Are you thinking of setting up a Social Enterprise?  Did you know HM Revenue and Customs provides free help to new and small businesses?
HMRC’s network of Business Education & Support Teams can help you understand your responsibilities and give you the confidence to get it right, first time.  Whether you are new to self-employment or payroll, they offer a range of free workshops and seminars covering subjects such as Income Tax, National Insurance, PAYE and VAT.
To book on to a course, contact the Bookings Line on 0845 603 2691 or go online at www.hmrc.gov.uk/bst

Thalia Theatre Company is an independent ‘arts’ related learning provider for disabled people in particular but not exclusively. We are an Accredited Norfolk County Council Day Service Provider. We are a fully inclusive organisation and believe that all young people with or without disabilities should have an opportunity to work together, to learn from one another and share good practice.
Our New Youth Theatre…..

Thalia Theatre Youth 13-25 years
Come and join our company and make new friends!
Singing, dancing, physical theatre, music, art, poetry, storytelling
Thalia Theatre Youth will meet on Monday evenings between 7 and 9p.m. at our new designated arts venue at St Saviours Church, Magdalen Street, Norwich,
The cost is £7.00 per week paid termly in advance
What do we do? We devise and create exciting, innovative theatre that reflects the views and voices of young people. We have high standards of professional practice. Through our work we aim to challenge negative perceptions of disability and open channels to communication with mainstream society.
If you join us you will:
Make new friends and become more confident
Improve your physical and mental health
Develop your creative, performance, social and communication skills
Develop your dance and theatrical skills
Take part in festivals and events
Facilitate workshops and peer mentor other young people
Perform to the general public
Work in collaboration with other theatre groups and professional practitioners

Thalia Theatre Purpose: to provide innovative and inspirational ‘arts’ related learning opportunities facilitated and delivered by highly qualified arts practitioners opening doors to independence, employment pathways and a rich full life
Contact: Molly Rose-Hutchinson
Artistic Director
Thalia Theatre Company
‘Theatre for Empowerment and Social Change’
Registered Charity No. 1105132

St Saviours Church Magdalen Street, Norwich NR3 1AA
Tel: 01603 630805
e-mail: molly@thaliatheatre.co.uk

Norfolk’s Graphic Design and Print Community Interest Company help launch NNUH  ‘Feel Free 2 Ask’ campaign
Patients and visitors are being encouraged to ask questions about their care in a new campaign, called ‘Feel Free 2 Ask’, from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The campaign launched yesterday will be using life-size cut outs of hospital staff who have volunteered to be part of the campaign at the entrances of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and Cromer Hospital.

Anna Dugdale, Chief Executive, says:  “We want all our patients to have a good experience when they come to hospital.  Knowing early on about any concerns can help us to put things right and give patients and their relatives peace of mind.

“Delivering excellent care to all our patients requires consistency and this campaign, combined with our new patient experience survey, will help us to improve our services by highlighting areas where we could do better.”
Nayab Haider, Contracts Director for Serco at NNUH, says:  “Our staff are an integral part of the hospital team and we see patients every day when we are serving food or cleaning the wards.  Customer service is our priority and we are proud to be part of this campaign.”

The ‘Feel Free 2 Ask’ campaign is being supported by the Friends of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and Serco.

Graphic Design and Print Community Interest Company have been proud to be a part of this initiative producing the stands on behalf of the trust.

Steve Mollison, Managing Director says: “This is a good example of collaborative work in which we can contribute from concept to project completion.  As a social enterprise we fully encourage private and public sector organisations to employ the commercial services we offer as this makes a real difference to people’s lives with 100% of profits used to further the companies aims and objectives of training and employment for people from severely disadvantaged backgrounds.”

Patients and visitors are welcome to ask any member of staff for information or more detailed help can be provided by the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS).  PALS has a customer service role and can help to solve more complex enquiries.  To contact PALS, call 01603 289036.

If patients would like to ask a question, they can e-mail feelfree2ask@nnuh.nhs.uk

For organisations that are interested in Graphic Design and Print CIC’s services please contact Stephen Mollison picutred, Telephone 01263 715566, email: info@gdpcic.com and for further information with regards these and our social aims and objectives visit, www.gdpcic.com.

We are pleased to announce the winner of Poetry for SE Day competition is social entrepreneur Sheila McGill from Sheffield.

Sheila who found herself compelled to write poetry as an emotional release when her Mum was terminally ill, works in health and fitness, mentoring young people and groups and is growing a Campaign .
Stop Before You Start to encourage young people to lead healthier lives; using poetry as a tool.
“Shortly before my dad died from lung cancer, within one year of my mum, I asked him if he had any advice for young people and after some thought he said quite simply Stop Before You Start.  Both my parents tried unsuccessfully to stop smoking and it was with this in mind that my campaign to do something was started. It is also why I am particularly keen to include smokers in my campaign, as this is about working together to equip young people to say NO so they will never have to stop.”

Sheila added
To be able to add ‘winner of the Social Enterprise Poetry Competition 2011′ is incredibly exciting, fortuitous and appropriate for SBYS

The winning poem “Growing” will be read by Sheila at the Diversity in Social Enterprise Conference on Thursday 17 November and will be published on this website the same day.

Judge and Peterborough Poet Laureate 2010  Nikki DiGiovani said
“We could not have had a more appropriate winner for our first year of Poetry for Social Enterprise Day 2011.”

Poetry 4 SE Day was developed by Social Enterprise Norfolk  as part of Global Entrepreneurship week 2011 to celebrate the diversity and value of social enterprises across the UK.  Next years competition Poetry 4 SE day opens on 1st September 2012, Below is winning poet Sheila McGill and Judge / poet laureate Nikki DiGiovani

For further information please email us at poetry4seday@gmail.com