Urban Vision North Staffordshire is seeking new trustees / non-executive directors.

Since it began work in 2004, Urban Vision has grown quickly to play an important role in the urban renaissance of North Staffordshire.

Working together with funders and stakeholders it provides a diverse range of services, including the flagship design-review panel and design advice for public agencies. Project management of initiatives such as promoting quality in the built environment; training and education with schools professionals and elected representatives; a design award scheme; public events to raise awareness and inspire the local community and professionals.

Urban Vision’s work is highly valued by its partners. Two independent reviews have found strong support from funders and stakeholders. An expanding range of work is delivered by the centre’s seven staff, who are supported mainly by public sector funders.

Following a re-organisation of the board in 2009, we are seeking additional trustees with skills and experience in key area.

In particular we are looking for people with experience in:

• Law

• Finance / accounting

• Human resources

Urban Vision’s board of non-executive directors meets quarterly, and in between there are smaller group meetings of board members and staff, which deal with:

• Governance and Employment

• Finance

• Marketing and Partnerships

• Programme Development

In total these meetings involve an average of 2 to 3 hours per month. Meetings are usually held at Urban Vision’s offices in the School of Art, Burslem. Board members also attend Urban Vision events in which they have an interest and occasional business planning sessions.

For an information pack please contact the Urban Vision office on 01782 575321; or for further details please contact Urban Vision Executive Director Mick Downs on the same number.

Closing date: Friday 12th March, 2010

Should you know anyone who may be interested in becoming a Trustee for Urban Vision, please click here to download a flyer.

The 5th Annual Urban Vision North Staffordshire Photographic Competition would like you to discover ‘What’s New?’ in your environment.

‘What’s New?’ invites you to consider space at home, buildings and open spaces, gardens and parks, workplaces, schools, colleges, faith centres, hospitals, streets, shops and more…

The competition will culminate in an exhibition and private view at Burslem School of Art on 19th March and prizes will be awarded for the best photo in each category.

The deadline for entries is 26th February 2010.

If you would like to submit one or more photographs, please choose one of the options below.

Click here for ‘What’s New?’ printable version – which you can download, print-off and send in by post with your images on a disc or as actual prints.

Click here to download an email entry form – please complete and send back to us via email alongside your images

We hope that you will be inspired by this years theme and look forward to receiving your contributions!

If you’d like to see some of last year’s winners, please click here.

Our Education and Training programme
As a Spaceshaper facilitator you will be expected to lead Spaceshaper workshops. This includes advising on how Spaceshaper can add value to projects, planning successful workshops attended by an appropriate mix of public space users and professionals, managing the discussion in a positive and neutral way and ensuring the objectives for each session are met. This may also mean offering your own experience of other public spaces to help inform the debate between participants. The final report needs to capture the discussion, plans and commitments made. You are also required to feedback to CABE Space on how the toolkit is performing so that it can continue to evolve over time. The Spaceshaper tool and brand belong to CABE Space. Spaceshaper facilitators work independently of CABE Space, and do not directly represent the organisation.