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If you are 65 or over and find time drags on Sunday afternoons without company, or know someone who might be in that position, the monthly ‘Sunday Club’, 2pm-4pm, at St Anne’s Community Centre, Hardwick Square West, Buxton SK17 6PX  offers interesting diversion. Besides time to chat over tea/coffee and biscuits, there’s a presentation or activity, free raffle entry and New Age Kurling and board games to try, activity permitting.

Remaining 2019 dates are:

17 November 2019: Activity: ‘Paper Crafts’. Making a seasonal decoration to hang in the window.

8 December 2019: Music Quiz: ‘Ripley’s Ridiculous Rhythmic Rendezvous’. Paul will challenge your musical knowledge!

Please let Caroline Higgins (t: 01298 27638; e: sundayclubgo@gmail.com) know if you intend to come so helpers and refreshments can be organised in accord. There is a requested £3 donation towards costs and you need to arrange your own transport.

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A team of volunteer repairers will be in the Lower Hall at the Methodist Church on Buxton Market Place from 11am to 3pm on the 4th Saturday of the month.  You are invited to bring along your item(s) and the repairers will work with you to try to fix your item to help it last a bit longer.  

There is no charge for the service to ensure that it is accessible to all, but donations are requested to ensure the Repair Cafe can continue to operate.  Transition Buxton are very grateful to the Bingham Trust for a small grant to help get the Repair Cafe up and running.  

So, if your change is falling through a hole in your trouser pocket, or your toaster only toasts on one side, bring it along to the Repair Café and see if the volunteers can save you having to replace it. 

Any questions contact repaircafe@transitionbuxton.co.uk 

Take your seats on Monday 2 December. Doors open with a warm welcome at 1pm, and the film starts at 1.30pm. You'll be provided with tea and coffee on arrival, and then again - with cake and mince pies - in the interval. 

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In memory of previous chairpersons Chris Woodcock and Mike Crompton, the award will offer local groups the opportunity to raise their profile and gain recognition for the work they do. Our key assessment criteria will be around acknowledging achievements and progress. Examples of the types of changes we are looking for might be around revitalising a group, attracting new members, attracting new funding, developing a new project and or making a significant impact in the local community.  

We will give priority to voluntary led community groups making a local impact with limited resources. 

You can apply on behalf of your group, you can be nominated by or nominate another group. A small panel will make the decision. 

High Peak CVS will present the Award, a commemorative plaque, framed certificate and cheque for £100 for the group, at its Annual General Meeting in November. The Award is open to all groups, however small or large, newly formed or long established and we encourage everyone to apply.  There is a simple application form which groups are asked to complete and return to: Jane Corke, High Peak CVS, 105 Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge, High Peak SK23 7HX . Email:  jane@highpeakcvs.org.uk Tel: 01663 735350

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 12 November 2019

Application forms are available from Jane or download...

The conference is on Friday 8 November 2019 at The Post Mill Centre in South Normanton, minutes from Junction 28 of the M1 and runs from 9.15am until 3.45pm. The RAD AGM will follow at 4pm if anyone would like to stay on for that too. 

Village halls are often the community hub, the place where people get together for family celebrations, exercise classes or a regular meetings of groups or societies. 

Not only do halls have to maintain the physical building and comply with a whole range of legislation, they also need know the best ways to take advantage of their hall for the benefit of the community. 

The conference is being opened by David Emerson CBE, Chair of ACRE. He was the Chief Executive of the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) and now works freelance advising charitable foundations.

There will be four presentations in the morning:

• Improving long-term sustainability - Sally Soady, Community Business Adviser from Plunkett Foundation
• Investment for your village or community hall - Rachel Veitch-Straw, Investment Manager & Adrian Bean, Lead Investment Manager - Midlands, Key Fund
• Communication, marketing and community engagement - Shamshad Walker, Shamshad Walker Marketing 
• Planning, funding and building a new village hall - Kyran Farrell (Chair of Repton Village Hall) 

The afternoon is made up of workshops, two sessions of 45 minutes with each delegate choosing one from each session: 

Session one:

• 1 Income generation & fundraising 
• 2 Planning for sustainable halls - it's always good to know where you're going and how you plan to get there
• 3 Online Booking Systems - what you need to know

Session two:

• 4 Using digital to promote your hall, engage with your community and support your users
• 5 Recruiting and retaining volunteers - how to get more people involved
• 6 Broadband and the internet - why it’s important, how to optimise it and how to find funding

Tickets are available through the Rural Action Derbyshire website at a cost of £35 + VAT (£45). 

There will also be a number of exhibitors at the conference all relevant to halls from insurance and booking systems to furniture and funding.

For more information email office@ruralactionderbyshire.org.uk or call 01629 592970. Details and tickets can be found on the RAD website www.ruralactionderbyshire.org.uk/Event/conference081119

Saturday 19 October 7.30pm - Sunjay in Concert at the Town Hall. Talented young singer-songwriter. Tickets are still available from the Town Hall office weekday mornings or from www.ticketsource.co.uk/chapelarts.

Film Festival - With films being shown on Wednesday afternoon and evening, Friday and Saturday evenings there is a variety of films to suit all tastes. Email chapelfilm@google.com for a flyer with all the details.

Annual Open Art Show - opening Friday evening and then open through Saturday morning and afternoon and again on Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Church, the Annual Open Art Show features the work of talented local artists and photographers.  Entry is free. 

Annual Short Story Competition - a reminder that Chapel Arts are running their Annual Short Story Competition with a closing date of 14 February 2020. 

Kate has a substantial experience of charity communications, most notably as Head of Communications for Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity for nine years. She also led on the publicity for the £300 million Healthy Living Centre programme delivered by the then New Opportunities Fund (now Big Lottery). Kate founded Well Read PR in 2014 to provide communications consultancy to charities and the third sector. She lives in Chesterfield and spends a great deal of time exploring the Peak District with her dog.

"I am pleased to be joining High Peak CVS at this exciting time as it embarks on a number of exciting initiatives that will build capacity in the local voluntary sector and improve the health and wellbeing of residents in the areas of most need,” said Kate. 

James Bromley, CEO at High Peak CVS, added: "I am delighted to welcome Kate onto our Board and I have no doubt she will offer expertise and knowledge across PR and Communications that can only benefit the work we do across the High Peak”.  

For more information about our Board of Trustees or learn more about how you can get involved please contact us at: hello@highpeakcvs.org.uk 

Contact Gillian Boardman - gill@a4sc.org

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They run 8-week course on Thursdays through each school term (11am-2pm, lunch provided) where you will receive friendly practical help in a relaxed environment.

Chance to meet other jobseekers and open to all.

Contact Mark Wilbourne: 07401 947609 markwilbourne@capuk.org or Freephone: 0800 328 0006

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