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Entrance is free but hot dogs (or should that be Bratwurst?) will be on sale at a very reasonable £1 each. 

High Peak CVS would like to invite you to FREE information & training session for volunteers and workers in our community who support local people.  The information session will give you knowledge of ways in which local people may be able to save money or apply for additional support with their heating and electric bills, helping them stay warm this winter!

The friendly and informal session (for which you need no prior knowledge) is designed to give information and awareness of:

• How people can switch energy supplier (much easier than most people think!)

• Different benefits and allowances people can apply for if they are in poverty, have a disability or health problem or are on pensions/benefits. 

• Priority Services which disabled people can apply for with the energy companies

After attending the session you will be able to pass on this straightforward knowledge to individuals. It can make a huge difference to vulnerable people (eg the elderly, disabled, those with young children) or those who are struggling to make ends meet or live in a stone built house, which tend to be more expensive to heat.  

You are not expected to advise people on their finances or do anything more complicated than make others aware of the information and help them switch.  One big advantage of attending is that you will also be able to use this knowledge to help your friends and family to save money.  In fact, we encourage attendees to bring your own gas and electricity bill/statement and we can see if you can save money at the session - if you haven't changed suppliers in the last couple of years, it is highly likely you are paying up to several hundred pounds too much!

Come along on Wednesday 10 February 10.00 am - 12noon (lunch provided) to our offices at High Peak CVS, Dunbar House, 105 Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge, High Peak SK23 7HX

If you would like to join us, please email Rachel Harman at rachel@highpeakcvs.org.uk or call or text 07905 289 578.  Please also state if you would like to stay on for lunch for our planning - thank you.

The session is run by High Peak Community and Voluntary Support with funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Thur 10 March 2016, The Postmill Centre, South Normanton, 9.30am – 4.30pm

The aim of this training is to explore ways to build organisational and business capacity and to be able to respond more effectively to grant and contractual opportunities from the OPCC and other Commissioners including preparing for tendering and procurement opportunities.

The training will take place over one day and full resources and materials will be provided.

Places are limited. Please respond to this email no later than Friday 12 February 2016 to book your place and further details will be sent to you.

The survey, launched by a coalition of charities, is gathering evidence about how charities are able to get their voice heard and the support they need.

By taking part you will be helping make sure that funders and decision makers know more about your needs. By being the biggest survey of charities and voluntary organisations this survey is a powerful way of getting your voice heard.

The survey can be completed in 15 minutes.

www.surveymonkey.com/r/charitysurvey15

Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) wish to consult about proposed changes to the way that their services are delivered to older people experiencing hearing loss.   The consultation will be via an online survey to both organisations and individuals and telephone interviews with both organisations and individuals.  The timescales for the consultation are very short and we need responses to the survey by Thursday 21 January.

For organisations or groups - www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/AOHLORGS

For individuals / volunteers - www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/AOHLIND

If your organisation works with older people and you could take part in a 15-20 minute telephone interview about  Action on Hearing Loss’s proposed new service delivery contact Sarah Fishbourne (Impact Consultancy and Research www.impactconsultancy.co.uk) 01432 860323 or 07855 492066.

The computers are being made available through the Arthur Rank Centre. This is a collaborative unit supported by the National Churches, the Royal Agricultural Society of England and the Rank Foundation. For organisations that need more than one computer, such as for a drop-in centre or school, the prices are even lower.

www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk/communities-and-farming/computers-for-rural-people

Saturday 6 February 2016 at 7:30pm (doors from 7pm) at Glossop Parish Church, Church Street South, Old Glossop, SK13 7RU

Tickets £7 (£5 for all concessions) available on the door or in advance from Bay Tree Books or telephone Sarah (07706 100 639).

All proceeds go to Crossroads Derbyshire to support victims of domestic abuse in the High Peak.

SGP View from the Peak 37 Winter 2015

Contents:

• Celebrating People Award
• Grapevine New Manager
• High Peak Access - Making Buxton Better
• Friends of Conduit Street Playing Fields
• Community Wildlife Spaces
• Noticeboard

10 March 2016 at Manchester Conference Centre

You will gain a greater understanding of the forward direction, the likely impact on both services and service users, and the actions that can deliver real change.

A new era for mental health care is on the horizon... Mental Health: Moving Forwards -The Five Year Plan will explore how the new national strategy for mental health services can drive action so that people across all ages can get the right help at the right time.

www.openforumevents.co.uk/event/mental-health-moving-forwards-the-five-year-plan

This is the third year the Weston Awards have been run and again they are expanding to help more charities. The Awards provide unrestricted core funding alongside free capacity-building support, and are designed to benefit smaller charities.

The Weston Charity Awards celebrate and support excellent charities working in the fields of Youth, Welfare and Community. This year, the awards are expanding to support 18 charities across the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands. 

Weston Award winners will receive £6,200 unrestricted grant funding alongside business mentoring support from capacity-building charity Pilotlight. The purpose of the award is to support ambitious charities personally and financially so they can achieve their goals.

For more information or to apply for the Weston Charity Awards 2016, visit www.westoncharityawards.org or call 020 7283 7022. Applications open on Monday 7 December 2015 and close on Friday 15 January 2016.