A free networking lunch for voluntary and community groups. The aim of the lunch is to exchange information and encourage groups to benefit by making links with other organisations and project workers in the area. This will also be an opportunity to find out what sources of funding and support are available. Please bring along any literature or leaflets about your group that you think others would find useful.
To book your place please contact Tina or Kris at Waveney Community Forum, telephone 01502 582201 or email
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Bookings should be received at least one week before the event.
Waveney Charity Roadshow Tuesday 23rd June 2009 at
London Road Baptist Church, South Lowestoft
with Waveney Community Forum Annual General Meeting at 12.45pm
Waveney Charity Roadshow Proves Popular Once Again!
An information packed day with speakers, various funders, networking and lots of useful workshops, the eleventh Charity Roadshow for Waveney held on Tuesday 23rd June proved as popular as ever.
Organised by Suffolk Association of Voluntary Organisations (SAVO), Waveney Community Forum and Fairshare Trust, the Roadshow was held at the London Road Baptist Church in South Lowestoft, an ideal venue for all the activities.
People attending said the wide range of workshops and displays by local organisations meant they could access a great deal of helpful and practical information. The day was jam-packed with seminars, workshops, stalls and advice surgeries.
The very successful day was enjoyed by 55 delegates, 15 Waveney Community Forum and SAVO staff and 20 stall holders and workshop leaders. The Journal’s Editor, Russell Cook ran a workshop on how to write interesting articles so that they will be published and recommended building a good working relationship with the local media through regular contact.
Funding is always an important issue for local voluntary and community groups so tips on successful bid writing were offered by Katrina Copping, Culture and Community Development Manager of Suffolk County Council and the Forum's Claire Taylor-Crisp, Fairshare Trust Officer. The Big Lottery’s Ed Hickman gave valuable advice about Lottery and Awards for All funds.
Volunteering is at the heart of local community groups and Lowestoft Volunteer Centre’s Linda Mason advised on how to recruit volunteers and motivate them through rewarding roles and recognition of the work they do.
After a wonderful lunch provided by local community enterprise CIBO, the important business of Waveney Community Forum’s Annual General Meeting took place. Christine Pinsent, Chair of the Forum’s Trustees, and SAVO Training Officer, issued the Annual Report and accounts and thanked everyone for their continued support during the year.
The Forum will be having other events during the year so please check out our website for further information: www.waveneycf.org
A very successful day was enjoyed by 55 delegates and
20 stall holders and workshop leaders:
·Katrina Copping, Culture and Community Development Manager of Suffolk County Council alongside the Forum's Claire Taylor-Crisp offered tips on successful bid writing
·Russell Cooke on contact with the local media
·SAVO's Robin Hodgkinson on Speaking and Presentations
·Enid Kimes, Suffolk Foundation
·Kelvin Dakin on personal safety and lone working
·Ensors Chartered Accountants on legal structures
·Linda Mason on finding and keeping volunteers
·Christine Pinsent, SAVO Training Officer and Chair of WCF Trusteesspoke about the growing importance of Quality Standards such as IIP,IIV and PQASSO
·Ed Hickman, funding representative from the Big Lottery Fund and Awards for All
·Gill Peat and Martyn Burnside, Representation of the sector and Compact
·Sally Kelly and Keith Bendell, Charity registration and Community Interest Companies
·Julia Miller on Getting paperwork right – Policies and Procedures
Waveney Community Forum is looking for a Finance Officer. This is a part-time post, working within a friendly and expanding charity. Deadline for applications is 5pm 10th July, with interviews on 17th July.
Did you know there are hundreds of voluntary and community groups across the Waveney area. Their work involves people of all ages, those who care for others, run allotment associations, credit unions, sports and social clubs, local public transport groups and many more.
Our friendly team is here to help community groups by offering one to one support and to provide funding information and advice, from project idea to starting up and growing your organisation.
Resources
The Forum has a meeting/training room, multimedia presentation equipment for hire and an extensive library of books for loan.
Membership of the Forum is free
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Waveney Community Forum is a Council for Voluntary Services (CVS), a member of the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA) click on the link below for more information:www.navca.org.uk
PAT Testing
Waveney Community Forum regrets that this service is no longer available.
New Black and Minority Ethnic Community Development Role
Bernard joined Waveney Community Forum (cvs) on the 3rd of November 2008 in the new role of Mental Health Black and Minority Ethnic Community Development Officer, to reduce and eliminate ethnic inequalities in mental health service experience in Waveney.
Bernard will work with black and minority ethnic communities in order to better understand what help they want and need, and improve the primary care services they receive. In other words, he wants to support members of the BME communities to have a better quality of life.
He is still familiarising himself with the new post and new ideas and suggestions are welcomed. He looks forward to meeting people and working with you. Please do contact Bernard on 01502 582201 or email
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Find out more about Bernard Mukuya, our new Community Development Officer on the About Us page.
Great Yarmouth and Waveney NHS launched a small grants programme on the 4th of August 2008 in partnership with Waveney Community Forum cvs and Voluntary Norfolk. 57 local groups have been supported since the scheme started! Unfortunately the scheme's success means there will only be one more funding round, towards the end of 2009. For more information click on NHS Small Grants in the menu bar to the left of this page.
The Waveney Community Forum works in partnership with a number of organisations in other districts in Suffolk who deliver local support services to the voluntary and community sector. Please click on the following links to find out more about these organisations.
In a nutshell, the Compact is a tool for improving relationships between public sector agencies and the voluntary and community sector in Suffolk for mutual advantage.
Its purpose is to provide a framework for good and productive relationships between the VCS and public sector agencies and promote a better understanding of how each sector works.
It is underpinned by five Codes of Good Practice that aid in the implementation of the Compact, giving guidelines for both sectors to work to. In essence, it is a common sense toolkit.
What relevance does it have to me?
If you are working in a multi-agency way, for either a public sector agency, or within the voluntary and community sector, then the Compact in Suffolk is very relevant. It sets out the framework for partnership working, giving guidelines around:
Consultation
Funding and Procurement
Volunteering
BME and Diversity
Community Groups
Even if you are part of a small voluntary organisation, the Volunteers Charter within the Volunteering Code is something that all organisations who work with volunteers should sign up to!
The new best practice guide - "The Bigger Orange Book on Involving Volunteers" is now available as a download on the VOICES page of the Suffolk Volunteering Federation (SVF) website:
A three-year initiative that aims to bring together communities in the East of England to cut their carbon emissions. Groups taking part will be able to measure their carbon footprint online, take action to become more energy efficient, seek up to £200,000 for carbon cutting projects in a £2.5 million funding competition.
To find out how your community can take part click here
Bernard joined Waveney Community Forum (cvs) on the 3rd of November 2008 in the new role of Mental Health Black and Minority Ethnic Community Development Officer, to reduce and eliminate ethnic inequalities in mental health service experience in Waveney. 
