News & Developments

www.communitydirectoryderbyshire.org.uk - Visit the site to search for groups or to add your group.

The directory is maintained by a number of organisations across the region, with High Peak CVS managing the records within the High Peak.  

Adding your group is very easy to do and we have created a 'How to' guide below to help. If you have any issues contact Donna on donna@highpeakcvs.org.uk

Community Directory Derbyshire - How to Add Your Group

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is one of the hospitals in the North West implementing the new nation-wide NHS 111 First system. 

The new service allows patients living locally the opportunity to access urgent medical help quickly and safely from the comfort of their own home and without having to wait in the Emergency Department to be seen. 

This winter, more than ever, we want patients to feel confident and assured that local NHS services are there for them and safe to use.

For those using the service, they will be spoken to and assessed by a clinical team based at the Hospital in the Digital Health Service. The team is made up of experienced nurses and paramedics who can provide advice and care - often avoiding the need for the person to attend the Emergency Department.

The new NHS 111 service gives patients access to all types of urgent care available across Tameside and Glossop, including, pharmacies, GP appointments and other services in the community. 

People with life threatening conditions that need emergency attention should still call 999. Likewise, if the condition is not serious, they should still seek advice from their pharmacy or make an appointment with their GP.

Jingle all the way! Christmas fundraising event for High Peak hospice raised over £21,000 - £2k more than last year’s total.  More than 400 Jingle Bell Joggers across the High Peak and beyond have raised £21,366 for local hospice care during the COVID-19 pandemic.  All the money will go towards supporting local patients who are affected by life-limiting illness and bereavement, as well as their carers and families. 

Blythe House Hospicecare’s third annual Jingle Bell Jog was reimagined for the current times, and saw local runners take on 5km routes in their own communities, instead of coming together at Buxton’s Pavilion Gardens as in previous years. 

Hundreds of people donned Santa fancy dress to jog and jingle locally across New Mills, Whaley Bridge, Chapel-en-le-Frith and Buxton – with participants also taking part further afield including in Leeds, Denton and even Vienna! 

See a collage of photographs from the event on Blythe House Hospicecare Facebook: www.facebook.com/blythehousehospicecare/posts/4028563120505294

Next year’s Jingle Bell Jog is set to take place on Sunday 5 December. Sign up to take part before midnight on Sunday 20 December 2020, for a super early bird offer of just £5: www.jinglebelljog.org.uk

Larger grants are made through a variety of programmes that cover every nation within the United Kingdom. This kind of flexible, longer-term funding is aimed at organisations whose ambitions are shaped by the people they serve.

Applications are open to all organisations that meet their criteria.

With the COVID-19 pandemic still with us, they will continue to support people and communities most adversely impacted by COVID-19.

www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/over10k

To register your place at the funding information session:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/funding-talk-the-national-lottery-community-fund-tickets-131763912409?aff=mcivte&mc_eid=71a4566bfb&mc_cid=992eec24e0

Climate change. Nature recovery. Sustainable communities. Low carbon transport. These are just a few of the big ticket challenges the National Park is facing.

The planning process is vital in addressing such issues and works best when local authorities, local communities and developers work together creating effective partnerships to achieve positive outcomes. Planning matters, this is why when PDNPA produce plans and policies, they ask everyone to take part in the consultation.

They are currently reviewing the Peak District National Park Local Plan. It is a plan for the future development of the local area which they write and implement in close consultation with you.

PDNPA  use the planning policies we develop in the Local Plan to make decisions on the hundreds of planning applications we receive each year. To make the right decisions they need your help to decide what goes into the Local Plan and that will guide development in the National Park over the next 20 years.

Please complete the survey at:
www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/planning/policies-and-guides/the-local-plan
and find out more about the Local Plan review process, including timescales, background information and how to get involved.

Survey results will be published online. These will influence the next stage in the formal consultation, 'Issues and Options'.  If you have any queries contact the policy team on policy@peakdistrict.gov.uk

Association of Mental Health Providers is pleased to announce the launch of the small grants fund as part of the Mental Health Sustainability Programme. This fund will be used to provide grants of up to £5,000 to support the sustainability of mental health voluntary, community and social enterprise provider organisations, with a turnover of £25-500k.

VCSE mental health organisations have a vital role working in the community providing support to anyone who has a mental health need but continues to face many challenges in delivering services during COVID-19, intensified by the lockdowns and varying tier systems. It is vital that service providers working in the community are supported to enable them to continue delivering essential, life-saving services to people who need it most so it can be effective and sustainable during and after the pandemic.

As such, they are looking at funding costs that can positively impact the sustainability of an organisation – specifically those that are supporting the mental health and wellbeing of communities disproportionately impacted by Covid-19; with a focus on organisations that are led by and/or are supporting Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic communities. They will also be considering applications from organisations supporting other disadvantaged groups such as the homeless community, those in contact with the criminal justice system, children and young people, women and girls, victims of domestic violence etc.

To apply for the fund, please read more below and ensure you complete and return an application form to Daniah Hafez Daniah@amhp.org.uk before 11:59pm on Sunday 13 December 2020.

amhp.org.uk/our-work/mh-sustainability-programme/mental-health-sustainability-fund/

BBC Children in Need is now open for applications. After suspending the standard responsive grant programmes to support the Covid-19 response, the new Main and Small Grants programme is now open.

There is one deadline of 11.30am on 21 Dec 2020. (Please note: The time is different to previous grant rounds.)

The Small Grants scheme will award grants of up to £10,000 per year for a maximum of 3 years.

The Main Grants scheme will award grants over £10,000 per year for a maximum of 3 years. They are unlikely to fund grants totalling over £100,000 over 3 years, or more than £40,000 in years 1 or 2.

You can apply for a Main Grant or a Small Grant, but not both. The round is expected to be very competitive.  They strongly suggest that you take a strategic view to your requests based on what the organisation requires to deliver the project.

Applications can be submitted to continue existing Main or Small Grants or to fund new work.  If you have a Covid-19 Response Grant (Next Steps or Inspiring Futures Grant) you can apply but they may take this into consideration throughout the process.

There is no registration process for this round and previous registrations (successful or unsuccessful) will not be taken into consideration.  You need to create a new application form for this grant round. Please do not submit any forms that you may have started earlier in the year.

If your grant ends before 1 Jul 2021 they suggest you apply for the deadline of 21 Dec 2020.  If your grant ends after 1 Jul 2021 we would suggest you wait to apply to a second planned grant round due to go live at the beginning of April 2021.

Whilst the deadline and the process has changed, they are still looking for projects that enable meaningful changes for disadvantaged children and young people. They ask that you help them understand how disadvantage effects the children and young people and how your activities will lead to measurable differences in their lives.

They will be holding two drop-in information sessions around the process and programmes on the dates and times below. If you wish to join us at one of the sessions please use the corresponding Zoom details:

Wednesday 9 December at 10am
bbc.zoom.us/j/92291883789?pwd=ZWVyOExPL1E5b2FGWHNneTNZOTA4Zz09
Meeting ID:         922 9188 3789
Passcode:            857330

Thursday 10 December at 2pm
bbc.zoom.us/j/98915923670?pwd=bmpKOXh3Y0tKT2RNcG9QczEzbG8yUT09
Meeting ID:         989 1592 3670
Passcode:            205740

The campaign aims to try and normalise grief and get people talking about this typically uncomfortable subject. For more information about this campaign please visit: www.nationalgriefawarenessweek.org which is driven by the Good Grief Trust.

High Peak CVS are proud to lead on Bereavement and Loss Support Groups across the district which aim to give those people suffering from bereavement an opportunity to share their stories, meet others dealing with similar issues and support each other during these difficult times. 

To support the #shareyourstory campaign, James Bromley our CEO, shares his own experience and why he feels talking is so important:

"In November 2018 we lost our Mum. It was sudden and unexpected and devastated us all but in particularly our Dad who doted on her and relied on her for so much. Myself and my brother tried to support him through this but his health deteriorated dramatically during this period and sadly we lost him too, shortly after in December 2019. I have no doubt the loss of our Mum, his Wife, had a huge impact on his health, both mentally and physically and contributed to his passing.

I realise now that I never truly grieved for my Mum. The focus of supporting my Dad, work and family took over everything and was probably my way of dealing with the situation. Trying not to think too deeply and focus on others. When we lost our Dad the pain and grief hit me hard. It was probably the combination of two losses so closely together and the months following that were the toughest of my life. What I never really appreciated about this type of bereavement is having to deal with all the practical elements while emotionally being so vulnerable.  Funerals, Estates, Property and all the other issues that need to be addressed but are really the last things I wanted to think about.

I am still grieving now and I’ve come to realise that I always will. It’s a pain that’s indescribable but it becomes more manageable and the effect it has on day to day life becomes less. It has to. There’s good days when I can focus on happy memories and I carry on with everyday things. There are also those not so good days where it’s hard to focus and the sadness is overwhelming. THOSE are the days that speaking to someone helps me get through it.

I am lucky to have a fantastic family around me that supported me during this period but sometimes I just want to be alone with my thoughts and other times I want to talk to someone that isn’t so close to me and perhaps has been through something similar. This is the message I’d like to get across: 

There is no ‘right way’ to grieve and there’s no set timescale for grief but you don’t have to do it alone. There are so many incredible volunteers, organisations and resources available online and in person that can help you through these dark days.  This is why I’m so incredibly proud of the work High Peak CVS does to support those bereaved in the High Peak and passionate about the #shareyourstory campaign”.

If you, or a loved one is dealing with bereavement we have a list of services and support that is available for you across the Country and can be found here: highpeakcvs.org.uk/index.asp?ID=216

If you think our local Bereavement Support Groups could be beneficial to you or someone you care about, for more information please get in touch with Liz Fletcher at lizsgp@highpeakcvs.org.uk

Working in Partnership, Derbyshire County Council and High Peak CVS are setting up a local Youth Forum to give young people the opportunity to voice their opinions of what is needed across the High Peak. The forums will work with those between the ages of 11 and 18 to:

• Hear the Voice of Young People living in the High Peak.
• Establish a Youth led platform. Empowering young people to be involved in the running and shape of the Youth Forum going forward. 
• Provide young people with training and development opportunities, presentation skills, chairing meetings, active listening, critical thinking etc.  
• Enable Young people to bring fresh ideas, approach and have an influence on new projects built for young people in the community.
• Develop an effective channel for capturing young people’s views on how money is spent locally for young people’s activities.
• Provide a safe space for young people outside the school environment to talk about issues that matter to them and ensure that a clear pathway for issues raised leads to positive, constructive outcomes and actions. 
• Provide Youth Forum sessions to include training, workshop sessions, outside speakers to build engagement and knowledge within the Forum.
• Support and complement the work of the High Peak CVS Youth Network colleagues. 

Provide 2-way communications enabling young people to provide feedback to colleagues on projects such as communication strategy, help shape how community groups communicate with young people. Enable colleagues to consult with young people and help shape new initiatives and ways of working especially moving through and out of the current lockdown situation

For more information about these forums, how to get involved and when the next session is please get in touch:
Lynne Allen – DCC – lynne.allen@derbsyhire.gov.uk
or High Peak CVS – hello@highpeakcvs.org.uk

We are currently working to transform our IT infrastructure so that we are equipped to meet the rapidly developing needs of the High Peak Community and this grant will go a long way towards achieving our goals.

Ruth said "I’ve always supported our voluntary services and am really pleased to be able to support High Peak CVS with their IT improvement project.  I know how difficult it is for small charities to access funding to improve their services and resources but their support to the High Peak community is vital."

The members' Community Leadership Scheme allows County Councillors to support community projects in their divisions. As well as her grant to High Peak CVS, Ruth has also supported a wide range of local community groups since her election in February, a few of which are listed below.

• Peak School PTFA
• Furness Vale Social Club
• Footsteps Community Cafe
• Zink Advice
• Chapel Girls Brigade
• Acclimatise Whaley
• Community Speedwatch
• Chinley Juniors Football
• Beardwood Natural Living
• Furness Vale COGS
• Chapel Good Neighbour Project
• Local scouts, brownies and guide groups

Ruth continued "I’ve tried to help make sure youth organisations can continue this year as there’s so little for young people and the community organisations providing youth activity have really struggled through the Pandemic. I hope that these grants will make a positive difference."