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Wi nchest ersel ect edasvenuef orNat i onalEvent encour agi ngf ami l i esandi ndi vi dual st ounpl ug acr osst heUK Nat i onalUnpl uggi ngDaycomest oWi nchest erasPar ent sf r om al lar oundal lt heUKpl edge t osuppor tt heUK’ sNat i onalUnpl uggi ngDayonSunday25t hJune. Nat i onalUnpl uggi ngDayhaschosenWi nchest erasi t sl ocat i ont ohol dacel ebr at i onofunpl uggi ng,encour agi ngf ami l i est ogoonadi gi t aldet oxf oradayandr econnectwi t heach ot herof f l i ne. Fol l owi ngonf r om t hehugesuccessoft hel astt woyear s,i ti sexpect edt hatoverhal fami l l i onpar ent swi l lpl edget ounpl ugandt akepar ti nNat i onalUnpl uggi ngDayaccompani ed wi t hf ami l i esal loverHampshi r ewhowi l lat t endt heof f l i neeventnearBar t onSt acey ,ont he out ski r t sofWi nchest er . OnSunday25t hJune,peopl ef r om Hampshi r eandt heSout hEastar ei nvi t edt oenj oya f abul ousdayoft echf r eef unatt hebeaut i f ulRi ver si deCot t ageandYur ti nBar t onSt acey , nearWi nchest eri nHampshi r e.Thedaywi l lt akepl acei ngr oundsoft hi sst unni ngHampshi r eHi deawaywi t hbeaut i f ulgar densover l ooki ngl avenderf i el dsandl ocalvi nes.Theevent i si nt endedt ocr eat eanenvi r onmentwher ef ami l i esandi ndi vi dual scandi t cht hei rgadget s, devi cesandphonesf ort hedayandgoof f l i net oget hermaki ngmemor i eswi t hawhol ehost off unandexci t i ngwor kshops. TheNat i onalDayofUnpl uggi ngi nt heUKr ecogni sest heval ueandi mpor t anceoft echnol ogyi nt oday' ssoci et ywhi l stt r yi ngt oencour agepeopl e,especi al l yf ami l i esandyoungchi l dr enandt heconnect edgener at i onswhohavegr ownupwi t hever pr esentt echnol ogy ,t obe mor emi ndf uloft hei rdi gi t alusage.Thi sdayi snoti nt endedt obeaoneof f ,butr at hera st ar t i ngpoi ntt oencour agepeopl eofal lagest oembr aceaheal t hyl i f est yl ebyr egul ar l yset t i ngasi det i meawayf r om t hei rdi gi t aldevi ces. Nat i onalUnpl uggi ngDaywascr eat edbyt wobusywor ki ngMums:GemmaJohnsonand Char l ot t eVaughan.Char l ot t eVaughan,CoFounderofNat i onalUnpl uggi ngDay ,Mum and Wi nchest erResi dentf oundshewassuf f er i ngf r om chr oni cheadachesaf t erspendi ngt oo mucht i mespentonhersmar t phoneandl apt opandwant edt ocr eat eachanget oherand herf ami l y’ sscr eent i meusage. GemmaJohnsonf r om Bucki nghamshi r e,Founderandchi efexecut i veofl eadi ngpar ent i ng si t e,MyFami l yCl ub,deci dedt ol auncht hei ni t i at i veal ongsi deherf r i endandPRAdvi sori n 2015af t ershewascont act edbypar ent sl ooki ngf oradvi ceonhowt omanaget hei rchi l dr en’ sscr eent i meanddi gi t albur nout .
Par ent i ngandf ami l yt echexper tGemmaJohnson,FounderofMyFami l yCl ub. co. ukand Nat i onalUnpl uggi ngDayi nt heUKsays“ Asapar entoft hr eechi l dr en,Iappr eci at ehowdemandi ngandst r essf uli tcanbemanagi ngt hedayt odayt asksofabusyf ami l yl i f ewhi l st al sost ayi ngont opapar al l eldi gi t alwor l d.Wi t ht echnol ogyani nher entpar tofever ydayl i f e, i t ’ seasyt of eelboggeddownandoptt ot akeabackseatathomeast hedai l ydemands t akeover ;Char l ot t eandIhavecr eat edt hi seventwher ef ami l i escanspendt hedayt oget hercompl et el yunpl uggedt oexper i encet hej oyst hatspendi ngt i met oget herbr i ngswhen t her ear enodi st r act i ons.Wewantt ohel pf ami l i eski ckst ar theal t hi erdi gi t alhabi t sandwe bel i eveNat i onalUnpl uggi ngDayi st heper f ectwayt ost ar tt hi s. ” Awhol ehostofWel l nessbusi nesseshavebeenbr oughti nt opr ovi de‘ dopami neboost i ng’ act i vi t i esandi ncl udeanumberofWi nchest er basedexper t swhowi l lbeonhandr unni ng t hewor kshopsandi ncl udet hef ol l owi ng: •Wi nchest er basedMandyPapasHypnot her api stwi l lber unni ngani nt r oduct i ont oMi ndf ul nesscour se •Wi nchest er basedYogaTeacherJennyJosl i nf r om JJYogawi l lbehost i ngaPar ent / Chi l d Yogasessi on •I nt egr 8Dance,adanceschoolf r om Wi nchest er ,wi l lbehost i ngaSt r eet Dancewor kshop f orchi l dr en •Beat sDi sco,DJbasedi nWi nchest erwi l lbesuppl yi ngt hesoundsandr unni ngaDJVi nyl Wor kshopf orKi ds! •Ot herexper t swhoar er unni ngWor kshopsi ncl ude: •Chr i sJames–Mi ndBodyandHeal t hGur uandYogaTeachert oMi l l i eMacki nt osh •HoopLi keaBoss–Hul aHoopTeacherandExper t Leadi ngMi ndandBodyExper tChr i sJameshaswr i t t enaspeci almedi t at i onf orNat i onal Unpl uggi ngDayandwi l lper sonal l ygui dei ndi vi dual sat t endi ngt heeventt hr ougha Mi ndBodyCl eansesequencet akenf r om hi snewbookMi ndBodyCl eanse. Chr i sJames,Leadi ngMi ndandBodyGur uandCel ebr i t yYogat eachercomment ed:“ A hugecongr at ul at i onst ot heNat i onalUnpl uggi ngDaycr ewf orput t i ngt hi seventon.We’ r e spendi ngmor et i met haneveronourdi gi t aldevi ces,f r om t wot of ourhour sdai l y .Andwi t h t hef l oodofi ncomi ngt ext s,emai l s,What ’ sAppmessages,cal l s,andnot i f i cat i ons,i t ’ spr obabl yqui t er ar et hatyourscr eenst aysunl i tf ormor et hanami nut e!Soher e’ st oabi tofchi l l t i me,Iam soexci t edaboutmyMi ndBodyCl eanseyogaandmedi t at i onsessi ont hatIwi l l beper sonal l yt eachi ngatt hi sf ant ast i ceventi nWi nchest er ” Rel easef r om MyFami l yCl ub
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Scot t i shBal l etst epsoutt obecomedement i af r i endl y Sc ot t i s hBal l ethasbeenawar ded£150, 000byt heLi f eChangesTr us tt oenabl e t hem t obec omedement i af r i endl y .Theywi l l us et hef undi ngt os etupapr ogr ammeofdement i af r i endl ydanc ebas edac t i v i t i esf orpeopl el i v i ngwi t hdement i a,t hei rc ar er sandf ami l i esac r os sSc ot l and,andr ai s eawar enes saboutt hec ondi t i on.
Somedement i af r i endl yc ommuni t i esar egeogr aphi c al c ommuni t i es ,r el at i ngt oa s pec i f i cl oc at i onl i k et hos eal r eadyes t abl i s hedi nWes tDunbar t ons hi r eorKi r r i emui r .Ot her sar ec ommuni t i esofi nt er es tt hatbr i ngpeopl et oget herbec aus et hey ar ei nt er es t edi ns i mi l arac t i v i t i es ,f orex ampl e,s por t ,ar t ,wal k i ngout door sor danc e.
Cent r al t ot hepr ogr ammewi l l beweek l ydement i af r i endl yi nt er gener at i onal danc e c l as s es ,des i gnedt obef un,ac c es s i bl eandi nc l us i v e.Peopl ewi t hdement i aand c ar er swhopar t i c i pat ei nt hes ec l as s eswi l l al s obei nv i t edt oat t endper f or manc es , v i s i tr ehear s al sandmeett hedanc er st hems el v es .
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Ac t i v i t i eswi l l t ak epl ac ei nGl as gow,wher eSc ot t i s hBal l eti sbas ed,i ndanc e s t udi os pac edonat edbyt heRoy al Cons er v at oi r eofSc ot l and.Theywi l l al s ot ak e ac t i v i t i est oc i t i eswher et heyt our ,s uc hasEdi nbur gh,Dundee,Aber deenandI nv er nes s .
Danc epr of es s i onal sandSc ot t i s hBal l ets t af fwi l l al s obegi v endement i as pec i f i c t r ai ni ng,s ot hatf ur t herac t i v i t i esc anbeof f er edt ot hos ewhoar eunabl et opar t i c i - Cat her i neCas s i dy ,Di r ec t orofEduc at i onatSc ot t i s hBal l ets ai d:“ Sc ot t i s hBal l et pat ef ul l yi nt hepr ogr amme,s uc hast hos el i v i ngi nc ar ehomes . hasov er15y ear sofex per i enc eofl eadi ngbal l etandc r eat i v edanc es es s i onsf or ol deradul t s ,i nc l udi ngt woweek l yDanc ef orPar k i ns on’ sCl as s es .Wear eabs ol ut eThepr oj ec tbui l dsonSc ot t i s hBal l et ’ ss uc c es s f ul ‘ Danc ef orPar k i ns on’ sSc ot l and’ l ydel i ght edt hat ,t hr oughournewpar t ner s hi pwi t ht heLi f eChangesTr us t ,wewi l l pr oj ec t . beabl et obui l donourc r eat i v eheal t hpr ogr ammebyi nt r oduc i ngt hi sex c i t i ngnew Thef undi ngi spar tofas ec ondphas eofDement i aFr i endl yCommuni t i esi nv es t - danc eandbal l etpr oj ec tf ort hos el i v i ngwi t hDement i aandt hei rf ami l i es . ” mentf r om Sc ot t i s hc har i t y ,t heLi f eChangesTr us t .TheTr us ti nv es t ed£3mi l l i oni n 14dement i af r i endl yc ommuni t i esi n2015,t hes uc c es sofwhi c hhasl edt oaf ur I nSc ot l and: t heri nv es t mentof£2mi l l i on. •I ti ses t i mat edt hatar ound90, 000peopl ehav edement i a •Thenumberofpeopl ewi t hdement i ai nSc ot l andi si nc r eas i ng,bec aus et hepopuDement i aFr i endl yCommuni t i esar epl ac eswher epeopl eaf f ec t edbydement i a, l at i oni sget t i ngol der .Bas edonc ur r entdement i apr ev al enc er at es ,t henumberof i nc l udi ngc ar er sandf ami l ymember s ,ar ei nc l udedands uppor t edt odot het hi ngs peopl ewi t hdement i ai nSc ot l andi spr oj ec t edt odoubl eby2038. t hatmat t ert ot hem.Theyal s ohel pempowert hos ewhos el i v esar eaf f ec t edby •Dement i ac os t st hec ount r ymor et hanc anc er ,hear tdi s eas eands t r ok eputt odement i as ot hatt heyr emai ni nt egr at edi ns oc i et y ,l i v easi ndependent l yaspos s i - get her . bl eandpar t i c i pat eac t i v el yi ndec i s i onst hataf f ec tt hei rl i v es . TheLi f eChangesTr us twases t abl i s hedbyt heBi gLot t er yFundi nApr i l 2013wi t h Rel eas ef r om ht t p: / / www. l i f ec hanges t r us t . or g. uk at eny earendowmentof£50mi l l i ont os uppor tt r ans f or mat i onal i mpr ov ement si n t hequal i t yofl i f e,wel l bei ng,empower mentandi nc l us i onoft wogr oups :peopl eaf f ec t edbydement i aandy oungpeopl ewi t hex per i enc eofbei ngi nc ar e
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Teacherr ecr ui t err espondst opar t ypl edges oneducat i on TheLabourpar t yhaspl edgedt oi nvestmor et han£20bni nschool si n Engl andby2022byi ncr easi ngcor por at i ont axt o26%.Thepar t yhas sai di ti scommi t t edt opr ot ect i ngcor eschool sbudget st hr ougha£4. 8bn annualr eal t er msf undi ngi ncr ease.
“ Thef acti st hataspi r at i onalpl edgesbr i ngnoguar ant ees-andwher et he gover nmentdeci dest ospendeducat i onbudget si sof t enmor ei mpor t ant t hanwher et hi smoneycomesf r om.Gr ammarschool sandf r eeschool s, f orexampl e,ar el ar gel yast epi nt ot heunknown. ”
Meanwhi l e,t heLi bDemshavesai dt heywi l lspend£7bnovert hesame per i odt opr ot ectcashperpupi l ,f undedbyr ai si ngcor por at i ont axt o 20%.
I nst ead,moneyshoul dbedi r ect edt owar dsensur i ngt eacherpayi scomm pet i t i ve.Wehavehi st or i cal l yseenmanycycl esoft eacher sl eavi ngt he pr of essi ont ogethi gherpai dj obsi not heri ndust r i esel sewher e.Fundi ng shoul dal l owt eacherpayt obeascompet i t i veast hatofot heri ndust r i es andal l owt hest at usoft hi spr of essi on,whi chseemst ohavebeenunder mi nedbyf undi ngcut s,t obeel evat ed. ”
Comment i ngont heannouncement s,Bal j i nderKul l er ,whohasover15 year s’ exper i encei neducat i onr ecr ui t ment ,andi snowManagi ngDi r ect orofonl i nesuppl yt eacherpor t al ,TheSuppl yRegi st er ,sai d: “ I t ’ sencour agi ngt oseet hatbot ht heLabourpar t yandLi ber alDemocr at shaver ecogni sedt hei mpor t anceofawel l f undededucat i on syst em f orourchi l dr enandt hef ut ur eoft hi scount r y . ” “ Ihavepr evi ousl ybeenver yvocalaboutt hei mpactt hatf undi ngcut s havehadont heabi l i t yofschool st oat t r actandr et ai nt hest af ft hey need,wi t ht heNat i onal Audi tOf f i ceest i mat i ngschool swi l lhavet ocut £3bnf r om budget sby201920t omeetr i si ngcostpr essur es. ” “ Despi t ecl ai msf r om t heConser vat i vest hathi ghschoolf undi ngi s“ at i t shi ghestonr ecor datmor et han£40bi l l i oni n2016t o2017andi sset t or i set o£42bi l l i oni n2019t o2020” ,t hef actt hatmor et han500school headt eacher shavewr i t t ent oTher esaMayaccusi ngherofpushi ng Br i t ai n’ seducat i onsyst em t obr eaki ngpoi ntmakesi tcl eart hatsomet hi ngmustbedone. ”
“ Ast r ongeconomywi t ht hr i vi ngbusi nessesi skeyatat i mewhenwe seekt or emai nanat t r act i vecount r yofbusi ness.UKcor por at i ont axr ecei pt ssur gedt oar ecor dhi ghdur i ngt hepastf i nanci alyeardespi t et he mai nr at ef al l i ngf r om 30% i n2008t o19%.Unl esst heUKr emai nscompet i t i ve,wer i skj eopar di si ngt hest r engt hoft hi sr evenuest r eam. ” “ Leader smustwal kat i ght r opet ost r i keabal ancebet weenensur i ngt hat t axr ecei pt sr emai nst r ong–andt henensur i ngt hatf undsar edi r ect ed car ef ul l yt obenef i tt heeducat i onsect or . ”
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