Events

Here, you will find details of up-coming events the Consumer Council is holding.

If you cannot find what you're looking for, contact the Press Office on 028 9067 4807/4813/4816.

Are you an A - Level Home Economics Teacher?

Are you ready to deliver the revised A - Level Home Economics syllabus?

Do you want to update your knowledge and resources?

The Consumer Council, in partnership with CCEA, is organising three conferences for A - Level Home Economics teachers in March 2009 to help teachers prepare for the consumer issues content of the revised Home Economics curriculum.

Dates and Venues:

Thursday 12 March 09 - Corrs Corner, Newtownabbey

Friday 13 March 09 - Tullylagan Hotel, Cookstown

Monday 16 March 09 - Silver Birch Hotel, Omagh

The conferences will offer thought-provoking insights into changes in consumer behaviour brought about by developments like buying online, tackling the rising cost of living and the need to think globally, act locally.

Workshops and support materials will cover a wide range of topics contained in the revised curriculum, including:

- Positive and negative implications of GM foods
- Local and global strategies for promoting responsible consumerism
- Using credit, beating debt
- Manipulative marketing
- Rise of the e-consumer
- What the label says
- New and existing laws to protect consumers.

There'll be more information to follow on these pages and on CCEA's microsite, but in the meantime, please put the date in your diaries. If you need any more information, please contact Philippa McKeown on 028 9067 4814 or e-mail pmckeown@consumercouncil.org.uk

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24 November 2008
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Schools Poster Competitions 2008 awards ceremony
13 June 2008
This year's Schools Poster Competition 2008 awards ceremony takes place at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn on Friday 13 June, 2008 at 11.00am
Launch of Ecoworld on Tuesday 29 April, 2008
29 April 2008
The Consumer Council and CCEA are helping young people understand how the consumer choices they make today affect all our lives and environment with Ecoworld - a unique new web-based game launched on Tuesday 20 April 2008. Ecoworld is designed to help young people start good habits early so that making responsible choices about the food we eat, the energy and water we use, how we travel and the waste we create become second nature. World-famous botanist and environmental campaigner, Professor David Bellamy, OBE, Martin McGuinness, Deputy First Minister and star of Ecoworld, Eco himself helped launch the game at W5. The event included Eco’s guided tour of his online home developed by CCEA plus dance and drama from St Louise’s Comprehensive College, Belfast.
Young Consumers Competition 2008
29 February 2008
Celebrating 20 years of working with young consumers This year’s YCC Final was held in Lisburn on Friday 29 February at the Lagan Valley Island Centre and was hosted by UTV and U105 personality Frank Mitchell.
Silver Service? Are Supermarkets Meeting the Needs of Older Shoppers?
15 November 2007
In the UK, people over 50 spend £175 billion a year, accounting for 45 per cent of total consumer spending. Having easy access to food and goods that contribute to a balanced diet is important for older consumers. Yet many older consumers can experience difficulties or barriers in getting the food they need for a healthy diet. The Consumer Council has undertaken research into the difficulties that older consumers can encounter when shopping for food. This report highlights the difficulties encountered by older consumers when they shop and identifies how these can be improved.

Media Contacts

Susie Brown, Head of Communications Tel: 028 9067 4807 Out of Hours: 077 7619 8226

Gráinne Duffy, Communications Officer Tel: 028 9067 4813 Out of Hours 079 2018 7308

Paula Gunn, Communications Officer Tel: 028 9067 4816 Out of hours: 078 2514 7496

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