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CVS Falkirk and District E-Bulletin
Issue #4, Tuesday 01 March 2005
Tel: 01324 692000, Fax: 01324 692001, E-mail: info@cvsfalkirk.org.uk, Website: www.cvsfalkirk.org.uk |
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Dear Colleague
Welcome to our fourth E-Bulletin
Remember, we’d be pleased to include content from your group – our e-mail list is growing on a weekly basis!
In this E-Bulletin:
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CVS Falkirk & District, the Council for the Voluntary Sector (CVS) serving the Falkirk Council area, is an independent voluntary organisation supporting the development of the community and voluntary sector locally.
CVS Falkirk and District is an integrated CVS and Volunteer Centre. Volunteer Centres exist in every local authority area in Scotland to provide a range of specific services that relate to volunteering and volunteer engaging agencies. |
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2. Community Enterprise Ltd (CEL) – New Legal Models 3. BBC Children in Need Funding Application Deadline 5. Scoping Community Learning and Development Work (CLD) with Equalities Groups 6. Awards in Volunteering Management 7. Child Protection Legislation 8. Let’s Stop the Stigma of Mental Ill Health 9. Europe’s First Radio Station with Content Specifically for Blind/Partially Sighted People 10. 'Let's Do The Show Right Here' 11. Scottish Centre for Regeneration E-Bulletin 12. Making the Most of Material Collections 13. Awards for Care – Care Accolades 2005 14. Falkirk Community Network Lunch 15. Community Care Forum Update 16. Voluntary Sector Forum and Children’s Services Forum Dates (UPDATED) |
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The CVS E-Bulletin |
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We have received some very positive and encouraging feedback after sending out our first few E-Bulletins at the end of 2004/early 2005. We find that groups enjoy and appreciate receiving more timely information in a very convenient format. However, the Bulletin is only as useful as the information contained within it and we therefore urge you to provide information for the Bulletins, or ideas on what kind of things you’d find beneficial from our Bulletins and newsletters. E-mail Gordon (gordon@cvsfalkirk.org.uk) or phone him (01324 692018) with your content and/or suggestions. Thank you.
See the bottom of this E-Bulletin for information on how to sign-up colleagues for the E-Bulletin, make suggestions for future editions or to stop receiving the E-Bulletin.
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Community Enterprise Ltd (CEL) – New Legal Models |
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In light of recent developments with regard to legal issues affecting the voluntary sector, CEL are presenting a seminar for social enterprises, voluntary, charitable and not for profit organisations based in the Forth Valley and Fife at which Stephen Phillips of Burness Solicitors looks at the benefits your organisation could gain from new legislation. This seminar is headed: Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations (SCIOs) and other new legal entities - What are the benefits for our organisation?
Date: Tuesday 8th March 9.30 -12.30, STEP, Stirling.
For further details or to book a place contact Margot Morton at CEL on 01506 862227, or email inform@communityenterprise.co.uk.
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BBC Children in Need Funding Application Deadline |
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Charities, self-help groups and voluntary organisations from Falkirk District working with disadvantaged children and young people are particularly welcome to apply for funding under the Children in Need initiative.
The initiative is looking to fund organisations that help children and young people suffering from illness, distress, abuse or neglect, any kind of disability, behavioural or psychological problems and/or living in poverty or situations of deprivation. The application should demonstrate how your project will change the lives of children for the better. The next application deadline is 30th March 2005. Visit www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants for more information.
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Girls on the Move |
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This new project will be launched next month and aims to inspire physical activity among young women. Developed by the Robertson Trust and the Scottish Executive, the initiative takes in two programmes; participation and leadership.
Funding worth £450,000 over three years has been made available by the Trust and the Executive's health improvement budget. The project is being actively supported by the Scottish Sports Association, Sportscotland and the Women's Sports Foundation and will be rolled out at a conference being held at the Albert Halls in Stirling on Wednesday 9th March, hosted by Youth Scotland. For details contact Youth Scotland on 0131 554 2561.
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Scoping Community Learning and Development Work (CLD) with Equalities Groups |
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What is Community Learning and Development? 2004 Scottish Executive Guidance on CLD (Working and Learning Together - WALT) states: “We are using the term 'community learning and development' to describe a way of working with and supporting communities……. to increase the skills, confidence, networks and resources they need to tackle problems and grasp opportunities….Its main aim is to help individuals and communities tackle real issues in their lives through community action and community-based learning.” WALT also sets out thee national priorities for CLD and the study will therefore reflect these: • Achievement through learning for adults • Achievement through learning for young people • Achievement through building community capacity
If you recognise your work as being relevant to any of these areas then they’d like to hear from you.
What they’d like from you: About 20 minutes of your time to complete an on-line questionnaire. Not all of the questions might be relevant to you, but they’d like you to complete it as best you can - whatever stage your work has reached in this area. Please complete the questionnaire ASAP and no later than Friday 11th March 2005. To complete the questionnaire click on the following link: www.avanteconsulting.co.uk/cld
Sean Stronach, CLD Coordinator in the Learning Connections team at Communities Scotland will be happy to answer any of your queries about the study - telephone 0131 479 5445 or e-mail Sean.Stronach@communitiesscotland.gsi.gov.uk
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Awards in Volunteering Management |
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Volunteer Development Scotland (VDS) are now recruiting students for the Award in Volunteering Management. More information can be found from Hazel McAlpine, Training and Events Co-ordinator, at VDS. Tel: (01786) 479593, e-mail : hazel.mcalpine@vds.org.uk
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Child Protection Legislation |
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Scotland's child protection legislation, which creates a list of people unsuitable to work with children, paid or voluntary, came into force on Monday 10th January. Disqualified people will be committing an offence if they apply for work or continue to work with children. From 11th April, organisations will need to check whether people they are considering appointing to a child care position are on the list. For more information, see the Government press release at www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2005/01/07163315, or go to their web section at www.scotland.gov.uk/about/ED/CnF/00017834/childprotection.aspx.
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Let’s Stop the Stigma of Mental Ill Health |
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See Me is an organisation whose aim is to get young people to think about how they behave towards people of their own age with mental health problems and to make them aware of the hurt and harm which stigma causes. Recent surveys have found that young people are ill-informed about mental health problems (visit www.seemescotland.org for more). It is therefore essential that we raise awareness and improve attitudes among young people. As a result a national campaign has been launched including television advertising and press work, together with posters and leaflets. The hope is that voluntary sector groups will follow the campaign’s approach and involve young people in decisions about effective use of materials and promotion of the campaign locally. The See Me website also includes a special site – www.justlikeme.org.uk – designed to provide young people with information, ideas and tips for local action. All materials are free of charge and can be ordered via the website.
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Europe’s First Radio Station with Content Specifically for Blind/Partially Sighted People |
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Despite all the advances we make as a society striving for equality, it’s remarkable how stuck we are on providing information through visual means: leaflets, posters, websites, even this e-bulletin and so on.
A recent initiative based in Glasgow seeks to address this imbalance. VIP On Air is an internet radio station producing 4 hours of original programming Monday to Friday with an aim to provide information that its audience would struggle to access elsewhere. It is estimated that around 600 listeners are tuned in at any one time, listening to programmes creating a visual outlook of news and current affairs. For more information and broadcast schedules visit www.viponair.com
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'Let's Do The Show Right Here' |
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BBC Radio Scotland is looking for voluntary and community groups to help in the fourth series of its fundraising programme 'Let's Do The Show Right Here'.
They want to hear from community groups who want to stage some kind of fundraising variety show at a local hall. The BBC would help out by way of bringing presenter, Bryan Burnett, along with another celebrity act who they’ll book especially for their evening. If you are interested contact 0141 338 3475, e-mail righthere@bbc.co.uk or write to Room 4112, BBC, Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow G12 8DG
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Scottish Centre for Regeneration E-Bulletin |
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The Scottish Centre for Regeneration, part of Communities Scotland, has launched a new monthly e-bulletin service. Designed for anyone involved in community regeneration, this new bulletin will help you find out what’s happening across Scotland and beyond. The bulletin includes updates on the Centre’s work programme, funding opportunities, policy and development news and forthcoming events. Each month the bulletin focuses on a particular theme in regeneration. People can register direct or send an email to screbulletin@communitiesscotland.gsi.gov.uk with subscribe in the subject line. If you're after information or have news about community regeneration activity you'd like to share contact Moira Tasker at the Scottish Centre for Regeneration on 0141 314 0021.
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Making the Most of Material Collections |
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The Community Recycling Network for Scotland (CRNS) will be delivering an event at The Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk on Tuesday 22nd March 2005 from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. This event focuses on material collections. There will be presentations from organisations delivering kerbside collections including Campbeltown Waste Watchers and Alloa Community Enterprise, presentations from other material collections including computers and office paper. There will also be presentations from the material reprocessors including paper, steel and aluminium.
You can either register online at www.crns.org.uk, contact the CRNS on 01786 469002, or e-mail events@crns.org.uk
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Awards for Care – Care Accolades 2005 |
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Childcare organisations, along with social work, social care and early education groups are being invited to enter teams for the Care Accolades 2005. Billed as the 'Oscars' for the care sector, the Awards highlight good work and innovation. The accolades are open to the statutory, voluntary and private sectors. They award employers who have policies in place that retain and support staff together with organisations that involve people who use services to ensure that their needs are at the centre of their work and provide examples of excellence in partnership working and innovative training programmes. There's also an individual award for lifetime achievement, to be presented at the Care Accolades reception and lunchtime ceremony in Glasgow on June 3rd, hosted by TV presenter Kaye Adams. Closing date for entries is March 18th. Visit www.sssc.uk.com for further information.
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Falkirk Community Network Lunch |
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A new, informal networking opportunity for voluntary and statutory organisations. The inaugural lunch will be held on Thursday 17 March 2005 and will provide an opportunity to meet Marion Thomson from British Red Cross and hear first hand about the services provided by the Red Cross in the Forth Valley area. Contact Ian Milsom (telephone 01324 692003 or e-mail ian@cvsfalkirk.org.uk) to book one of the few remaining places!
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Community Care Forum Update |
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The Forum held its AGM on 28 February 2005 and has now been renamed to the Falkirk Voluntary Community Care & Health Forum. The focus of the meeting was Community Planning, with particular reference to the new Community Health Partnership. Tom Hammond, from Forth Valley Health Board, helped set the scene for discussion with a brief overview of Community Planning structures in Falkirk District.
The Forum will next meet on Monday 4th April 2005 at the Old Sheriff Court, Falkirk starting at 2.00pm. For more information contact Ian Milsom on 01324 692003, or e-mail ian@cvsfalkirk.org.uk.
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Voluntary Sector Forum and Children’s Services Forum Dates (Updated) |
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There’s been one slight amendment since we published the forum dates in the last e-bulletin (highlighted in bold below for ease of reference). So, here are the dates for both Forum meetings for the current year, from today:
Voluntary Sector Forum Children’s Services Forum (10-12noon) 22 March (10-12noon) 14 March 15 June (1-3pm) 13 June 14 September (1-3pm) 19 September 14 December (1-3pm) 05 December
Both forums (or should that be fora?) meet at the Old Sheriff Court, Hope Street, Falkirk. You can get directions from our website.
Please note that the Voluntary Sector Forum is currently open only to staffed organisations.
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Looking for Volunteers? |
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CVS Falkirk and District are the Volunteer Centre for the Falkirk area. Part of Volunteer Centre activity involves recruiting volunteers on behalf of other organisations. If you’re looking for volunteers then we can help! Simply visit our website to find the opportunity forms, tell us about your opportunities by filling the form in and then post the completed form(s) back to us. Alternatively, contact us by e-mail to discuss your needs: volunteering@cvsfalkirk.org.uk
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Future E-Bulletins |
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Kind regards and best wishes,
CVS Falkirk and District.