A wide range of local groups from across Staffordshire Moorlands have received support from the fund over the past three years, with recent highlights including funding for Moorlands Radio to purchase outside broadcasting equipment, support for a table tennis club in Whiston and a grant for The Beatrice Charity to provide canal boat trips for children with disabilities.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on 16th June.  Priority will be given to projects which help achieve the Your Housing Group Vision of "transforming your lives and your communities”.

Application form and guidance notes are at www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/your-community/south/your-moorlands/moorlands-community-projects-fund-2014/

Options being considered include:

• charging parents for using children's centres
• charging organisations for using the buildings
• reducing staffing levels
• closing some centres
• only offering services which are not already available elsewhere through the voluntary, community and independent sector.

The review will run for five weeks until 17 June.

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/ccreview

The survey is open until Friday 13 June and can be accessed through the Noticeboard section of the North Derbyshire CCG website at www.northderbyshireccg.nhs.uk 

The survey asks patients about the services they receive including their current care, their understanding of diabetes and whether foot and eye screening has taken place.  It will also ask about the training and support individuals have received in order to self manage their condition, and where they turn to for help and advice.   Responses will be analysed and findings will be published on the North Derbyshire CCG website.   There is a plan to repeat the survey in the future and compare results to understand if planned changes have improved services for patients. 

See www.learnmyway.com/subjects/online-basics

If you are interested please contact Derbyshire Dales CVS on 01629 812154 who will forward your contact details to Hayley.

The New Mills One World Festival was established in 1990 and is now recognised as the region’s annual free open air festival celebrating themes of peace, the environment, cultural diversity, community, and world development. This year we will be celebrating environmental themes.

Organisations run entirely by volunteers usually contribute at least £5 and those with paid staff upwards of £10.

• It is advisable to bring some sort of shelter. 
• A limited number of tables and chairs are available (please book) but it’s a great help if you can bring your own. 
• You are welcome to arrive at High Lea Park any time after 9.30am to set up your stall. 
• If you have an access requirement or other need to be in a particular place in the park, let us know.. 

Contact:  Barbara Walmsley, barbarawalmsley81@yahoo.co.uk, 01663 746106 or 07908186852.

Further details and Reply Slip

This is a fundraising event for #FirstStepsD and will involve a 3 mile fancy dress (optional) walk around Darley Park (Dogs are welcome).  See the poster at  www.firststepsderby.co.uk/sites/www.firststepsderby.co.uk/files/hope%20walk.pdf

The walk will be on Friday 30th May from 6pm (prompt) at Furnace Inn Pub (Darley Park - Town end), 9 Duke Street, Derby DE1 3BX.

If you're interested in this event, please contact Marc (marc@firststepsderbyshire.co.uk) to get involved. He will then send you a sponsorship form.  You can also fundraise online via the just giving page: www.justgiving.com/firststepsderby

These grants are intended to help those who are responsible for the upkeep of war memorials. The grants are designed to support the care and preservation of war memorials to a high standard, and to prevent the decay of this important part of our built heritage.

Grants will normally be for up to a maximum of 75% of eligible costs, with a maximum grant of £30,000. The next closing date for applications is the 30th June 2014. Read more at: www.warmemorials.org/grantsforwarmemorials

Who Qualifies 

Over 90% of the benefits will go to businesses with less than 50 employees. 

About 450,000 of the smallest employers won’t have to pay any Class 1 NICs. 

Not all employers qualify. Exclusions include employing a personal or domestic worker for example a nanny, gardener or care and support worker. 

For further details check Employment Allowance. 

Everyday someone comes up with a great idea to make their community a better place but all too often those ideas never take form – lacking the money and support to turn the dream into a reality. The People’s Millions could change that and best of all, the decision will not be made by a committee behind closed doors but the public will help decide the winners. If you feel passionate about making a difference in your community and have an idea that just won’t go away, the Big Lottery Fund wants to hear from you.

The competition is open for entries from voluntary and community groups, local authorities, schools, statutory health bodies and branches of organisations or partnerships.

Anything from youth and environmental projects to schemes that improve employment prospects or help people in need are in with a chance of bagging the Big Lottery Fund cash, provided that entrants can convince their community through a broadcast on ITV regional news that their idea is worthy of the prize.

The People’s Millions is an annual TV competition run by Big Lottery Fund and ITV which awards National Lottery funding to community projects that will improve the lives of local people. This year there are four awards of up to £50,000 on offer in each of the 19 ITV regional news areas across the UK. 

Entry packs are available at www.peoplesmillions.org.uk, and the deadline for completed entries is 12 noon on Friday 16 May 2014.

This year The People’s Millions is offering a total of £3.8 million to 76 projects across the UK.

The organisers promote all groups taking part, and you will get the chance to promote your group to a wide audience on the day. Leaflets and posters are also welcome; there is a leaflet stand at the welcome stand.

The aim is for the festival to have a diverse range of events available, to suit everyone's tastes.

Please email whatsonnorthwest@hotmail.co.uk