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Speakers: George Marshall - Climate Outreach
Emma Bridge - Community Energy England

Workshops: Community Café Project Shareshop & networking.

Full details at www.everybodys-talking.org/derbyshire-and-nottinghamshire-laep-community-climate-action-network-conference

Saturday 12 March  2pm to 6 pm
at Spring Bank Arts Centre, Spring Bank, New Mills

This involves access around the area for wheelchairs, scooters, prams and those with mobility problems, but also access to services for people with visual or hearing impairment.

If you already know of access issues in these areas, bring your examples along for discussion, or email details prior to the meeting so we can take photos beforehand.

Timetable
2.00-2.30  Arrival and registration (tea, coffee)
2.30-2.45  Welcome and introduction to High Peak Access
2.45-3.15  Presentation on local access issues 
3.15-4.00  Discussion of local access issues and solutions
4.00-4.30  Web-based guide to Organising Accessible Events 
4.30-5.00  Question time
5.00-6.00  Buffet and Networking
6.00          Event finishes

To book a place, or for more details, contact Dave Bennett – davembennett@live.co.uk

See www.highpeakaccess.org.uk for information about High Peak Access.  This FREE event and buffet is supported by NDVA.  Free accessible transport is available if needed.

There is a live Ceilidh band, FLASH IN THE PAN and a licenced bar and raffle, Tickets £7.50 from the Volunteer Centre or you can pay on the door.

7.30pm at Whaley Bridge Uniting Church, on Saturday 19 March. Tickets all £8, under 12's free.

Resources to help:

• Tips for Children
• Tips for Teachers
• Tips for Parents
• Resources for companies/organisations to share
• Assembly Packs for Primary / Secondary Schools
• Social media & other ways to get involved

at www.ChildrensMentalHealthWeek.org.uk

The nominated projects need to be owned, developed and led by the communities they serve. It could be projects like the refit of a village hall kitchen, community centre, women's refuge or a cookery school.

Silver and bronze winners will receive Stoves appliance packages worth between £2,000 and £3,000, with two overall winners winning £5,000 in prizes.

The deadline for nominations is Sunday 31 January. A shortlist will then be put to a public vote. Further information from www.stoves.co.uk/community-kitchen

www.saferderbyshire.gov.uk/news/news_items/telephone_scam_warning.asp

Do you or someone you care for frequently use healthcare services in Glossopdale or Tameside and have one or more of the following needs:

• a child with an education, health and care plan
• a learning disability or autism and high support needs
• a high level of need for healthcare services
• a mental health need that requires on-going use of mental health services
• a long term condition where current health services don’t work, which results in you accessing hospital services more frequently than you would like
• a long term rehabilitation requirements e.g. for an acquired brain or spinal injury

Or do you provide services to people with needs such as those listed above who use health services frequently?

Are you interested in learning about Personal Health Budgets, what they could do for you or the people you work with?

NHS Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group is required to develop a Local Personal Health budget Offer for people living in Tameside and Glossop. Are you interested in helping us to develop our offer?

If so you are warmly invited to join us at this first workshop to help us develop the Personal Health Budgets offer in Tameside and Glossop. We warmly welcome service users, carers, frontline staff and representatives from local organisations to join us.

Workshop on Monday 1 February 2016
From 9.30am to 1.00pm followed by lunch
St John’s Church Hall, Vicarage Drive, Dukinfield, SK16 5HZ

To book a place contact Catherine Cane 0161 304 5417 or email catherine.cane@nhs.net with the following information:

• Name
• Email address or telephone number
• Details of whether you are a Service User or a Carer?
• Name of the organisation you represent/work for
• Any special dietary requirements

Transport can be arranged. If you require transport to the workshop please contact Catherine Cane on the phone number or email address above.

If you would like an initial chat to find out more about what this is about please contact Esther Jones at High Peak CVS on 01663 736 429 or esther@highpeakcvs.org.uk

Sports Relief Community Cash grants of £500-£1,000 are available to small organisations in the Derby & Derbyshire area, that are doing great work to help local people living tough lives.

Who is eligible to apply for a Sport Relief Community Cash grant?

Who can apply:

• constituted voluntary and community groups
• charities
• social enterprises
• co-operatives
• community interest companies

Groups eligible to apply need to:

• be working in a disadvantaged or deprived area
• be a small local group with an income of less than £100,000 (in the last year) run by local people

Examples of the type of activities we will fund (this is an example but not a definitive list):

• Parent and toddler groups
• Dads and lads groups
• Equipment and materials for sports groups
• Community festivals
• Cross generational work
• Lunch clubs
• Running costs for self help groups
• Committee and volunteer/staff training
• Hire of sports facilities

Applications can only be made through Foundation Derbyshire. Contact their grants team on 01773 535860 or hello@foundationderbyshire.org for an application form specific to this fund. Deadline for applications is 14 February 2016 and funding is likely to be very competitive.