What's Happening in the South West

This month's events

Date: 11 March 2010
Time: 10.30 am to 6.30 pm
Venue: De Vere Hotel, Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, Swindon, SN5 7DN
Type of event: Swindon Advertiser Career and Jobs LIVE Exhibition – this Jobsfair, organised by the Swindon Advertiser brings together among others: Jobcentre Plus, Nationwide Building Society, Gasbox, Nurse Plus, Tabs Training, Lifeways, Oxford Brookes University, Great Western Hospital NHS Trust, Jackie Kerr Recruitment, Outsource IT Recruitment and New College Swindon.
Contact Details: Sue Bench, 01793 501740. A special Jobsfair supplement will be published in the Swindon Advertiser on Thursday 4 March 2010.

Date: 11 March 2010
Time: 8.30 am to 10.30 am
Venue: Newquay Jobcentre Plus, 32 East Street, Newquay, TR7 1BH
Type of event: Employers’ breakfast highlighting current options and services available to local employers through Jobcentre Plus. 
Contact Details: Jackie Noble, 01637 894907

Date: 18 March 2010
Time: 10.00am to 4.00pm
Venue: Trowbridge Civic Hall, Saint Stephen's Place, Trowbridge, BA14 8AH
Type of event: The Wiltshire Times Autumn Recruitment Exhibition – This Jobsfair, organised by The Wiltshire Times brings together employment specialists Jobcentre Plus and Partners Employment Services with training providers Wiltshire College, TABS Training and Wessex College and care providers Somerset Care, Self Unlimited, Agincare, Mencap, Foster Care Associates and the MacIntyre Charity.
Contact Details: Sally Box, 01225 773611 and Lin Chamulewicz, 01225 773617. A special feature on the exhibition will be published in The Wiltshire Times and its sister publications throughout Wiltshire and Swindon on Friday 12 March 2010.

Date: 23 March 2010
Time: 10.00 to 2.00 pm
Venue: Park Inn, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff
Type of event: Jobsfair offering the chance to discuss opportunities with local employers and to apply for temporary and permanent jobs.
Contact Details: Jayne Ellis, 029 2042 3083

Events happening every month

Date: Every Monday
Time: 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Venue: Exmouth Children’s Centre, Moorfield Road, Exmouth, EX8 3QW
Type of event: Outreach Jobcentre Plus service lone parents offering information and advice for getting back to work. Booked appointments only.
Contact Details: Donna Russell, 01392 473924

Date: Every Monday
Time: 9.00 am to 12.00 noon
Venue: Treetops Children’s Centre, Highfield, Dursley, GL11 4NZ
Type of event: Jobcentre Plus Outreach service for lone parents offering information and advice for getting back to work. Primarily for booked appointments – some drop-in places may be available.
Contact Details: Anne Robertson, 01453 438018

Date: Every fourth Monday
Time: 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Venue: Westexe Children’s Centre, Cowick Street, Exeter,
Type of event: Outreach Jobcentre Plus service lone parents offering information and advice for getting back to work. Booked appointments only.
Contact Details: Vicky Whish, 01392 473954

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Venue: Ile Valley Children’s Centre, Greenfylde C of E First School, Wharf Lane, Iliminster, Somerset, TA19 0DX
Type of event: Jobcentre Plus Outreach service for lone parents offering information and advice for getting back to work. Booked appointments only.
Contact Details: Charlie Merry, 01460 52412

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 9.00 am to 4.30 pm (by appointment or just drop in)
Venue: Southmead Children’s Centre, Doncaster Road, Southmead, Bristol, BS10 5PW
Type of event: Informal outreach Jobcentre Plus service for parents, offering information and advice for getting back to work.
Contact Details: Anne Price, 01275 515510

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm (by appointment or just drop in)
Venue: Knowle West Early Years Centre, Leinster Avenue, Knowle West, Bristol, BS4 1NN
Type of event: Informal outreach Jobcentre Plus service for parents, offering information and advice for getting back to work.
Contact Details: Anne Price, 01275 515510

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 9.00 am to 2.00 pm (by appointment or just drop in)
Venue: Ashcombe Children’s Centre, Ashcombe Primary School, Stepping Stone Walk, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS23 3NA
Type of event: Informal outreach Jobcentre Plus service for parents, offering information and advice for getting back to work.
Contact Details: Anne Price, 01275 515510

Date: Every other Tuesday
Time: 9.00 am to 4.30 pm (by appointment or just drop in)
Venue: St Martins Garden Children’s Centre, 150 Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 5RE
Type of event: Informal outreach Jobcentre Plus service for parents, offering information and advice for getting back to work.
Contact Details: Anne Price, 01275 515510

Date: Every Other Tuesday
Time: 9.00 am to 12.00 noon
Venue: The Park Children’s Centre, Elm Road, Stonehouse, GL10 2NP
Type of event: Jobcentre Plus Outreach service for lone parents offering information and advice for getting back to work. Primarily for booked appointments – some drop-in places may be available.
Contact Details: Anne Robertson, 01453 438018

Date: Fortnightly on Tuesdays
Time: 9.30 am to 3.00 pm
Venue: Beacon Heath Children’s Centre, Beacon Lane, Exeter
Type of event: Outreach Jobcentre Plus service lone parents offering information and advice for getting back to work. Booked appointments only.
Contact Details: Tracey Bowman-Dredge, 01392 473947

Date: Fortnightly on Tuesdays
Time: 9.30 am to 4.00 pm
Venue: Okehampton Children’s Centre, The Okement Centre, North Road, Okehampton, EX20 1AR.
Type of event: Outreach Jobcentre Plus service lone parents offering information and advice for getting back to work. Booked appointments only.
Contact Details: Ian Hancocks, 01392 474849

Date: Fortnightly on Wednesdays
Time: 9.30 am to 3.00 pm
Venue: Whipton Children’s Centre, Whipton Barton School, Whipton, Exeter,
Type of event: Outreach Jobcentre Plus service lone parents offering information and advice for getting back to work. Booked appointments only.
Contact Details: Tracey Bowman-Dredge, 01392 473947

Date: Fortnightly on Wednesdays from 10 September 2008
Time: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm
Venue: Tiverton Children’s Centre, Wilcombe Primary School, Lazenby Rd, Tiverton, EX16 4AL
Type of event: Outreach Jobcentre Plus service lone parents offering information and advice for getting back to work. Booked appointments only.
Contact Details: Elaine Waring, 01884 703030

Date: Every Thursday
Time: 9.30 am to 4.00 pm (by appointment or just drop in)
Venue: Bannerman Road Children’s Centre, Bannerman Road, Easton, Bristol, BS5 0RR
Type of event: Informal outreach Jobcentre Plus service for parents, offering information and advice for getting back to work.
Contact Details: Anne Price, 01275 515510

Date: Every Friday
Time: 9.30 am to 2.30 pm (by appointment or just drop in)
Venue: First Steps (Bath), Twerton Children’s Centre, Woodhouse Road, Twerton, Bath, BA2 1SY
Type of event: Informal outreach Jobcentre Plus service for parents, offering information and advice for getting back to work.
Contact Details: Anne Price, 01275 515510

Date: Fortnightly on Fridays from 2 January 2009
Time: 9.00 am to 3.30 pm
Venue: Torrington Bluecoat Children's Centre, Borough Road, Torrington, Devon, EX38 7NU
Type of event: Outreach Jobcentre Plus service for parents offering information and advice for getting back to work. Booked appointments and drop-in.
Contact Details: Linda Smith, 01237 496938

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