Global Miles - and Miles More!
The Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership started a week of stimulating events to mark Global Entrepreneurship Week, with a great afternoon for 120 Post 16 delegates and 30 guests in Hull Guildhall's Banqueting Suite. Speakers included the inspirational MIles Hilton Barber, Hull's Lord Mayor, Cllr Elaine Garland, Tony Howard of Hull Forward and entrepreneur and author, Mally Welburn.
The afternoon's competition was judged by "The Bears" - Cllr Christine Randall, Graham Jennkinson, Phil Batty, Amana Walker and Tony Sutton, who had a hard task choosing the winning teams. Congratulations to:
(1st) Hull TEC who win £500, (2nd) Youth Apprentices at Skills who win £250 and (3rd) ITEC who win £150
Hull City Council are the main sponsors of the fifth National Enterprise Week, which is part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. They are facilitated by Force – 7 as part of their work as Hull’s Youth Enterprise Development Company and by Hull Training.
(see YE Promo 2008 in video section below)
You can find more information about Miles at www.mileshilton-barber.com
2012 - An Enterprise Odyssey....
Pupils from Humberside, in particular those at Stockwell Primary School in Hull and Oakfield Primary School in Scunthorpe, took part in the Young Enterprise ‘Our World’ & "Our City" programmes, recently.
The 2012 Games was a central theme that ran throughout the day at Scunthorpe, exploring the importance of global trade in the UK for the 2012 games in London and demonstrating how countries work together for such a tremendous event. Michael Singh of Games sponsors Lloyds TSB, gave an insight into the Olympics. He was also able to provide the young people with Olympic themed bags that acted as a great incentive for the children.
At the Stockwell Primary event, Anja Hazebroek, PR & Media Manager at Hull Forward, spoke to the children about the regeneration work that is being carried out within the city and why cities have to evolve. She showed them various power point slides which depicted the transformation of Hull and what Hull Forward are trying to achieve and then opened up a question and answer session to the children. The children then had to make their own decisions as city planners about where they would place offices, libraries and housing and finally, where they would build an Olympic stadium and what effects it would have on the people and businesses of that city. They then had to create a restaurant fit for a city hosting the Olympic Games, taking into account what kind of customers they would like, its location and what type of food would be served to athletes and visitors. (See "Stockwell Our City" in video section)
(Pictures below show (Left) Michael Singh of Lloyds TSB, with pupils from Oakfield Primary School in Scunthorpe and (Right) Anja Hazebroek of Hull Forward, with pupils from Stockwell Primary School in Hull taking part in the Young Enterprise "Our World" & Our City" programmes)
Picnic in the Park.....with The Duchess
Fireflight, the Young Enterprise Company from Malet Lambert School who won the Humber Sub-Region Company of the Year award and go on to represent the Humber at the Yorkshire Regional Finals, competing against three other teams - have achieved further success.
Following a presentation at the meeting of the Park Area Committee, they were commissioned to produce a Healthy Eating Lunchbox Buddy by local schools and community leaders, for an event in East Park with the Duchess of York. The cards link the twin issues of healthy eating and achieving economic well-being through enterprise, which are two of the six goals for our area that we want all the city's children and young people to achieve. At the event the Duchess of York stated the cards " are great and just what is needed," especially as she heard that Fireflight intend to work with teachers on healthy eating, using the cards in local primary schools in East Hull.
Mission Possible?
The gauntlet was thrown down to these six young trainees, who worked in teams, in a special challenge for Business Week 2008, to look at the prospect of a Community Bike Scheme for Hull. Pictured with them are, (Kneeling Right) Consultant Ben Sherwood who helped the teams get their heads round business plans and Phil Batty of Force-7, who with Charles Cracknell attempted to sabotage the project! (But they both got their come-uppance!), Prepare to witness some of the finest and worst performances on film (we leave you to decide which is which). To learn the full story, just click "Mission Possible" in the video section below.
(click "Mission Possible" in the video section below)
Victoria Remembered
Valerie Sprague of Young Enterprise (Right) and Maureen Foers OBE of Durban Ltd (Left) with the Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Karen Woods (2nd Left) and her consort Cllr Helena Woods (2nd Right) presenting a cheque to Victoria's mother, Mme Berthe Climbié from our Enterprise Week Celebration evening last year that will go towards the Victoria Climbié School in the Ivory Coast. We aim by end of this year to raise £1000 from sales of the Wilberforce CD and the First Day Cover signed by Lord Laming, The Lord Mayor of Hull, Alan Johnson MP and the Chief executive of Young Enterprise Sir Michael Savory. If you'd like to help, email Charles Cracknell at charles.cracknell@hullcc.gov.uk
Recipe for Success
Young Enterprise company Fireflight from Malet Lambert School won the Humber Sub-Region Company of the Year award and will go on to represent the Humber at the Yorkshire Regional Finals competing against three other teams. Fireflight also won nine other awards including Outstanding Hull Secondary School, The John Cracknell Enterprise Award, the Jenko Display Stand Award, Best Company Presentation Award & the Award for innovation and Entrepreneurship. As a team they have developed the cooking companion which will soon be on sale again following their initial success. As the picture below shows, their success was marked by a visit to the Lord Mayor's Parlour at the Guildhall.
(see "Recipe for Success" in video section below)
And on 28th May, Fireflight gave a presentation at the meeting of the Park Area Committee and were presented with a cheque for £500 for the purchase of a laptop. Picture below shows the team with Link Teacher Stephen Logan from Malet Lambert School (Left) and Cllr Stephen Baker (centre, holding cheque) and Cllr John Nicholson (3rd from Right)
Special Thanks, from Victoria Climbié's mother, who stopped off at Trinity House School to thank the team for donating a cheque to the fund to build a school in memory of her daughter. Pictured below with the team are, Mme Berthe Climbié (Front Right) with Caroline Ingram of the Victoria Climbié Trust and Mor Dium (Centre), also of the Trust. Back Row, Left to Right are, Valerie Sprague of Young Enterprise, Andy Twaits, Headteacher Hull Trinity House School and Charles Cracknell, Employment & Youth Enterprise Manager.
A Change is Gonna Come...
The Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership are pleased to announce they have for sale "A Change is Gonna Come", 14 songs specially recorded to commemmorate the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade featuring the Billy Ocean single Chained, plus Junior, Roachford, Ruby Turner, Janet Kay, Tasmin Archer and many more at £10.99 plus P&P. If you want to order, just e-mail wilberforce@force-7.co.uk or purchase from Amanda's Blue Orchid 376 Hessle Road, Hull. Please listen to preview of Billy ocean's Chained and Junior's A Change is Gonna Come. Proceeds go to support a range of charities and the Hull Youth Enterprise Bank that gives financial support to Hull's enterprising young people. (see "Blues & Soul" and in video section below)
STOPPRESS! You can hear the soon to be released Wilberforce 200 CD in McCoys Coffee Shop on Princes Dock Street in Hull City Centre.
Preview Billy Ocean, “Chained" (*Right click and select 'Save as' if you are having problems)
Preview Junior, “A Change Is Gonna Come” (*Right click and select 'Save as' if you are having problems)
Why not play the latest game....
and sign the petition at http://www.wilberforce2008.com/game/
Blues & Soul
Recently Hull’s Wilberforce House played host to William’s ancestor, also William Wilberforce who was there with International Soul singer Junior and producer, Wayne Brown to officially launch the Wilberforce 200. Junior has agreed that his track on the Album can be our theme song for Global Entrepreneurship Week and he hopes to come up during the Week with Wayne and William to support our work. At the launch was Amanda Hartley of Amanda's Blue Orchid who presented all three of them flowers from the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership. (See "Blues and Soul" in video section below)
