The Celebration Event will:
• Launch the West Yorkshire BME Networks Strategy

• Celebrate the achievements of the West Yorkshire BME Networks and provide inspiration for the future

• Provide networking opportunities for BME Network members across West Yorkshire

For more information or to book a place then please contact Sophie Price on 0113 243 8422 or at sophie@leedsconnectingcommunities.org.uk or see the attached flyer and booking form.

“People Matter” is a FREE workshop hosted by Wrigley’s Solicitors and delivered by the Fair Play partnership in Leeds.

This workshop looks at recruiting and retaining employees, acting within the law, and providing good customer service. Aimed at small and medium businesses, this would also be of use for charities and community groups with limited HR experience and resources.

For more information and to download a booking form visit: http://www.fairplaypartnership.org.uk/Support%20for%20Employers.html

MCC Consultancy Ltd. in partnership with The Learning and Skills Council Yorkshire and Humber Region are hosting a Positive Action Training Dissemination - Practitioners Event on
Wednesday 28th November 2007.

Research, funded through ESF, has been undertaken on the effectiveness of Black and Minority Ethnic Positive Action Training, and we would like to invite you to The Hilton Hotel to find
out more.

Places for the event are limited, so to secure your free place send your details to MCCdisseminationevent@hotmail.co.uk by Monday 19th November 2007.

Celebrate the achievements of the Working Together project in West Yorkshire and the partnership between the voluntary and community sector (VCS) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC).

Who is the event for?

VCS organisations with an interest in learning and skills, LSC colleagues, Primary Care Trusts, Jobcentre Plus and all with an interest in the VCS as a provider of learning and skills.

PLease click on the link below to download the booking form. The deadline for booking your place is Friday 26th October. Confirmations will not be sent out until after this date.

Please return your booking form to or post it to: Freepost RLXG-SJSG-SEUK, Yorkshire & Humber Regional Forum, Suite D10, Joseph's Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds, LS3 1AB. Alternatively you can fax it to 0113 3942301.

a seminar organised by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire Police and Calderdale Council.

The seminar is the first in a series of community engagement events to be undertaken with the Muslim and wider community over the coming year which will enable partners to explain their decision making processes and exchange information around issues which we recognise are of concern to people in Calderdale. These include:
• The prosecution of racially and religiously aggravated cases; and
• The prosecution of terrorist cases.

Speakers at the Seminar will include representatives from the Criminal Justice agencies with responsibility for and experience in handling and managing serious crime cases, including: Neil Franklin, Chief Crown Prosecutor for West Yorkshire; Sue Hemming; Head of Counter Terrorism Division, CPS Headquarters; Ebrahim Dockrat; Independent Chair, Hate Crime Scrutiny Panel; and a West Yorkshire Police Representative. Local speakers will include Kersten England, Group Director for Community Services at Calderdale Council and Councillor Mohammed Najib.