|
On this page are the booking forms, articles and the like which are linked from Waveney Community Forum's Bulletin from the Third Sector and Beyond! You can also download a copy of the Bulletin.
The page is updated regularly, but please let us know of any broken links or other problems.
Waveney Community Forum Weekly Bulletin from the Third Sector and Beyond:
Jobs
Centre Coordinator To ensure excellent service provision at The Kirkley Centre Please contact Kris at Waveney Community Forum for more details.
Centre Assistant, Lowestoft
To assist in the efficient and effective running of The Kirkley Centre. Please contact Kris at Waveney Community Forum for more details.
Young Suffolk FLASHeMAIL – Job opportunity with Go with the Flow Youth Bus
Youth Bus Project Manager - Framlingham/ Leiston Area
£22,489 Pro Rata
Part time 15 hrs/week
Deadline for applications: Friday 12th March 2010
Interviews will be held the following week. Please click here for more information.
Young Suffolk FLASHeMAIL - Voluntary Citizen Advocates sought in Suffolk
(Voluntary Positions)
The closing date for these positions is 12 noon on 8/03/2010
Crimestoppers vacancy
We have pleasure in attaching details of a job vacancy in the region with Crimestoppers. We hope this will be of interest to you. Please note the closing date of 15 March 2010. Please click here.
JUMP is pleased to announce a new post
within youth mentoring project, supporting vulnerable young people aged 13 – 19.
Based in Lowestoft, covering Waveney & surrounding area
Mentor Co-ordinator 37 hrs pw
Experience of leadership & working with young people essential
Driving licence & own transport required
Includes evening and weekend work
THIS POST WILL BE SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED CRB CHECK
This post is funded by the BIG Lottery for 4 years subject to continuing funding.
Further details and an application pack please contact Louise
Closing date 5pm Friday 12th March 2010
interviews will be held on Monday 22nd MarchPlease click here for more details.
IpswichCommunityradio Ipswich Community radio are looking for a volunteer Co-Presenter for a radio programme calledWorking Lives.
Please click here for more information.
LOCAL NEWS
Waveney X Factor on WPTV screens?
Now the news you have all been waiting for -”Who won The Waveney X factor filming Opportunity”. It was great to see such a diverse selection. Community, voluntary groups were offered the chance to make a film to raise awareness or promote a key message or event. Thank you for the many interesting filming proposals submitted for the WPTV, “Moment of Fame”. Please click here for further news……
26 February 2010 - Minister Urges Charities To Lobby Local Councils
Communities Secretary John Denham has advised third sector groups to lobby their local councils following the announcement of new rules allowing councils to scrutinise public service delivery. A Government-backed Private Members Bill will give councils the power to investigate all local public service spending in their area. This will allow third sector groups to campaign to local councillors directly, requesting they use their powers of scrutiny to examine issues.
Waveney Chamber of Commerce They will be updating us on the regeneration issues that they have been working on and towards in Lowestoft, some of these areas being:
Peto Square – which is Station Square in the town
East of England Power Park – which is Ness Point
The breakfast meeting will be held at OrbisEnergy Centre, Wilde Street, Lowestoft in conjunction with the Lowestoft and Waveney Chamber of Commerce Neptune breakfast meeting, on Thursday 11th March commencing at 7.30am till 10.30am approx. Members can attend at the member rate of £17.39 + VAT. Please contact us on 01502 502200 if you wish to attend this event, this is your opportunity to hear what’s happening, have your say, listen to everyone else’s views on the issues – this is important to the development of Lowestoft – our home town! Look forward to hearing from you. Regards
Michelle Gardner
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Young Suffolk FLASHeMAIL - 4'RCE seeking Community Projects!
Do you have a project their team can help with ?
Such as garden clearance, painting, landscaping or maybe a fundraising event?
Challenges sought from March 2010 call Carl on t: 01473 230222 or 07746 913262.
FABBA
Theatre Company Present
‘OZ’
Lowestoft & Waveney Chamber of Commerce
Neptune Networking Event
Thursday 11th March 2010
1st East First Hand
What Does Waveney Hold For Us All?
Lowestoft and Waveney Chamber of Commerce are teaming up with 1st East again at the latest Neptune Event.
Young Suffolk FLASHEMAIL - UK Youth Centenary Conference in Suffolk
10 and 11 March 2010
Center Parcs, Suffolk
Please click here for programme and here for booking information.
For more information contact
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dragon Boat Race
On Sunday 9th May the East Anglian Dragon Boat Festival returns to Nicholas Everitt Park, Oulton Broad for what promises to be the best year yet!
The Festival is a great chance for organisations and groups to try something completely different, promote themselves to a large local audience, network with local companies and potential clients and raise money for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) or the charity of their choice. It is also a fantastic team building opportunity.
For full details, please click here for invitation and here for entry form.
Active Waveney Sports Awards 2009-10 Please click here for details on the Active Waveney Sports Awards 2009-10 for which nominations are now being invited.Both an online and word version of the nomination form can be found on the Waveney website www.waveney.gov.uk As you will see from the Roll of Honour,(please click here), Waveney has a wealth of talent and dedicated volunteers, so if you know someone who deserves recognition, please submit a nomination. Your support in promoting these awards is greatly appreciated. Thank you.Should you require any further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. Kind Regards, Jane
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
01502 523635
Waveney Revels
East Anglia’s most diverse celebration of all things arts and heritage is set to roll again in 2010. The Revels 2010 Programme is FREE to any individual, organisation, business or community group involved in arts and heritage - however small or large! Please click here to read more and find questionnaire attached.
FUNDING NEWS
People’s Millions 2010 will launch on 10 March
I am writing to let you know about the launch of the sixth year of our People’s Millions programme, an exciting partnership between the Big Lottery Fund and ITV in which the public vote for the community project they want to receive funding. Voluntary and community organisations, schools and local authority can apply for grants of up to £50,000.
Funding Insight newsletter
WOULD YOU LIKE A GRANT?
If you are involved with a community group in your area a grant from The Suffolk Foundation could help to support your cause. Please click here for more information.
Haiti Appeal
Please click here for news of a fundraising event in aid of the Haiti earthquake appeal.
Young Suffolk FLASHeMAIL – Excellent Data available to help ‘Funding Bids’ in Suffolk
Information by Cluster Profile i.e West Ipswich, Thurston etc, is available on this link! Each Cluster Profile features a range of information and data which may help Young Suffolk members or partners looking to put in local funding applications etc.
Young Suffolk FLASHeMAIL – Mediabox Funding
Giving young people the opportunity to create their own media projects, express opinions, ideas and views, gain new skills and get heard
MIX MEDIABOX
(Grants from £5,000 - £20,000)
The next deadline 9th March 2010
MINI MEDIABOX
(Grants from £1,000 - £5,000)
Apply at any time
MID MEDIABOX
(Grants from £5,000 - £20,000)
The next deadline is 8th April 2010
BIG MEDIABOX
(Grants between £20,000 and £40,000)
BIG CONTRACT
Organisations can apply for £40,000 to distribute in small grants of £500-£1000 to individual young people
For more info contact Alastair t: 01603 776923
TRAINING/WORKSHOPS
Earwig Deaf Awareness
Due to the success or their last event, Earwig Deaf Awareness is running a half day course in Deaf Awareness Training in The Lounge, The British Red Cross Centre, BeaconPark, Gorleston, NR 31 9AQ
We are offering places to business and service providers in the area at a reduced rate of £30.00 per person. A booking of 4 or more delegates will be £25.00. Please click here.
The Guild
Our spring training schedule is soon to be upon us and places on the courses are going fast!
As an extra special incentive to celebrate the first real sunshine of the year, and because we at The Guild understand that times are hard financially for some, we would like to offer you the following.
If you book onto one of the following courses at £95 + vat per person:
|
Mental Capacity Act
|
17th March 2010
|
Bury St Edmunds
|
|
Committee Meetings & Committee Skills
|
18th March 2010
|
Norwich
|
|
Effective Chairing Skills
|
21st April 2010
|
Norwich
|
Please click here and here
Participation Works
The Participation Works 2010/2011 training schedule is now available. Please find attached flyers with details of our training for professionals and of courses based on the popular Participation Works 'How To' guides.
Places are limited so book online now to ensure you don't miss out: www.participationworks.org.uk
Please feel free to circulate this email to your colleagues. Please click here.
From 'Sick Note' to 'Fit Note' - A new Approach Training Session The law relating to GP provided sick notes is due to change in April 2010.
In place of the sick note a new 'statement of fitness to work' will be introduced.
This training course will help you understand what the key changes are and what the new statement of fitness to work will mean for you, your employees and your organisation. Please click here for more information.
PLEASE NOTE that a representative from Waveney Community Forum will be attending this event and will feed to you through our weekly bulletin.
Introduction to procurement & commissioning
for voluntary and community organisations in Waveney
Do you struggle with understanding what procurement & commissioning is?
Want to find out how relevant it is for your organization?
Then come along to our free workshop. You will get a straightforward explanation suitable for small organizations and those who are new to the process, with jargon explained.
Tuesday 16th March 2010
10am—1pm
12 Grove Road, Lowestoft
Young, Black & Tackling Inequalities
MENTER, Peterborough Racial Equality Council (PREC) and Bedford African Community Support Project (BACSP) as part of the MENTER Empowerment through Participation Partnership are pleased to invite you to this youth project launch event! This Communities and Local Government Tackling Race Inequalities funded youth project is developing initiatives that inspire Black & minority ethnic children and young people to achieve their desired life goals. Please click here and here
.
Young Suffolk FLASHemail – Opportunity for young people aged 11 to 18!
UK Youth Parliament elections now open
Elections are taking place during March 2010
Young people aged between 11 and 18 have the opportunity to be elected and represent Suffolk for two years
Young Suffolk FLASHeMAIL - Building Safer & Stronger Communities Seminar
8th March in Kesgrave or 10th March in Lowestoft 9 to 3pm
These two workshops in Suffolk are to raise awareness around building safer and stronger communities, particularly looking at how we protect vulnerable children, young people and adults from all forms of extremism
The main aim is to help raise awareness and to inform those present the local arrangements in Suffolk to manage risk around these vulnerable groups
Young Suffolk
Young Suffolk has arranged with Alice Redfearn, Suffolk County Council Children and Young People’s Directorate Contact Point Implementation Manager a 2 hour briefing session for medium and large VCS organisations to update them on the latest National and Local developments about the Common Assessment Framework (CAF), eCAf and Contact Point. Sorrell Grove and Carol Davey will also be joining the session, representing the Integrated Teams Leadership Group on the programme.
Please note this is not a CAF training session but an update on current developments.
The event will be on Monday 22nd March @ Kesgrave Community Centre
Financial Planning
Have you ever wished that you could have a better understanding of what your financial officer or treasurer was talking about when they went through your organisation's accounts or budgets?
Are you new to the role of looking after your organisation's finances or wish to improve your skills on accounts?
Then this workshop is for you.
February 24th, March 10th, March 17th 2010
1pm to 4.30pm
at
Waveney Community Forum
12 Grove Road, Lowestoft
These FREE workshops are being run through SAVO
Introduction to Commissioning and Tendering
This is a series of three workshops to be held at
Waveney Community Forum
12 Grove Road, Lowestoft
The first session to be held on March 16th 2010 will be a half day workshop followed by two full day sessions:
Day 1- 27th April 2010
Includes an explanation of the process, risk assessment, services you have to offer, partnership working, delivering a contract & preparing to Tender.
Day 2- 25th May 2010
Preparing for and benefits of tendering, writing and costing the bid, quality of your organisation, monitoring and evaluation.
Young Suffolk FLASHeMAIL – Requirements of Private Fostering Arrangements in Suffolk
Local authorities are required to raise awareness of the obligations on Private Foster Carers to notify Suffolk County Council about private fostering arrangements and to ensure staff and volunteers encourage such notifications. Please click here for more information and here for leaflet.
THIRD SECTOR NEWS GLEANED FROM MAINSTREAM PRESS/WEBSITES
Institute of Fundraising
"SHARING FUNDRAISING SUCCESS"
Have you booked your place yet?
Don't miss out - following on from the success of the 2009 East Anglian Regional Conference, we have another fantastic day lined up for you.
With workshops on
- Corporate Fundraising
- Legacy Administration
- Statutory Funding
- Community Fundraising
- Trust Fundraising
- Event Fundraising
there is something for everyone!
A real must for your diary - all you have to do is return the booking form with your payment and you are set for a day packed with inspiration!
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sent of behalf of the Institute of Fundraising, East Anglia Group
Sally Page
Membership Officer
E-mail:
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Tel: 01473 320311Fax: 01473 321188
Public Weekly
With all the recent talk of social networking and media in how it affects the public sector we thought it was about time we got ourselves on Twitter! So here we are @Guardianpublic; follow us and keep up to date with all our postings to guardianpublic.co.uk. Please click here.
Trusts weathering the storm…for now
|
How is the recession affecting grantmaking from trusts and foundations? DSC research shows that many top trusts and foundations are giving more money despite a drop in income, while others still maintain the same level of funding.
|
As a group, the top 400 grant-making trusts and foundations in the UK are continuing to increase their giving, despite a fall in the collective value of their assets of around £4 billion. Pleaseclick here for more information.
J4b j4bCommunity funding news for 3rd March 2010. Please click here.
The Cut March newsletter
Welcome to the first Cut Newsletter. We hope that this will help you decide what to come and see at The Cut in March. There are all sorts of events this month from poetry workshops, comic theatre and Spanish food with a flamenco guitarist. Please click here to view.
Young Suffolk FLASHeMAIL – Free equipment available!
Campsea Ashe Youth Club has some equipment that they wish to give to other clubs!
Details are attached
Young Suffolk Fashion show
Suffolk Acre Quaterly Newsletter
Welcome to Suffolk ACRE's quarterly magazine - Update We hope you find this issue interesting and informative, please feel free to forward this to any of your partners and colleagues. Please click here.
Suffolk LINK
Who is representing you in the Suffolk LINk? Many of you have taken part in the recent Suffolk LINk Executive Board election 2009 and may have seen the list we recently published in the Suffolk LINk bulletin (Issue 1) as to who was elected into the various seats. There were fourteen district seats to represent Forest Heath, Ipswich, St Edmundsbury, Mid Suffolk, Babergh, Waveney and Suffolk Coastal (2 per district). Please click here to view details and here for further news.
Neighbourhood renewal and sustainable communities
Holden Publishing is an organisation that supports good practice in the field of neighbourhood renewal and sustainable communities. We publish the Journals of Neighbourhood Renewal and Culture & Urban Development and we are now launching a dedicated training programme for practitioners in these fields. Please click here to view newsletter.
Aspire newsletter
For a copy of the Aspire Centres latest newsletter please click here.
Young Suffolk Newsletter
For a copy of Young Suffolk’s newsletter including event and conference details please click here.
The Suffolk Local Involvement Network (LINk)
The Suffolk Local Involvement Network (LINk) is an independent network made up of individuals and community groups who work together to improve local health and social care services. The role of the LINk is to find out what local people think about and want from local health and social care services, investigate specific issues of concern to the community and suggest ideas to health and social care providers to help improve the care people receive. Please click here for more details.
Refreshed Compact Launched
Daniel Fluskey, Compact Advocate, Compact Advocacy Team
A refreshed version of the national Compact was launched on 16 December 2009. Please click here for more information.
NPC’s Guide
NPC’s latest tool for charities is now online. Click here to find out how to download The little blue book—our concise and practical guide to analysing charities. We hope all charities and funders will find it useful.
The Foot Square Show 2010 Lowestoft Arts Centre Gallery, Triangle Market Place South & North Lowestoft Cluster newsletter.
Please click here.
SAVO Training in Waveney
After a very busy time last year with working in the FairShare in north Lowestoft we are now looking at more training for everyone in Waveney and a possibility of some FREE training if you live in the Whitton ward and in the rural areas of Waveney. Please click here.
Sport Relief 2010 has arrived and we're now building up to just one thing - The Sport ReliefWeekend! Please click here for more information.
Cash on offer for communities to hold 2012 Open Weekend Events
The Suffolk Culture and Sport Partnership is teaming up with the Community Cohesion and Inclusion Delivery Partnership to increase the support being offered for groups planning to hold 2012 Open Weekend events. Please click here for more information.
Exhibition 1st – 29th June. Open Mondays to Saturdays 10am to 4pm. Please click here for more details.
Paint the Town
Lowestoft High Street Art Trail 2010
A Suffolk Open Weekend Event. Everybody is invited to submit paintings or drawings of any feature old or new of Lowestoft or Oulton Broad area to be exhibited in a window in Lowestoft’s Historic High Street from July 23rd to 31st 2010. Please click here for more information.
Artist of the Month Exhibitions 2010
Lowestoft Arts Centre Gallery, Triangle Market Place, North Lowestoft. Please click here for more details.
Healthy Ambitions Suffolk grants
The Healthy Ambitions Suffolk grants programme currently has around £200,000 available each year until 2012 for both new and existing health projects which will benefit people living and working in the county. Please click here to view press release.
Cash boost for vital community health projects
Groups driving vital health projects to benefit their communities have been given the opportunity to bid for all-important funding to make their own healthy ambitions become a reality. Please click here.
Young Suffolk FLASHeMAIL - Positive Impacts Project
Friday 26 March 2010, 10 to 4, Trinity Park, Ipswich
To build the capacity of migrant workers, via provision of advice and advocacy services and generating an increase in capacity of BME third sector and the wider voluntary and community sector
For more information contact Nancy at Ipswich and Suffolk Council for Racial Equality t: 01473 408111
Young Suffolk FLASHeMAIL – Safer Recruitment and Selection Training
Safeguarding Childrens Safeguarding Board are offering this one day training on either 23 April or 4th May 2010 9.15 to 4.30 including lunch
The Guild Course programme Spring 2010-02-02
Please click here to find out more about courses on offer from The Guild.
Strengthening Families
Please click here for information regarding Strengthening Families Programme …
Pleaseclick here for the latest edition of the Crossroads newsletter.
The Business Charity Awards
The Business Charity Awards, launched by the Institute of Fundraising and Third Sector, recognise the activities of UK businesses and the support they give charities through fundraising, volunteering, or raising awareness of a cause. Do you know of a business that deserves a charity award? Perhaps you work in one. Please click here for more information.
Sailability Newsletter
A message from Flagship
We provide holistic floating support to vulnerable people throughout the district of Waveney. We can assist people with a range of housing related issues to support them in maintaining their accommodation including help with rent arrears, debts, budgeting, maximizing income through applying for additional DWP and disability benefits and advocacy with landlords or other voluntary or statutory agencies.
BIG £400K TO BROADEN REACH OF SUFFOLK BEFRIENDING SCHEME Suffolk Befriending Scheme, (SBS) a local registered charity has been awarded a grant of over £410,000 by the Big Lottery Fund. Please click here for more details.
JUMP-Junior2adult unbiased mentoring project has new premises at 115 London Road North and is up and running and taking on new referrals. A conference room is available for hire with charges as follows:
2 hours - £20 for voluntary sector, £25 for Stat/business
Half day - £30 for Voluntary sector, £35 for stat/business
Full day - £45 for voluntary sector, £65 for stat/business
For more details or to see how JUMP could support and what it could offer your projects please contact Louise on: 01502 569225.
The Brickyard Group
The brickyard group now have a meeting room in the heart of the community. Tea and coffee facilities are available. The cost to hire the room is of £5 per hour. Please call Mr Quinton-Hicks on 01502 500374 for more details.
Grassroots fundingWest Suffolk College courses
As we near the last quarter of the Grassroots funding for 2009/2010, I would be most appreciative if you could mention to any groups you are in touch with that we are still open for applications to this fund, and in particular for those who wish to purchase pieces of equipment or can undertake something prior to the 31st March 2010.
What to do if being a trustee……
Did you sleep well last night? We do hope so. However, if you found yourself fretting over the legal minefield of being a trustee, please click here to read more.
|
|
Bulletin Downloads 
