News & Developments

They have a wide range of volunteer opportunities currently available at Blythe House and in two of their four charity shops in New Mills and Buxton.  If you can spare a morning or afternoon to help at the hospice they are particularly looking for extra help in the following areas:

• Serving light refreshments to patient,  staff and volunteers 
• Assisting in the creative art group to help patients enjoy all types of craft and painting mediums
• Drivers to bring patients to the hospice in the morning and to take them home again mid-afternoon.

To enquire about these or any other volunteer opportunities contact 01298 815388 and ask for Nicki or email  info@blythehouse.co.uk

www.blythehousehospice.org.uk/careers/volunteering-vacancies.php

1) Families Fund – This item includes some key points about this new Sport England fund, including a summary of the assessment criteria.  

2) Co-op Funding for Good Causes – This fund is open to CASCs, charities and scouts or guides groups.  Members vote for projects to have a share of the funding. The deadline for applications is 8 August 2017.

3) Central England Co-op Fund – next deadline 28 July 2017.  Not to be confused with the fund detailed above, although this is another membership scheme, with grants up to £5K available.  There are Central England Co-ops right across the county 

4) EON’s Energising Communities Fund – This fund can support energy efficiency projects which can include appliances and insulation.  Grants from £50 up to £2,000 are available.  The deadline is Monday 7 August.

All the news items above are detailed in the attached word document if you have difficulties opening up the content of this email.

For further details - www.derbyshiresport.co.uk/funding-news

The shop is open Tuesday to Friday 10am - 4.30pm and Saturday 10am - 4pm, selling good quality furniture and furniture that has been made or restored in their workshop. 

You can donate any unwanted furniture in good condition, which can be collected from your home. Upholstered furniture must comply with fire regulations.  Electrical goods in good working order are also accepted, but not washing machines, tumble driers, cookers or dishwashers.

www.glossopdalefurnitureproject.co.uk

25 July 9.30-4pm – Substance Misuse.
8 August 9.30-4pm – Alcohol Awareness and Brief Interventions.
22 August 9.30-4pm – Substance Misuse.

Both these courses are FREE to people working with individuals and communities in Derbyshire and are based In Chesterfield - Derbyshire Alcohol Advice Service, First Floor, Dents Chambers, 81 New Square.

Tel: 01246 206514    Email: training@daas.uk.com

To book.visit www.alcohol-advice.co.uk/training/

As Small Charities Week focuses attention on the excellent work of small charities, CFG launches its Counter Fraud Campaign and has produced a free guide and checklist for you to protect your charity and it's assets from fraud.

The Small Charities Guide to Preventing Fraud will help small charities to outline the steps you need to take to protect yourselves against fraud, highlight what tell-tale signs to look out for, know what to do once you have detected fraud and where to report the fraud to. 

To compliment The Small Charities Guide to Preventing Fraud, CFG has also produced a Counter Fraud Checklist. This checklist is designed to help charities to establish or strengthen their counter-fraud policy. The checklist asks ten essential questions that all charities should be thinking about when working to tackle fraud.

They are looking for supporters to join their supporters group. On the supporters group, they will post what they are looking for support with, so you can choose what you want to support. 

Supporters group link: www.facebook.com/groups/285715645234691/ 

Website: www.lifeyouchoose.org 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/lifeyouchoose/  

Email: lifeyouchoose@hotmail.com

This is the biggest moorland conservation project in Europe (they're the ones with helicopters delivering lime and seeds to the uplands), and has an amazing impact  on the health of the local peat blanket.

Entitled 'Carbon, Climate, Water and Wildlife - the Scientific Work to combat the Catastrophe of Bare Peat', the talk will provide illustrations of the vital importance of our local peat bogs - which store the bulk of the UK's land-based carbon - and whose steady degradation over 200 years has meant increased carbon emissions, reduced water retention, increased risk of flooding, and diminished wildlife. This is all being reversed by this inspirational project.

www.northderbyshireccg.nhs.uk/

After you have completed your distance they will send you a lovely shiny medal to say a big well done!   £6 entry fee.

How will you complete your distance?  For more information contact the fundraising team on 01298 815388 or email fundraising@blythehouse.co.uk.

Himalayan Balsam is an imported annual plant that grows and spreads rapidly, overwhelming native plants and establishing a monoculture. Biological diversity declines, and when the plant dies back in winter the bare soil is liable to erosion, particularly on riverbanks. 

The plant is easy to identify and pull up, and there has been a noticeable impact where it has been tackled over the last 4 years or so in New Mills at Mousley bottom nature reserve, The Torrs park, and the area of land known as the Picker..

Transition New Mills are keen to identify groups who could help in this task, and also get benefits for themselves.  The activity is great light-moderate exercise, and gets people in and amongst nature. 

Transition New Mills can look to arrange suitable events for your group, and have arranged public liability insurance for their events, which have been risk assessed, and led by a knowledgeable leader with a first aid kit on hand. They would choose appropriate lower risk sites to tackle if appropriate with some groups. 

Contact transition.newmills@gmail.com for more information.

transitionnewmills.org