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Date	Title
Jul 24 2008	Summer Holiday Activities Download our holiday sessions on the "Downloads" page. Most of the sessions are free or just £1 to join in.

Jun 13 2008	South Woodham Ferrers Session Cancelled Friday's session 6-7pm at South Woodham Ferrers is cancelled until further notice due to lack of numbers.

Apr 24 2008	Writtle College Practical Assessments For Writtle College students looking for details of their practical assessments, see Downloads page (Assessment Schedule & Assessment Checklist)

Apr 23 2008	Drug & Alcohol Awareness Course Seven volunteers for the project attended a days workshop on Drug & Alcohol Awareness. Feedback to follow...

Apr 17 2008	Melbourne Sessions Outdoors The sessions held at Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre are now outside on the grass in Melbourne Park following the Easter holidays.

Mar 7 2008	The Search For Funding Goes On... With funding from Childrens Fund coming to an end at the end of the month, project staff are on the lookout for funding to continue with the project...

Mar 6 2008	Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre Session Photos! Although these photos were taken before Christmas, they are from the session held on Thursday evenings at Melbourne.

Mar 5 2008	Funding for New Minibus! Allen has secured funding from the Youth Capital Fund for £7,500 for a new minibus.

Mar 3 2008	Beaulieu Park Session Latest photos from the session...

Feb 24 2008	David Goes Skiing! David attempts to go skiing 6 weeks after his ankle operation!

Feb 11 2008	February Half Term Activities Nacro, Chelmer Housing Partnership and Chelmsford Borough Council team up to provide activities for 11-19 year olds at Chelmsford Sport & Athletic Centre

Feb 11 2008	February Half Term Activities More photos of the half term activities

Jan 30 2008	David at Writtle College David takes two classes of students at Writtle College as part of the National Diploma in Sport Course.

Dec 21 2007	Jack Petchey Award Winner! The first winner of the Jack Petchey award is announced...

Dec 20 2007	Active Families Project - Free Christmas Fun! Partner agencies got together to provide free Christmas activities for children and young people aged 11-19 years old in the north west Chelmsford area at Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre.

Dec 19 2007	Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre Staff Christmas Party The Nacro dancing team of David, Allen & Paul mash it up with the posse on the dance floor at Three Rivers Golf & Country Club!

Dec 18 2007	Volunteer Appreciation Event Staff, volunteers and partners got together to recognise the good work of our volunteers.

Dec 18 2007	Sam wins Volunteer of the Year 2007! David & Allen have a tough choice, but Sam wins their vote.

Dec 14 2007	Sports Ed Goes Go-Karting! Students who had accrued enough points enjoyed a Christmas trip to Go-Karting!

Nov 21 2007	David & John Visit Colchester University David & John attended Colchester University to explain the benefits of volunteering with Nacro.

Nov 12 2007	Beaulieu Park Session If you are aged 6-11 and want to join in on a Monday evening 5-6pm at Beaulieu Park with our football session, please contact us or just turn up. See Weekly Session page for details.

Nov 10 2007	Staff & Volunteer Night Out! Staff & Volunteers were treated to a night out at Romford Dogs for their hard work and efforts so far this year. Photos to follow...

Nov 9 2007	Disabilty Football Session Commences David commences a new football session, for children at Woodlands School on Fridays during school time.

Oct 22 2007	Half Term Activities Success! Nacro worked in partnership with Chelmer Housing Partnership, Chelmsford Borough Council & Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre to deliver sporting activities for children aged 11-19 years old.

Oct 16 2007	David Starts Junior Referee Course David delivers a Junior Referee Course at Howbridge School, Witham on behalf of the Essex FA.

Sep 21 2007	No Session Friday! There will be no session Friday at South Woodham Ferrers as we are all at the Business Awards. Back to normal next week!

Sep 21 2007	Mid Essex Business Awards Staff & Volunteers from Chelmsford & Braintree sports projects were invited to the Mid Essex Business Awards held at Towerlands, Braintree.

Sep 19 2007	New Girls Football Session We are running an after school girls football session on Wednesays at Boswells School.

Sep 13 2007	Nick's Leaving Speech! Get out your hankies... Nick gives us his final thoughts!

Sep 13 2007	Allen passes his level 1 & 2 trampoline course! Allen can now take his Sports Ed group for trampolining sessions.

Sep 10 2007	Weekly Sessions Return Please see the Weekly Sessions Page for details as some of the session times have changed...

Jul 23 2007	Summer Holiday Sessions Click for details...

Jul 3 2007	September Weekly Session Times Announced! See Weekly Sessions page for times and venues of September sessions...

Jun 25 2007	Last Week of Sports Ed! This is the last week of the Alternative Education Programme before they break for the summer holidays.

Jun 8 2007	South Woodham Session Cancelled for evening! There will be no evening session at South Woodham Ferrers on Friday 8th June due to staff commitments. We return next week as normal.

Jun 4 2007	David on Holiday! David is on holiday from Monday 4th June. He will return to the office on Wednesday 20th June. Please contact Nick or Allen in his absence.

May 28 2007	Nick on the F.A. Level 3 Course! Nick will not be in the office all week as he will be taking the F.A. Level 3 coaching course. Further details to follow...

May 27 2007	Tell Us What You Think! With Nick writing a project report for the Department of Health and David writing one for the Children's Fund... your feedback is vital for us to report back to our funders on what we do. See "Feedback" page.

May 26 2007	Allen on Trampoline Course Allen is currently taking a course so he will be able to coach trampolining to his students on the Sports Ed course.

May 25 2007	Junior Referee Course David has been in three local schools delivering a Junior Referee Course to children in school year 6 as part of the transition project. Details to follow...

Apr 16 2007	Weekly Session Changes! See Weekly Sessions Page as some of the details have changed since the Easter Holidays. Some of our sessions will now be outside on grass.

Mar 23 2007	Easter Holiday Sessions Click to see details of our holiday sessions over Easter...

Feb 21 2007	Grant For Volunteers! Our project received a cheque for £1,500 from Essex and Southend Sports Trust. Click to read more...

Feb 19 2007	Evening Sessions Return Following the February Half Term holiday, the evening sessions return. Please check the Weekly Sessions page for details of all of our current sessions.

Feb 19 2007	We Need Your Feedback We urgently need your feedback on our sessions in order to report back to our funders and partners. Take a moment to do this online on our Feedback page. Your feedback is hugely appreciated and vital in the continuation of our project.

Feb 13 2007	The Big Match! Braintree Project v Chelmsford Project Click to read match report...

Feb 12 2007	Volunteer Football Match & Social Staff & volunteers from the Chelmsford and Braintree Projects get together on Monday evening for a game of football and a social gathering. Click to read more...

Feb 12 2007	February Half Term Break A reminder that there is no evening sessions this week due to half term holiday. We return from next week, Monday 19th February 2007.

Jan 19 2007	Friday Session Changes! Up to & including Friday 2nd February 2007, the session at Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre for school years 5 & 6 will be at 5pm-6pm instead of 4pm-5pm.

Jan 8 2007	Weekly Sessions Commence Following the Christmas break, our weekly sessions start up again on Monday 8th January 2007. See Weekly Sessions page for new details.

Dec 20 2006	David's Ankle Operation There will now be noone in the office after Tuesday 19th December as David has his ankle operation on Wednesday 20th December.

Dec 14 2006	Sports Ed Go Bowling! Tutors and students on the "Sports Ed" course went bowling for achieving their points target for this term.

Dec 13 2006	Chelmsford Community Sports Project - Volunteer of the Year! And the winner is...

Dec 13 2006	Sports Ed Grand Prix! Sports Ed go go-karting for achieving their points targets for this term as a group.

Dec 13 2006	Volunteer Appreciation Evening Nacro holds it's Volunteer Appreciation Evening at Chelmsford City Football Club.

Dec 11 2006	Last Week of Sessions Before Christmas! Monday 11th December - Friday 15th December 2006 is the last vweek of our weekly sessions before Christmas. Sessions commence again on Monday 8th January 2007.

Dec 8 2006	Project Awarded Grant from Essex & Southend Sports Trust Nacro’s Chelmsford Community Sports Project has been awarded £3,000 over 2 years from Essex & Southend Sports Trust, the Essex based charity for sport, for the development and training of grass roots volunteer coaches.

Nov 30 2006	David at the Draw! David Streetley was invited by the Essex FA along to BBC Essex for the Essex Women's County Cup draw on Thursday 30th November.

Nov 23 2006	Staff Christmas Party! Nick, Allen & David enjoyed their Christmas Party along with the staff of Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre.

Nov 17 2006	WANTED - Your feedback We value your feedback on any of our weekly sessions and activities. Young people, parents, teachers, partners and any other person involved in our project are all welcome to give feedback. Your feedback can only be viewed by project staff. See Feedback page for details.

Nov 17 2006	New Session Success Friday session starts off with eight children attending the session 4:00pm-5:00pm at Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre.

Nov 16 2006	Thursday Great Baddow Session Cancelled 6pm-8pm Due to low attendance on the above session, we have decided to cancel this session until the New Year.

Nov 9 2006	Nacro goes to Lords! Nick Emery, Robert Harness and Paul Dunbar visited Lords cricket ground for the Sportsmatch Annual Awards on Thursday 9th November 2006.

Nov 3 2006	Friday Evenings - New Session for school years 5-6 & 7-9 We are running 2 new football sessions indoors at Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre on Fridays.

Oct 8 2006	Volunteer Day Out! Staff and volunteers from four projects had a day out at Thorpe Park on Sunday 8th October 2006.

Oct 1 2006	Nacro Turns 40! 2006 is the 40th anniversary of Nacro's founding.

Sep 29 2006	The Big Chop for Alex! Long term volunteer Alex Hayes has had his long locks cut off for charity. See the before and after photographs of Alex.

Sep 28 2006	Nacro 40th Anniversary Appeal - Where Are You Now? Nacro’s Community Sports Project in Chelmsford is appealing for former staff and service users to get in touch with them to help celebrate the charity’s 40^thanniversary of working to change lives and reduce crime.

Sep 22 2006	Mid Essex Business Awards - Winners! Nacro - Chelmsford Community Sports Project won the Highly Commended - Community Charity Award at the Mid Essex Business Awards on Friday 22nd September.

Aug 13 2006	Community Shield Day Out Nick, Allen and David went to see Liverpool v Chelsea at the Millennium Stadium.

Jul 5 2006	Love Football... Learn Football Festival The World Cup "Love Football... Learn Football" sessions organised by the Essex FA came to a climax with a football festival on 5th July at Marconi Club.

Jun 14 2006	Nacro Volunteer Gains Special Recognition Alex Hayes was awarded the Special Recognition Award at the Volunteer Centre, Chelmsford Awards on Wednesday 14th June 2006.

Jun 1 2006	Kick for Clic Sargent Tournament Nacro staged a charity football tournament for 14-16 year olds at Melbourne Park, in aid of childrens cancer.

May 15 2006	Love Football... Learn Football Essex F.A. and Nacro joined forces to bring the World Cup theme to Barnes Farm Junior School.

Mar 15 2006	Junior Football Organiser Course Nacro tutored the JFO course on behalf of the Essex FA, for students on the e2e programme at the YMCA, Chelmsford.

Feb 1 2006	6-a-side League Sponsorship The project has secured £2000 to deliver a weekend 6-a-side league for 14-16 year olds in Chelmsford.