Only two weeks to go to Derby's Biggest Festive Networking Event!

Come along and exchange your news, views and ideas with voluntary organisations and community groups.  Disability Direct; Women's Work; Addaction; and the Multi-Faith centre are just a few of the organisations who will be there.  

 

When:        Wednesday 15 December 2010.

                    10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Where:      Carriage Shop Theatre, Derby College, Roundhouse Road, Pride

                    Park, Derby, DE24 8JE.

 

Drop in for a short time or stay a while; tea, coffee and mince pies will be provided.

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Community Enterprise delivers worklessness contracts on behalf of Community Action throughout the city, aiming to bring together placement providers and local people. The aim of this survey is to find out how we can make the engagement process easier for local groups/organisations. The employment programmes at Community Enterprise currently include:

Flexible New Deal - A placement for anyone who has been claiming benefits for over 12 months, placements need to be of 4 weeks duration, of 30 hours per week.  Placement providers are provided with a hosting fee of £30 per person;
Future Jobs Fund - A placement for anyone aged 18 to 24 who has been claiming Job Seekers Allowance for 6 months, placements need to be of 26 weeks duration, of 25 hours per week paid at National Minimum Wage.  Placement providers are provided with full funding from the Government which can be up to £5,000 per 26 week placement; and
Community Task Force - A placement for anyone aged 18 to 24, claiming benefits, placements need to be of 12 weeks in duration, of 30 hours per week.   Placement providers are provided with a hosting fee of £30 per person.

At Community Enterprise your comments contribute to the ongoing development of the organisation. We would be grateful if you would take 5 minutes out of your busy day to complete this survey. Your feedback will help us plan for the next year and let us know what you think about the services we offer.  Click to take part in the survey. 

Do you find that you are not confident about the procedure involved in taking minutes? Do you take too many notes at meetings?  This course will help you gain knowledge of how to write a set of minutes and the process afterwards for sending the minutes out to other meeting members.

 

By the end of this session you will be able to:

 

Identify the roles of a minute taker;  

Plan and prepare for a meeting;

Complete a set of minutes; and

Understand the procedure after a meeting.

 

Date and Time:  Wednesday 8 December 

                              10:00 am to 1:00 pm

 

Venue                  Community Action 4 Charnwood Street Derby

                                                           

Cost                      FREE for voluntary and community organisations

                               £50 for statutory organisations 

 

For more information or to book a place email Liz Gumbley or call 01332 227738. 

Much has been written about the 'Big Society', but what does it really mean, and what should we, as activists, be doing to get our voice heard?

 

This free half-day event on 20 December at the Riverside Conference Centre in Derby, organised by the East Midlands Empowerment Partnership, will be a chance for you to find out more about what the Government says, and what other communities are doing to challenge the way local decisions are made.

 

The programme has been designed to help you:

Gain more understanding about the 'Big Society';

Hear examples of 'vanguard areas' and what's happening locally;

Network with other activists in the East Midlands;

Find out about full resources available; and

Learn about an exciting 'Big Offer Programme' which follows from this session and provides tools, learning and information through a series of free sessions to help you lead the way in getting things done in your community.

 

To secure your FREE place email Jan Hall or call 0113 262 2789.  Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.  Lunch and refreshments will be provided on the day.

Home Secretary and Equalities Minister, Theresa May, has announced that the socio-economic duty which was created as part of the 2010 Equality Act will be scrapped.  The announcement came as the Home Secretary outlined a radical new approach to equalities that rejects political correctness and social engineering.  For more information and to read the speech in full visit the Home Office website.

We'd just like to remind you that you have access to your own section of our website.  Here you can update your details and also add your news and events to our listings.  It's a great way to let the world know what you are doing!  So if you have any upcoming events or news that you would like to share with Derby - and the world - visit the Community Action website, log in with your details and get started!

If you would like to be part of Community Action Derby please email Angie Baines or call 01332 227731.  You will have FREE access to funding information, help and support for your group and the opportunity to take part in workshops and forums throughout the year.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Artcore brings you Creative Coats - mosaic sessions.  Come along to these fun sessions, bring along a planter, photo frame, plate or something you would like to decorate and professional artists will show you how to transform them using mosaic techniques. 

 

Perhaps with Christmas in mind you could create beautiful and personalised gifts for your loved ones. Everyone is welcome!

 

The two remaining sessions take place on 13 and 20 December from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at 75a Butterfly House, Rose Hill Street in Derby, DE23 8FZ.

 

There will be a charge of £3 per session and material charge depending on the size of work.  To book your place email Artcore or call 07737 877967.

 

The Charities Evaluation Service's National Performance Programme has joined up with Collaboration Benefits to produce 'Making a Difference Together?', a new guide to planning, monitoring and evaluating collaborative working in the voluntary and community sector.  For more information visit the One East Midlands website.

Are you a community or voluntary group working on the Sinfin or Austin Estates?

Do you need funding to: 

Improve or expand your community or voluntary group?

Provide activities for children and young people?

Offer training and educational projects?

 

If so, Derbyshire Community Foundation may be able to help!  For further details email Misbah at Derbyshire Community Foundation or call 01773 514850.

 

Derby Tourettes Support Group has been set up to help and support people suffering from the syndrome and those affected by it - family, carers or support workers. The new group provides the only support network in Derby for those affected by Tourettes and they urge you to contact them if Tourettes touches your life.

 

The onset of Tourettes Syndrome is typically between the ages of 7 and 10 but can occur at any time. It is most prevalent in school children, becoming worse through puberty.  Current estimates suggest that 1 in every 100 school children worldwide has Tourettes.

 

The group meets at St Martin's School, Wisgreaves Road, Alvaston in Derby from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on the following dates:

 

14 December 2010

15 February 2011

12 April 2011

24 May 2011

19 July 2011

 

This is a friendly group where you can share your experiences, gain support or just offload! For more information about the Derby Tourettes Support Group call 01332 571151 or visit the national Tourettes Action website.     

As you are aware the Cabinet Office has now published 'Building a Stronger Civil Society: a strategy for voluntary and community groups, charities and social enterprises' and the consultation 'Supporting a Stronger Civil Society'.  

 

To view the consultation in full visit the Stronger, Civil Society website. We would encourage you to respond to the consultation as the outcome will determine how much support frontline organisations will receive in the future, which in turn directly impacts upon the support given to voluntary and community organisations.

Please note that the deadline for responses is 6 January.  

This procurement process is to secure a new provider of universal and targeted children's services which includes the Healthy Child Programme - 0 to19 years; children's therapies; specialist children's nursing; HPV vaccine coordination; and children in care nursing and safeguarding.

The contract will be for 24 months with the possibility of two extensions for 12 months each.  To express interest and submit a tender call Gavin Hodgson on 0115 975 2400 for more information quoting reference number  CP6/10/0091.

Quad are holding a Festive Gift Bazaar on 10 and 11 December from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. The bazaar will feature original crafts, locally made products and all things festive!  A perfect opportunity to finish - or start - your festive shopping!

For more information call Quad on 01332 290606.

Prestige Nursing, established in 1945 and an approved supplier with Derby City Council, are offering a new service for people with dementia and their carers.

 

The aim of the dementia home-based respite service is to promote and provide breaks for individuals with dementia and their carers.  The service offers short breaks for carers who are supporting people with dementia at home.   

 

The purpose of the service is to ensure that people are socially included in their local communities.  The service will support people with dementia to be able to remain independently in their own home for as long as possible.

 

If you are a carer or health or social care professional who knows someone caring for people with dementia at home and would benefit from this service please call 01332 206062 for more information.

 Derby Women's Centre, located at 4 Leopold Street in Derby offer a wide range of support and activities to women in the city. They currently offer aromatherapy, reiki healing and hypnotherapy together with a counselling service, pregnancy testing and debt advice. They also hold regular informal coffee mornings where everyone is welcome. 

For more information on any of the activities or support call Derby Women's Centre on 01332 341633.  

On Wednesday 8 December blind and visually impaired members, trustees and other guests of Derbyshire Association of the Blind will gather to launch a new four year strategy, together with a new working name of Sight Support Derbyshire.

 

The new name and strategic plan are intended to revitalise the image and profile of the charity and set it on course to cover the next 4 years, up to its centenary in 2014.  Sight Support Derbyshire is the largest provider of services to people with a visual impairment in Derbyshire.

 

The strategic plan is entitled 'Towards 100 years of service to people with a visual impairment in Derbyshire'.  For more information on the launch of Sight Support Derbyshire email Robin Toal or call 01332 292262.

 



Jayne Williams
Community Action Derby