********  HOLD THIS DATE - 15th March 2012 - for the 4th Annual 0-19 VCS Conference ********   The Exchange, Sturminster Newton - confirmed speakers - Anne Longfield OBE, 4Children: John Nash - Director of Children's Services, Dorset:  Kerstin Neason, Children England - more details now available - click here

FEBRUARY 2012

**  10th to 12th February - Step 2 It Dance Competition - residential - 8-19 years of age (Swindon) details 

**  14th & 15th February - Parliaments Outreach Service - 'Training the Trainer' (Bristol) - details  

**  16th February - Choose Youth South West - really to raise awareness of the unprecedented cuts in youth work nationally and regionally (Bridgewater) -  details   and letter to workers

**  16th February - NCVYS Best Practice Sharing Event 2012 - more

**  20th to 24th February - Community Matters Consultancy Roadshow (Taunton) - details

**  21st February - NHS Commissioning in Health and Social Care Conference (London) -details

MARCH 2012

**  7th March - All Babies Count!  professionals conference in London - details 

**  7th March - Safer Future Communities Events (Taunton) other dates / areas available - details 

**  7th March - VCSE Organisations and Police and Crime Commissioners Briefing Event (Taunton) details 

**  7th March - QiSS Local Critical Friend Training for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Organisations - South of England Training Day (Canterbury) more

**  12th March - Dorset Parent - Carer Council - FREE Information Event 2012 (Kingston Maurward) details

**  14th March - Youth Participation Workers Network (Taunton) -details   

**  26th March - New Models of Public Service Delivery in Local Government (London) - details

ROLLING PROGRAMMES

**  DSCB E-Safety Champion - programme of training and support - for details see - Letter - Event Agenda - Booking Form 

** Action Planning Autumn Programme - details  

**  Sportivate - aimed at engaging young people aged 14 - 25 who wouldn't normally participate in sport and physical activity, offering them a programme of six activity sessions - more 

**  Community Consequences - are the young people you deal with dying to drive?  Referral form and details 

**  Dorset Scrapstore Family Craft Workshops, Poole - more 

** JAM - Arts management and event production - events coming up this year - details  

**  Thinking of an enterprise to benefit your community - FREE e-workshops to help you get started are on offer from Business Link, more