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Friday Nov 24, 2006

Prime Minister requests the honour of the company of...

ME!!!!!!

Yes folks I'm off to meet with the Prime Minister and Mrs Blair. In recognition of voluntary services woohoo

Basically the people we got funding from to develop our Young Volunteers Group 'THE PARTY!' asked for the organsations/groups they have given funding to, to nominate someone in their project that the funding was for. I got put forward by Barnardo's NE and was accepted to go down to meet the Prime Minister and Mrs Blair.

So in December I will be heading to Number 10 Downing Street, I know its a while off yet its about 2weeks away, but just got my invite through and thought I would tell everyone hehe. So you know that in 2weeks I will let you know what happened.

Now I know its a while since I wrote anything sorry internet problems and been really busy since the V Factor-Eco Fashion Show, yes thats right you read it right I have said 'since'....So if you wanted to see it well its over...haha!  No really it went really well we had lots of entries into the fashion show, all outfits again were recycled, some were from Barnardos shops, and some from....well, what was made in the workshops etc.  All ages attended at V Factor and got some interest from young people about 'The PARTY! and volunteering which is all good.  Remember it was about raising awareness of Barnardos, recycling and of course VOLUNTEERING.  Which we aimed to do so in a fun way, which I think we did.

We had a photographer there from local paper and we had a bit put in the paper about it, and we had the photographer we had a The B'OSCARS there to take pics of people walking up and down the catwalk.  Which I believe have been delivered this week.  So it was all good!  I'm so glad its over.

So now that the V Factor is over, we can concentrate on the B'OSCARS if you remember that is Barnardos North East way of recognising young peoples achievements.  Which we held in April last year so this will be our 2nd one hehe! which we are having in The Sage. 

 Oh yeah and the Young People's Regional Advisory have been shortlisted for Young Partners Award and so Im off to London next weekend to the award ceremony with the rest of YPRAG.  Should be fun.

So bye for now

Moira

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