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Following the summer holidays all of our sessions will be restarting and running as usual from the week beginning 13th September 2010.

Our Annual General Meeting will be held this year on

24^th September 2010

at 9.30am

Top Valley Community Centre (next to Tesco)

We hold this meeting every year to give all of our members and partners a chance to come and find out what we have been doing and to elect our Board of Trustees. It is also a legal requirement that we do this.

This is an important time for the Toy Library, we face difficult times but also have some exciting ideas and opportunities which we will be presenting at the meeting.

If you can make it we will be very pleased to see you.

We’ll probably have cakes as well if that helps…..

If you read the article in the Evening Post on Thursday 26^th August and are concerned that we are about to close……… Don’t worry! We are not under any immediate threat.

We know that the City Council has to look for ways to make huge cuts in its budgets next year. The Grant aid budget will be one of the places that they will look to make savings. We sent a press release to the Post to highlight the fact that although the City Council gives us £61,500 each year, we raise another £140,000 on top of that which means that our services in Bulwell are very good value for money.

The point we are making is that they shouldn’t see our grant as a target to cut because they could lose over £200,000 in services for the sake of that £61,500.

So don’t worry, yet. We will keep all of our members informed of any developments.

Outdoor Summer Sessions

for Under Fives

and their families

Friday 30^th July                        Rufford Park (the field adjacent to Musters Walk)

11.00 to 3.00

Wednesday 4^th August            Pulley Park, National Play Day event

11.00 to 1.00                              (near Mulberry Gardens)

Wednesday 11^th August           Pulley Park

11.00 to 1.00                               (near Mulberry Gardens)

Thursday 19^th August                Nelson Park (off Sellers Wood Drive)

11.00 to 3.00

Wednesday 25^th August            Pulley Park

11.00 to 1.00                                (near Mulberry Gardens)

We are operating a mobile creche service and need experienced childcare workers with NVQ 2 or 3 to work with us on a sessional basis. If you are interested you can download an application form, Job Description and other information from the Resources page of this website or contact us on 0115 975 3898 or email steve@toy-library.co.uk.

Big Family Picnic event on Saturday 17th July!

At the back of  the Toy Library building the new play area has been installed and is already being well used by children and families. Apart from a temporary problem with new turf it appears to be a great success. There are hardly any times of day when there aren’t some children enjoying it, families with young ones during the school day and then it fills up when the older ones come out of school. During the warm weather it has had a lovely family feel to it with  crowds of all ages using it till late in the evening.

Something that has been very noticeable is the lack of any vandalism or bad behaviour despite the numbers and wide age range  of children using it. Lets hope this continues to be the case.

There is to be a Big Family Picnic to launch the park on Saturday 17th July from 11.00am to 3.00 and we will be involved in that. There will be loads to do for all ages, sports, bouncy castle, fancy dress competition, costume making, circus skills, wellie wanging and much more…..

LANGUAGE THROUGH TOYS AND PLAY

PROJECT WORKER

16 Hours per week

Scale 5 JNC

(£19,427 pro rata)

Fixed term contract for one year

Closing date for applications 2^nd July 2010.

Interviews to be held 15^th July 2010

We are seeking to appoint a skilled and experienced person to join us in delivering this innovative and successful project which has been running for 10 years.

We are looking for someone with at least a Level 3 qualification childcare, a well developed understanding of child development and proven experience of working with adult parents and carers. We would also welcome applications from candidates with experience of home visiting.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a non-judgemental and supportive attitude to the families with whom we work as well as show creativity, flexibility and imagination in their approach.

Application form and more information can be downloaded from the Resources page of this website.