If you are helping women who are

• Asylum seekers or refugees
• Homeless (or previously homeless)
• Survivors of trafficking or domestic abuse
• Survivors of substance abuse
• Out of prison
• Have any other issues leading them to work with a support agency

You can now access subsidised EU training tailored to your needs.

The EMPOWER (Educational Materials for Practitioners providing Opportunities for vulnerable Women’s Employability and Resilience) course aims to:

• Help you develop your own skills and confidence as a Volunteer/paid Support Worker to support vulnerable women gain valuable soft skills
• Help you develop the skills needed to support vulnerable women to gain employment or start their own business
• Exchange knowledge and learn from other Support Workers in a supportive group environment via a strengths-based training and group coaching programme

There is also subsidised  training available for the women you support in 2017. If any of the women you support would benefit from having training in employment skills, please do get in touch. 

There is an information session on 23 November 2016, between 1:30-3:30 pm at the Quaker Meeting House, Sheffield to tell you more about the training and give you the opportunity to sign up for training.

To reserve your place please go this link on Eventbrite bit.ly/2dY3twg

If you can't attend but would like to apply for the training see bit.ly/2eM83jZ

One of the 7 categories is Improving Impact for organisations with 3 or less staff, to encourage entries from smaller charities. They will also cover the train fares of any small charities that are short-listed to attend the awards event.

They feel local  small charities could have good but untold governance stories, and the awards could help them be told. 

The deadline for the awards is Friday 13 January.

www.charitygovernanceawards.co.uk

You can book a one-to-one slot with Sarah Stainthorpe to find out if your group is eligible for a small grant. One of their schemes, Embrace Derbyshire, offers grants up to £1000 for any activity or group that has a community benefit to people in any part of county.

If you would like to book a slot please contact Sarah Stainthorpe on 01773 525860 or email hello@foundationderbyshire.org

To find out more about the work of Foundation Derbyshire please visit the website www.foundationderbyshire.org

This comedy drama celebrates the human spirit, the power of music and the passion of amateurs everywhere.

Afternoon Matinee - doors open at 2pm,  Film Run including pre-film items from 2.30pm. Interval with ice creams and confectionery sales. Suggested admission contribution £2 per adult 

Evening Showing - doors open at 7pm, pre-film Item 7.30pm,  Main film approx 8pm. Interval with sandwiches, hot drinks, ice creams. Suggested Entrance contribution £3.00 adult £2.50 concessions.

Bar open throughout. Hearing Loop area. Full accessible areas and toilets. 

Also coming up at the Club.

Saturday 19 November - Buzz Comedy Night - COGS fundraiser tickets £10 from the shop or the bar.

Sunday 4 December 1-4pm - Christmas Fayre  (rent a stall £5)

Research from the British Dental Journal in 2015 shows that drinkers receiving a brief intervention were twice as likely to reduce their drinking over 6-12 months compared to those who received no intervention 

DAAS are running free training courses on:

• Alcohol Awareness & Brief Interventions 
• Working with Families Affected by Substance Misuse 
• Working with High Risk Drinkers
• Substance Misuse Awareness

See details at alcohol-advice.co.uk/training

If you, anyone in your organisation or any community groups that you know of would like more information on smart meters please contact them. They are happy to bring people together to offer free training and/or further information.

The priority is to promote the benefits of smart meters to the community oil-buying scheme customers. They can also provide information and raise awareness of smart meters to off-gas communities in rural Derbyshire.Although most homes in UK will have gas and electricity meters, as RAD are targeting off-gas communities they are concentrating on electricity meters.

Smart meters are the new generation of gas and electricity meters which will replace the traditional meters in our homes. Every home in England, Scotland and Wales will be offered a smart meter by their energy supplier, at no extra cost, between now and 2020. Your supplier will be in touch to arrange an appointment when they are ready to install yours.

Smart meters will enable you to see exactly how much energy you’re using as you use it, and what it is costing in pounds and pence. They take regular readings and share these directly with your energy supplier through a secure wireless network, putting an end to estimated bills and manual meter readings.

Smart Energy GB is the voice of the smart meter rollout. 

For more information about smart meters and how they can help you visit ruralactionderbyshire.org.uk/smart-meters or www.smartenergygb.org/en/faqs

Contact Community Oil Buying Project Officer and RAD Administrator Emma Simpson directly if you would like her to provide direct training or information - E.Simpson@ruralactionderbyshire.org.uk

Alongside their daily drop-in service, they offer a series of Self-Help groups run by volunteers in a therapeutic setting.

They are currently looking for the following facilitators to run:

• a weekly support group for individuals and families living with autism / aspergers syndrome.
• a fortnightly basic computer course / fun session.

Although they cannot pay tutor fees, they are able to offer expenses.

If you have the time to offer your services to worthy recipients contact:  
Julie Dadson  (Manager) 01298 72965,  email: office@grapevinebuxton.org.uk

The Light up a Life appeal at Blythe house Hospice provides a poignant and beautiful opportunity for you to remember and reflect upon the life of someone important to you by dedicating a light in their memory.  It is also an opportunity to celebrate something joyful such as a wedding a anniversary, significant birthday or birth of a child.

Katie Holt and her daughter Scarlett dedicated a light and lit a candle at last year’s festival "We dedicated our light in memory of our special friends and family who are longer with us.  This light will shine bright just like they did".

The starry white lights, which adorn the hospice building and garden, shine daily for nearly two months.  They represent not only celebrated lives and events, but also the vital work of Blythe House Hospice, which each and every dedication supports.

The Light up a Life appeal - supported by Tarmac, will launch with a celebration on Sunday 20 November from 3.00pm.  The switch-on will be accompanied at 3.45pm by performances from Tideswell Male Voice Choir and a short service led by the Rev Richard Mottershead.  There will be opportunities to dedicate lights and buy Christmas cards and gifts.

Families and friends are welcome to visit Blythe house before, during and after the festival to reflect and write messages in the Light up a Life book at the hospice.  The lights themselves will continue shining in and around the hospice between 3.30pm and 11pm every evening throughout the festive period. 

Dedicate a light with the Light up a Life form at www.blythehousehospice.org.uk

Further information is also available by contacting Blythe House Hospice on 01298 815388.

Join the FREE five-day development programme in Chesterfield

• Work with professional artists  to learn new skills and produce your own art work
• Gain a Bronze Arts Award qualification
• Enjoy a fun and rewarding week improving your teamwork, communication skills, and confidence
• Receive three months supportafter the programme to help you move into education, training or employment

There is help with travel costs and lunch will be provided every day.

The course will take place from  12-16 December2016, celebration event 16 Decemberat  DCAS, Chesterfield, S40 1NL. The taster day will be held on Thursday 6 December.

To register your interest or to find out more please contact 0800 842 842; Text: ‘Call me ’ to  0 7983385418 and they will call you back   

www.princes-trust.org.uk

Light refreshments of tea, coffee, biscuits and cakes will be served from 12.45pm. The AGM will be from 1.15pm - 3.15pm at Whaley Bridge Uniting Church, 35a Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge SK23 7HT

Your group / organisation will need to be a member of High Peak CVS to vote at our AGM. Contact Jackie on 01663 736436 or email jackie@highpeakcvs’org.uk to check membership status.

Guest Speaker - Our main speaker this year is Niall Cooper who is the Director of Church Action in Poverty who is leading the End Hunger UK campaign team. This campaign is about tackling food poverty together and working for a UK where everyone has access to good food and no one goes to bed hungry. We are also pleased to say that Paul Bohan Co-coordinator of the High Peak Foodbank will also present a local perspective on the issues around food poverty.

Celebrating People Award - Once again, High Peak CVS is inviting nominations for its ‘Celebrating People Award’. Last year’s winners were G52. This year’s winning group will receive the Award, a framed certificate and £100.  The deadline for submission of applications is Monday 24 Oct.

Board of Directors - There are vacancies on the Board of Directors; if you are interested in representing members on the Board, contact Joy Brown, High Peak CVS Chair on 01663 719386, or by emailing mail@joybrown.plus.com.

AGM 2016 Agenda

AGM 2015 Minutes

HPCVS Annual Report 2016 - Resources for Stronger Communities

Annual Accounts 2016

AGM 2016 Members Letter

Celebrating People Award Letter 2016

Celebrating People Award Application Form 2016