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The 'YOUTHINC, We Grant' scheme, was devised with the help of Derbyshire Youth Council and will award grants of up to £1,500 to develop youth activities in Derbyshire which deliver the youth councillor's priorities each year.

The funding could support traditional activities and projects such as youth clubs, sports, music and games clubs, media workshops, such as dance, drama or art sessions but can also support innovative projects too.

Members of the youth council will help decide how the money is given out and will consider:

• if the project or campaign is accessible to all young people
• how many young people will benefit
• how long the project will run
• whether it is value for money
• the long-term impact of the funding
• what the money will be spent on.

The closing date for applications is Friday 1 July 2016.

www.derbyshire.gov.uk

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There is still time to fill in the questionnaire. 
Consultation closing date is 24 July.

High Peak CVS urges anyone who is affected by potential cuts in voluntary sector services to access the short questionnaire and record your views to let DCC know the impact cuts in voluntary sector services will have. 

High Peak CVS Members will receive separate notice of the consultation in the next few weeks. We encourage our Members to give feedback to Derbyshire County Council about the proposals and highlight the valuable work of the voluntary and community sector in the High Peak.

It is unclear at this stage what cut High Peak CVS will experience, but anticipate we will have a reduction in funding which will inevitably affect the level of services we can continue to offer.

Contact High Peak CVS for further information.

The event takes place during Volunteer Week in the School Library on Friday 10 June 2016 from 2pm - 4pm.

Ed Mountifield, Centre Manager of NM&DVC, said "This is our first joint event with New Mills School and we are delighted to have their support. We both feel strongly that showing young people the benefits of volunteering at a young age is the first step in them giving time to their community in the future."

Debbie Enever, a Governor at New Mills School, said "Knowing about volunteering and what it entails will help our students become more rounded individuals. Volunteers already give 17,000 hours of their time every year at the volunteer centre and we need this to continue for the good of our community." 

If you would like to join us at this event please Email:
adele@nmvc.org or jbull@newmillsschool.co.uk

An active life with regular engagement in physical activity, sport, volunteering or coaching can have a hugely beneficial impact on people's lives, local communities and Derbyshire as a whole.

Towards an Active Derbyshire seeks to achieve the vision of more people in Derbyshire engaged in physical activity and sport, with the ambition of engaging an additional 50,000 people in active lives by 2021.

They are seeking a cultural transformation to 'turn the tide' of inactivity by providing choice, motivation and support in a co-ordinated way to change the behaviour of inactive groups by engaging them in physical activity and sport.

Derbyshire Sport are currently in the process of finalising the strategy and welcome contributions from all parties who wish to input.

To participate in the consultation process and make your comments using the online questionnaire by midday on Monday 20 June go to:

www.derbyshiresport.co.uk/derbyshire-physical-activity-plan

The advice  covers best value contracts for mobiles and utilities, prioritising bills, finding good deals and bargains, customer rights, pensions and insurance.

They also offer money saving advice regarding changing gas/electric suppliers or tariffs, accessing the Warm Home Discount scheme to reduce electric bills and reducing  water bills through the Big Difference Scheme.

Clients say that they have learnt new skills and gained confidence to make the financial choices that are right for them, saved themselves money which in turn helped them avoid crises.

If you would like to talk to an adviser about how you can save money contact Paula Marek-Roe at Citizens Advice Derbyshire Districts:
Mobile: 07730 089665
Email: cia@ddcab.org.uk

The Trust Deed sometimes including a Lease, Articles of Association for village halls wanting to incorporate as a company limited by guarantee and more recently a model constitution for halls that decide to use the new Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) structure. A few village halls have taken the Community Interest Company (CIC) structure.

In the current move towards social enterprise and social investment and away from reliance on grant funding ACRE needs to consider what legal structure would be appropriate for charitable village halls looking at alternative forms of fundraising and investment. As such, ACRE has put forward a discussion paper that outlines the proposal for village halls to operate as Community Benefit Societies which would enable them to raise share capital from the wider community.

ACRE & RAD are not advocating that existing village halls all convert to this new structure, but rather will welcome your comments on this issue in principle and the merits of using this governance as a preferred option for the future.

This discussion paper is being circulated to the ACRE village halls network and village hall associations and to a number of national organisations and government officials that have shown an interest. This is an important discussion because it proposes a move for village hall charities away from the traditional legal and operational structure that has been embedded since the 1930s.

If you would like to comment, please feedback by 22nd June 2016 to h.stubbs@ruralactionderbyshire.org.uk. 

www.bcvs.org.uk/latest-news/item/village-halls-and-the-community-benefit-society-a-discussion-paper

Each Councillor has £750 to support projects in their ward relating to:

• Small scale environmental improvements
• Community safety issues
• Beneficial community based projects

Please refer to www.highpeak.gov.uk for further information.

The event will be held at the Council Offices, Sexton Street, Tintwistle from 2-4pm. Tickets are £4 for adults and £2 for children. The WI will kindly make a donation from the profits to the Conduit Street Playing Fields renovation project.

There will be refreshments, live music and lots of family friendly activities.

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This new resource has been produced specifically to encourage care, nursing home and day care centre staff to undertake sessions of gentle exercise to background music from well known musicals coupled with reminiscence for frail older people in their care. Many other groups or individuals may find the CD useful too. It is hoped that the familiar tunes will provoke memories and stimulate conversation.

Copies of "Yet More Music to Move" are available from the First Taste Office, c/o Ladygrove Mill, Two Dales, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 2FH  (tel: 01629 733849 Email: firsttaste@btinternet.com)) at £8 per copy (P & P inclusive)  All orders need to be accompanied by a cheque for £8 made payable to First Taste.

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 the theme is UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development.

OWF are inviting charities, campaign groups, other non-commercial organisations, and representatives from the local business community. They will also be having a ‘Conversation Tent’ and you are invited to book a slot if you want to give a short talk or demonstration to a small group of people.

It would be good if you could think of an activity for your stall, perhaps linked to the UN Global Goals, that would engage with festival goers.  OWF will share ideas to reduce duplication.  One idea is to have a scavenger hunt involving people finding links to different goals on different stalls, if you would like to be involved in this please let them know.

As the festival is free to the public and funded entirely by fund raising activities, grants and donations, they ask all stall holders to make a contribution, collected on the day, towards the One World Festival's costs. Organisations run entirely by volunteers usually contribute at least £5 and those with paid staff upwards of £10.

If you have any queries please contact:  Barbara Walmsley barbarawalmsley81@yahoo.com 01663 746106 / 07908186852

www.oneworldfestival.org