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18 May 2012
Last week was my birthday - 10.05.40; surfing the net, I happen on a list of 200 famous people born - that year. The class of 1940 is 72 years old now - no longer 'combat troops' - but an impressive bunch - even a few of those rare spirits who make a real difference - change things.
Among sportsmen, Denis Law was a 40s boy - and Pele - and for Hibbies, the great Joe Baker; but my chosen sport was golf - my nomination is Jack Nicklaus - arguably the greatest golfer ever. Among a good crop of actors - I nominate the guy who gave us Michael Corleone; not that Al Pacino has 'greatness' (overacts) - but the Godfather trilogy certainly has - the great morality tale of our time - eternal. My third choice is the visionary economist Muhammad Yunus - whose life work challenges the very basis of market capitalism; he wants to run the world economy to abolish poverty - must be mad. 1940 was an amazing year for musicians - in the UK alone, Cliff Richard, Adam Faith, Tom Jones etc. But they were all dwarfed by late John Lennon - greatness unchallenged.
Frank Sinatra was the generation before me (daughter Nancy was born in 1940) - but his art - interpreting the great American Songbook - helped shape the way I view the world. A Sinatra ending; "Now the days grow short - I'm in the autumn of the year. And now I think of my life as vintage wine, in fine old kegs - from the brim to the dregs - it poured sweet and clear - it was a very good year." I wish.
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Networks 1st is the name Senscot gives to our work with Social Enterprise Networks (SENs) - both thematic and geographical. SENs provide members with opportunities for peer support, collective action and market development. The vision is of a growing community of 500 frontline social enterprises across Scotland - connected and energised through a network of Networks.
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Networks1st Weekly Update: 5- May 2012
21st June sees our 2nd annual sports focused conference entitled "Social Enterprise & Sport - It Delivers!" With over 50 active Sport SEN members, their combined impact is vast. Sport SEN members use sport as a vehicle for youth diversionary activities; education programmes; pathways to employability; and health and wellness activities. Those who own or manage facilities can also fulfil the role of community anchor organisations. The conference will be a showcase for members plus an opportunity to share views and tackle the key issues affecting our sector. To book a place, see http://www.se-networks.net/shownotice.php?articleid=660.
Over recent years, Senscot has developed a strong relationship with colleagues from Northern Ireland (NI). Marie Marin and colleagues from Employers for Childcare have been regular attendees at the SE Conference and Ceilidh. In November, Marie will be back – this time with a delegation from NI as part of a three day study visit to Scotland. This is part of an agreed 'Exchange Programme', supported by...Read more |
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