News from CVA Blyth Valley – 11/03/11
Contents
Northumberland Funding Event - 30 March 2011, Choppington Social Welfare Centre
CVA Blyth Valley staff arrangements
CVA Blyth Valley Training – still places left on our last two advertised courses
What’s On in Blyth, Cramlington & Seaton Valley
Climate Week 2011
Women’s Health Advice Centre - Vacancy
The Druridge Bay 10k Charity Fun Run
Public Event
BBC 21CC
Warm Zone
CRB and the Metropolitan Police - Operation Amberhill
Funding Information
Community Foundation / Comic Relief
Heritage Lottery Fund
The Sita Trust
Community Foundation – Ted Weekes Fund
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
The Tudor Trust
Northern Rock Foundation
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Northumberland Funding Event
Please complete your booking form for this event now as we will be collating appointments week commencing 14th March.
Wednesday 30 March 2011, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Choppington Social Welfare Centre, Fernlea Drive (formerly Colliery Road),
Scotland Gate, Choppington, Northumberland, NE62 5SR.
To view Funding Event news and booking forms please visit our website www.cvabv.org.uk, click onto the events page and download the relevant documents.
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CVA Blyth Valley Staff Arrangements
We provide outreach services at local venues throughout Blyth Valley as follows:
· Cramlington Concordia (town council office) – Monday – all day
· Seaton Delaval Community Centre - Tuesday afternoons
· Seaton Sluice Community Centre - Wednesday afternoons
· Seghill Community Centre – Thursday mornings
· New Hartley Community Centre – Friday mornings
You can drop in for a full range of our advice and support services or ring our main office on 01670 353623 to arrange an appointment at any of these venues.
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CVA Blyth Valley - Training
Still places left on the following training course!
We are able to offer FREE training to community and voluntary groups in Blyth, Cramlington and Seaton Valley. For groups outside this area and statutory organisations the price is £30 per person. Places are limited to 3 places per group / organisation, although additional places may become available.
If anyone is interested in attending any of the following courses please contact us on:
01670 353623 or email .
Health and Safety Awareness
This half day course is designed to give participants an increased understanding of Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, with relevance to working practices within their own organisation. The course covers: Identify their current knowledge of Health & Safety; State their duties under The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and subsequent legislation;Carry out a Risk Assessment; Have an awareness of Accident Prevention.
Venue: Seaton Delaval Community Centre, (upstairs meeting room) Elsdon Avenue, Seaton Delaval, NE25 0BW
Day / Time: Tuesday 15 March 2011, 9:30 am—1:30 pm (arrive 9:15 am)
Facilitator: Trainer from Priory Training
Cost: Free, although if not cancelled within 14 days of course, non attendees will
incur a £15 admin charge incur a £15 admin charge
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What’s On in Blyth, Cramlington & Seaton Valley
To view what’s on in Blyth, Cramlington and Seaton Valley please click here.
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Climate Week 2011
CVA Blyth Valley, in partnership with the Fair Share Trust and Groundwork North East, are organising two events in South East Northumberland for Climate Week 2011. The events will be held on 21st March at Beaconhill Community Centre in Cramlington and 26th March at Seaton Sluice Community Centre. Both events will run from 10am-2pm with refreshments being provided.
These events will showcase the organisations within the local area that are taking action to tackle the environmental challenges that we are currently faced with. Interactive and fun activities will be available for children and adults to take part in, including an eco driving simulator, a bicycle that makes smoothies,good food tasting demonstrations, asign up opportunityfor tree planting, an energy monitor loan scheme, and much more.
Members of the public will be able to get advice from a variety of expert organisations to understand more about Climate Change and related issues and to find out how they can contribute to the good work that is already being done throughout the region.Experts will be able to offer advice on how protecting the environment has many advantages including putting more money back in your pocket.
Come along, get involvedand support these local events and realise the benefits of protecting the environment and have fun whilst doing it!
To find out more about these events please contact either:
Fiona Wardlaw from CVA Blyth Valley on 01670 353623
or Mark Huggins from Groundwork North East on 01207 524840.
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Women’s Health Advice Centre - Vacancy
Female Education & Training Officer*
16 hours per week - Salary: £19,621 (pro rata)
The Women’s Health Advice Centre has been providing support and services for the health and wellbeing of women, girls and families for over 25 years. WHAC are now looking for someone to plan and develop their new and existing training/education programme previous experience in preparation and delivery of training is essential.
For an application pack please call: 01670 853977 or e mail Details also available at www.whac-online.co.uk
Post funded to 31st August 2012 - Closing date for applications: 18th March 2011
Interviews will be held on 28th March 2011 (only those shortlisted will be contacted)
*The post is exempt under the Sex Discrimination Act SDA S (7)(2)(e)
WHAC, 1 Council Road, Ashington, NE63 8RZ
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The Druridge Bay 10k Charity Fun Run
The Druridge Bay 10k Charity Fun Run returns for the fifth time at Druridge Bay Country Park on Sunday 29 May 2011, with all proceeds going to the RNLI.
This years Druridge Bay 10k is going to be the biggest yet, but to put on this event RNLI need your help as they rely upon the support of more than thirty volunteers to take on the important role of course marshalling.
If you would like to be involved in this year’s Druridge Bay 10k event between approx 8.30am and 2pm on Sunday 29 May, please let Chloe Mould know your name, mobile number and email address. Do please draw to her attention any special requirements in terms of mobility / transport etc at this early stage.
More detailed joining instructions will be supplied to individuals nearer to the date of the event and all volunteers will be briefed clearly on the morning of the race. As the event is taking place at Druridge Bay Country Park on a Sunday morning, you will need to be able to travel by car to reach the venue - at this stage we are unable to put on any organised transport.
Chloe Mould - Events Coordinator, RNLI
18 Half Edge Lane
Eccles, Manchester, M30 9GJ
Tel: (0161) 787 8779 / Fax: (0161) 787 8926
Mobile: 07767 310829
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Public Event
Please find attached an invitation to a public event on 6th April entitled ‘R.I.P Retirement?’ This public question and answer session will explore and debate the future for retirement and work and look at the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population in relation to work and learning.
The event has been organised to coincide with the date that the Government will start to phase out the default retirement age which means employers can no longer dismiss staff because they have reached the age of 65. The event will look at what happens now and what the current changes to retirement and pension legislation presents for people of all ages in the North East in the future.
Registration for the event is online at the following web address: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/iah/business/events/boa08.htm and more details can be found on the attached. For more information and or if you have any questions please contact Kasia Kurowska, Project Officer, IAH at
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BBC 21CC
Please find attached an invitation for BBC 21CC's Hub launch event in Blyth.
Workshops for young people will be running from 23 May to 1 July 2011.
There will be a launch event on the 7th April to kick off proceedings, please click here for further information.
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Warm Zone
Warm Zone have, for the next 3 weeks only, an offer of cavity wall or loft insulation at the cut price cost of £99 per measure. This is for anyone who is not on benefits and owns or has a private rented home. If you know of anyone on benefits or has a child 6 and under or an occupant 60 or in their own or private rented home then these measures can be free (all subject to survey of course).
Warm Zone are keen to get as many people signed up to these cut price offers as each one which is taken up will mean ongoing energy savings, lower fuel bills and thus more disposable income. If anyone is on benefits, please let Dave Stephens know ASAP and they can get their team into action very quickly.
Dave Stephens - Network and Communications Manager
Warm Zone, The Annex, Dinsdale House
75 Marine Terrace, Blyth
Northumberland, NE24 2LN
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CRB and the Metropolitan Police - Operation Amberhill
Over the last 2 years, the CRB and the Metropolitan Police have been working closely together as part of an initiative named ‘Operation Amberhill’. The purpose of Operation Amberhill is to infiltrate organised crime networks engaged in the production and supply of counterfeit identity documents. Their combined aim is to ensure that criminals do not obtain and use counterfeit documents to gain employment with vulnerable groups and children.
To date, Operation Amberhill has prevented 81 inappropriate people from working with vulnerable adults and children. They are committed to continuing this vital and important role but, clearly, ID checkers have a significant role to play in ensuring that individuals applying for a CRB check do so with authenticated documents.
Both the CRB and the Police fully appreciate that detecting counterfeit documents can be difficult, as the quality of some counterfeit documents can be of a very high standard.
To help you identify counterfeit documents the CRB have launched a new, improved Identity Verification Advice page on the CRB website. We would very much recommend that document checkers make themselves familiar with these pages and the advice contained within. To visit the website, please go to:
www.crb.homeoffice.gov.uk/id
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Blyth Resource & Initiaitive Centre
Please find attached a Genealogy poster for courses running at Seaton Delaval. For further information please contact:
Blyth Resource & Initiaitive Centre
3 - 13 Quay Road
Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2AS
Tel: 01670 353 817
Web: www.bricblyth.co.uk
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FUNDING INFORMATION
Community Foundation / Comic Relief
Comic Relief Community Cash small grants programme closing date has been extended from 4 March to Red Nose Day itself on Friday 18 March.
If any groups have an income under £50,000 still want to apply they have an extra chance. Grants are between £500 and £1000.
It’s an online application only and details of eligibility are on Community Foundation’s website:
www.communityfoundation.org.uk
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Heritage Lottery Fund
Heritage Grants over £1 Million
Applications are invited to the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Heritage Grants Scheme for projects over £1 million and under £5 million. Under the Heritage Grants scheme funding is available for projects that relate to the national, regional or local heritage of the UK. To be eligible for funding a project must:
· Help people to learn about their own and other people’s heritage
· Conserve the UK’s diverse heritage for present and future generations to experience and enjoy
· Help more people, and a wider range of people, to take an active part in and make decisions about heritage.
HLF welcome applications from single organisations and partnerships. Priority is given to not-for-profit organisations, and partnerships led by not-for-profit organisations. If private owners are involved, HLF expect the public benefit to be greater than any private gain.
The next deadline for applications for grants between £1million and £5 million is 11 April 2011.
Heritage grants of between £50,000 and £1million and grants over £5 million are also available. For more information please visit:
www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/heritagegrants.aspx
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The Sita Trust
Young Persons Volunteering Fund
The Sita Trust is inviting applications to its new Young Person's Volunteering Fund through which grants of up to £10,000 can be provided for volunteering projects owned by 14-25 year olds. The SITA Trust can support projects in any of 90 funding zones around qualifying waste processing sites operated by their donor, SITA UK. This fund has been created to assist young people aged 14-25 to volunteer their time to create or enhance facilities that can be enjoyed by the wider community. To be eligible applicants must be able to demonstrate that young people will be fully involved in the design and
development of the project and projects must be compliant with the rules of the Landfill Communities Fund.
The closing date for applications is 10am on the 11 April 2011.
For further information please visit: www.sitatrust.org.uk/volunteering
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Community Foundation – Ted Weekes Fund
Calls for Applications
The Ted Weekes Fund is looking for applications from community and voluntary groups that support children and young people in New Hartley and Seaton Sluice. Grants from £250 to £2,000 are available and the deadline for applications is 15 April. For more information click here or email Su Legg
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation is making funding available to organisations that address rural and urban deprivation. Within these two main headings, the Trust is interested in helping established projects which work in the fields of:
· Community Support
· Arts, Education & Heritage
· Disability & Health Care
There are three grants schemes, these are:
· Large Grant Scheme, with grants of between £10,000 and £30,000 to cover capital costs
· Small Grant Scheme, grants of between £5,001 and £9,999 to cover capital and revenue costs
· Fast Track Scheme with grants of up to £5,000 to cover capital and revenue costs.
The Grants Committee meets quarterly to consider applications at the beginning of February, May, September and November. The deadlines for submitting applications are generally 2 months before the date of a meeting.