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Under-30s can attend any event at this summer’s Buxton Festival for just £5 thanks to an initiative launched by the event’s chairman, Dame Janet Smith. The Festival for a Fiver scheme offers young people the opportunity to see top class opera, classical music and literary speakers at a price they can afford from 10 – 28 July. And with 140 events over 19 days there is plenty of choice.

Each opera is also preceded by a free talk by the director, offering a clear insight into every production. The literary series also offers inspiring opportunities for young people at a key stage in their career development. Featuring 19 speakers at the top of their professions – journalism, politics, academia and the creative arts – this programme offers a true insight into a broad range of potential career paths. Anyone under the age of 30 is eligible for the discount scheme and can book tickets as usual at Buxton Opera House’s box office or over the telephone, but not online. All seats are available for £5, including top price opera tickets, usually £49.

Buxton Festival’s chief executive Glyn Foley said: “This year’s operas confront war, love, hate and death. Many people tell me they don’t like opera and that it’s irrelevant to them. But most haven’t tried it and are unaware that it addresses very contemporary issues.”

The £5 ticket initiative is one of a raft of schemes nationwide to encourage young people to get involved in the arts. It was first introduced in 2008. All Festival for a Fiver tickets must be collected from the Box Office and proof of age provided. The offer excludes Festival lunches.

For a full brochure call 01298 70395.
For tickets call 0845 12 72 190.
www.buxtonfestival.co.uk

Derby and Derbyshire Launch Events 'Making Regeneration Work'

Ep2 is a new skills programme for people that work or live in disadvantaged areas in the East Midlands and who are committed to regeneration. It’s different because it is about empowering communities to carry out regeneration for themselves and is founded on the belief that every community, however disadvantaged, contains the seeds of its own transformation. The programme consists of a series of innovative tools and techniques designed to meet the situations that regeneration practitioners and others find themselves in every day.

The ‘Making Regeneration Work’ events provide the background and current policy context to the programme, a description of the Ep2 tools as well as an opportunity to use the tools in a choice of facilitated workshops. The event also includes a presentation on the ‘Coaching for Regeneration’ programme of training and how the application and benefits of a coaching approach can be used to support community and local economic regeneration. The programme has been developed by a range of partners including the New Economics Foundation

The Ep2 programme is supported by emda and these two events are available free of charge. For further information and to book a place please go to the Programme Calendar at www.ep2online.org or email Steve Collins, Programme Manager, at steve@regenerationem.co.uk

Course: Making Regeneration Work (Derbyshire)
Date: 9.30 am to 3.15 pm, Wednesday 8 July
Location: Clay Cross Adult Education Centre, Market Street, Clay Cross, Derbyshire S45 9JE

Course: Making Regeneration Work (Derby)
Date: 9.30 am to 3.15 pm, Tuesday 14 July
Location: Riverside Centre, Riverside Court, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8HY

Course: Coaching For Regeneration (Three days)
Date: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm, Monday and Tuesday 20/21 July and Thursday 20 August
Location: Coney Green Business Centre, Clay Cross, Derbyshire S45 9JW

Course: Coaching For Regeneration (Three days)
Date: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm, Tuesday and Wednesday 28/29 July and Tuesday 18 August
Location: Riverside Centre, Riverside Court, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8HY

Peak District National Park Climate Change Action Plan

following the receipt of comments from stakeholders and partners, the Peak District National Park Climate Change Action Plan 2009-2011 is available at www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/peakdistrict-climate-change-action-plan.pdf .

The focus is now on the best way to take forward the headline actions identified (see pages 10 – 16) through both the work of the National Park Authority, and their many partners.

Freedom

An hour and a half per week that could change your life.

Are you a woman who has experienced an abusive relationship?

Do you want to avoid getting in to an abusive relationship again?

Would you like to better understand the tactics used by abusers?

Would you like to attend a confidential support group with women who have had similar experiences to yourself?

If the answer is yes then help us make a difference in your life.

The Freedom Programme is held once a week in Buxton commencing Monday 6 July, 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm. It consists of 12 sessions that each look at a different tactic that an abuser uses against you, such as bullying, persuasion, and mental abuse. You can come along as often as you like, and participate as much or as little as you like.

Remember, your call and interest in the programme will be treated in strictest confidence and all sessions are run in a safe environment. Information about the programme, and about other services available to victims of domestic abuse, can be obtained from Glossop Women’s Aid, Freephone 0800 0198668 or 01457 856675, or www.glossopwomensaid.org.uk

Appeal for New First Aiders for Buxton

St John Ambulance Derbyshire is launching a recruitment drive to help find a new generation of first aiders for Buxton and surrounding areas.

Buxton St John Ambulance Division is to be re-launched and St John leaders are now looking for new volunteers to join and help make a difference in their local community.

A St John Ambulance Community First Responder Unit will also be formed to cover Buxton and surrounding villages.

The Buxton St John Ambulance presence will be launched with a display stand at the Buxton Emergency Services Day on Sunday 14 June at Buxton Pavilion Gardens (10.30am-4.15pm).

An information evening for both the St John Ambulance Division and the Community First Responder Unit is to be held on Wednesday 17 June at the St John Ambulance building on Holker Avenue Buxton. The evening will include first aid and first responder demonstrations, and a chance to meet representatives from St John Ambulance.

A rallying call is being issued for local residents to come along to these events and find out what volunteering for St John Ambulance – the nation’s leading first aid charity - is all about.

As members of St John Ambulance new volunteers can help make a real difference to their local community by providing vital first aid cover for local events. There is also the opportunity to go on duty at events across the county and even high profile national events such as the London Marathon.

St John Ambulance volunteers are trained in advanced first aid and lifesaving skills and attend thousands of events each year. In the event of an accident or illness occurring, its volunteers' skills are vital in preventing further harm and saving lives.

St John Ambulance works in partnership with the East Midlands Ambulance Service to operate the Community First Responder scheme – teams of trained volunteers in a local community who can be on an emergency scene quickly, for example, if someone is suffering a heart attack. The Community First Responder can manage the incident and provide prompt immediate care on behalf of the Ambulance Trust before the ambulance arrives, thereby saving vital minutes and allowing treatment such as defibrillation to be more effective. The types of emergency that members of the Community First Responder Unit are called to attend include cardiac arrest, unconsciousness and breathing problems.

For more information about becoming a St John Ambulance volunteer telephone St John Ambulance Derbyshire’s County Headquarters on 0845 1304 999 (local rate) or visit the website at www.sja.org.uk/derbyshire

Queen's Award to Derbyshire Dales Volunteering Group

First Taste from Darley Dale has been announced as one of 95 volunteering groups from across the UK winning this year’s Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, recognising the outstanding contributions made to local communities by groups voluntarily devoting their time for the benefit of others.

The prestigious National Honour, which is equivalent to the MBE, sets the national benchmark for excellence in volunteering, and the activities of those awarded have been judged of the highest standard.

First Taste has received the Award for its work in developing programmes of stimulative inter-active arts educational workshops in residential care / nursing homes and day centres across the Derbyshire Dales.

Speaking of their success, First Taste Chairman, Shirley Davison said: “we are delighted and honoured to receive this prestigious award but our real pleasure lies in the recognition of the importance of meaningful learning opportunities for frail older people in residential care / nursing homes and day centres”

For details of all this year’s Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service winners and information on how to nominate a group that really makes a difference, visit www.queensawardvoluntary.gov.uk, where a nomination form can be downloaded.

Membership Organisations Wanted to Look Into the Future

The Future of Membership project, run jointly by NCVO and Royal Society of Arts, is doing research into what membership means and what motivates people to become members. As part of this it is looking for membership organisations to take part in a series of focus groups in July. The sessions will take no longer than two hours, at NCVO in London and reasonable travel costs will be reimbursed.

www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/research/index.asp?id=14234

Poor Response From European Candidates On Sector Issues

Euclid Network, the European body for third sector leaders, got a less than five per cent response rate to questionnaires it sent to MEP candidates and national parties fielding candidates in the European elections. Given the generally low voter turnout for such elections, they wonder about the poor interest in active civil society issues.

News item at www.euclidnetwork.eu/pubb/news_ext.php?id=189

How Population Change Could Impact on Voluntary Sector

The sixth in a series of Future Focus pocket guides from NCVO on major trends provides an overview of how the UK population is changing and how this will affect the voluntary and community sector. It can be downloaded or ordered via – www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/publications/publication.asp?id=14056

CharityComms Seminar

24 June in London

Includes presentations on the importance of visual media within charity communications and examining Samaritans award-winning awareness campaign.

CharityComms Seminar

DSC and Institute of Fundraising Fundraising Programme

The only programme which delivers comprehensive high quality training covering every aspect of fundraising. It has helped thousands of organisations raise millions of pounds and will increase your chances of raising funds.

The Fundraising Programme combines the strengths of two of the voluntary sector's most experienced and respected training providers, bringing you the highest standards of fundraising training with the widest possible choice. With twenty five courses arranged into three levels of skill and covering everything from trusts and proposals to events and legacies, there's a quick and effective way for everyone involved in fundraising to instantly increase their fundraising capability.

You could be eligible for up to £1000 of funding to enable you and your organisation to benefit from DSC training. Go to website: www.dsc.org.uk/trainingfunds now.
DSC course fees are tiered depending on type and size of organisation, making them accessible as possible:

Band A: For charitable and community organisations with a turnover under £500,000
Band B: For charitable and community organisations with a turnover over £500,000
Band C: For statutory and commercial organisations

For more details of their courses and to book, go to websites: www.dsc.org.uk/fundraisingprogramme and www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk or call 020 7840 1020.

The Fundraising Programme, 24 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2DP
Telephone: 020 7391 4805
Fax: 020 7391 4808
Email: thefundraisingprogramme@dsc.org.uk

Second Edition of Full Cost Recovery Publication Released

This updated publication will help your organisation fully and appropriately cost projects, and guide you through the Full Cost Business Planner; an electronic multiple project costing tool.

www.fullcostrecovery.org.uk/main/index.php?content=fcr_toolkit_download

Support to Explore Organisational Resilience and Collaboration

The Modernisation Fund Grants Programme, delivered by Capacitybuilders, is open for online applications from frontline organisations with an annual turnover of between £150,000 and £750,000 until 17 July. The £1,000 bursary available under Phase One of the programme is for organisations to buy at least two days of advice and support to explore how they can become more resilient and work more closely with others, including through collaboration or merger. From the autumn, £10,000 grants will be available to help organisations which have gone through Phase One and would like to take further significant steps towards collaboration or merger. See www.modernisationfund.org.uk, and also check out the local workshops which are described at www.modernisationfund.org.uk/grants/ldas.html

The Impact of the Recession on Compact Implementation

The Commission for the Compact has published a Think Piece looking at changes that are expected to take place during the economic downturn, and possible effects on the relationship between the public and voluntary sectors which might occur. It identifies possible pressure points in the relationship where ensuring effective implementation of the Compact between the sectors could become all the more important. Download 'The impact of the recession on Compact implementation', pdf 1MB, or see Third Sector news item at www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/910493/ (registration required).

The Impact of the Economic Downturn on EM Third Sector

This research was commissioned by the East Midlands Infrastructure Steering Group to consider the impact of the recession on a sample of VCS organisations in the East Midlands. The recommendations will inform further discussions about actions that the regions infrastructure bodies need to take.

www.oneeastmidlands.org.uk/news.php?readmore=265

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