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2008 FDCN Young Designer Competition; T-Shirt Design 2008-03-05 17:24:00 This project rewards exceptional design talent, and identifies those who have the potential to break through the boundaries of creativity and become fashion leaders of the future. The competition is designed to raise awareness of multi-cultural cutting edge designers, and is open to young people aged 9-13 years... Read more:Designer
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Talented Young People Blog - Facebook Fatigue 2008-03-05 17:11:00 I think social networking has its good points and its bad points. I think social networking websites are great for developing confidence and networking skills as well as sharing information and getting back in touch with old friends... Read more:Facebook
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Talented Young Person of the Month Award - March Nominees 2008-03-04 16:20:00 Here are the Nominees for the March
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: Katy Livingston - Gold Medal winning Athlete The last twelve months have been a year to remember for Katy. She has achieved qualifying standard for the 2008 Olympics and won her first Gold Medal in the Pentathlon at the World Cup in Egypt...
Talented Young Person of the Month Award - February Winner 2008-03-04 16:19:00 Ellen Page became the third female winner of a Talented Young Person award as she romped home to victory in the FebruaryAward
s beating off competition from stars of the music industry like Rihanna and Premiership football star Ashley Young. The star of this year’s Oscar winning movie Juno, Ellen has become a teen icon across the world for playing the character of Juno... Read more:Month
Are YOU a smart 10 year old? 2008-03-03 13:26:00 If you’re a clever ten-year old, or will be ten by August 2008, you could be starring alongside Noel Edmonds in this all new series...
3 Phoenix Media Bursaries 2008-03-03 13:24:00 Phoenix Media has launched their 2008 Production Bursary Scheme. They are offering a short film bursary aimed at filmmakers with exciting original ideas, a digital media bursary which aims to develop multimedia production skills... Read more:Phoenix
Chance to star in a brand new MTV reality show! 2008-02-28 13:21:00 Are you aged 18-24? Do you think you could be the star of a brand new mtv reality
show? Do you want to work on a magazine? Do you have the vision and ability to help run a new magazine and the flair that would hook the viewers?...
Nationwide Youth Arts Competition 2008-02-28 13:20:00 Animal Aid – the UK’s largest organisation campaigning on behalf of animals – has launched a nationwide poetry and art competition encouraging young people (aged 11-18 years) to express their own opinions on the controversial issue of factory farming – a topic highlighted recently by celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall... Read more:Nationwide
Expert Opinion with Bob Fromer from BSUK 2008-02-27 17:28:00 Well the sports of Baseball and Softball are developing and becoming increasingly popular here in the UK with more teams and players playing the sport. To find out more we sat down to interview Bob Fromer from BaseballSoftballUK to find how you can get involved... Read more:Expert
Talented Young People Blog - Award Ceremonies 2008-02-27 17:26:00 February seems to be awards month with many awards evenings, events and presentations taking place. If you live in the UK you will have been aware of the Brit Award
s which recognises musical talent in the UK and if you live in the US you would have been aware of the Oscars...
New training programme launched: Skillset funding available 2008-02-26 13:56:00 Fluid Eye Productions, supported by 4Talent Scotland, has launched the new 2008 training programme for the film and television industry. The training programme will train beginners, new talent and experienced working professionals through a series of continuous professional development courses, run in Edinburgh and Glasgow... Read more:available
Seen and Heard Awards 2008 2008-02-26 13:55:00 BT, in partnership with the UK Youth Parliament, is looking for inspiring young people from around the world, who've made a real difference to their own lives and those of others by getting their voices heard about the issues that matter to them... Read more:Heard
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Feature on Wythenshawe Youth Theatre 2008-02-25 14:22:00 The 'Wythenshawe Youth Theatre' is based in Wythenshawe, Manchester and is dedicated to training its young actors, from the surrounding areas, in all aspects of the theatre industry; whether it be Performing Arts or Technical Theatre. This registered voluntary organisation has been running since 1999, performing a variety of different productions...
Spotlight on talented young entertainer Kortni Turner 2008-02-25 14:21:00 Kortni Turner
is a young
star on the rise in the Performing Arts and Entertainment world. She can dance, she can sing and she can act. She has already had her talents recognised in national competitions and by big names within the industry... Read more:Spotlight
Wanted: talented deaf artists! 2008-02-21 13:24:00 Are you a Deaf musician, songwriter, sign singer, dancer or a charismatic MC? Got the talent and determination to perform on the big stage? Then get in touch!...
Help Yourselves Awards 2008-02-21 13:23:00 Save the Children and British Gas are pleased to announce the next funding round of the Help Yourselves Awards
. You tell us what would change the lives of children and young people in your community and apply for a Help Yourselves Award of £1,000. Higher-level Awards of up to £5,000 and £10,000 will be available in future funding rounds - so keep an eye on our website for updates...
Building Self-Confidence in Five Steps by Al Duncan 2008-02-20 17:28:00 When people talk about work, school, life, and other people they are usually talking about what’s wrong. When someone has a strange look on his face what do people usually ask? What’s wrong? And when something important is about to happen what do people think about... Read more:Building
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Talented Young People Blog - Welsh Tragedy 2008-02-20 17:28:00 If you live in the UK you will be aware of the current situation in Wales, which is grabbing the headlines where twenty-one young people have died of suspected suicide in the last year. The people of Britain and the police have been left scratching their heads to what the reason could be... Read more:Tragedy
Positive Images Awards 2008 2008-02-19 15:31:00 These awards provide youth organisations with the opportunity to get their achievements recognised and demonstrate to society what young people can do... Read more:Awards
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Nominate someone you know for a Diana Award 2008-02-19 15:29:00 The DianaAward
recognises the selfless and positive contributions made by tens of thousands of young people to their schools, communities, families or friends. The UK Government’s Memorial Committee, chaired by Gordon Brown, founded the Award in 1999 as a prestigious and lasting celebration of the late Princess and her work... Read more:Nominate
Makin it Real 2007 winners announced 2008-02-18 13:30:00 The winners of our prestigious Makin
’ it Real Awards 2007 were announced on Monday 11 February 2008 at a national ceremony held by Youth Action Network in Birmingham. Over 100 young people descended upon the second city to see the following walk away with prizes on the night…
Talented Young People Blog - The BAFTA's 2008-02-14 13:34:00 Now for those of you who don’t know BAFTA
stands for British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Now I am all for awarding and celebrating talent, brilliance and creativity but my problem with these awards is that there were only a few British nominations in the main categories...
BBC Upstaged 2008-02-14 13:33:00 Upstaged is a brand new BBC entertainment event open to anyone across the country who thinks they’re worth watching. In short, it’s like having your own studio where you can broadcast what you want to the nation live on the internet...
Feature on Sound Connections 2008-02-12 17:26:00 Sound Connections work with individuals and organisations that provide music making activities for young people. So if you are interested in making music but need some support then you need to read our interview... Read more:Sound
Spotlight on young talented actor Lee Donaghy 2008-02-11 16:14:00 Lee Donaghy is an acting star on the rise. At the age of 23 he has already been involved in big productions with big names like the Hoosiers, Sony, Tesco and many more... Read more:Spotlight
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Guide on how to get signed to a Record Label - Now Online 2008-02-11 16:13:00 The music industry is one of the hardest industries to get into. Each year there are thousands of young talented musicians, singers, acts, DJ’s and producers trying to get signed but there are only a handful of record labels taking on new talent.... Read more:Guide
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Spotlight on talented Magician Steven Bridges 2008-02-07 16:35:00 Steven Bridges
is an up and coming Magician with big dreams. He has been inspired by many magicians but has ambitions to emulate or be even bigger than some of the TV Magicians like David Blaine and Derren Brown... Read more:Spotlight
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