News & Developments

Tuesday 17 Nov: Free funding workshop and surgery – an opportunity to find out about the small grants programmes offered by Foundation Derbyshire and to discuss your project idea with a funder.  Book your place for this session directly with Foundation Derbyshire by calling Lindsay Sowter on 01773 525860

www.foundationderbyshire.org

Thursday 5 Nov: Fundraising for Beginners – a half-day workshop offering insight, ideas and tips to help make your grant fundraising more successful

Tuesday 17 Nov: Foundation Derbyshire’s annual funding workshop and surgery – an opportunity to find out about the small grants programmes offered by the Foundation and to discuss your project idea with a funder.  Book your place for this session directly with Foundation Derbyshire by calling Lindsay Sowter on 01773 525860

Thursday 19 Nov: Making the Most of Gift Aid – many groups don’t realise they are eligible to claim Gift Aid and most are amazed at what can be classed as a gift or donation and therefore earn them extra funds. Come and find out more!

Wednesday 25 Nov: Funding Search surgery – an opportunity for a 1-1 session with High Peak CVS’s funding advisor Esther Jones to discuss your project and search the Trustfunding database of 4500 funders to identify potential funders for your project or activity

All sessions except the Foundation Derbyshire workshop carry a small charge.

Bakewell and Eyam Community Transport believe the loss of this vital service will harm the elderly, disadvantaged, vulnerable and disabled people in our communities across Derbyshire.   This has caused significant distress to local people that use the services.  

To voice the opinion of local people they aim to present a petition with 7,500 signatures to Derbyshire County Council by 20 November.  Although the time-scale is incredibly tight they hope that our petition will force a debate at County Hall in December.  

Sign our on line petition at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/council/have_your_say/Petitions/details/default.asp?PetitionID=251  

Please ensure that you confirm the email once your on-line petition has been submitted.

The report will be used to decide what happens next for VCSE support, coordination, partnership development and policy influence at a regional or sub-regional level and also to highlight our future challenges, e.g. the impact of devolution, commissioning over more than one local authority area or how to effectively influence Government and other national bodies.

The survey is being carried out independently by Ideas to Impact and aimed at any organisation that has had contact with One East Midlands.  The findings will inform recommendations that can be used in the future with Government, public services and within the VCSE. Survey responses will be confidential to Ideas to Impact and will be reported anonymously.

www.surveymonkey.com/r/HL2VFV7

Come and hear about their achievements and find out about exciting plans for the coming year.

Light refreshments will be provided and an opportunity to network with members of staff, Board Members, Volunteers and other supporters of Crossroads Derbyshire (formerly High Peak Women’s Aid).

RSVP Julie on 01457 856675 or email: admin@crossroadsderbyshire.org by Wed 4 November.

Active Communities is a funding programme for community groups and not-for-profit organisations, with an income of less than £350,000 a year or an average of £350,000 over two years, seeking investment of between £5,000 and £50,000 for projects lasting up to two years. They are looking for small and local projects, genuinely designed and run by local people. By small, they mean just a small group of people on an estate, in a few streets or villages.

They target funds at the neighbourhoods which are the most affected by health inequalities: in High Peak the areas this funder is interested in include Central Glossop, Whitfield, Gamesley, parts of Hadfield, New Mills East and Fairfield in Buxton.

They are also looking for great ideas from communities of interest. By this they mean a group of people who have things in common and wish to come together to address something that is important to them. These ideas could be based in one neighbourhood, or cover a wider area.  

​Applying couldn't be easier. It's an online process with a step by step guide from start to finish.

Using money raised by society lotteries through The Health Lottery, Active Communities is currently open in Derby and Derbyshire under the HealthCalm banner.

For more information see www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/apply-for-funding 

To apply go to www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/apply-for-funding/detailed-guidance?cic=56

If you would like to discuss your idea before making your application, contact Foundation Derbyshire (who are acting as support agency for this fund) on  01773 514850

Closing date for applications is 25 November at 1pm.

Note: This fund has a 2-stage application process, and stage 1 may close before 25th November if the programme is over-subscribed.

Safe and Sound’s new Hub & Spoke project are offering a comprehensive free service to the voluntary/community sector in Derby city and Derbyshire who wish to upskill their practitioners in identifying and responding to cases of child sexual exploitation and by providing support and guidance when working with children and young people.

They can offer a package of support including:

• Training to raise awareness of CSE, risk indicators, how to work effectively with young people, and how to report concerns and information.
• Advice on how to manage complex cases and engage young people.
• Advice and guidance to implement or update organisational policies around CSE in line with LSCB and national guidance.
• Guidance on best practice to support victims of CSE and advice on police involvement and the court process.
• Support agencies in raising awareness of the risk of CSE amongst their young people and with parents/carers and families.

They would be happy for you to contact them should you have any questions about their roles or if you have any specific queries you may want to talk through. 

Contact details at sdcvs.wordpress.com/2015/09/25/free-child-sexual-exploitation-support/

This year 3 organisations were highly commended – High Peak Foodbank, Furness Vale Community Centre and Social Club and Glossop Arts Project.

The winner was G52, a women’s group based in Gamesley working for the benefit of the community 52 weeks of the year, providing low or no cost activities and opportunities for all to join.

This summer, the group brought the seaside to Gamesley for a family fun day, sand, barbecue, ice cream, music and even donkey rides arrived for all to enjoy!

A particular project 'Bellies Not Bins' regularly collects perfectly good food about to be thrown away by local supermarkets and food outlets. The group distributes this food to the local community and often puts on cookery sessions and demonstrations including ingredients and recipe cards for people to take away with them. 

G52 made the delicious buffet for the High Peak CVS AGM; tasty, impressive and very good value. If anybody is interested in booking the catering service, please call Pat Javenaud on 01457 858035.

We’ll be providing workshops, surgeries, and lots of 1-1 help to enable people to switch to get a better deal and / or apply for energy-related benefits and generally save money on their energy bills.

We are looking for people who like talking to and helping people, and who have at least a little experience of using the internet. 

You don’t need any energy-related knowledge as we’ll provide relevant training, nor will you be asked to lead workshops or training sessions unless you would like to.

Interested? Want to know more? Contact Esther Jones at High Peak CVS via 01663 736 429 or esther@highpeakcvs.org.uk as soon as possible.

Friday 20 November 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm at Clifton Smith Village Hall.  Booking is essential.

This seminar is aimed at rural communities that lack a village shop or at risk of losing an existing village shop. This VSOS seminar will explain how they can find a solution to address this problem.

Across the country, communities are increasingly coming together to find ways to restore or rescue much-needed services such as shops, pubs, libraries, etc. Many talented communities are meeting the demand for services, by creating viable community-owned-and-run businesses that are called social enterprises.

This FREE Seminar will:

• Explain how VSOS can help in the development of a community enterprise
• Present the ‘Speedy Shop’ solution - Peter Fox, CEO VillageVending
• Visit Clifton’s own ‘Speedy Shop’ at the Cock Inn
• Hear how a Community Shop was established at Grindleford  - Sarah Battarbee
• Look at potential ways to establish a community-owned enterprise

For more information about the VSOS Campaign, visit the website, www.villagesos.org.uk 

For further information please contact Helena Stubbs on 0845 3138800 or 01629 592973 or email h.stubbs@ruralactionderbyshire.org.uk