Volunteered recently?  Maybe you helped do some work at school or maybe you helped clean up the environment? Whatever it is, big or small, YOU should be recognised for it! There are several schemes out there which award YOU for volunteering. Continue reading to find out more… (Did I mention that “Volunteering” also includes helping out at NYPO? *wink*).

World Wide Volunteering

World Wide Volunteering (WWV) is a scheme which aims to encourage young people to volunteer. If you have done 25 hours of volunteering – ANY volunteering that is – you are eligible for the Bronze award. If you do another 25 hours, you get the Silver and if you do another 50 hours (25 + 25 + 50 = 100 hours), you get the ultimate… Gold certificate. What’s great about the WWV is that it is UCAS recognised (or so it claims). So, for all you Asians (or people with Asian-like parents) out there whose parents have been training you up to get into Cambridge University since the day you were born, this is a great way to Read the rest of this entry »

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Awake
by Rumi

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill
where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don’t go back to sleep.

The new year will soon be upon us. Say your prayers of thanks for the year that has passed, and understand what the gift is in the experiences you’ve had. For every experience there is a lesson to be learned, to make your soul whole. Even in the experiences you feel is unforgivable, Read the rest of this entry »

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NYPO held a Winter Competiton, and the tied winners are Umer Iqbal for the Logo Category and Reenal Upadhayay for the Poster Category. Their entries are below, and can be downloaded. Well done to the two!

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Newham is a place where winter comes alive through the many different people, culture and celebrations!
Did you know there is more than presents and shopping when it comes to December, the month of Christmas celebration? Did you know there are many other festivities and events occurring at the same time every year like…

Hanukkah a Jewish holiday that celebrates the regaining of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem from the army. Hanukkah is celebrated by lighting a candelabrum (special candle holder) each night of the holiday. The candelabrum has 8 branches that represent the 8 days of the eternal flame in the Holy Temple because it remained alight from a single container that contained oil to keep the menorah (candelabrum) in the Temple lit. The magical thing was that the signal container of oil lasted the length it took to press, prepare and bless the fresh olive oil 8 days instead of one day. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Winter is coming… and NYPO is getting warmer. As the night closes in quicker, the light comes from the moon and the street lights pave the way back home from work, school or college. The weather is getting colder and the time for snow is coming closer. All of this brings us indoors and the different celebration going on in the last month of the year allows us to spend more time with family and friends.

December has always been associated as the month where Christmas comes around, where shopping and presents are on some people’s minds, but there is more to it… Read the rest of this entry »

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NYPO held a Poster competition for Halloween 2009, and the tied winners are Umer and Reenal. Their posters are below, and can be downloaded to use as desktop wallpapers:

Halloween Poster by Umer

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