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National Autism Awareness Month
April 2010
There are many people with autism in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 1 out of every 100 people has autism.
You cannot always tell that someone has autism just by looking at them. Autism lasts for all of a person's life. But they can still do a lot of things and learn a lot of skills.
See the information cube in the LRC.
No Smoking Day
10th March
There's never been a better time to quit smoking. Today the UK leads the world with dedicated stop smoking services and a wide range of ways to help lessen your cravings.
Established in 1983, No Smoking Day works to support smokers who want to quit. The charity does this by raising awareness on No Smoking Day, which takes place on the second Wednesday in March every year, and highlighting the many sources of help available for quitters. The theme for 2010 is all about inspiring and enabling smokers to escape from their habit. The campaign image is of a smoker's hands breaking free from a chain of cigarettes and the strap line for the campaign is "Break free - we can help".
Free NHS smoking helpline
0800 169 0 169
Lines are open every day from 7am to 11pm.
www.nosmokingday.org.uk
Fairtrade Fortnight 2010 - The Big Swap
22nd February - 4th March
During the fortnight the Fairtrade Foundation asked you to swap your usual products for Fairtrade products. This could have been bananas, tea, coffee, beauty products, sweets, flowers or clothes. Numerous products are now stocked in large supermarkets and shops. All these items help producers in the developing world to get a fairer deal.
There was also a competition in the LRC where entrants answered a simple question for the opportunity to win three Fairtrade items. There was many entrants and the lucky winner was Jade Woolaghan from CACHE L3 Diploma in Childcare and Education.
weblink: www.fairtrade.org.uk
World Book Day
4th March
World Book Day is the biggest annual celebration of books and reading in the UK and Ireland. 'Read to a Million Kids', sponsored by Renaissance Learning, was a brand new element for World Book Day 2010.
Equality and Diversity Week
8th - 14th February
In this week there were lots of displays around the LRC containing entries into the annual Equality and Diversity Competition. This year we had the most entries submitted from students within different departments in the College, they were very creative and much effort had been put into them.
Judging took place all week and we had an amazing 450 votes. The top three winning entries shown below were chosen to go through to the County final on Friday 19th March.
1. Catering - Cake showcasing food from around the world
2. Motor Vehicle - Mobility sculpture
3. Plumbing - Model of wheelchair
Food Allergy and Intolerance Week
25th - 29th January
During Food Allergy and Intolerance Awareness Week, Allergy UK hope that people who think they may have food related health problems will have their symptoms checked out, and find out what can be done to help them.
Thousands of people suffer from illnesses which are affected by what you eat such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Coeliac Disease, migraine and eczema but are unaware of how they should manage their condition. Because of this, Allergy UK has a telephone helpline 01322 619898 and websites http://www.allergyuk.org and http://www.foodintoleranceawareness.org/ to help.
What is a food allergy or intolerance?
Typically, an immediate food allergic reaction will involve the immune system. Within minutes, traces of the offending food in the diet can trigger generalised rashes, itching, diarrhoea, vomiting, swelling of the lips and soft tissues, breathing difficulties and even shock.
Food intolerance reactions have a slower onset than allergic reactions, don't involve the immune system and aren't usually life threatening. They're often called 'pseudo-allergic reactions'. These reactions are usually dose-related, with small amounts of the food being tolerated but larger amounts leading to reactions such as urticaria, flushing, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea.
E-Safety Week
7th - 13th December
The LRC displayed information and hand outs promoting Internet safety tips and advice on how to stay safe on eBay with key advice for parents, carers, children and young people.
Road Safety Week
23rd - 29th November
Various Posters and guides on staying safe were displayed.
Leaflets highlighted advice for young drivers and a variety of guides on how to be a safer driver.
Breast Cancer Awareness Week
20th November
The LRC took part in this week by encouraging students to place coppers on to the breast cancer logo. We sold badges and promoted literature. The college made £540.49. Thank you.
Cyber Bullying Week
16th - 20th November
A student’s film highlighting the effects of cyber-bullying was continuously shown in the LRC. The students were asked how the college could help prevent bullying and how best victims can be supported. The students who responded received a free bullying wristband.
Diabetes Awareness Week
9th - 14th November
Various books and literature were displayed to promote the awareness of diabetes to college students and staff. A student with diabetes wrote a piece about what it is like to live with the condition.
Weblink to Diabetes UK Website
Competitions
LRC Limerick Competition
Well done to Carlie Shareen Clapperton who won a book token for first prize. If you would to know what the winning line is please ask the LRC staff.
Second and third prizes went to Nick McGrath. |
A student was learning in the LRC
She stayed so late she asked for a key
But the very next morning
Without any warning
.................................... |
Sandwich Competition
The competition was to create a sandwich by choosing one of the top 5 fillings (chicken, ham, cheese, tuna or prawn).
Shirley Bickley won first prize, her winning concoction consisted of;
Prawns with a touch of cayene pepper on top. Underneath this a a sliver of smoked salmon on top of which would be a thin layer of camember. The base would be iceberg lettuce.
Masterchef and competition judge, Andy Stacey said:
"The sandwich was well thought out with good layers with nice colours, textures and flavours"
Donated proceeds went to Eden Valley Hospice
