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Caxton House Time Bank
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Current News: Next recycle pick: Tuesady 26th February. W'll be meeting at Caxton House Community Centre at 2pm. hope you can get involved!
The next TB walk is called: Hampstead Heath Walk. Date: Saturday 1st March. Time: 11:30 at Hampstead Heath Station (Railway station not underground) You’re cordially invited! Also, do bring a friend with you if you wish. many thanks
Updated On: 20/2/2008	Updated By: John Garces	Email	Update

What activities are Time Bank members involved in? (continued from page 1)
The ITBN Intergenerational Project has been operating successfully since March 2007. The aim of the project is to encourage local residents from different age groups to come together through voluntary activity, providing services that benefit their local community. This voluntary activity hopes to break down barriers across generations, cultures and races and encourage mutual understanding and respect as all voluntary activity is given equal credit within the ITBN.

Environmental group activities have been organised focusing on estates and parks in the north of the borough. This has been a further opportunity for TB members to get involved and meet new people in the area.

Open days and coffee mornings have been organised to widen the involvement. Opposite: Caxton House TB social event March 07.

43 individuals have volunteered through the project so far with the youngest participant aged 9 and the oldest over 70.

Over 1900 items have been recycled through our recycling events in the period from March to June. The collections included cans, plastic & glass bottles and paper as recycling items. See table below. Beneath the table are pictures of people involved in various recycling activities.

Date	Area	Cans	Plastic bottles	Glass bottles	Paper	Total Items Recycled
Sun 29 April 2007	Arsenal recycling collection	557	200	6
Thurs 3 May 2007	Elthorne recycling collection	26	17	13
Thurs 10 May 2007	Elthorne recycling collection	112	87		6.2 kg
Thurs 17 May 2007	Andover recycling collection	126	92	54
Thurs 7 June 2007	Elthorne recycling collection	238	72	22	5.3 kg
Sat 16 June 2007	Andover & Six Acres recycling collection	240	110	25	5kg
Total Items Recycled						1997
Total Paper Recycled						16.5 kg

IT sessions will be offered by young people from the Northside Youth Project to TB members. The young people involved in the project will receive accreditation via Youth Volunteering Awards and will gain project management and presentational skills.

The ITBN had a stall to promote Time Banking and the Intergenerational Project at the Islington Faiths Forum community festival held at the New Christian Centre in March 2007. This Community Festival was an opportunity for all faith groups and partnership organisations to show and celebrate the variety of services they provide for the community in Islington. Opposite: Islington Faiths Forum.

The Volunteering Fair took place at City University on Friday 1st June. This event was open to members of the local community interested in finding out about volunteering opportunities, as well as university staff and students. It marked the start of Volunteers’ Week which ran 1st – 7th June 2007. The ITBN had a stall at the event and signed up some potential new members to the Time Bank. Opposite: Volunteering Fair.

How can I become involved in the Time Bank?
Anyone who wants to become involved in Time Banking is welcome. If you would like more information about Caxton House Time Bank or to enquire about becoming involved go to Contact Details

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