This FREE national event will see the launch of the Public Law and Compact training series for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) third sector organisations. Co-hosted by Voice4Change England and the Empowering the Voluntary Sector Project, the event will provide BME third sector organisations with a practical guide to strengthening and empowering their relationships with public bodies at a national, regional and local level.

 

The event takes place at the Peepul Centre in Leicester. For more information email Ravi Chauhan or call 0207 843 6124

 

National Volunteers Week runs from 1-7 June each year with lots of events and promotional activities to raise more awareness about volunteering locally - what's out there, the impact on the community and how people can get involved.   

 

This year the Volunteer Centre are running Living Books, a series of case studies for volunteers to share their extraordinary stories with the public and to show how important volunteering is to society.  Radio Derby will be featuring one case study a day throughout Volunteers Week and the Derby Evening Telegraph will be running a double page spread during the week.  Stories for the Living Books project need to have a strong human interest and should fit into one of the following themes:

Volunteering helped me make friends;

Volunteering helped me overcome disability/ill health;

Volunteering gave me skills for employment; or 

Volunteering helped me change my direction in life.

 

So if you, or a volunteer you know, would like to share their fantastic story with others, please email Simon Hancox or call 01332 227718 by Monday 17 May.  Please note that the volunteer would need to be comfortable being interviewed by the Derby Evening Telegraph and/or Radio Derby during National Volunteers Week. 

 

 

Dramatherapy is a form of psychotherapy using creative methods as a form of expression. If you have a keen interest in music, art, drama or movement then this would be ideal for you. Dramatherapy is a very gentle form of therapy using metaphors and images to explore the unconsciousness and give a deeper understanding of why you might be feeling the way you do. It is an effective way to help with eating disorders and other emotional problems. 

 

A 10 week dramatherapy course begins on Saturday 15 May for 10 weeks from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The course costs £10 per session or £90 if you pay for all 10 courses in advance.

 

Please see amendments to dates for vetting and barring training which is being run by Volunteer Centres Derbyshire.

 

18 May, Gothic Warehouse, Cromford, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm - to book a place call 01773 512076;

24 May, Buxton Methodist Church, Market Square, Buxton 10:00 am to 2:00 pm - to book a place call 01298 23970;

26 May, Art Room, Erewash Volunteer Centre, Long Eaton 10:00 am to 1:00 pm - to book a place call 0115 946 6740: and

9 June, Fire Station (new), Chesterfield 10:00 am to  2:00 pm - to book a place call 01246 276 777.
 

 

As a peer mentor you will: 

Artsplan, the training and publications department of Artswork and in-house training provider for ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network) are holding a one day course 'Creating Safety: child protection and youth arts' on 7 July at Lakeside Arts Centre in Nottingham.
 
This one day course is essential training for anyone working within youth arts, but especially those using more physical art forms, such as dance and drama. Developed in conjunction with South East Dance this course compliments the Arts Council England "Keeping Arts Safe" guidelines developed with the NSPCC. The training will cover current child protection legislation in line with the requirements of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), within the context of delivering a youth arts project and includes a 'safe touch' section, exploring how child protection guidelines can be maintained within more physical art forms. 
 
For more information or to book a place email Artsplan or call 02380 682535.

The Woodward Charitable Trust awards grant funding to organisations in the UK working with social and ethnic minority groups; prisoners and ex-offenders; homelessness; people experiencing abuse; and addiction. Small grants of between £100 and £5,000 and large grants of over £5,000 are available to UK registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £250,000. The deadline for receipt of applications to be considered at the Trust's July 2010 meeting is 24 May 2010.

 

For more information and an application form visit the

Woodward Trust website. 

The PIRAMID project is a partnership between Derby City Council, Derby Primary Care Trust (PCT) and Community Action Derby. 

The project is designed to help increase older people's general wellbeing and reduce the risk of inactivity and isolation that can lead to premature, preventable ill health and dependency. The aim is to enable older people to remain independent in their own homes through accessing local community services and being supported to get involved with local groups and activities.

 

PIRAMID offers support to older people who don't have the social contacts that they once had, are coming to terms with a bereavement, an experience of crime, or recent life changes.

The project is available to people over the age of 50 and living in one of the following neighbourhoods: Normanton; Peartree; Sinfin; Austin; Abbey; Stockbrook; Osmaston; or Allenton.

 

If you feel this project could help your group or someone you know email the PIRAMID team or call 01332 227720