Lancaster District CVS – Bulletin – APRIL 2015
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CONTENTS
CVS NEWS
VOLUNTEER CENTRE NEWS
LOCAL SECTOR NEWS
FUNDING
RESOURCES
TRAINING
JOBS
CVS NEWS [BACK TO TOP]
Morecambe Interagency Group Meeting ( MIG)
Tuesday 12th May 2015
Prince’s Trust, Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service, Morecambe Community
Fire Station, Westgate, Morecambe, LA4 4TA
This is a successful bi-monthly drop-in networking meeting has been running
in different venues across Morecambe for over 15 years now. Please feel
free to just turn up. If you would like to be on the MIG mailing list or do a short
presentation at a future meeting please contact Jane Attfield
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12.00pm-12.30pm: Bring your own lunch and networking
12.30pm-1.00pm: Presentations: Hanna Turner, Age Uk, Ilyas Patel,
Health Watch, Nick Cash, Health & Wellbeing project, East Lancs Deaf
Society
1.00pm-2.00pm: Members’ updates – please note these are short up-dates on
your current/new activities. If you would like a longer slot to talk about your
organisation contact Jane to arrange a presentation slot.
VOLUNTEER CENTRE NEWS [BACK TO TOP]
Volunteer Achievement Awards 2015
We are very pleased to announce that the Volunteer Achievement Awards for
2015 will be held on Thursday 11th June at 4pm at the Salt Ayre Sports
Centre, in Partnership with Lancaster City Council. This year’s event will be
combined with the inaugural Lancaster City Council Sports Awards. A special
mailing has been sent with further details including information about
categories and nominations. We are extremely grateful to Fat Media and the
Cumberland Building Society for their sponsorship of this year’s event. If you
did not receive this mailing please contact Mark.
LOCAL SECTOR NEWS [BACK TO TOP]
Reducing in-work Poverty: The Living Wage Campaign in the UK
May 19th 2015 at 5.30pm
Edge Hill University are hosting an event looking at the issue of in-work
poverty, the benefits of a Living Wage and how the Living Wage campaign
can be supported and promoted in West Lancashire and across the North
West region. The evening will include:
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A presentation by Claire Reilly from Citizens UK and the Living Wage
Foundation
Information about Living Wage accreditation
Testimonies from accredited Living Wage employers in Lancashire
Discussion about how the Living Wage can be promoted in West
Lancashire and across the North West
For more information or to book a place e-mail Paul Bunyan at
paul.bunyan@edgehill.ac.uk. The event will be in B002, Business and Law
Building. (light refreshments from 5.15pm)
Morecambe Library Health Fair
Saturday 9th May, 10am to 3pm. Come along and chat to local help and
support organizations whose services are accessible in the library. Enjoy a
free Yoga and First Aid taster session. Health food stands and Natural
Therapies. Free Tea and Coffee. For more information please call 0300 123
6703.
Y:Weight – a FREE weight management programme delivered by YMCA
Each Y:Weight programme includes 12, weekly, one-hour sessions to helpyou
lose weight and keep it off for good. The commencement dates for the
second programme are:
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Lancaster University Sports Centre, Monday 20th April @ 12.00
Lancaster YMCA, Tuesday 21st April @ 1.00pm
Barton Road Community Centre, Wednesday 22nd April @ 10.30
3-1-5 Health Club, Wednesday 22nd April @ 1.00pm
Morecambe Library, Thursday 23rd April @ 1.00pm
Heysham Primary Care Centre, Friday 24th April @ 1.00PM
For more information and to register please visit www.yweight.co.uk or call
01253 882105. Alternatively you can contact the local coordinator, Colin Bell,
on 07784862450 or by email Colin.Bell@fyldecoastymca.org
Participation in Lancashire – Annual Report
Over the year, Lancashire's Participation Network and its partners have
enabled approximately 500 children and young people to participate on a
regular basis through formal structures such as Lancashire Youth Council;
LINX; POWAR; and the Young Carers forum. There has also been a
staggering 72,851 children and young people participating in consultations,
events and surveys throughout the year. You can view the full report HERE.
Will you be voting on 7th May?
The Lancaster District will have the General Election and local elections
taking place on the 7th May 2015. You need to ensure that you are registered
to vote before 20th April 2015.
You can now register online www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. Registration takes
around two minutes – you’ll need your date of birth and National Insurance
number to complete your application.
Lancashire Sport Partnership Survey
Lancashire Sport Partnership (LSP) is undertaking a benchmarking exercise
to help them to understand perceptions of the work they do across the county.
Please spare a few moments to complete the survey of just eight questions.
Please complete the survey HERE.
Studying the history of religion in local communities – Regional Heritage
Centre (RHC)
Saturday 25 April. A full-day event –. Speakers include two members of the
RHC team – Professor Angus Winchester and Dr Sarah Rose, as well as two
alumni of Lancaster’s History Department, Dr James Mawdesley and Dr Jane
Platt. Although the study day is open to all, it will be of particular interest to
volunteers working on the Victoria County History of Cumbria project which is
run from RHC. You can read more about this here; full details of the study day
are here, and you can book on the online store here.
Recording the Past – making oral histories in the North West – Regional
Heritage Centre (RHC)
Saturday 16 May. RHC’s final whole day event for the season. Speakers
include Dr Elizabeth Roberts and Dr Jean Turnbull. Professor Lucinda
McCray, Elizabeth’s collaborator in pioneering oral history research the
1980s, will be joining RHC on a rare visit from her academic base in the USA.
Two other speakers complete the line-up: Anthea Boulton and Veronica
Whymant. Full details of the study day are here, and you can book on the
online store here.
Time & Tide at Lancashire Archives
Saturday 18 April, 1.30-4.00pm, Morecambe Library, Central Drive,
Morecambe, Lancashire LA4 5DL. Local poet Sarah Hymas will run
workshops using coroners' inquests from the First World War held by
Lancashire Archives, to explore connections between our lives now and those
a hundred years ago. The pieces created will form part of an exhibition
including art, print and audio. Blackpool artist Lisa Wigham will also be
involved in creating the exhibition, which will tour around the bay from May.
For more information or to book a place, visit HERE.
Lancashire Archives – 75th Anniversary
Saturday 25 April - Open Day, with a 1940’s theme, featuring exhibitions and
talks on the archives’ history, strongroom tours and film footage on loan from
the North West Film Archive, alongside a number of vintage stalls, a pop-up
vintage hair salon, 1940s music, nostalgic displays and vehicles and a café
serving cakes and refreshments. Anyone in period dress is most welcome.
Sunday 26 April - Family History Fair, where you can get advice and
assistance on how to make the most of their collections for your research, and
look at exhibitions of documents celebrating the family history of some famous
Lancastrians including John Inman and Eric Morecambe. The Conservation
team will also be on hand to give advice about preserving your own family
archive. Amongst the speakers will be Jennifer Holt, who will discuss how the
Land Tax Returns can help family historians. If you would like to know more
about either day then telephone the Archives on 01772 533039 or email to
record.office@lancashire.gov.uk.
800th anniversary of Magna Carta.
There are a number of events happening around this significant anniversary.
 The 2015 Iredell Lecture – hosted jointly by the Department of History
and the School of Law at Lancaster University – will be given on
Wednesday 6 May 2015. The topic is ‘Magna Carta and the
Victorians’ and the speaker is Professor Miles Taylor from York
University. Registration is free for this event, click HERE.
A major programme of events is being planned in Cartmel, with the main
focus on Friday 25 - Tuesday 29 September 2015 when there will be five
days of celebration and medieval festivities in and around Cartmel Priory. Find
out more and buy tickets at Cartmel Priory - Magna Carta 800
There are a few specific events to draw to your attention:
 Dr David Starkey is giving a Magna Carta talk in the Priory on
Wednesday 10 June at 7.30 p.m. This has been organised by the
Friends of Cartmel Priory.
 On Monday 7 September at 7.30pm in Cartmel Priory, Dr Alan Crosby
will talk on "King John was not a Good Man" Understanding Magna
Carta on its 800th Anniversary. Cartmel Peninsula Local History
Society (CPLHS) have organised this lecture with Cartmel Priory and
the entry charge will be £2.50 to include refreshments.
 On Monday 28 September the CPLHS is hosting a "Talk in the Tent"
about the influence of Magna Carta in Cartmel. Dr Sarah Rose of the
Regional Heritage Centre will be giving a talk on Magna Carta and
CPLHS will talk about Cartmel and lead a walk around the village. This
event will be restricted and will require a ticket. Details will be available
soon.
Enquiries should be directed to Pat Rowland (Cartmel Peninsula Local History
Society) patrowland_uk@yahoo.co.uk
Beyond the Castle have two events planned for June: Priory Churchyard
Then and Now, a talk by Stephen Gardner, Senior Conservation Officer
Lancaster City Council on Saturday 13 June (meet at 6 pm outside Lancaster
Priory); Heritage Lancaster 'Shaping the Future' event on Monday
22 June: 10am - 4pm, The Storey. For more information see HERE.
TEDx Lancaster U
TEDxLancasterU is a student-lead non-profit organisation affiliated to TED.
Every year we organize an event that brings together leading thinkers and
doers in various disciplines to share their vision under the moniker “Ideas
worth spreading”. Our event aims to inspire and inform curious, intelligent
and eager to learn people so that they can too change their lives and future,
and influence their communities.
SPEAKERS:
This year’s line-up includes international speakers, members from Lancaster
University and the wider community.
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Sir Tim Hunt, 2001 Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine
Cecilia Strada, the CEO of EMERGENCY a charity which has
provided over 6 million people with free high quality healthcare
John Easton, IBM Distinguished Engineer and the Chief Technology
Officer for IBM Systems and Technology Group in the UK & Ireland
Arash Aazami, international entrepreneur who is leading an innovation
in the energy market in the Netherlands
Dr. Stuart Parkinson, Executive Director of Scientists for Global
Responsibility (SGR)
Jilly Sumsion, freelance theatre director involved in artwork with
adults with learning disabilities
To find out more please visit HERE.
Lancaster University Student Volunteers - Award Nominations
open
Have you worked with a Lancaster University student volunteer or group
of students who have made an impact on your organisation this academic
year? Please give them the chance to be recognised for their work with you!
Held on campus, the LUSU Awards are our opportunity to say “Thank You”
and give recognition to students who have made an impact this academic
year (September 2014 - July 2015). It’s also a chance to raise the profile of
your organisation or group on campus and attract future volunteers.
You can take a look at the list of awards criteria or you can nominate
someone via our form. It’s a short nomination form, only requiring a
short paragraph about the work they’ve done with you. We can follow up the
nomination with a phone call requesting more information if required.
Nominations close at midnight, Sunday 10th May, so don’t miss out
nominating an outstanding group or individual you know!
If you have any questions about the LUSU Awards, just get in touch.
“Campus in the City: Penny Street (opposite McDonald’s)
22nd May 2015. 12-1 pm.
A discussion and presentation by Dr Matt MacDonald, Lancaster University
Management School: Social Enterprise in Lancaster?
Social enterprise is the use of business models and practices for the creation
of social good. It can apply to charities that trade to generate income or
deliver services under contract through to profit making businesses with a
social mission.
This event will draw on international, regional and local research to explore
questions about social enterprise:
What it is, how it works and what does it have to do with Lancaster?”
For more information, please contact Dr Matt McDonald on 01524 592585 or
by email at m.macdonald1@lancaster.ac.uk
Lancaster City Council Corporate Plan 2015/18
Lancaster City Council’s corporate plan for the next three years is available
for viewing online HERE.
FUNDING [BACK TO TOP]
Evidencing need is ever more important when writing funding bids. At CVS
we are hearing from a number of funders that it is becoming the number one
reason for refusing applications. Big Lottery website has some useful
guidance on different ways you can evidence need. See: /applying-forfunding/identifying-need
Big Lottery Fund Reveals New Strategy
The Big Lottery Fund last week announced the details of their new Strategic
Framework for 2015 - 2021. There is a big emphasis on community-led,
demand-driven work, with some useful examples to show how they see it
working out in practice.
If you're considering making a bid to any of the Big Lottery programmes in the
next six years, it's well worth your time to have a quick read through.
Comic Relief
Applications throughout the year.
Comic Relief have announced their new grants programme with significant
differences to the previous one. There are 5 broad themes and the issues
they want to address:
 Better futures
 Healthier finances
 Safer lives
 Stronger communities
 Fairer society.
The application process is now over two stages, allowing early identification of
projects unlikely to succeed. Applications accepted at any time. Grants are for
a minimum of £10,000. There is no upper limit although most grants are
expected to be between £20,000 to £40,000 per annum.
For Details: comic relief our-grants
Lush
Offer Pamper nights for Charities supporting environmental or animal causes.
Call into the local shop for more information.
Adactus Housing Groups' Neighbourhood Fund
Grants are available to support small scale community projects that improve
the quality of life and make a real difference to the neighbourhoods in
Lancaster and Morecambe where Adactus manages homes. Individuals,
resident groups, community groups, charitable organisations or social
enterprises are welcome to apply
Applications of between £100 - £2,500 are accepted. But most are under
£1,000. Look at the minutes on the website to see how much was awarded
last year.
The neighbourhood fund application form & application criteria can be
downloaded from the website and submitted via email.
For details: NEIGHBOURHOOD_FUND_APP_FORM
First Steps
Deadline 8th May 2015
First Steps is part of the Community rights programme, funded by the
Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) until March
2016. The fund is to help neighbourhoods and community groups get
involved in community action and create an action plan for their area.
To apply you must be an incorporated group and have a turnover of less than
£50,00 a year and be base in an area described as deprived use the
postcode checker here:
http://opendatacommunities.org/showcase/deprivation
For more details see: Community Development Foundation first-steps
Or email Ian Beason Programme Manager on ian.beason@cdf.org.uk.
DM Thomas Foundation for Young People
Next deadline 1st May 2015
This used to be the Hilton in the Community Foundation.
It gives grants which can be up to £30,000 a year (2 years maximum) to
projects helping disadvantaged young people in the UK and Ireland. There is
approximately £150,000 available to distribute each quarter.
They look for groups working in the areas of education or health with children
and young people 
with disabilities
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who are sick in hospital
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who are homeless or in care
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who are life limited (requiring palliative care)
Full details: dmthomas foundation
Youth Music's Grants Programme
Next deadline for Fund B stage 1 is 21st May 2015; stage 2 10th September
Provides funding for music-making projects in England. It is made up of three
separate funds:
Deadlines for Fund A are 4per year: next deadlineis23rd July 2015
Fund A offers small grants for high quality music-making projects and
involves a simple application process.
Fund B offers medium-sized grants for larger programmes of work.
Fund C offers grants for strategic programmes to help embed sustainable,
inclusive music-making across a local area.
For Details: Youth Music Funding
Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund
Registration forms need to be completed by 8 May 2015 (12noon), and the
full application by 22 May 2015.
This annual grant funding and capacity building support for voluntary,
community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations to deliver
improvements to ‘Health and Care Services’ in England. This year there are
national and local strands, which will both give grants for up to three years:
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The National Scheme will grant £50,000 to £200,000 per year
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The Local Scheme is up to £50,000
Projects will need to have a clear focus on delivering services through
volunteers, showing that they can deliver improvements to services and
which will result in cost/time savings.
Key elements of the scheme are:
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Collaborate - deliver a strategic project that plays an effective and
integrated role in addressing health, public health and social care
needs in conjunction with commissioners.
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Innovate - test out a new area of work delivered by their volunteers.
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Develop - support the Strategic Vision for Volunteering by investing
resources in volunteer support and management systems.
Details: health-and-social-care-volunteering-fund
Money Saving Expert Financial Literacy
Next round opens between1 and 31 May. The Panel meets 3 times a year.
The MSE Charity addresses the problem of financial illiteracy by funding
relevant guidance and education for
individuals and groups. Grants are up to £5,000 to constituted groups and
charities, to promote financial literacy, including consumer and debt issues.
For Details: MSE Charity
Urban Community Energy Fund
Deadlines are every two months; the next one is Friday 29th May.
The scheme will fund the development stage of community energy projects,
to determine viability, and to get them ‘investment ready’. There is a
separate scheme for rural projects. The fund can provide both grants and
loans. The maximum grant is £20k and the maximum loan is £130k. The
loans are ‘contingent loans’, which means they don’t have to be paid back if
the project can’t proceed to construction phase. Successful projects will pay
back their loans, allowing the fund to be replenished.
Details: Community Energy Fund
O2 Think Big
Deadlines:10 June, 9 September, 11 November. 2015
Projects have to help the community or tackle a problem with society.
Individuals or groups between the ages of 13 and 25 can apply. People of any
age can get involved.
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Think Big Level 1 provides £300 cash for the project, training and support,
merchandise pack, communications tools and support from the team of O2
helpers.
Think Big Level 2 could receive up to £2,500 cash for the project, free O2
broadband for a year and support from O2 mentors.
Details: O2 think Big
Accelerating Ideas pilot
Open for ideas until summer 2015. However, if there is a significantly higher
level of interest than expected, it may close at short notice.
The Accelerating Ideas pilot is a completely new funding approach from the
Big Lottery Fund. It aims to get great ideas and practice more widely shared
and adopted across the UK.
The pilot is initially calling on ideas and projects focusing on the opportunities
and challenges presented by an ageing population in the UK. Instead of
looking at application forms, they will start conversations to see which ideas
have the potential to:
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Address some of the most complex and challenging social issues;
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Adopt and adapt tried and tested approaches across borders, issues
and communities;
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Increase the impact of projects funded by Big Lottery Fund or other
funders;
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Involve significant roles for Voluntary, Community or Social Enterprise
Organisations and for beneficiary communities.
However one of the things they are testing is the demand and appetite for
the programme so.
Details: biglotteryfund accelerating-ideas-pilot
First Steps Enterprise Fund
Deadline: 26 June
The First Steps Enterprise Fund is a pilot partnership between the Asda
Foundation and the Social Investment Business Foundation. The fund is
offering loan-grant packages to charities and social enterprises working in
communities in the North West or South East of England to help them grow
their services and become more sustainable. The investments are the first
steps towards accessing the wider social investment market and more
financing options.
A loan-grant package of between £20,000 and £30,000 (10% will be a grant)
is available.
This fund is for community enterprises looking to take on their first loan to help
the organisation move forward from start-up stage.
Organisations established for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes
can apply. This includes a registered charity, Company Limited by Guarantee,
Industrial and Provident Society, Community Benefit Society, or Community
Interest Company that are non-profit distributing.
To be eligible, applicants must be:
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Based and working in the North West and South West of England.
(Applicants can operate wholly or primarily in these regions.)
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Operating for longer than a year, but no longer than three years.
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Looking to take on their first loan to help the organisation move forward
from start-up stage.
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Able to repay the loan in four years at 5% (with a capital holiday in the
first year- during which only interest is payable).
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Able to provide evidence of need for the activities outlined in the
proposal.
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Able to demonstrate the benefits to the community that arise from the
proposed work.
For Details: SIB Group first Steps
Enquiries: 0207 842 7700
Email: info@sibgroup.org.uk
HB Allen Charitable Trust
This useful Trust offers grants from a few hundred up to a few tens of
thousands of pounds to an eclectic mix of charities, with particular interests in:
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Churches
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Medical research
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Animals and environment
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Museums and galleries
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Hospices
Grants can be for core costs as well as projects, and should be submitted by
post, together with a copy of your charity's most recent accounts, during
October-November for consideration in December.
For Details: H. B. Allen Charity Trust
Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund
Round 5 - opening spring 2016 (exact dates to be confirmed).
This fund will provide grants of between £50,000 and £250,000 over 1-3 years
to organisations whose projects will increase regular participation in sports for
people aged 14 and up. For a project to be eligible for a grant, match funding
of at least 33% of the total project costs is required - although up to half of the
match funding can be in-kind support. They are particularly keen to fund:
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Activities reflecting a broad range of sports
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Informal opportunities which could lead to regular participation
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Multi-sport activities which provide people with a range of choices and
opportunities to suit them
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Family orientated activities with a focus on the 14 plus age group
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Local activator roles that focus on directly organising and delivering
new opportunities for participation
For details: Sport England
The Radcliffe Trust
Deadline for heritage & craft grant applications is 31st July
Deadline for music grant applications 31st August
The Trust recommends getting your applications in well before the deadline.
This charitable trust makes grants that support classical music performance
and training, and heritage & crafts. Registered charities in the UK are invited
to apply for funding under either of these themes, and there is no minimum or
maximum level of grant - so it's totally up to you how much you apply for.
The Radcliffe Trust supports the development of the skills, knowledge and
experience that underpin the UK’s traditional cultural heritage and crafts
sectors. This includes support for: craft and conservation training; practical
projects, particularly those that include a strong training element; strategic and
capacity-building projects which demonstrate clear benefits to the sector;
Special Needs projects whose emphasis is on skills development. However,
the Trust remains committed to flexible, open and inclusive grant-giving and
will consider other projects, should they fall broadly within its remit.
For Details: TheRadcliffe Trust
RESOURCES [BACK TO TOP]
Young Addaction – Referrals
Young Addaction welcomes referrals for young people under 21 who require
information or support around their drug or alcohol use. It is a confidential
service and they can arrange appointments at a venue in the community
convenient for the young person. For more information, and to access a
referral form, please contact one of the team:
Paula Harrison – Service Manager – p.harrison@addaction.org.uk 07789650339
Naomi Burrow – Team Leader – n.burrow@addaction.org.uk - 07771651163
Simon Rothwell – Team Leader – s.rothwell@addaction.org.uk 07771655482
Jo Rose – Project Worker (Lancaster and Morecambe) –
j.rose@addaction.org.uk - 07771652641
Charmaine Nuttall – Project Worker (Lancaster and Morecambe) –
c.nuttall@addaction.org.uk – 07554459553
Department for Education and the Home Office – Revised National
Guidance
The following guidance documents have recently be revised and published by
the Department for Education and the Home Office:
Working Together to Safeguard Children
Statutory guidance on inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the
welfare of children – Click Here.
Prevent Duty Guidance
Guidance for specified authorities in England and Wales on the duty in the
Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 to have due regard to the need to
prevent people from being drawn into terrorism – Click here.
What is Child Sexual Exploitation?
Due to heightened awareness and media attention surrounding Child Sexual
Exploitation (CSE), two short films have been created, for parents and young
people, to help explain what CSE is and what signs to look out for.
The films have been created by 'Real Love Rocks' – a Healthy Relationships
and Child Sexual Exploitation team based within Barnardos. The team aims to
support and equip young people, parents and professionals to have the
confidence and information to chat and raise awareness about CSE, healthy
relationships and staying safe.
Visit the Real Love Rocks website for further information and resources:
http://www.barnardosrealloverocks.org.uk.
Principles of Good Assessment – Lancashire Safeguarding Children’s Board
The Lancashire Safeguarding Children’s Board have released the third topic
based 7 Minute Briefing, around the subject of 'Principles of Good Assessment'.
You can access this resource HERE.
Lancashire Children and Young People’s Trust e-bulletin
If you would like to subscribe to the LCYPT e-bulletin please email
childrenstrust@lancashire.gov.uk.
Inspiring Impact Hub
The Inspiring Impact Hub is a one-stop shop for impact resources and tools. It
pulls together the widest possible range of resources relevant to improving impact
practice, and enables users to search and filter results according to their needs.
You can access these resources HERE.
Think Local, Act Personal
A national partnership transforming health and care through personalization and
community based support. You can find out more by visiting HERE.
TRAINING [BACK TO TOP]
An Introduction to Managing Volunteers
Friday 12th June 10.00am – 3.00 pm
The Cornerstone
Trainer: Jane Attfield
This one-day course covers the basics for developing a successful
volunteer programme. The course includes activities to allow you to practice
the skills needed to manage volunteers. It is suitable for newly appointed
Volunteer Managers or Volunteer Co-ordinators, also ideal as a refresher for
those already in post. Course Attendees will be provided with useful briefing
documents, model documents and templates.
Cost inclusive of information pack: £15.00 - £35.00 (dependant on your
organisation’s income)
To book: eventbrite Managing Volunteers
We are trialing eventbrite any feed-back about using Eventbrite welcome any
enquiries please contact janeattfield@lancastercvs.org.uk
Volunteers and The Law
Friday 19th June 10.00am – 12.00 pm
The Cornerstone
Trainer: Jane Attfield
This course will give volunteer managers an overview of the current legislation
relating to volunteers; covering areas including
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the definition of volunteering and volunteers’ rights
the difference between a contract and an agreement
the impact on volunteering of Health & Safety, Insurance, the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 & the Equality Act 2010
Volunteering and benefits
Guidelines around volunteer expenses
Volunteer Management Policies
Cost: £10.00 - £30.00 (dependant on your organisation’s income)
To book: eventbrite Volunteers and the Law
Training from other Providers
How to set-up a Mail Chimp Newsletter
1st May 10.00am – 2.30pm
Venue: tbc
Trainer: Jane Binnion; Jane’s Social Media
Price £60 which includes a light lunch
To book: jane@janebinnion.com
T: 01524 752723 M: 07521 314926
Emergency First Aid at Work
7th May 2015, 9.30am til 4.00pm at Trinity Community Centre, Middle Street,
Lancaster, LA1 1JZ. Hosted by ACCESS Counselling, this course is £45 per
delegate and is fully accredited. For a booking form, please email
wewillhearyou@access-counselling-cic.co.uk.
Free Training for Small Charities: 22nd – 23rd April 2015, Manchester
The FSI is bringing two days of free training to Manchester so that small
charities in the area can build the skills they need to become self sustaining.
The event offers courses on key fundraising skills such as Trusts &
Foundations and Corporate Partnerships. There is also training on
Fundraising Strategy, Risk Management for Trustees, and Demonstrating
Your Impact. It fills up fast, so book your free 1 or 2 day place today to
access this fantastic training opportunity.
Visit HERE for more information and bookings. You need to be a member to
attend but it’s free and easy to join through our website.
Prince’s Trust Team Programme
Recruitment has now started for the next Prince’s Trust Team Programme
starting 25 May 2015. Should you have any young people aged 16-25 who
are not in education (must have officially left compulsory education),
employment or training and would benefit from a full time structured
programme to help develop their skills whilst proving their readiness to work
then why not arrange for them to attend an information session at Morecambe
Fire Station to find out more. Contact Wendy Kirkbride, LFRS Morecambe
Princes Trust Team Leader, on 07900 268708 or 01524 413358 or email
MorecambeTL@lancsfirerescue.org.uk for more details.
Outdoor Safety Training
1st May
RLSS NWSMP Level 3 Open Water Swimming
Qualification
Low Bank Ground Outdoor Activity Centre, Coniston,
LA21 8AA
Full price £80 – 50% DISCOUNT FOR VOLUNTARY
SECTOR
10th May
RLSS NWSMP Level 1 and Level 2 Beach
Silver Sapling guide Camp, Silverdale, LA5 0UJ
Full Price £80 Level 1,£40 Level 2 – 50% DISCOUNT
FOR VOLUNTARY SECTOR
30th/31st May
Archery Leaders Awards
Slyne with Hest Scout Base, LA2 6JB
£60 for 2 day course
Date/Venue TBC
NSRA Air-pistol Course
Details on application
£40 for 1 day course. Must already have NSRA Youth
Proficiency Scheme Training
Date/Venue TBC
Bushcraft Leaders Level 1 and 2
Details on application
£40 for Level 1 one day course, £40 for Level 2 one day
course
27th Sept
British Canoeing Foundation Safety and Rescue Training
Devil’s Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2JR
Full price £80 – 50% DISCOUNT FOR VOLUNTARY
SECTOR
Details of the above courses can be found at the Outdoor Safety Training
website. Please contact Stuart for more details by emailing Stuart.
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Region Manager – Girlguiding
Girlguiding North West England is recruiting a region manager for the North
West to cover maternity leave. £26,000pa (pro rata). For more information
visit Charity Jobs HERE
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