Saltbox's Funding & Training Bulletin: May 2012

Dear friends


As well as producing a quarterly posted Information Service Newsletter, plus a fortnightly Events Email Bulletin, Saltbox also emails out a monthly Funding & Training Bulletin.

The latest Funding & Training Bulletin is below. If you do not currently receive this bulletin but would like to receive it either for yourself or for someone else within your congregation then please email Rachael Dabbs: Rachael@saltbox.org.uk

Every Blessing

Lloyd



Funding



N.B. Coalfield’s Regeneration Trust

Church Community Fund

The Truemark Trust

Wakeham Trust

Linley Shaw Foundation

The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust

The Strasser Foundation

People's Postcode Trust - Small Grants Programme

Clore Social Leadership Programme

£1500 Apprentice Grant for Employers - Live from April 2012

Artists' international development fund opens for applications

Boost the Business in You Competition Launched

Lloyds Banking Group Social Entrepreneurs Programme

Laing Family Trusts

Lennox and Wyfold Foundation Grant

Albert Reckitt Charitable Trust

Kathleen Hannay Memorial Charity Grant

Tender for Older People and Adults

£600 Million Big Society Capital Launched

Community Arts Fund

Co-operative Community Fund

Community Games

Arts Council England – Grants for the Arts

Sported

Community Games

Comic Relief UK Grant Programme

Nominet Trust

O2 Think Big

Princes Trust Community Cash Awards

Iconic Facilities Fund

The Big Lottery Fund Reaching Communities

Marie Curie Cancer Care Research Programme Now Open

Help the Homeless Funding

Heritage Lottery Fund Launches All Our Stories Grants Scheme

Staffordshire County Council Funding Streams

Other VAST funding opportunities available





Training

Creative ways of engaging children and young people

Working with Bereavement & Loss: Adults

Free Mental Health training

Localgiving.com

Self Help Stoke-on-Trent

Do you care for someone who is Vulnerable?

Special OFFER From VAST - Stoke on Trent

Community Training Skills

SCIO Survey

First Aid Training

Substance Misuse Training Programme 2012/2013





Other events & information

Losing and Finding a Home... Fri 25 May

London Road Festival in Stoke... 1st-5th June

Staffordshire Volunteering... Your Views Needed!

Give It Back George campaign

Volunteer Fair

FENTON GIANT PUPPET OLYMPICS

Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank

VAST: Bespoke Monitoring Database

Celebrating Olympics 2012 – Link in with Community Games

GIFTAID

Outreach & Testing Van

Free Asthma Check-up Service





Funding



N.B. Coalfield’s Regeneration Trust



If you are looking for funding to spend during July or August, your application needs to be submitted early next week at the absolute latest, although we can’t guarantee it would get a decision in time at this stage. This is because the next Committee meeting after June is now not until the beginning of September. Any projects submitted to the September Committee would not be able to start until mid to late September. Website: http://www.coalfields-regen.org.uk





Church Community Fund

Deadline dates – 30th June and 30th September 2012

Funding Amount - £10,000- £20,000 (for priorities 1 & 2 )

£20,000+ (for priority 3)

Purpose: The Church and Community Fund (CCF) has launched its new programme. The programme priorities are:

• Significantly expanding the Church's engagement with neighbourhood renewal

• Seeking innovative ways of developing established community projects so that they, either grow existing, or evolve into, new communities of Christian Faith

• Replicating models of successful community engagement across the wider church



Who can apply: Church of England parish church and Charities / Organisations which have close links on the ground with the Church of England.

Further Information: http://www.ccfund.org.uk/apply/guideline-notes





The Truemark Trust

Deadline Dates – Open



Funding Amounts – average £2,000



Purpose: The Trust makes donations to mostly small Locality based charities dealing with aII kinds of disadvantage, with preference to neighbourhood-based community projects and for innovatory work with Iess popular groups.



Who can apply: Small charities and voluntary organisations.

The Trust does not have a website but for more information contact: Mrs Clare Pegden • PO Box 2 • Liss • Hampshire • GU33 6YP Tel: 01730 894120



Wakeham Trust

Funding Amount – between £75 - £750



Purpose: The objective of the Trust is to provide grants to help people rebuild their communities. The Trust is particularly interested in neighbourhood projects, community arts projects, projects involving community service by young people, or projects set up by those who are socially excluded. The Trust wishes to support projects that are in the early stages of development, and new for the area.



Who can apply: Grants are available to small registered charities, voluntary and community groups within the UK



Deadline Dates – Open



Further information: http://www.wakehamtrust.org/index.php





Linley Shaw Foundation

Funding Amount – Between £500-£15,000



Purpose: The Foundation offers grants to charities focused on the conservation, preservation or restoration of the natural beauty of the countryside.



Who can apply: Charities.



Deadline Dates;- December/January annually



Further information: Applications in writing only. Address: NatWest Trust Services • 5th Floor • Trinity Quay • 2 Avon Street • Bristol • BS2 0PT.





The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust

Funding Amount – up to £1,000, however, larger grants can be obtained. Grants can be obtained over a 2-3 year period



Purpose: The Trust provides funds to support:

- Horticultural education

- The creation, development, preservation and maintenance of gardens open to the public

- The promotion and distribution of plants which have value to mankind

- The publication of books or other works relating to science or horticulture



Who can apply: Individuals and not for profit organisations (charitable purpose).



Deadline Dates; - 15th August 2012



Further Information: http://www.grantsforhorticulturists.org.uk/smith.html





The Strasser Foundation

Funding Amount – Based on need

Purpose of the fund:

• To provide students in college or university who are finding it difficult to complete their courses due to course expenses.

• To provide people who have fallen on hard times with grants to assist them in the short term.

Criteria – West Midlands, but with a preference to North Staffordshire

Deadline Dates – Quarterly meetings, next meeting 24th June. Applications to be received by 24th May 2012

Applications in writing, detailing amounts required and reasons. Please enclose an SAE with your application.

Address: c/o Knight & Sons • The Brampton • Newcastle-Under-Lyme • Staffordshire • ST5 0QW

Tel: 01782 619225



People's Postcode Trust - Small Grants Programme

Funding Amounts - £500-£10,000



Purpose : The People’s Postcode Trust aims to make Scotland, England and Wales a better place for both people and nature and acts within the following six fields of operation: poverty prevention; advancement of health; community development; public sports; human rights; and environmental protection.



Who can apply: Applicants that are not formally registered as a charity with OSCR/Charity Commission can apply for up to £2,000 in funding.

Applicants that are registered with OSCR / Charity Commission and can provide a charity number can apply for up to £10,000 (or £5,000 in Wales) in funding.



Deadline – 25th May 2012



Further information follow this link



Clore Social Leadership Programme

Funding Amounts –

• Option one is to stay in employment and to undertake the Fellowship part-time. If offered a Fellowship, the applicant's employer will be eligible to apply for a bursary of up to £15,000 (dependent on salary) to help provide cover for time spent focusing on the Fellowship and for periods away from work during the Fellowship.

• Option two is to undertake the Fellowship full-time. Applicants following this option will normally be eligible for a bursary of up to £20,000.

• Bursaries are available for individual Fellows or their employers



Purpose: To provide the opportunity for employees in UK third sector organisations to undertake a Fellowship.



Who can apply:- Charities, Community organisations, Social enterprises, Co-operatives, Social landlords/housing associations.



Deadline - 28 May 2012



CSLP will not consider applications from those whose work is exclusively faith-based, lacking focus on social impact in a wider context.



Applicants are required to register to access the online application form.

Further information - Clore Duffield - Foundation Initiatives



£1500 Apprentice Grant for Employers - Live from April 2012

Funding Amounts - £1500 x 3 per organisation



Purpose: The apprentice grant for employers is available for any small employer who has not previously employed an apprentice. The grant is an incentive to encourage an employer to recruit a young person as an apprentice.



What apprenticeships are available :

• Community Arts • Cultural Heritage/Venue Operations • Live Events and Promotion • Creative and Digital Media • Design • Business Administration • Technical Theatre



These grants are open to public sector, in cultural departments, such as Art Development and museums. They are open to the pottery industry and individual arts organisations.



Deadline Dates- Open



Further information – Creative Alliance e-mail: info@creativealliance.org.uk or contact John on 0121 224 7308



Artists' international development fund opens for applications



Funding Amounts - £1,000 - £5,000



Purpose: The £750,000 fund aims to support artists who have carried out little or no work internationally, and is designed to help artists build on their domestic success and develop markets and audiences overseas for their work.

Who can apply – Individual artists.

Eligible grants- travel costs, daily needs, material costs and accommodation abroad.



Deadline Dates – 31st May 2012



For more information, and to apply, visit www.artscouncil.org.uk/artistsinternational



Boost the Business in You Competition Launched

Funding Amounts - £15,000 in kind support



Purpose: The aim is to encourage entrepreneurial people who are starting up or growing a business through developing ideas, writing a business plan, employing more staff or commencing overseas trade. As well as helping start-up and business growth, the programme provides links to key business support tools.



Who can apply: SME start up, first year or established businesses who have grown their operations despite the recession.



Deadline Dates – 7th June 2012



Further information - Business in You



Lloyds Banking Group Social Entrepreneurs Programme

Funding Amounts - £4,000 - £25,000



Purpose: The programme will support 150 social entrepreneurs each year, for five years, with comprehensive support from the SSE through its innovative ‘action learning’ programmes, plus grants of £4,000 and £15,000 and an annual £25,000 award:

- 130 ‘Start Up’ awards: grants of £4,000, and a place on a Start Up SSE learning programme delivered in eight UK locations.

- 20 ‘Scale Up’ awards: grants of £15,000 and a place on a Scale Up SSE learning programme delivered at SSE headquarters in London.

- 1 ‘Lloyds Banking Group Social Entrepreneur of the Year’ award, given to a Scale Up applicant who demonstrates outstanding potential and who will receive a total package of £25,000 to scale their organisation.

Deadline Dates - End of May for June/July selection

For further information, please visit:

www.the-sse.org/lloydsbankinggroup



Laing Family Trusts

Funding Amounts: £5,000



Purpose - The Trusts support a diverse range of charitable purposes in the UK. The Trusts fund work that advances the Christian faith and its values, and the relief of poverty in the broadest sense.



Who can apply – Charities



Eligibility - Modest annual grants towards the core costs of selected national organisations working in the Trust's areas of interest. Small capital grants to local organisations working to relieve poverty in their local communities. Larger one-off or recurring project-based grants.



Further information – Application by letter only.



Deadline Dates – Open



For more information contact: The Administrator • The Laing Family Foundation • Laing Family Trusts • 33 Bunns Lane • Mill Hill • London • NW7 2DX



Tel: (020) 8238 8890

Fax: (020) 8238 8897



Lennox and Wyfold Foundation Grant

Funding Amounts - £5,000 - £10,000



Purpose: To support general charitable projects which support – Education/training, Medical, Disability, Relief of Poverty, Overseas/famine relief, Religious activities, Arts/culture, Sports/recreation, Environment and conservation.



Who can apply: Registered Charities



Further information – Apply in writing.



Mr G Fincham • Lennox and Wyfold Foundation • 15 Suffolk Street • London • SW1Y 4HG

Tel: 020 7036 5685

Deadline Dates – Open

Albert Reckitt Charitable Trust

Funding Amount – None Specified



Purpose: Wide remit supporting projects with a charitable intention.



Who can apply: Registered Charities



Deadline Dates – Open



Apply in Writing. Address: Mr John Barrett • Albert Reckitt Charitable Trust • PO Box 64991 • London • SW20 2BG



Kathleen Hannay Memorial Charity Grant

Funding Amount - £ 500-£25,000



Purpose: General Charitable Purposes

Who can apply: Charities or voluntary bodies



Deadline Dates – None



Apply in writing: The Trust Manager • The Kathleen Hannay Memorial Charity • c/o R F Trustee Co Ltd • Ely House • 37 Dover Street • London • W1S 4NJ



Tender for Older People and Adults (with Physical Disabilities, Mental Health needs within Stoke-on-Trent)

Funding Amount: None specified.



Purpose:

• The day opportunities tender aims to encourage and enable a broad range of Service Providers to do business with the City Council. It also seeks to develop the market to provide an expanded range of choice for new and existing service users.

• The tender for day opportunities will focus on procuring services to meet the needs of Older People and Adults with Physical Disabilities, Mental Health Needs and Dementia within Stoke-on-Trent.



Please find details of this tender opportunity by following this link.



If you would like any support with the tendering process, or have any queries / comments please contact Louise Norgate, Strategic Development Officer louise.norgate@vast.org.uk T: 01782 683030 For further information please click here



£600 Million Big Society Capital Launched

Funding Amount - Social Investment Finance Intermediaries (SIFIs) based and working within the UK may apply for loans of between £500,000 and £15 million.



Purpose: The Government has created a new independently run financial institution to finance charities and community groups within the UK in the expectation of building a bigger, stronger society and growing the economy.



Further information on this funding as well as a set of application guidance notes can be found on the Big Society Capital website.



Deadline Dates - Expressions of Interest can be made at any time.



For further information contact the Development Team at VAST on 01782 683030.



Community Arts Fund

Funding Amount - Applications of up to £800



Purpose: The Community Arts Fund provides grants to fund run an arts activity or event which benefits the community, widens participation and promotes accessibility. Activities must take place between 1st April 2012 and 31st March 2013.



Deadline for application is 20th December 2012.



For more information on how to apply online, previously funded projects, FAQs etc visit:

www.staffordshire.gov.uk/communityartsfund



Co-operative Community Fund

Funding Amount: Between £100 and £2,000. Newly-formed groups (less than three months) can only apply for a maximum of £500.



Purpose: The Community Fund is aimed at helping communities to help themselves by providing grants to local groups to help fund their activities or specific projects.



Criteria: Funding is available for projects that:

• Address a community issue.

• Provide a good long-term benefit to the community.

• Support co-operative values and principles.

• Ideally be innovative in its approach.



Applications can be made at any time.



For more information contact VAST on 01782 683030.



Arts Council England – Grants for the Arts

Funding Amount: Grants to organisations range between £1,000 and £100,000; for up to three years. Projects of national significance can receive up to £200,000.



Purpose: Arts Council England run grants programme to support arts organisations. Funding is for activities carried out over a set period which engage people in England in arts activities and/or help arts organisations in England carry out their work. Arts organisations and other people who use the arts as part of their work can apply for grants for arts-related activities.



Applicants will be expected to provide at least 10% of the total project costs from other sources. Eligible applications will be assessed and scored against assessment criteria.



For more information on the assessment criteria and application dates contact VAST on 01782 683030.



Sported

Funding Amount: A small one-off grant of up to £2,000 or a large one-off grant of between £2,000 and £10,000.

Purpose:

• Sported is a national charity that provides support to community sports organisations that work with young people in disadvantaged areas.

• It aims to provide business resources and financial assistance so that sports organisations can concentrate on improving the lives of disadvantaged young people through sport.

• It aims to provide business resources and financial assistance so that sports organisations can concentrate on improving the lives of disadvantaged young people through sport.



Applications may be submitted at any time.



For more information contact VAST on 01782 683030.



Community Games

OCS has awarded a £2M Big Society Award to Community Games.



Purpose: The Community Games programme will provide support and resources for communities to organise their own local sporting and cultural events in celebration of the London 2012 Games. The Community Games programme includes a national accredited training and mentoring programme, designed to create a lasting legacy of community volunteers with the skills and confidence to activate social change.



For further information please click here



Comic Relief UK Grant Programme

Purpose: Comic Relief is committed to bringing about a just world free from poverty. The aims of Comic Relief are to reach those in need; promote people’s needs, ambitions and rights; tackle poverty and much more.



Comic Relief Grants are awarded under the following programmes:

• Mental Health.

• Domestic and Sexual Abuse.

• Refugee and Asylum Seeking Women.

• Young People aged 11-25: such as sexually exploited and trafficked young people;

young people and alcohol; young people with mental health problems and Local communities.



Applications are accepted from the voluntary and community sector throughout the UK.



For further information on the criteria and application process contact the Development Team at VAST on 01782 683030.



Nominet Trust

Purpose: The Trust provides funding to innovative projects that strive to improve and encourage the safe use of the internet for educational, inclusion and other charitable purposes. The aim is to help disadvantaged and vulnerable groups to use the Internet, i.e. young people, the elderly, the disabled and sick, and people in deprived areas.



Projects should seek to benefit the target recipients, which include:

• Young people.

• The elderly.

• The disabled and sick.

• The disadvantaged.

• Vulnerable people.



Applications can be made at any time and are considered at quarterly Trustee Board Meetings.



Deadline: 1 August 2012



For further information about the criteria and application process please contact the Development Team at VAST on 01782 683030.



O2 Think Big

Purpose:

• Think Big aims to find young people with great ideas and help them get going by giving them the training and funding to make their ideas work. Projects have to help the community or tackle a problem with society. Projects that only help one person will not be accepted. Beyond that, applicants can do everything or anything. In fact, the more bold and creative the ideas, the better.

• Projects have to help the community or tackle a problem with society and funding can be spent on anything that will make the project work, apart from on a salary for the applicant.



Criteria: Individuals or groups between the ages of 13 and 25 can apply for, and run, a project; however, people of any age can get involved by becoming fans or members of the project in the UK. Projects must take place within three months of applying.



Applications can be submitted at any time.



For further information please contact the Development Team at VAST on 01782 683030.



Princes Trust Community Cash Awards

Funding Amount: Grants of up to £3,000 are available and the average amount given is £1,500.



Purpose:

• The Prince's Trust helps young people to overcome barriers and get their lives back on track. Through practical support, including training, mentoring and financial assistance, it helps 14-30 year-olds to realise their potential and transform their lives. The Community Cash Awards Fund aims to help young people to start up their own project that will benefit their community.

• Funding is available to young people aged 14 to 25 years in the UK. Applicants must show that the project is involving or being set-up by young people who are: aged 14-16, and achieving or at risk of achieving less than 5 GCSEs grades A* - C; aged 16-25 and not in education, training or work (or working less than 16 hours a week).



Criteria:

• Applications are particularly favoured from young people who are in or leaving care, or who have been in trouble with the law.

• If anyone in the group is less than 18 years old then an adult will need to support the project. This can be someone in an organisation that the group is already involved with or the Trust can match groups to a volunteer. If the project supporter is employed by an organisation, such as a youth club or school, then the organisation is expected to take on a supervisory role.



Applications may be submitted at any time.



For further information please contact the Development Team at VAST on 01782 683030



Iconic Facilities Fund

Funding Amount: There is no minimum or maximum grant amount set.



Purpose: The Iconic Facilities Fund is being delivered by Sport England in partnership with the British Olympic Association, the British Paralympic Association, with the backing of The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. The Iconic Facilities fund is part of the £135 million Places People Play initiative which will deliver an Olympic and Paralympic legacy of increased sports participation by bringing the magic of a home Games into the heart of local communities.



Criteria: Applicants are required to source other funding for their project and must include this information in their application. Projects must bring together strong partnerships from both the public and private sectors and National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) which will continue after the initial project.



The next funding round will take place in autumn 2012.



For further information about the criteria and application process please contact the Development Team at VAST on 01782 683030



The Big Lottery Fund Reaching Communities

Funding Amount: Funding from £10,000 to £500,000 for revenue projects lasting up to five years where the total cost of the project, including money from other sources, is not more than £750,000. Smaller capital projects up to £50,000.



Purpose: The Big Lottery Fund supports charities and the voluntary sector, health, education, the environment, and regenerative projects to regenerate and revitalise communities. Reaching Communities supports projects that improve the quality of life of communities across England, offering help where it is most needed.



Criteria:

Projects must:

• Respond to need - this is a problem, issue or situation where something needs to change to make things better for a person, group of people or environment.

• Involve the people who will benefit from the project in planning and running the project.

• Achieve one or more of the following four outcomes: People having better chances in life, Stronger communities, Improved rural and urban environments, Healthier and more active people and communities.



Applications may be submitted at any time.



For further information please contact the Development Team at VAST on 01782 683030



Marie Curie Cancer Care Research Programme Now Open

Funding Amounts: Funding allocations for individual research initiatives will be determined on a case-by-case basis.



Purpose: The Marie Curie Cancer Care Research Programme aims to provide evidence to inform better quality of care for those with advanced and progressive illnesses which are likely to shorten their lives within the foreseeable future.



The charity has pledged to spend up to £1 million per year for three years to fund high quality research that has the potential to improve end-of-life care for those with cancer and other advanced progressive life threatening conditions.



There is an overall budget of £3 million available for distribution.

The charity will be considering applications under the following research themes:

• Interfaces between specialist palliative care & other forms of care at the end-of-life.

• Prognostication.

• End-of-life care and younger adults.



Applications will be accepted from scientists, clinicians or healthcare workers in UK universities, medical schools, hospitals and some research institutions.



For further information please contact VAST on 01782 683030





Help the Homeless Funding

Funding Amount: Up to £3,000 (The overall project budget must be less than £1,000,000)

Purpose: Charities that work to help homeless people return to mainstream society, rather than simply offer shelter or other forms of sustenance, can apply to “Help the Homeless” for a grant towards capital costs.

For further information please click here



Heritage Lottery Fund Launches All Our Stories Grants Scheme

The Heritage Lottery Fund has launched a new £1 million grants programme called "All Our Stories" to support local projects across the UK that want to explore their local heritage. For further information please click here



Staffordshire County Council Funding Streams

Available to voluntary & community sector organisation in Staffordshire.

Follow this link for more information.



Other VAST funding opportunities available

For further information on funding opportunities please contact the Development Team at VAST on 01782 683030.

Awards for All - England

Funding Amount: £300 and £10,000 are available



Purpose: The Awards for All programme aims to help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need. Funding available to voluntary and community organisations, schools and health bodies etc.



Criteria:

The programme will fund projects that meet one or more of the following outcomes:

• People have better chances in life

• Stronger communities

• Improved rural and urban environments

• Healthier and more active people and communities.



Applications may be submitted at any time.

Heroes Return 2

Funding Amount: Grants will cover the costs of commemorative visits. A fixed amount of money will be available for each veteran and spouse and/or carer towards the cost of their visit. This will cover travel costs, insurance and accommodation.

Purpose: The programme will provide Lottery funding to help World War II veterans who saw active service and are resident in the UK or the Republic of Ireland to take part in commemorative visits (within the UK and overseas) to mark the anniversary of events that led to the end of WWII. War widows and widowers of veterans are also eligible for funding, and carers and spouses can receive funding to travel with veterans.



The Big Lottery Fund has extended this programme.



Deadline: It currently has no fixed deadline for applications.





People’s Health Trust - Healthy Communities Small Grants Programme

Funding Amount: Grants of between £5,000 and £10,000 are available. The total cost of the project must be no more than £25,000.

Purpose:

• The Healthy Communities Small Grants Programme aims to enable small community and voluntary organisations and groups to support an improvement in health and well-being in their local communities.

• Support is available for projects and activities that are about the health and well-being of a local community and are not normally funded from statutory sources, for example the NHS, Local Authority.

The programme is open to applications in different areas at different times. Before applying, applicants must use the online location search facility on the Trust's website to check that applications are being accepted in their area.



Places People Play - Inspired Facilities

Funding Amount: Community organisations and parish and town councils are eligible for grants ranging from £20,000 to £50,000, and 70% of the overall funding will be allocated to this category.



Purpose: The scheme is designed to support voluntary and public sector groups to refurbish and improve existing facilities, or develop an existing building for sports use in the community.



Criteria:

Eligible organisations include:

• Community and voluntary groups.

• Parish and town councils.

• Local authorities.

• Statutory bodies.

• Educational institutions.

Eligible projects must:

• Provide opportunities to people who do not currently participate in sport.

• Offer the only public sports facility in the local community.



Deadlines:

There will be five funding rounds, the first three being:

• 1 August to 28 September 2011.

• 1 February 2012 to 2 April 2012.

• 23 July 2012 to 17 September 2012.



Young Roots

Funding Amount: Available Funding/Support Grants between £3,000 to £25,000 are awarded under this programme, for projects lasting up to 18 months.



Purpose:

• Young Roots was established to help local youth organisations promote the involvement of young people with the heritage of the UK. By targeting youth groups, Young Roots aims to reach young people who may not have been involved in heritage previously.

• The HLF defines heritage as being many different objects and places that have been, and can be, passed on from one generation to another.

Criteria: The sponsoring body will expect applicants to contribute something to the project costs, either in cash or 'in-kind', e.g. time, materials, premises, etc., although the level of contribution is not specified.



Application Deadline(s): At any time.



http://www.vast.org.uk/news/an-ambassador-for-staffordshire/



Your Heritage

Purpose: The Your Heritage programme welcomes applications for original and exciting projects that help people to learn about, look after and celebrate heritage in a fun and enjoyable way.



To receive a grant, a project must:

• help people to learn about their own and other people's heritage.

Projects must also do either or both of the following:

• Conserve the UK's diverse heritage for present and future generations to experience and enjoy.

• Help more people, and a wider range of people, to take an active part in and make decisions about heritage.

Criteria:

• Projects can be funded for up to five years.

• Grants can be made for up to 100% project costs, however, due to a large demand it is usually expected organisations will provide a contribution, whether in cash or "in kind".

• Only projects that take place in the United Kingdom can be funded. Projects should last for no more than five years. In practice, the sponsor normally expects to see projects completed within three years.

Full details on the scheme, including terms and conditions, can be downloaded from the funding provider's website at: http://www.hlf.org.uk



Deadline: At any time.





For the latest news on grant funders visit Vast’s website here.





Training

Creative ways of engaging children and young people

Date: Friday 15th June 2012

Time: 9:30am - 1.00pm (Bring your own lunch)

Venue: BAYC, 581 Pershore Road, Selly Park, Birmingham, B29 7EL



Do you work in the voluntary sector? Are you a youth and children’s worker? Yes?

Organised by Midlands Youth and delivered by Common Sense Solutions, you can benefit from this FREE TRAINING on how to creatively engage children and young people.



For further information please click here



Working with Bereavement & Loss: Adults

Course Date: 28th June 2012

Course Time: 10:00am - 13:00pm

Cost: £40.00 (per Delegate)



For further information or to express your interest please contact:

Joanne Mason or Alex Smith at the Dove Service on 01782 683155

or e-mail jo.mason@thedoveservice.org.uk

alex.smith@thedoveservice.org.uk



Free Mental Health training

Understanding the Mental Health of Children and Young People

The training has been developed by local Child and Adolescent Mental Health practitioners. It covers mental health promotion, common mental health problems in children and young people, and how to respond effectively.



The training is free of charge and all participants receive a comprehensive manual and a certificate of attendance. Staff wishing to attend should return the enclosed booking form to Tory Alexander c/o Changes Young People’s Service.



For further information please contact Tory Alexander by clicking here





Localgiving.com

Localgiving.com is a new website which strengthens local communities by providing charities and community groups with the tools needed to raise money, awareness and support online, to help you to:



1. Reduce dependency on grants

2. Provide new sources of funding and support

3. Engage with your local community



Localgiving.com is a national website, but is broken down to county level, so that the Localgiving.com you see locally is for just for Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent. It arranges national advertising and sponsorship to help raise awareness. In addition, as it is aimed at locally based charities and community groups, the fees are much lower than many charitable websites.

For further information and to visit the website please click here

To find out more contact Steve Adams at the Staffordshire Community Foundation on 01782 683030.



Self Help Stoke-on-Trent

Are you in a self help or support group? Do you want to raise its profile? If so, follow this link



Do you care for someone who is Vulnerable?

These free workshops From Staffordshire Fire and Rescue could save their Life.

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue are offering a series of FREE training across the county to highlight of the risks and dangers fires can cause. The sessions will be held at Community Fire Stations across the county. Further details and how to book can be found here



Alternatively email either olivebranch@staffordshirefire.gov.uk or sbadmin@sdvs.org.uk ensuring that your contact details are fully shown.



Special OFFER From VAST - Stoke on Trent

Level 3 Substance Misuse Qualification. This is a crucial qualification – ensuring a high standard of service delivery & one which will contribute to the professional development needs of all workers engaged in this sector. VAST is now providing this qualification following the decision by Stoke on Trent College to delete it from their programme.



Dates: 6th June, 14th June, 27th June, 9th July, 16th July. Some of these will be as distance learning.

Cost: This course is offered at £480 (giving a 20% discount).

To book: Please contact Vast directly on 01782 683030 or email TChater@vast.org.uk



There are also dates later in 2012 and 2013. To find out future dates click here





Community Training Skills

A free training session for people who deliver training to the community, especially if you have recently taken or are thinking about doing the PTLLS qualification, will cover:

• Working with learners before the course delivery

• Adapting sessions for learners needs

• Ensuring inclusion

• Getting better outcomes from the training you deliver



Date: Wednesday 13 June

Venue: Codsall Village Hall Pavilion Wednesday 13th June

To book: Places are limited but are on priority booking to those groups working to LSP Contracts.



Please Contact phillip.mantom@ldcvs.org.uk for further details or to book.



SCIO Survey

SCIO are examining the training that will be offered in 2012 and would like to take into account your views. Follow this link to the website.



First Aid Training

Emergency First Aid Training: For details of this course visit this link

First Aid Course: 3 day training course: For details of this course visit this link

For further information please contact the Development Team at VAST on 01782 683030.





Other events & information

Losing and Finding a Home... Fri 25 May

Creating Opportunity for Homeless People in Stoke-on-Trent



Date: Friday 25 May

Venue: Mitchell Arts Centre, Hanley, ST1 4HG

Time: Drinks reception at 17.30



Speakers include: Gill Brown from Brighter Futures and Tony Oakman from Staffs University.



To reserve a place contact Nicky Twemlow at North Staffs YMCA on 01782 222376

nicky.twemlow@northstaffsymca.org.uk





London Road Festival in Stoke... 1-5 June



Dates: 1-5 June

Details: There will be a host of things happening over the weekend, and it's still growing....Having won arts and coalfields funding SWOCA (Stoke West & Oakhill Community Association) along with arts company b-arts are showcasing London Road in Stoke. There will be live bands on the main stage and buskers all the way down the road, dance performances, a huge open air gallery down London Road, Jubilee celebrations, art tent, pop-up vintage emporium stalls, flower festival, food...more music...Caribbean evenings/film show, story-telling , history walk...something for every age to enjoy!



For further details please link to http://swoca.weebly.com/london-road-festival.html



or visit www.swoca.weebly.com and click on the drop down.





Staffordshire Volunteering Strategy Consultation - Your Views Needed!

Increasing volunteering in Staffordshire means a better place for us all. It can help people to learn new skills and experiences, meet new people, gain confidence and essentially benefit others; as well bring communities closer together and improve the economy.



There are a number of different organisations across Staffordshire that work towards increasing the volunteering numbers and ensure a quality experience for those volunteers. A working group, which included representatives from across these organisations, has now developed a draft framework, suggesting definitions, aims and actions of how volunteering in Staffordshire can grow over the next five years.



As someone that understands how valuable volunteering is to both the local community and Staffordshire as a whole, we need your views on this. We only need a few minutes of your time to tell us what you think about the aims and objectives, and how it aligns with your own/organisation's objectives, and critically if you think anything is missing. Telling us your views will take just a few minutes and will help us to ensure that the strategy is a true reflection of what all stakeholders want.



How to have your say... The draft strategy, action plan and online survey are available from www.staffordshirepartnership.org.uk/thirdsector/volunteering/



The deadline for all consultation responses is Wednesday 8 August 2012.



If you require a hard copy of the survey sending in the post please contact:

Sonia Bennett, Administrative Assistant, on 01785 854289.

Or email sonia.bennett@staffordshire.gov.uk



Give It Back George Campaign



The Give it back George campaign has reached over 3000 registered supporters and the Government is signalling that it may change the policy. This week, Nick Clegg suggested there may be a re-think.



For further information please click here



Volunteer Fair

Volunteers Fair on Friday 8th June, Dudson Centre. For further information please click here



FENTON GIANT PUPPET OLYMPICS

Date: Sat 7 July

Venue: Smithpool Park

How to get involved:

We are looking for community groups to make their own Giant Street Puppet and join in!

Look on the web page www.squidoo.com/handmade-parade for ideas or the community group DASALYN will be available to give you ideas and design techniques if you need them. DASALYN will either come to your group venue or you can come to Fenton Community centre during the week of 4th - 8th of June. This is a really fun way to raise funds for your community group by bringing along a stall on the event day or just raise awareness for your group.



For more information:

Contact Sarah, Lynn or Dawn on:

01782 744289 or 07908059961 or 07767654327 or Glenn Parks on 01782 765900

E-mail: terry.sarah_huntplay@btinternet.com

Or the staff on The Local Matters Team.



Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank

This exciting new interdenominational project is based out of Wesley Hall Methodist, Sneyd Green and is working with seven churches across the city to support people in crisis with food boxes.



Professionals, such as Health Visitors, Project Workers and Social Care, are able to refer families or individuals into the service, provide them with a voucher that they are able to exchange at any one of the seven distribution point Churches across the city. Food is donated through Churches, Schools, supermarkets, businesses and from individuals.



So how can you and your church get involved?

• Donating food and doing food drives within your church

• Volunteering at supermarkets to raise awareness and collect food

• Volunteer at the foodbank hub in food sorting, weighing and distribution and

• Volunteer at the various food distribution sites.



There are plenty of volunteering opportunities for as little or as much time as you have and we are always looking to churches to raise funds and for food.



Please get in touch with us for more information:

Mary-Anne, Sue or Ron on 01782 281 818 or visit: www.stokeontrent.foodbank.org.uk



VAST: website package £100

VAST are offering:

• The design/production of a 4-page website (based on our existing template)

• Content of up to 4 sections with 1 page in each section:

Homepage

About Us

Our Services

Contact Us

• Free hosting for 1 Year (Worth over £50)

• Free Domain name registration for 1 Year (worth over £25)

For further information please contact:

Pete Caine at VAST on 01782 683030 or email at petecaine@vast.org.uk

VAST: Bespoke Monitoring Database

The VAST Database gives you the capacity to:

• Capture details of who you work with and what you do

• Describe the changes that happen as a result of your work (Outcomes)

• Keep current and up to date records

• Customise the database to suit your needs

• Report to funders

• Potentially attract new funding



For further information please complete the short online form by clicking here

Celebrating Olympics 2012 – Link in with Community Games

North Staffordshire Volunteer Centres wish to give you the opportunity to link the Community Games in with any community/sporting/cultural event that you are thinking of running or being part of in 2012.



Community Games provide a wonderful and unique opportunity for communities from all backgrounds right across the West Midlands to come together to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, to create their own Olympic or Paralympic moment and stage their own community events.



If you decide to link in with the Community Games programme there will be help and support available to you on the following websites: http://www.sportacrossstaffordshire.co.uk/CommunityGames/FREE2012CommunityGamesWorkshops and www.communitygames.org.uk.



Please can Community Games organisers planning an event in 2012, register their games at - http://www.communitygames.org.uk/content/register-your-games



GIFTAID

HMRC Charities has updated Gift Aid declarations, guidance and provided new model declarations. There's also a new checklist of the minimum information to be included in a declaration if a charity decides to create and use its own declaration form.

For further information please click here



Outreach & Testing Van

Most people with hepatitis C in the UK today are undiagnosed (see appendix 1). The Trust’s outreach & testing van is designed to overcome some of the key barriers to diagnosis by visiting at risk populations in areas where testing’s not easily available and offering on the spot rapid antibody testing. The van (including all tests) is fully funded; no local financing is required.



For further information please click here





Free Asthma Check-up Service

This spring, Lloyds pharmacy will be offering a free asthma check-up service with the aim of helping people manage their asthma more effectively. It includes a medicine use review for adults and the distribution of asthma information, including Asthma UK's award winning 'My Asthma' pack for 6-11 year olds.



For further information please click here







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