Latest News :

The Charity has been awarded funding from UK Online, for the forthcoming I.T. 
UK Online programme which is to be allied with our PACT programme.

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New appointment to PACT programme: Cecilia Harris (Programme manager)
Supported by trustee Andrea Walker-Patrick.

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First Taste have been sucessful in attracting new funding from Sainsburys Headley Trust for a major three year project called PACT (Practical Action for Carer Training). This is expected to start after Easter 2010

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The Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, Mr. William Tucker, presented First Taste with The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2009 at their annual conference on Friday 10th. July 2009.

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First Taste Charity has been awarded The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2009

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Tansley House Care Home received a group award from NIACE (The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education ) 2009. They participated for 2 years in the First Taste TOPIC project.

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On 23rd March 2009 and at the invitation of DIUS (Dept. for Innovation, Universities & Skills) TOPIC’s Programme Manager Andrea –Walker LCGI attended the launch of The Government’s White Paper, The Learning Revolution.    
On behalf of First Taste Charity Andrea signed The Pledge: thereby to become committed ambassadors for informal learning.  As the charity ‘s aim is to take stimulating arts education into care/nursing homes & settings we intend to continue finding new ways of getting more people involved in the education of Frail, Older People in Care.  (page 7 - Older People  - The Learning Revolution White Paper)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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First Taste Office, c/o S & E Johnson Ltd, Ladygrove Mill, Two Dales, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 2FH
Telephone: 01629 733849: firsttaste@btinternet.com
Registered Charity Number: 1081567