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| Reach Out 89
the e-bulletin from Community Action Derby |
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Hello!
We've had a makeover! After listening to your feedback we decided to make a few changes to Reach Out. The first, most obvious, change is the new streamlined look which we hope you will find easier on the eye. We have also decided to send out the email version of Reach Out every two weeks instead of every week and combine it with Your City, Your Voice, the monthly policy newsletter.
In this issue you will find an invitation to our AGM on 14 September together with an invitation to meet with Andy Burnham MP, Shadow Minister for Health, next Thursday to talk about issues affecting voluntary and community groups.
If you have any news, information or events that you would like to share with the voluntary and community sector in Derby, please let us know.
Don't forget that you can now follow us on Twitter - just type DerbyCA into the search box. Visit the Twitter website to get started!
Best wishes,
Jayne Williams
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| Stop Press..........MP Visit
Andy Burnham MP, Shadow Minister for Health, is visiting Derby on Thursday 19 August and wants to meet with voluntary and community groups in the city.
The main focus of the meeting will be a question and answer session focusing on what did and didn't work well from both the previous Labour and current Coalition administrations.
The meeting will be at the YMCA Derby, 770 London Road, Wilmorton, Derby, DE24 8UT from 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Lunch will be provided.
If you would like to come along to this informal meeting and put your questions to Andy about issues that affect voluntary and community groups please email Abbi Steanson or call 01332 227710 by Tuesday 17 August. Places are limited so book NOW!
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 Our AGM and a Celebration of Our Members
We would like to invite you to join us on Tuesday 14 September at The Carriage Shop Theatre, The Roundhouse in Derby for an exciting evening of entertainment; Celebrating Derby's 3rd Sector: Spotlight on Our Members. The evening will include our AGM and performances from four of our member groups in the city. The evening starts at 6:00 pm with optional tours of the fabulous new Roundhouse building at 6:00 and 6:15.pm. The tours will be in small groups and last approximately 10 minutes - for which booking is essential. From 6:00 to 6:30 pm a buffet and drinks will be served followed by our AGM which will last approximately 15 minutes. The entertainment begins around 6:50 pm with performances from Kaleidoscope Community Music; Surtal Asian Arts; Calidoscopio Drummers and Steps to the Future. The evening will finish at 8:30 pm. Places are limited to two people per organisation so BOOK NOW and don't miss out on having your say at our AGM! To book places for the event and/or optional Roundhouse tour at either 6:00 or 6:15 pm please contact Angie Baines on 01332 227731 or email: angie.baines@communityactionderby.org.uk by Tuesday 7 September. Are you interested in becoming a Community Action Trustee? Due to re-election rules there are several seats available on our Board. If you would like to know more about becoming a Trustee, please email Kim Harper or call 01332 346266 by Friday 20 August. Free parking at The Roundhouse is limited but there is an adjacent pay and display car park - for which we will reimburse you - and lots of spaces for disabled drivers. If you need more information please contact us on 01332 227749 or email Jayne Williams.
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 Tackling Climate Change Locally
The Future is Local: Empowering communities to tackle climate change. The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) has published a new report recommending ways to empower communities to take action on tackling climate change and improving the quality of life . The report comes alongside the announcement that the SDC, the government's sustainability watchdog, is to be abolished.
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 Spending Cuts Survey
Community Action is carrying out a survey to find out the impact of spending cuts on voluntary and community groups. The survey only takes a few minutes to complete and your responses will be used to produce a report to local authorities and funding bodies.
Please complete the survey by Friday 3 September to ensure your views are taken into account. If you have any queries please email Jessica Davies or call 01332 227713.
Thank you in advance for your time.
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 Children in Need Grants
BBC Children in Need offer grants to organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people who are 18 years old and under. Your organisation and project must be based in the UK and you need to be a registered charity or other not-for-profit organisation. There are four general grant deadlines each year: 15 January, 15 April, 15 July and 15 October.
Within the general grants programme, you can apply for:
Small Grants of £10,000 or less per year for up to three years; or
Main Grants over £10,000 per year for up to three years.
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 Charities Music Reprieve Legislation to make charities and other not for profits pay for a licence when they play recorded music in their own premises has been delayed. NAVCA is part of the campaign against the changes, which could cost voluntary and community organisations £20m a year.
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Health and Social Care Funding Deadline
The Health and Social Care Development Fund is jointly funded by NHS Derby City and Derby City Council and is administered by Community Action Derby. Voluntary sector organisations who deliver health and social care services in Derby city, are invited to submit applications for one off, small grants up to a maximum of £3,000. The deadline for the current round of applications is Thursday 19 August.
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Transition Event
Rob Hopkins, author of the Transition Handbook and co-founder of the Transition Network, will be visiting Derby on 13 September and would like to meet local Transition Groups and others interested in building community resilience to the implications of Peak Oil and Climate Change.
Transition Derby is organising an event around the visit starting at 4:30 pm with networking opportunities and a question and answer session.
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 Let Nature Feed Your Senses
Let Nature Feed Your Senses is about increasing the opportunities for specific groups of people to get out into the countryside and experience nature through farm visits and activities; helping to improve health and well-being and at the same time learning more about farming and its relationship with nature in today's world.
The farm visits are aimed at older people; young people; disabled people and people or community groups in areas of multiple deprivation.
The initiative is being run by the Sensory Trust as part of a 3 year project funded through Natural England's Access to Nature grant.
Highfields Happy Hens at Etwall, just outside Derby are offering the FREE farm visits in the Derby area. For more information or to book a visit go to the Let Nature Feed Your Senses website. |
 New Chief Executive for DAB
Derbyshire Association for the Blind has just appointed a new Chief Executive. Ges Roulstone has taken on the role with 32 years experience of working in the field of disability. Ges says that his challenge, in the current climate of cuts, will be to fund new and ever more person-centred services to the needs of people in Derbyshire with a visual impairment. For more information visit the DAB website. |
 50+ Groups Get Wii Fit!
If your group supports people aged 50 years and over why not hold fun Wii Fit sessions to keep your members active and encourage them to get fit?
Community Action have Wii Fit consoles available for hire to groups who meet certain criteria.
Your group must meet in community premises, have appropriate insurance and take responsibility for the equipment while it is on loan.
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 Media Contacts List
Do you have a media contacts list? If so, why not add us to it!
We would love to receive your news as and when it happens and feature it in Reach Out. It's a great way to share your news with all of the voluntary organisations and community groups in Derby.
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We hope you enjoyed the new look newsletter. We are always pleased to receive feedback or comments about Reach Out, so do let us know what you think.
If you have any news, events or information that you would like to see featured in Reach Out please email or call 01332 227749.
Thanks for reading!
Jayne Williams Community Action Derby
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