The Special Olympics Derbyshire network are recruiting a Volunteer Coordinator to be part of their committee and help develop the new network.
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This role involves:
- Being the main point of contact for all volunteers within the network
- Identify which postions need to be filled within the network's sports
- Maintaining a list of contacts in the local area to contact for support when needed
The role is for a year initially and will take on overage an hour a week of the volunteer's time.
For full details of the role and how to apply, visit www.derbyshiresport.co.uk/workforce/opportunities/506
Alternatively, contact Rachael Dyer: rachael.dyer@derbyshire.gov.uk or 07807 089845
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As part of its commitment to the health, well-being and safety of its communities, from the 1 May 2016, Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) changed the delivery of Home Safety Checks to new Safe and Well Visits.
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Firefighters and Community Safety Officers conducting the new Safe and Well Visits will:
- Identify and make occupants aware of any potential fire risks in the home
- Ensure the occupant knows what to do in order to reduce or prevent these risks
- Help occupants put together an escape plan in case a fire breaks out in the future
- Ensure the occupant has working smoke alarms, and fit FREE alarms where necessary
- Discuss the general health and wellbeing of occupants, with specific emphasis on the risk of falls in the home
- Signpost the occupant, where necessary, to the relevant support services
Booking a Safe and Well Visit:
Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service is committed to reducing fire deaths and injuries by ensuring that homes are fitted with working smoke alarms and that occupants have a planned and practiced escape plan in place. To assist with this, the Service provides FREE Safe and Well Visits to people who it believes are at greater risk of fire, primarily the more vulnerable groups in the community.
To book a Safe and Well Visit, or make a referral for someone who you consider to be at risk of fire, please contact High Peak and Derbyshire Dales - 01298 22620
www.derbys-fire.gov.uk/keeping-safe
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Chapel-en-le-Frith Ladies Choir in concert with guests The Hope Bank Cafe Orchestra on Saturday 14 May at 7.30pm.
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The concert is an annual charity concert, this year in aid of The High Peak Friends of Cancer Research UK.
It will be held at St John the Baptist Church, Buxton, SK17 6XG. Tickets £8 under 12s free, available at the door, from Hall's Mica, Chapel-en-le-Frith, or phone.01298 815965.
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The Playing Fields Legacy Fund is a small charity established to get more people, especially the young and disadvantaged, playing sport through more effective use of playing fields.
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The Derbyshire Environmental Trust (DET) is running a new funding scheme this year and next.
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They are planning to distribute approximately £30,000 per annum, with a preference for funding either one larger project, or a number of medium sized ones, rather than a lot of small schemes.
Projects must be located in Derbyshire within 10 miles of a licensed landfill site. DET staff can check this for you if you provide them with the postcode for the site of your project.
The type of projects that would be eligible include the provision, maintenance and repair of: children's play areas, skate parks, MUGAs, sports fields and other recreational areas, footpaths / bridleways, community centres / village halls.
The deadline for applications is 22 August 2016.
www.derbyshiresport.co.uk/news/2016/04/new-derbsyhire-capital-funding-pot
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D2N2 Growth Hub can provide for Social Enterprises which are looking to develop their business, invest in new or larger premises or capital activities and or create new jobs, take on apprentices.
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This will be a 12 week traineeship which will include Maths and English training as well as the completion of the care certificate.
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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
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The Harmony Project ia a specialist refuge service in Derbyshire providing safe accommodation for 16- 24 year women fleeing domestic abuse from their families or intimate partners.
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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.
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One of our High Peak groups is now able to offer support for anyone wishing to take up outdoor activity to enhance their mental well-being.
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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
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Are you looking for grant funding but don't know where to apply? High Peak CVS has access to a database of 4,500 grant-making trusts and foundations giving over £4.5 billion in funding every year.
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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.
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