The 7th edition of Safer Internet Day will be celebrated in Europe, as well as in more than 30 countries around the world, on 9 February 2010 under the slogan “Think B4 U post!”.

The government has launched a website allowing young people to access funding, information and opportunities around youth engagement as it responds to the Youth Citizenship Commission’s recommendations.

Source : Children & Young People Magazine

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COMMUNITY groups in Worcestershire are being given the chance to get their hands on a slice of £50,000 to help promote ethical trading.

Fairtrade Fortnight runs from Monday, February 22, until Sunday, March 7, and groups are being urged to organise events to highlight its importance.

The Co-operative Group is offering £50,000 to community groups to ensure their Fairtrade events such as fashion shows, coffee mornings and wine tastings are a great success.

Data.gov.uk expected to be officially launched tomorrow, offering free access to huge wealth of public-sector data

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, is expected to lead the formal launch tomorrow ofdata.gov.uk, a new British government website offering free access to a huge amount of public-sector data for private or commercial reuse.

The aim is to encourage British web developers

VOLUNTARY and community sector (VCS) groups which provide activities for older people in the county could get their hands on a slice of £30,000.