the Karaoke Competition in the grand finale on Friday 18th April. The 5 finalists put on an excellent show, singing 3 songs each. The panel of judges took their time to deliberate and announced the winner as Antonio Garcia, who is pictured here receiving his prize of £1,000 from Davie Howie, member of the Loanhead Miners Management Committee.
The competition is due to start again in the near future, so if you think you have what it takes to entertain a crowd like this
watch this space for further details.....
Thanks to a grant from the Scottish Community Foundation, Women’s Fund for Scotland an excellent International women’s Day event took place in the Community Centre and Croft Suite of Loanhead Miners on Friday 7th March. Members of the community came along and enjoyed a variety of taster sessions including Head Massage, Mini Manicures, Healthy Eating and Pilates. Also available was information from organisations working in and around Loanhead, including the Citizens Advice Bureau, Lothian and Borders Police and New Leaf.
Feedback received was very positive; we hope to arrange another
event for next year so watch this space. Research Project Loanhead Miners’ Charitable Society has been awarded a grant of £10,000 from the Scottish Community Action Research Fund (SCARF), a Communities Scotland programme, to develop a unique ‘action research’ project that will investigate the community perception of Loanhead Miners. The research will be undertaken by a group of local people with a view to getting them involved in the Club and engaged in community activity in the Club’s recently built Community Centre. The Society are currently recruiting community investigators who are interested in getting involved in this exciting new project and wish to add a qualification to their CV, anyone who is interested can contact the Development Officer from the Contact Us page. The research proposal, believed to be the first of its kind in Scotland, is being funded through the Scottish Communities Action Research Fund. The programme, led by Loanhead Miners, involves partners, Midlothian Council and Jewel & Esk Valley College. The project will recruit a dozen local volunteers and support them through a 12 week SVQ accredited course, ‘Local Investigations’. The researchers will carry out the research whilst learning at the same time, with a start date of Monday 31st March 2008. Researchers will benefit from tutor support and other student benefits available through Jewel and Esk Valley College. The researchers will be paid a fee to do the actual research and will produce a report on their findings which Loanhead Miners will as a basis for future planning. Loanhead Xpress Edition 5, January 2008, has now been published and is available in various locations throughout Loanhead, including the Library, Leisure centre and Post Office. Would you like to be involved in the creation of this community newsletter? Contact Us if you would like to volunteer some time, photography skills or knowledge of Loanhead. Contact Us page. If you don’t manage to pick up a copy, you can download it from this website.
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those who would like to contribute please note the next deadline is
Friday 11th April for the Spring Edition. Citizens Advice Bureau The Outreach Worker from Penicuik Citizens Advice Bureau continues to meet clients in the Loanhead Miners’ Community Centre between 10am and 1pm every Wednesday. If you need advice in a free and confidential manner pop in and see David, no appointment is necessary. Issues he can advise on include Benefits, Debt, Housing, Employment and much more.
Loanhead Opticians With the support of Loanhead Miners’ Community Development Officer, Gail Prince, a local Opticians has brought a valuable service back to the town of Loanhead. No more travelling to Dalkeith or Penicuik to have a FREE NHS eye exam as appointments are available in Loanhead Miners Community Centre every Friday morning in February with the Loanhead Opticians. You don’t have to live in Loanhead to access this service; customers are welcome from all over Midlothian. The Loanhead Opticians has fantastic offers available to customers, for example if you are in receipt of certain benefits or tax credits you would be entitled to free spectacles, recommend a friend and get £10 off your glasses and a further £10 off if your friend buys spectacles and other offers such as free contact lenses trial.
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