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PCT Mental
Health Day Services
Drop-in
Have your say on Mental Health Day Services in Derby City.
Where: Stuart Hotel, London Road
When: 19 May
10.00 am to 4,00 pm (drop-in).
You will be invited to help choose a provider for the redesigned Derby City Mental Health Day Service.
Any questions about the event please contact Suzanne at NHS Derby City on 01332 224000, ext 6484. |
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ACEVO
Launches
This is a free site designed to provide useful information to help charities and third sector organisations survive the recession.
The website details events, courses and key links to other relevant organisations and third sector membership bodies such as the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action, the Institute of Fundraising, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and the Social Enterprise Coalition, as well as important government departments. |
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The Adult Learning Disability Directory is now available to download in two electronic forms; PDF (which includes images) and Word (without the images).
Click on the appropriate link below to download your copy.
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Dear Member
There's lots to read about, from Westfield to Alzheimers and recession support to news about a gardening scheme.
We want to hear about any news, advice, events and opportunities that could benefit other voluntary and community groups. Click here to contact me. |
Source Derbyshire Support is being offered to local companies that want to do business with Derbyshire County Council.
Hundreds of contracts are up for grabs to supply a huge range of services to the authority - from pencils to print, stones to spuds and vehicles to vending machines. Two free workshops are also being offered to local firms to tell them everything they need to know about tendering for the council's business.
They will be held on:
Thursday 21 May at Tapton Park Innovation Centre, Brimington Road, Chesterfield
Tuesday 16 June at Swadlincote Adult Community Education Centre, Rink Drive
The 'Tendering for Work' sessions will be held from 9.30 am to 12.15 pm each day and will offer practical help on bidding for county council contracts.
To book a space on one of the workshops please e-mail with the name of the business and contact details quoting either Tapton or Swadlincote by 14 May. | |
 FREE Resources for your Organisation!
NCVO is offering free boxes of publications from two of their popular series:
Future Focus: These pocket guides are designed to help small and medium organisations understand and respond to important shifts in volunteering, communications, local governance and social trends. Take a look at the series by clicking here.Achieve More: this series introduces a range of key topics including strategic thinking, planning, quality, outcomes, benchmarking, creativity, marketing and managing change.
Take a look at the series by clicking here.
To order your FREE copies of Achieve More follow the link above. To order FREE copies of Future Focus contact Marissa Charles at NCVO 020 7520 2587. |
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Wanted: Your Views on
Alzheimers Care
The Alzheimer's Society is asking for your views on the quality of care that dementia patients receive when they are admitted to hospital and the challenges that health care professionals face. They are asking people to share their experiences by filling out a questionnaire by the end of May 2009.
They would like to hear from anyone whose lives are touched by dementia including people with dementia and carers, nursing staff and nurse managers or ward managers. All information will be treated confidentially and you do not have to give your name. The survey results will be published later in the year.
The questionnaire can be downloaded from the Society's website and returned to Louise Lakey by email, or by posting it to: Louise Lakey, Devon House, 58 St Katharine's Way, London, E1W 1JX. Alternatively, a copy of the questionnaire and a pre-paid envelope for returning it can be requested from Louise on 020 7423 3581 or click here to email. |
 Supported Gardening Scheme Derby City Council is running the above scheme to offer a range of gardening tasks to people struggling to keep up with garden maintenance. The scheme is available to anyone over 65 or anyone under 65 receiving Disability Living Allowance and costs £12.50 per hour.
For more information about the scheme contact Chris Fraser on 01332 641565, minicom 01332 256666 or mobile 07814 691866 |
 Welcome Back Rachel! Rachel Hayward, our Business Development Director, is back from her sabbatical in South-East Asia! Here she is with the pandas in Chengdu, China.
If you have any HR queries, anything about employing staff and need someone to talk to, please contact Rachel on 01332 227714 or send an email. |
Social Enterprise - FREE Workshops!
The East Midlands Empowerment Partnership is holding FREE half day workshops and you're invited!
The aim of the EMEP is to host an effective learning, knowledge sharing and networking event for anyone engaged in this empowering activity. Workshops will be held on the following dates:
For further information and online registration, please click the link for the workshop date / location which is most convenient for you. Alternatively you can call 0845 634 4609. |
 Meet at WestfieldWestfield could be a potential venue for your regular meetings, outings or refreshment stops.
They are looking at introducing a booking system for local groups, clubs and organisations to enable you to pre-book space in one of our many cafés or restaurants to hold your meeting or social gathering. They could guarantee a seat for everyone in the group, at a suitable time/date, and may be able to offer discount on your bill. You could select a favourite café or eating place to meet in, or, if you just can't choose between them all, we could give some suggestions of suitable venues or places you might not have tried before - providing menus in advance if required. Plus, if your group or club requires additional space for activities or equipment (e.g. an extra table for your knitting bags or space nearby to park your buggies!) then this could also be arranged. Westfield Derby hold regular events and activities in the centre - e.g. fashion shows, children's character meet and greets and celebrity appearances - if you have a specific interest in any of our events then we could arrange times and dates of your meeting to coincide. Initially we would like to gain an understanding of the level of interest in this type of booking system from any groups in the area, then, depending on the appetite, we would set up an appropriate system to facilitate all your requirements and get in touch with interested parties to book you in. For more information on venues that we have in the centre, then visit our website. Please let us know if you would be interested in the above, or if you would like to know more about what we could offer, either by e-mail to Zoe, or by telephone on 01332 366383 by Friday 8 May | |
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Thanks for reading!
Sincerely,
Susannah Salter
Communications Manager Derby CVS | |
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