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ACE IT moves to new George Street Training
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After months of careful preparation and planning ACE
IT have now moved into our new computer training centre at 115
George St, Edinburgh.
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| ACE IT - 2nd
Floor, 115 George St,
Edinburgh, EH2 4JN |
The new premises provides a more flexible space for
training whilst retaining the warm and friendly atmosphere
associated with ACE IT.
Classes will resume in mid June and plans are now
well under way concerning a special celebration to mark the opening
of the new training centre.
View map of new location:
Click Here |
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Contact The Elderly - Edinburgh Arts Group |
 Contact
the Elderly is a national charity that provides companionship for
older people who live alone. The Edinburgh Arts Group is one of the
charity’s groups and consists of about 6 older people, aged over 70
and living alone, with volunteer drivers and helpers. The group
meets together to visit one of Edinburgh’s Galleries, Museums or
other venues one Sunday afternoon each month. There is time for a
cup of tea and a blether.
The group started last May and now everyone feels like real
friends. We have one or two vacancies at present. For further
Information Click Here
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Lip Reading At St Brides Community Centre |
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Do you have a hearing loss?
Are you a hearing aid user?
Why not come long to a LIP READING group?
LIP READING groups meet weekly for 2 hours with a tutor
LIP READING groups are FREE - FUN &
FRIENDLY
New Wednesday group at St Brides CC,
Orwell Terrace, beginning 14th January 2010
For further information and to download PDF poster
Click Here
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Special Christmas Video from
Get Safe Online
 "How to shop safely online
this Christmas"
Get Safe Online have produced a special video outlining the best ways to
get the most out of shopping online this Christmas - and how to do so in the
safest ways possible. To view the video -
Click Here or on the image to the left. For further information on
how to stay protected while using the world wide web - visit Get Safe Online
at
www.getsafeonline.org
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ACE IT Annual General Meeting 2009 |
 The ACE IT annual general meeting took place on Thursday 10th
September at St Colm’s Church on Dalry Road. Staff, volunteers,
learners and ex learners joined with the ACE IT board and guests
from local community organisations and residential care homes
participating in the Moose in the Hoose project - to celebrate
another fantastic year for ACE IT.
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2009 Nominet Best Practice Challenge
Awards Details
Here |
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Get Up and Go Awards 2009... Another award for
Moose in the Hoose! |
 The Get Up and Go Awards are run by the City of Edinburgh
Council : "Get Up and Go has been developed in line with
a City for All Ages - the city plan for older people. It is
about improving opportunities and services for older people and
removing discrimination towards them so that Edinburgh can truly
become A City for all Ages. Further
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All Our Futures Conference - Empowering Older
People |
ACE IT was recently invited to participate in the All Our
Futures conference at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange. Jointly
hosted by City of Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Government,
the ‘stakeholder’ event brought together a wide cross section of
organisations and service providers working within communities
to improve the lives of older people across Scotland. Further
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Moose Volunteer Meeting 12th March 2009 |
 Volunteers
from Moose In The Hoose units across Edinburgh
meet up discuss future plans and swap ideas.
These gatherings are a important part of the project - It gives
the volunteers the opportunity to share ideas, pass on
information and raise any other points of interest. Volunteers
always enjoy these meetings as it is also a time to relax and
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"Thank You Moose
Volunteers!" |
 Volunteers share a meal and good company at
Howies Restuarant in celebration of the continuing success of
the Moose In The Hoose Project - September 2008 |
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Jam Packed Full Of Life! |
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 On Wednesday 1st October members of Moose In The Hoose
volunteers, ACE IT and the Edinburgh Silver Surfers visited
Meadowbank Sports Centre as part of the ‘Jam Packed Full Of
Life’ celebrations of International Older People’s Day.
Further Info
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| Nominet Best Practice
Challenge Awards 2008 |
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ACE IT wins -The Nominet Best
Practice Challenge Award in the Best Development Project
category - "The judges felt that this was a very positive
project that focuses on a real need and succeeds in managing
complex partnerships to achieve its goals."
You Can
Click Here To visit visit the Nominet Best Practice
Challenge online or for further information on ACE IT at the
award ceremony Click Here
"Winning entries will be promoted as
demonstrations of best practice to industry, government, academia and in
the media, both in the UK and Internationally" |
Councillors Paul Edie and Norman
Work joined the celebrations at the latest care home to
participate in the Moose In The Hoose Project at
Craigour Care Home on 7th April 2008.
Moose
in the Hoose Evaluation Report: A project involving the use of
computers and the internet by care home residents in Edinburgh
"On
Thursday (14th December 2006), Rachel, Jean, Gerald, Stuart & I went
off to the Community Care Awards in London, to see whether our
short-listing could translate into an award… no luck I’m afraid, but
we had a good, if exhausting day."