Lookout! #24

3 Pages·2002·6.6 MB·English

by  Nottingham Lesbian Centre

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September October J November
Tues 1 . Fri 1 Outburst!
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Sun 1 MCC
Wed 2 LGB Forum
Sat 2 BAD
Green Festival .
Thurs 3 BAD Sun 3 MCC
Mon 2
ISSUE Twenty Four SeptIOctINov 2002
Fri Outburst!
Out a rial About
Tues 3 Walking women mtg
Sat BAD
Mon 4
Wed 4 Outhouse
Sun MCC
Tues 5 people, fun events, trips out and guest
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Guest speaker
Wed 6
speakers. Currently more than one third of
Thurs 5 BAD
Mon 7 Thurs 7 BAD
Heart & Art those attending are young lesbians and
Tues 8 Women’s Cafe Fri 8 Outburst! 1» , ) '-~
Fri 6 Outburst!
bisexual women.
Wed 9 WAG quiz
Sat 7 BAD
Thurs 10 BAD I Ripe Sat 9 BAD For further information contact the GA!
Sun 8 Digging Dykes
Fri A 11 Outburst!
Sun 10 MCC
Project, Tel: [phone] or Email:
MCC Sing Along A Sound Of Music Dress up
WAG games nite
Mon 9 [email protected]
as your favourite character, watch the film
Sat 12 BAD
Mon 11
Tues 10
Sun 13 MCC 1 Tues 12 Women’s Cafe and sing along to the songs!
Wed 1 1
Digging Dykes Lesbian gardening group.
Wed 13
20th September, Royal Concert Hall £12.
Thurs 12 BAD I Ripe
Mon 14 Thurs 14 BAD A social group for lesbians
Fri 13 _WAG- Video Tel: [phone]
Tues 15
Fri 15 Outburst!
interested in gardening. Next meetings:
8 Pizza Nite
Wed 16
Sat 16 BAD
Outburst! 8th September, 3pm, visit to Millennium
Thurs 17 BAD Heart and Art
Sun 17 MCC
Sat 14 BAD
Garden, Nottingham University; 27th
Fri 18 Outburst!
Music and pasta evening. All pasta
Sun 15 MCC
Sat 19 BAD Mon- 18 October, 7.30pm, social meeting and
Hyking Dykes dishes vegetarian. 5th September,
Sun 20 MCC Tues 19 dinner; 24th November, 3pm, social
Mon 16
7pm onwards. Women only.
Wed 20 P
Tues 17 meeting. For more information phoneJane
Mon 21 Thurs 21 BAD Tel: [phone]
Wed 18
01636 525198. All welcome.
Tues 22 Fri 22 Outburst!
Thurs 19 BAD
Wed 23
Sat 23 BAD At:
Fri 20 BHLC training
Hidden Talents Women's Cabaret Ni ht.
Thurs 24 BAD Sun 24 MCC I Digging 9 iv". ?*5'::,TV4,1’
Hidden Talents
Fri 25 Outburst Dykes Social eptember, 8.30pm to 1am, r,, i-)7)
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Sat 21 BAD \ ‘-ail .:r)-:
Sat 26 BAD ‘x
Mon 25 downstairs at the Old Vic, Fletcher gate.
Sun 22 MCC ‘Ia..\.
Sun 27 MCC Tues 26 £3/£5. SW6 ZN’?-
Digging Dykes Wed 27
Mon 23
Mon 28
Thurs 28 BAD
Tues 24 Women‘s Cafe
BIVEG Vegetarian café/bar. Non-smoking
Tues 29 Fri 29 Outburst!
Women's Badminton club on Thursdays
Quiz
Wed 30 Sat 30 BAD The Poultry Arcade, Nottingham. Mobile
Wed 25
and Saturdays. Victoria Leisure Centre.
Thurs 31 BAD
vegetarian catering. Tel:
Thurs 26 BAD
Ring Nottingham Lesbian Line for details
Fri 27 Outburst! KEY 079779988801/2/3. www.biveg.co.uk
NB. Unless specified as lesbian 0115 9410652.
Sat 28 BAD BAD- Badminton
only, these groups, services and
Sun 29 MCC WAG- Women are Gorgeous
events may apply to all women or Women’s quiz night Fun quiz and prizes.
Mon 30 MCC- Metropolitan
to lesbian, gays and bisexuals. Women Are Gorgeous Do you want to
All women welcome. Usually second
Community Church
Tuesday of the month. Next date Tuesda meet new friends or extend your social
24"‘ Sept, 7pm onwards at The Real Art life’? Are you new to Nottingham or just
ADVERTISE your ROOMS TO HIRE AT THE
You can contact the Lesbian Café, Heathcote Street, Nottingham. 50p coming out’? WAG is a friendly social
business/service with Lookout!
Cent re at: Nottingham ' entry. group for lesbians, which meets at 8pm on
WOMEN’5 CENTRE
Over 700 copies distributed in Lesbian Community Centre,
the 2nd Friday of each month at the
The whole building is women
and around Notts. Rates from The Women's Centre, 30
Nottingham Green Festival. Victoria Women's Centre, 30 Chaucer Street,
only space and can be booked
£2 - £30. Phone [phone] Chaucer St, Nottingham
Embankment. 1°‘ September. Nottingham. Dates for your diary are:
per session
5488 or email
NG1:5LP.
September 13th Video & Pizza Night, 11th
(Mominglaftemoonlevening),
ch[y§[email protected]
October games night and planning the
20% discount for block
Please mention Lookout! Email us at: :
Christmas party,8th November quiz night.
[email protected] bookings of 5 or more Groups
When replying to ads.
For more information, Contact Lesbian
lf you would like to be kept up to date sessions. Rates start from
with events, information, job Line on 0115 9410652. (Note: The
Outburst! is a group for lesbian, gay and
£7.50. Call the Women's
advertisements etc between issues Women's Centre Lesbian Space is
bisexual young people up to 21.
NU Lesbian and Gay Line Centre for more information.
you can send us your email address
situated on the second floor. There is no
Meet at the Health Shop every Friday
(Term lime) 8-10pm and we will send you updates. Your
lift. The Women Centre is a no smoking
6pm-8pm. A space to meet other lesbian,
e-mail address will not be revealed to
0115 951 4999
building)
any one else and you will not be sent LOO|(OLlt! is available on gay and bisexual young
POLICE HOMOPHOBIC CRIME
any spam.
HELP LINE O115 9676161 Tape, phone [phone]
Lesbian Lino / Gay Switchboard LOOKOUT! rs srousonen av CAIVIPIONS SOLICITORS
0115. 934 8485
concentrate on opening the spaces on the
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Groups continued Noelle House
first floor, maybe by mobilising more
CERTIFICATE
volunteer support from within our
Gay Connection - Support for Our Supported housing for women only
OPEN TO ALL WOMEN
communities. lf you would like to help get
Parents and Friends A new. group 16yrs+.Gives priority to black women,
There will be an all-women Bl-ILC course
in touch, Tel: [phone]
has been launchedin North Notts for lesbians (single and couples)and women
(British Hill Walking Leaders Certificate)
Volunteer Project Funding Success The
the parents and friends of gay people. lts escaping domestic violence.
available to any woman who'd like to get
Out House has gained funding for a 3 year
called Gay Connection and further details Tel:[phone] for info.
some good, recognised leader training.
Volunteer Project. The project will get in
can be found at
The BHLC is made up of 3 weekends 20*
touch with the various lesbian and gay
www.gayconnection.fsnet.co.uk
22 September, March/April 2003 and
groups around Nottingham which use
Ripe Older women's group (40+). Next
June/July 2003 and is based at Butterlip
volunteers in order to detem1ine any gaps
meetings, Thursday 12"‘ September and
How youth hostel in Grasmere. The course
in the current provision and draw up a
10"‘ October at 8pm. Meet at Lord Roberts
covers map and compass work, micro
strategy for recruiting and supporting
pub, Broad Street. Ring Lesbian Line for L-.
" Lookout for Love navigation, pacing and timing, weather,
volunteers to serve unmet needs,
more details. 0115 9410652.
first aid issues, night navigation, leadership
including the needs of the younger (16-25)
New to Notts - mid-.30's smoker
issuesi See more details oni
and older (40-70) age ranges, as they
Something different this Christmas!
would like to meet friends of any age for
httpi//www.bhlc.org.uk
often "miss out" in our communities. They
Be creative at La Poterie
social company, conversation and a good
The cost is £128 for each weekend (it
have also secured funding to get a website
Six nights full board, five days pottery
laugh too. l am into the outdoors, walking,
may go up by a few pounds next year) —
tuition, beginners welcome. up and running, so it should be online
gardening, travel, cinema, theatre, nights
which covers all the tuition, 2 nights YHA
sometime after the end of July. For further
Comfortable accommodation, log fires, all
out and women's issues. A Box 6
accommodation, 2 breakfasts and packed
information on the work of the Out House,
the trimmings.
lunches, and one evening meal on the
a copy of the latest newsletter or to join,
Sat 21st Dec. to Friday 27th December Please make a donation to help with printing
2002 costs, cheques made payable to the NLC Centre. Saturday. . Tel: [phone] or Email:
Our riverside apartment sleeps six & is Happy hunting for Ms Right! Q You'll have to book the Fri evening meal [email protected]
open all year. Birdwatching, cycling, To reply to an advert... with the hostel as it's not included in the Peter Tatchell The Out House has a
pottery. Accommodation in exchange for course. guest speaker, Peter Tatchell, who has
Wrlfe your leHer andplace if in a sfamped
work ie gardening d.i.y.etc. If women are interested, can they please pushed things forward in the LGB and
addressed envelope wlfh fire box number
Details Sue or kate 0033 243 37 69 59 email Walkingwomen at human rights arena. Wednesday 4"‘ of
wrlffen on the fronf. Place fhis in anoflier
E-Mail [email protected] gueries@walkingwpme1g._co__r_n or phone us September, 7.30pm at NG1 (upstairs).
sfampedenvelope andposf fa: Loolraufl
on 01926 313321. Contact Out House for more details,
Personals replies. Noffirrglraln Lesbian
Tel: [phone] or
Don't forget the planning meeting is soon (3rd
Comnmnify Centre, Nohtinglram N61 5LP.
September) so get those Email: [email protected].
Nobooy willreadyour reply and if will be
walks planned! The same night is also the Out House
forwarded directly fa the adverfiser.
AGM. Forms to join Out House available
7777777777
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Dori/'z"fi2rge¢"z"o- erwloreyour repéz
from the office. lt costs £1 and they value
Film 8 video workshops in October
Announcements -(3)1
addreyzl yoursuppon.
in partnership with Nottingham Trent
BT Communfly Connections has got
University y Nottingham LGB Forum The next
1,200 free lntemet ready PCs to give away
SAFETY FIRST
Trace your family using theintemet meeting of the Nottingham LGB Forum will
Meeting new friends requires caution. Please to community groups. Round Three -
taster as part of Black History month be on Weds October 2nd at 7.30pm.
make sure that you have taken precautions to
Winter! Spring 2003 Application Closing
in October in partnership with University Venue to be announced. Come and have
ensure your safety at all times.
Date - 28.02.03.The following groups are
of Nottingham your say on Policing, Work with the City
Try to arrange meetings in public places, not
invited to apply: Community Groups
Council, Partnership Registration, and find
your own home. It is often best to meet in a
(including residents associations,
out what else is happening in Nottingham.
crowded place, e.g. a restaurant or a pub.
community centres, community
Don't give your address until you are More information and minuteslagendas
dult & _
regeneration projects, church groups),
ommunlty absolutely sure that you want to continue the from [email protected] or phone
Cultural Groups (including museums, local
relationship.
01 15 911 0545
history groups, theatre groups), Disability
Trust your instincts and don't meet again if
Out House After years of struggle, the Out
you have any doubts. On your first meeting, it Groups, Elderly Groups, Environmental
House finally received funding from the
is best to make your own way to and from the Groups, Ethnic Groups, Sports Groups,
Business start Up course Community Fund to buy and refurbish a
venue. lt is best not to accept an offer of
Women's Groups, Medical support groups.
4» Business Advice Sessions building right in the heart of Nottingham’s
transport. These points may seem over-
Details at:
+:~ Careers Advice Sessions ‘gay village’, between @D2 and The Mill.
cautious, but we believe you should be safe,
httpzl/www.btcommunityconnections.com/a
Our Women's Lives 8 Experiences The structural work has been completed
rather than sorry. If the person you are
wards.htm Contact Angela Mulvehill,
taster in October but they still need to refurbish the interior
meeting is genuine, they will understand.
Information Officer for The National Youth
-possible workshops for family leaming (office, café/bar, meeting rooms, etc.)The
Agency, Tel: [phone] or Email: .
weekend in October. present plan is for aphased opening. The
[email protected]
ground floor, the cafe/bar and the office
A A A A A A A A A A
will be open first. They will then
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Decorating blues?
Hyking dykes Meet every month, usually
the third Sunday. This is a walking group
for female bom lesbians only. Website
address is 1
Pink
SOLICITOR
www.nottinghamhd.homestead.com. An .
Paintbrush
update of infonnation is available from
Lesbian Line.
Sunday 18"‘ August Oakamoor, Chumet Then email Karen for all your decorating
Valley. (Directions: from Ashbourne follow needs
[email protected]
A52 road to Leek. After 6 miles left onto
B5417 to Oakamoor, over River Chumet Tel: [phone] "
and left into Oakamoor Picnic Site
(SK053447); 11am start
Sunday 15 September Eyam opposite
the museum (GR216767). 11am start.
Free advice on any Accident claim BANNA HOUSING COOP
Sunday 20"‘ October Meet by the church
Lesbian Only Housing Coop has three, '
at East Leake. Park alongside the
one bedroom flats for single occupancy.
Family relationships and Child churchyard in Station Road (GR552262).
For further information and application
lts winter so 10.30am start.
form, send a SAE to BANNA HOUSING
Sunday 17"‘ November Rendezvous at
Disputes, Debt Advice, Low Cost
COOP, Nottingham Women's Centre, 30
Oxton Village Hall, near Calverton.
Chaucer Street, Nottingham, NG1 5LP.
(GR629515) 10.30am start.
Conveyancing and Legal Aid
WW6 are also looking for volunteers
MORE TRAINING
(lesbian) to be on our steering group. Do
available you have a couple of hours a month to
Nottingham Women's Centre Computer
spare? Can you lend a hand with BANNA
Courses for women. Including IT for
HOUSIMG COOP? For further details
Beginners and the Utterly Bewildered,
could you please contact BANNA
Web Page Design and Internet and Email.
HOUSING COOP by post clo Nottingham
Other courses including Creative Arts and
Women's Centre.
Free Legal Advice
Jewellery Making; Counselling, First Aid,
South Asian Women's Lives and
Experiences, Food Hygiene and Personal
Free phone [phone] Safety. For more information:-
Tel: [phone] or 0115 9240041.
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
7 days, 8am-10pm
Compass Outreach Drug Service
CHURCH
provides confidential advice, support and
Welcome to the Metropolitan Community
one to one ongoing support for people with
Church ofNottingham, part of a Christian
problematic drug use. A drug worker will
Denomination with special out reach for
be available for appointments and drop-in
anyone who feels excluded by established
sessions in West Bridgford. Call Sue for
45-49 Mansfield Road religious groups, especially members of
more information. 0790080146.
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered
communities. Services every Sunday, 2pm
Nottingham, NG1 3FH
at Queens Walk Community Centre,
Houseman Gardens, The Meadows,
Women's Centre Creche
Nottingham. For more details contact Des
Free Car Parking available
Opening Times- 9.30am-
Nee on 0155 877 2732 or Margeret
12.00pm and 1.00pm-3.30pm.
Gregory on 01332 872 143. All calls
Please let the creche know which treated in confidence
days your child will be attending.
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