Job Opportunities Online

Click here to see the current job opportunities in the local voluntary sector. Please let us have your opportunities to advertise on the site! Email Beth: beth@cvsnw.org.uk

Want to Have a Say in the Future of North Wiltshire?

NOW IS YOUR CHANCE! The North Wiltshire Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) are in the process of writing an action plan on the 8 themes of the Community Strategy for North Wiltshire. They would like to have a good representation from the voluntary sector to ensure they capture the needs of the entire community. The 8 themes are:

·               Social Care & Health

·               Countryside & Land Based Issues

·               Housing & The Built Environment

·               Economy

·               Transport

·               Crime & Community Protection

·               Education, Skills & Learning

·               Culture

If your organisation works in any of these areas or feels that it has a contribution to make regarding one or more of these themes, the LSP would like to hear from you. In order to keep everybody’s time commitment to a minimum, it is expected that two meetings on each theme, spread over the next two months, will be enough. If you want more information or would like to participate, please get in touch with the Voluntary Sector Forum representative on the LSP, Katie Ford. Katie can be reached by email on katieford@redcross.org.uk or by telephone on 0117 3012612.

Care Services Improvement Partnership SW - October Bulletin

Click here to view the October newsletter from the Care Services Improvement Partnership South West.

Multi-Agency Services - Inclusion for Children 0-5 years with Difficulties and Disabilities

Consultation document now available. The Wiltshire Early Years Special Educational Needs (SEN) strategy group formed to review Early Years services and provide a co-ordinated approach for children and families to receive multi agency support to meet children’s individual needs. The consultation document sets out the approach to be taken with the introduction of Local Inclusion Support Meetings (LISM), District Inclusion Support Meetings (DISM) and Transition Inclusion Support Meetings (TISM).  These are the proposed way to deliver multi-agency services for children 0-5 with difficulties and disabilities. Click here to view the consultation document.

Chippenham Saturday Club Timetable Christmas 2006

Come and join us at the Bridge Centre on Saturday mornings from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm. For adults with mental health needs and their carers. There are various Christmas themed sessions including cooking Christmas Cakes and crafts. Click here for the full timetable.

Non-Executives Appointed to New Primary Care Trust

Four Non-Executive Directors have been appointed to the Board of the new Wiltshire Primary Care Trust (PCT). The new Wiltshire PCT was formed on 1^st October 2006 and replaced the three former Primary Care Trusts in Wiltshire: Kennet and North Wiltshire PCT, West Wiltshire PCT and South Wiltshire PCT. The new organisation is responsible for the planning, development and purchase of health services for the population of around 433,000 people registered with GP practices in the Wiltshire County Council area (excluding the Borough of Swindon). The National Appointments Commission has confirmed the appointment of John Holden, Roger Newton, Brian Stables and David Stevens to the Wiltshire Primary Care Trust Board. For further information click here.

Making the Connections - Event Hosted by Corsham Area Community Partnership

Come along and hear about progress on projects from the community plan, neighbourhood policing. This is an opportunity to talk about local issues, there will also be a presentation from Allan Bosley "Corsham in Changing Times". Monday 30th October, 6pm - 8pm, Corsham Town Hall. There will be a complimentary glass of wine and light refreshments.

Applicants are Invited to Bid for Connexions Voluntary & Community Sector Contracts and Awards in Wiltshire

Applications for voluntary sector contracts up to 15K from 1^st April 2007 to 31st March 2008 are invited from groups who can demonstrate a significant impact against the following Connexions primary outcome and in at least one of the priority areas outlined below. Groups looking for smaller amounts up to 5K are invited to bid for one-off awards against the same outcome. Connexions Primary Outcome: “Reducing the proportion of 16-18 year olds not in employment, education and training (NEET)” Priority Delivery areas:

·         NEET focussed interventions and provision for 16-18 year olds

·         Effective preventative work for 13-16 year olds at risk of becoming 16-18 year old NEET

·         Work that maximises employment and training opportunities for 16-18 year olds

·         Work that focuses on better employment, education and training (EET) outcomes for the following vulnerable groups: pregnant teenagers and teenage parents, young offenders, care leavers and young people with learning difficulties and disabilities. For more information or an application form call 01722 424557.

Pewsham Community Centre Association - AGM
The Eleventh Annual General Meeting of the Pewsham Community Centre Association will take place in the Community Centre, Lodge Road, on Monday 13th November at 8pm. All welcome! If you use, or are thinking of using, the centre. If you would like to know how the centre operates. If you are concerned about the provision of community facilities in the area. Come along and bring your friends. For further details please ring Gordon Willis on 01249 658071.

Empowering the Voluntary Sector

Are you facing funding cuts from your local authority? Have you ever had a service level agreement terminated before the end date, without consultation? Are the public bodies you deal with not playing fair? NAVCA are working in partnership with the Public Law Project to support voluntary and community organisations in dealing with the issues that arise from dealings with public bodies. The project, Empowering the Voluntary Sector, is offering training via one day workshops to help identify the public law wrongs that can occur and identity the actions that can be taken. The cost of the workshop is £25 per person. Follow this web link for venues for workshops over the next few months. More venues will be added soon. http://www.navca.org.uk/services/learningopps/evs.htm The project also provides a free legal advice line where you will be able to discuss the public law problems being faced by your organisation with a lawyer from the public law project. The lawyer will be able to help identify the actions that will help your organisation, its projects and the service users.

Finance Hub - Tender Opportunity: NETWORKING FUNDING ADVISERS

Introduction to Major Donor Fundraising

Free Accessibility Guides from AbilityNet

The ICT Hub has commissioned two guides from AbilityNet to help charities make better use of their IT facilities. One contains a booklet and CD explaining how service can be improved by making computers easier to access. The second is about how to design websites. To get a free guide, email enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk. Alternatively you can pop in to CVS and borrow our copy.

Get your ticket for the Big Lottery Fund Conference

Thursday 30 November, Charity Centre, London. For the first time, central policy officers from the BLF will join other top lottery experts to present this conference. Anyone considering applying to the BLF for its demand-led programmes will want to attend this important event. And given DSC’s reputation for expert commentary on the Lottery, the Q & A session, chaired by Luke FitzHerbert, should prove to be interesting! For full details and to book, click here

Really Creative Training - New Workshops

When Really Creative Training was established in 1992, one of our main aims was to provide 'high quality, effective and affordable training' to voluntary, statutory and other not-for-profit organisations from around the UK. We only work in this particular sector as we believe that training for organisations like yours should be delivered by people who understand the work that you do, the pressures and challenges you face, and the client group that you serve. We have a 13 year proven track record of achieving this aim. Some of our latest workshops include: Diversity & Equality, Winning Friends & Influencing People, The Confident Presenter, and more. Click here to visit the website.

WCW Online Newsletter - October

The second issue of the Wiltshire Community Web Online Newsletter has now been uploaded. These newsletters provide information on Training Events, Hints and Tips on using WCW and Spotlight on a Wiltshire Community Web Site. Further information and the newsletter can be found here: http://www.northwilts-communityweb.com/site/WCW-Newsletters/index.htm