Latest People: Eastbourne Schools Partnership; Upstream Creative’s ‘Got Good Shop’; Eastbourne Jobs Hub
Eastbourne Schools Partnership launches at Eastbourne Wish Tower
The newly formed Eastbourne Schools Partnership held a photoshoot to promote a Charity Busking Day and Charity Concert taking place on Saturday 4 October.
The launch was held at the Wish Tower, Eastbourne. The Schools Partnerships sees Sussex Downs College team up with local schools to offer creative opportunities to young people. The busking event will be raising funds for St Wilfrid’s Hospice, the local charity providing quality end of life care.
UPSTREAM CREATIVE: GOT GOOD SHOP
Upstream Creative are Becky and Vanessa Salmon – two sisters, both fashion stylists with a love of art, illustration and a passion for joining forces with creative talent. Following the success of their last pop-up, Where Are You Mr Tucker?, the pair were excited to host another pop-up this summer, Got Good Shop at the Fishing Quarter Gallery on Brighton seafront. From 13 August to 9 September, they hosted a successful pop-up shop and Aladdin’s cave with an established collective of artists, illustrators and product designers.
They had some brilliant artists on board: Mr Bingo, Dan Locke, Graham Carter, Droog79, BobCool, Josie Sullens, Dupenny, GL-F, Luke Drozd and Lizz Lunney to name a few. Plus, they offered manicures from Topshop Beauty experts. Here’s hoping it was the second of many! See www.upstreamcreative.co.uk for more.
Doing it the Eastbourne way
Eastbourne Jobs Hub, a new service for people looking to get back into work or boost their skills and change career path, launches at Eastbourne Library.
Eastbourne Jobs Hub is officially open for business after its successful launch party on Thursday 25 October. The new permanent hub, based at Eastbourne Library on Grove Road, welcomed its partners: Eastbourne Borough Council and Sussex Downs College, and local training providers including the Chamber, the Federation of Small Businesses, Job Centre Plus and employers, to the event. Stephen Lloyd MP and founding partners including Cobb Digital were also in attendance.
Eastbourne Jobs Hub is a one-stop shop for people looking for a new career. It enables businesses to put their services directly in front of the people who need it, via the hub at Eastbourne Library and an online presence on LoveEastbourneJobs.com.
Eastbourne Jobs Hub is for people of all ages and current position, as manager Rachel Parsons explains: “It’s not just for people who are looking for work and have been out of work for a long time; it’s for young people looking for a first job. It’s for semi-retired people who are bored at home. It’s for people looking for university degrees, MBAs. There is support there for employers as well – if you need help with apprenticeships, you want to grow your workforce, you want to build skills in your existing workforce – this is what Eastbourne Jobs Hub is here to help with.”
Tim Cobb, of Cobb Digital, adds: “Three things you get here at Eastbourne Jobs Hub is help with writing back-to-job descriptions, free interview rooms provided, and CVs vetted for you by the team. They can even sit in on your interview panel. It’s a great service for busy employers and it’s free of charge.”
For those still unsure of how Eastbourne Jobs Hub can help if they’ve been long-term unemployed, Stephen Lloyd gave a passionate speech at the launch, saying: “It’s not that long-term unemployed people don’t want to work. It’s not because they don’t have the skills and the talent. If you’re out of work for a long time, something goes inside. It just does. I know that from my own experience.” Eastbourne Jobs Hub aims to restore people’s confidence and boost people’s self-respect. Mr Lloyd continued: “We are doing inspirational things [in Eastbourne], and that’s such a privilege to be involved with. Rebecca, the team and the partners have all come together to actually raise the game even further. To do it the Eastbourne way even more.”
To find out more, visit the Eastbourne Jobs Hub at Eastbourne Library, Monday to Wednesday 10am-4.30pm, Thursday 10am-6.30pm and Friday 10.30am-4.30pm.
Alternatively visit http://www.loveeastbournejobs.com/resource-centre/
I have found job hub very useful in my job search after
being out of the workplace’ for 6+ years. There are a
variety of job placements available from bar staff, bank clerks,
factory workers and nursing/care work, full time and part
time for both men and women, students, school leavers
and parents looking to return to work. Also available are
helpful job advisors at the desk and a range of information leaflets on how to update your c.v /work experience records and where to go for more career path information, courses at local colleges and funding. Each job available is printed upon
a card (about the size of a small envelope) and gives both the
title of the job, job description and the contact details, phone internet website or address of where to send your c.v
and cover letter. The desk staff give further details of the job you are interested in and can telephone for more details on your behalf – a bit like ‘Jobcentre Plus’. I used to help out for
action for employment – or A4e (who work alongside the Jobcentre) who help long term unemployed/disabled get back to work and found their approach to helping the public and ‘system’ rather starchy and remote. Jobhub offer a friendly almost ‘publike’ atmosphere. It is good to know that these kind of places are available for everyone interested in looking for work! well done Job hub may you
live long and prosper!