Informal Adult Learning Funding Meeting 2nd June

Dear all,  A reminder that the Learning Partnership is looking to develop an application for this new national £20m Informal Adult Learning Transformations fund and wish to develop ideas with as broad a range of community groups, movements and individuals as possible. We want to shout from the roof tops about the vibrant adult learning offer in the city and are therefore applying for around £100k for this financial year.

 
The aim of the project would be to bring different groups of people together to promote learning across the city, linking self started learning groups like life drawing or book clubs to mainstream adult education providers; exploring the use of technology as a learning tool or aid; developing better ways of communicating the ‘offer’ to all residents and increasing the access of learning for adults in general.
 
As part of the application we are looking to launch a 6 month adult learning festival in conjunction with the White Night festival in October and have a range of ideas to start off this thought process.
 
You are also invited to grow and develop these ideas with us in the Auditorium of the Brighthelm Church and Community Centre on Tuesday 2nd June from 6PM – 8PM. The evening will start with me outlining the requirements for the application and some of our initial ideas.
 
Donna Close, director of the White Night Festival, will also be attending to explain more about this years event.
 
Charlie Davis and Matt Weston from the Brighton Slack Spaces Movement will follow and be explaining some initial ideas about their movement and how we could open up empty commercial property for creative enterprises, learning and White Nights activities.
 
In short we want to get creative and bring learning to the wider community and need your ideas!
 
If you want to come and help shape the application, see how you can develop and participate in the initial event or feed into the wider six month festival of learning then please register with pip.barnes@brighton-hove.gov.uk
 
This is your opportunity to get involved and shape the application that is due for submission by 12th July.
 
Regards
 
Dan Shelley