News & Developments

The Prince’s Trust and Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation are offering a free  twelve-week traineeship in NHS Health & Social Care.

If you are aged 16-25, unemployed and interested in a career in the NHS, you could:

• Gain valuable work experience and have a guaranteed interview for entry level jobs you apply for at the end of the programme
• Receive training and care certificates
• Maths and English training
• Develop effective teamwork and communication skills
• Get 6 months support after the programme to help you move into further training or employment
• Please note that we are looking for young people that are committed and  work ready

Programme runs from 4 July to 23 September 2016. There is a taster day on 14 June 2016.

Telephone: 07436797253 or Text 'H&S' to 07436797253

The project provides 24 hour staffing Monday to Friday and overnight staffing Saturday and Sunday within a shared house. It offers the young women a package of support around the abuse they have suffered and the opportunity to develop the skills they will need to hold their own tenancies. They also have an in-house Children’s Support Worker who offers parenting support and does therapeutic work with  young children affected by domestic abuse.

For more information about the project please see our website or contact us on 01457 858586.

There are currently two vacancies for single women or  women with up to 2 children.

Phill and Mike of Lifefit, a free community club, have been appointed as England Athletics' Mental Health Ambassadors - a new project supported by Mind. They hold free walk/run outdoor activities, especially supporting anyone with mental health issues.

Physical activity has been proven to have a considerable beneficial effect on both mental and physical health. Contact Phill at peakfit2@gmail.com or phone High Peak CVS as an initial contact. Remember these activities are FFF - Friendly, Free and Fun!

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England Athletics, supported by Mind the mental health charity, have launched a Mental Health Ambassador programme. The programme links to #runandtalk, an England Athletics campaign to improve mental health through running in England by:

• Getting people talking about mental health, sharing their experiences and removing stigma
• Raising awareness of mental health problems
• Supporting people experiencing mental health problems to be physically active through running start, return to and continue running

We’re often told that physical activity is good for our bodies and our minds, but having a mental health problem can make it difficult to get started, for a number of reasons, ranging from negative body image, or a lack of self-esteem through to practical reasons such as having no one to go with or not knowing where to get started.

Initially 128 ambassadors have been appointed from 91 different England Athletics affiliated clubs and registered groups across England. The ambassadors will be working with their clubs/groups on variety of things including:

• Creating a mental health action plan for their club/group.
• Organising specific events or open evenings.
• Creating links with local mental health services/organisations.
• Sharing information on social media about #runandtalk and other related campaigns.
• Starting conversations about mental health.
• Sharing good news stories.
• Supporting leaders, coaches and other volunteers with relevant guidance on mental health.
• Volunteering through Mind and other organisations to support people experiencing mental health problems to start running.

For more information, or to apply to become an ambassador, visit:
www.englandathletics.org/disabilityathletics/mental-health-ambassadors

We offer Funding Search sessions to help you find the funding most suitable for your group’s project or activities. A member of CVS staff can help you through the search and discuss options with you.

Funding Search sessions take 1 to 1.5 hours and are arranged by appointment.

If you would like to make an appointment for a funding search session contact Jackie on 01663 736436 or via jackie@highpeakcvs.org.uk

There may be a small charge for this service.

Grants of up to £75,000 are available for projects located within five miles of a Veolia Environmental Services facility. (This includes parts of the High Peak.) Match funding of at least 25% is required. 

The funding is available for capital improvement projects at a single site with discrete start and end dates. Projects should fall under one of the following categories:

Community buildings and rooms, including community centres, village halls, community spaces within religious buildings, and Scout or Girlguiding buildings.

Outdoor Spaces, including public parks, nature reserves, community gardens, footpaths, bridleways and cycle-paths.

Play and recreation, including play areas, skateparks, Multi Use Games Areas (MUGAs), sports grounds, pavilions and changing rooms.

Supporting Biodiversity, including the species related element of a BAP (national or local), the habitat related element of a BAP or HAP (national or local), and reintroduction programmes to a specific habitat.

The application deadlines are 12 noon on 27 May 2016, 26 August 2016, and 25 November 2016 or more information and how to apply follow the link below.

www.veoliatrust.org/funding/

Nominations are open until 29 April 2016

If you are working on a project to improve facilities in your community, they would like to hear from you. There’s a top prize of £50,000, which can be used to pay for both materials and labour.

There are other prizes of between £1,000 and £5,000 to cover the cost of building materials. You can visit their website to nominate your project. You need to describe your project in 300 words, and include photos.

Projects such as an improved play area or playing field facilities will be eligible.

If your project makes the shortlist then you need to get your community to vote, before a panel decides on the winners.

www.buildingbettercommunities.co.uk/

Tesco offers grants through its Bags of Help Programme which is funded by Tesco customers from the proceeds of the 5p charge for plastic carrier bags as a result of a government carrier bag levy.

Grants of £8,000, £10,000 and £12,000 are available for capital improvements to local community green spaces that have free and open access to all members of the community for a minimum of six days a week, during daylight hours. 

Projects that would typically receive funding include: 

• Parks, pocket parks and urban green spaces.
• Green corridors, such as river and canals, cycle ways.
• Formal and informal play areas.
• Open access sports facilities within public parks and recreation grounds, such as football pitches, tennis courts and cricket pitches.
• Informal outdoor recreation facilities, such as gym equipment, trim trails and woodland walks.
• Nature reserves, community woodland, ponds and village greens.
• Churchyards.
• Seafront improvements.
• Community allotments, community gardens, orchards and city farms.
• Spaces in the grounds of hospices and day centres.
• Allotments.
• School grounds.
• Community spaces on housing estates or residential.

Voluntary/community organisations, registered charities, health bodies, Parish/Town councils, social enterprises, Community Interest Companies, community councils, local authorities and housing organisations in England, Scotland and Wales can apply. Other not-for-profit organisations might also be eligible.

NB Tesco’s customers get the chance to vote and choose which of the shortlisted groups local to their store receive funding - so be prepared to do some additional publicity to get your supporters to vote if your application is shortlisted!

The deadline for applications is 3 June 2016 (noon).

www.groundwork.org.uk/Sites/tescocommunityscheme/pages/large-grants-tesco

This is an exciting programme aimed at inspiring and supporting the development of locally-based and community-led businesses.

Grants of £50,000 to £300,000 are available to support and develop community businesses in England. 

The first window for applications will be open 26 April to1 June 2016.

More details and guidance are available at 
www.thepowertochange.org.uk/funding/grants/

Competition will be very fierce so make sure you meet all the criteria before embarking on an application. In particular:

Your organisation must be a community business - "In previous funding rounds, over two-thirds of applications were rejected because they didn’t meet our definition of a community business."

What is a community business?

• Locally rooted 
• Accountable to the local community 
• Broad community impact 
• Trading  for the benefit of the local community

Competition and success rates

Bear in mind that in previous funding rounds, Power to Change was only able to fund 5 per cent of the applications it received. Please read and follow the guidance notes when published in April and make sure that your bid fits the criteria.

Match funding

Power to Change "will rarely fund alone". For example, it will usually fund a maximum of 75% of the total costs of buying or renovating a building.​

When to apply

There will be three opportunities to apply for funding in 2016. "We expect to allocate funding broadly equally across the three rounds, so choosing to apply for a later funding round will not  reduce an applicant’s chance of receiving a funding."

Key dates

• 19 April 2016, free Q&A webinar about the programme (booking details to be announced).
• 26 April to 1 June 2016, first application window.
• July 2016, second funding round opens for applications.
• October 2016, third funding round opens for applications.

If you would like to discuss whether this fund is suitable for your needs or help with your bid, contact Esther Jones at High Peak CVS on 01663 735 350 or esther@highpeakcvs.org.uk

New Mills Foodie Friends Café, a new Super Kitchen, will launch at St George's Parish Hall, Church Lane, New Mills, High Peak, SK22 4NP on Friday 6 May, 5-7pm and will then be open the first Friday of every month.

Super Kitchens (www.superkitchen.org.uk) are social eating spaces where people come together to enjoy a great, affordable, planet-saving meal that comes with a side order of community, connection and conversation.

Come and find out more at the launch event on Friday 6 May, where the team from Super Kitchen will be there to answer your questions, and of course you will get to sample some delicious food made entirely from surplus food.  Everyone is Welcome!  

Get in touch for more information and if you'd like to join let them know for catering purposes. 

Contact newmillsfoodiefriends@gmail.com or 01663 749323.

Free entrance.  Free Parking. Refreshments available. Tombola, Raffle. Handmade Crafts.  

Anyone wanting to hire a table for whatever they would like to sell the price is just £8.

Contact Sheila Webster 01457 862272.