Events: Invasion Colchester

Not long to go until Invasion Colchester IV!  This year GO4 Market Cafe are proud to be taking part on the day and this Wednesday with the "pub" quiz night.  Money raised through Invasion Colchester goes directly to St Helena Hospice and Colchester Hospitals charities. So get in to the sci-fi mood and come and join us.  We'll be going all out Doctor Who in the market!

Pub Quiz: Wednesday 3rd Sepetmber at GO4 Market Cafe

Doors open 7pm, quiz starts 7.30-7.45

This Wednesday see's the inaugural "pub" quiz at GO4 Market Cafe in aid of Invasion Colchester in in association with Pitfield Brewery our bar provider.  Teams can be no larger than 6 and it costs £2 per person to enter.  Not got a team?  Don't worry come along anyway as there will be people coming along on the day without a team anyway, or smaller teams who may value your knowledge and ask you to join them.  Science Fiction and cult TV not your thing?  Don't worry there are a range of questions from general knowledge, to history, books and more.

Prizes for the best team name, best sci-fi fancy dress, the winner and a booby prize for the last place! So start swotting!

Invasion Colchester IV

Saturday 6th September activities 10-15.30 (market and cafe open all day as usual)

GO4 Market Cafe

On the day itself we'll be filling the market cafe with sights and sounds of Doctor Who! With traders dressed in Doctor Who costumes, a display of Doctor Who memorabilia, a dalek trail around the church and a colouring in competition for the children.  Plus outside the church itself you'll find the tardis and a Doctor Who photo-board. All this is at GO4 but there is tons more going on all over town, so make sure you follow the whole Invasion Colchester route about town.  See the website for more details.

Look out later this week for more information on Heritage Weekend on Saturday 13th Septemebr and Sunday 14th September.

Social Saturday: 13 Septmeber

Did you know about Social Saturday?  September 13th is Social Saturday, a day to celebrate and buy from social enterprises - businesses that put people and planet first.

Every purchase we make has an impact on the world we live in. Social enterprises trade to tackle some of the greatest challenges we face, like unemployment and food waste. The aim of Social Saturday is to get the public to get behind some of the over 70,000 social enterprises in the country, of which GO4 Enterprises is one of.

About GO4 Enterprises

Go4 was born out of Frontier Youth Trusts Out4Good project and is a response to the number of young people locally who are not in work, training or education and perhaps through a disadvantaged background have little prospect of gaining work. Currently there are 300 NEETs in Colchester (5.2% of young people aged 16 to 19).

The experience of organisations like Frontier Youth Trust, a charity that has engaged with marginalised young people for many years, shows that opportunities for young people not in education, employment or training have been significantly reduced, resulting in the likelihood that some disaffected young people will get involved in substance abuse, and even, criminal activity.

In the present economic climate, 975,000 young people aged 16-24 are unemployed and not in training or education,13.5% of people in this age group. 80% of young adult offenders re-offend within 2-3 years of release from prison, and most of those will cite the lack of employment as a major reason for offending.

The Weekend
Falling on the same weekend as National Heritage weekend means that GO4 Market Cafe will be be doubly celebrating- firstly celebrating the heritage of our beautiful location the deconsecrated Holy Trinity Church and secondly celebrating the achievements and work of GO4 Enterprises.  We are planning a full weekend of information, activities and more to celebrate both of these events, so please come down to GO4 MArket Cafe and help us celebrate and support us.

Chess for Children

GO4 Market Cafe are excited to launch our first summer chess club! If you are aged 6-14 and interested in learning to play chess or improving your game, then come and join our resident chess expert Jim, who is giving chess lessons and practice. All levels of ability welcome. We ask that parent/carers stay with their children

The sessions are free and take place every Thursday between 10:00 and 11.30 over the Summer holidays beginning 24th July.

Benefits of Chess for Children

Why is it beneficial for children to play chess?  There are lots of reasons to come and join our chess club in the summer, more than simply to fill up time in the holiday period!

• Chess helps players develop analytical and decision-making skills, which can be transferred in to real life situations.
• Skills learnt in chess help children in build their confidence in school or other academic educational challenges.
• When youngsters play chess they must call upon higher-order thinking skills, analyze actions and consequences, and visualize future possibilities. These are fantastic skills to learn at a young age.
• Research has shown that children who play chess tend to excel in math and science.
• It has been shown that children playing chess from an early age usually develop extraordinary memory skills.
• Chess also helps in improving concentration and academic performance of the child