Please see below for the latest quarterly E-Bulletin from Sefton Council for Voluntary Service. The update includes information on upcoming events, meetings and training opporutnities.
SEFTON CVS E-BULLETIN - WHAT’S HAPPENING APRIL – JUNE 2011
SEFTON CVS WILL BE ORGANISING A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES OPEN TO ALL VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY & FAITH GROUPS OPERATING IN SEFTON.
APRIL
Health & Social Care Forum
Will be facilitating a number of Forums including:
• Sefton Advocacy Forum
Wednesday 6th April - 2.30 – 4.30pm, Shakespeare Centre, Southport
• Sefton Partnership for Older Citizens
Thursday 7th April - 2.00 – 4.30pm, Bootle Town Hall
• Mental Health Service User Forum
Friday 15th April - 2.00 – 4.30pm, Bootle Town Hall
For more information on any of these meetings, contact Michael Mainwaring on 0151 928 2233 ext 110 or by email at michael.mainwaring@seftoncvs.org.uk
National Citizen Service & Improving Futures Fund Partnership Planning Event
If you are interested in being involved as a consortium / partner with regards to either of these opportunities the EVERY CHILD MATTERS FORUM will be facilitating two workshops:
Monday 18th April 2011 @ Formby PDC
Improving Futures Big Lottery Funding Workshop
9.30 – 11.30am
National Citizen Service Funding Workshop
1.00– 3.00pm
Further details about this event will be circulated nearer the time.
Contact Simone Hill on 0151 928 2233 ext 326 or by email at simone.hill@seftoncvs.org.uk
Sefton Funding Event
Thursday 21st April - 9.15 – 11.30am
Linacre Methodist Mission, 123 – 129 Linacre Road, Litherland, L21 8NS
The event will include:
• Funding presentations from Community Foundation for Merseyside and the John Moores Foundation
• PreVisible organisational development tool
• Hear about ‘Social Value’ and how this may affect local authority commissioning in the future
• Receive the latest funding information
• Opportunity to meet and talk to funders, receive advice from Sefton CVS funding specialists on your funding applications, obtain specialist advice on Outcomes Triangles and network with fellow delegates
Places are limited so please book early.
To find out more or to reserve a place, please contact Jenny Dexter on 0151 928 2233 ext 118 or by email at jenny.dexter@seftoncvs.org.uk
Training this month….
• Emergency First Aid for Appointed Person
Wednesday 13th April
Sing +, Cambridge Road, Seaforth, L21 1EZ
9.30am – 4.00pm
• Basic Book-keeping
Tuesday 19th April
Netherton Park Neighbourhood Centre, Chester Road, Netherton
L30 1QW
10.00am – 4.00pm
• Safeguarding Children
Wednesday 20th April
Sing +, Cambridge Road, Seaforth, L21 1EZ
9.30am – 4.00pm
To book a place please contact Jenny Dexter on 0151 928 2233 ext 118 or visit www.seftoncvs.org.uk/tdp
MAY
Engaging the VCF Sector with GP Consortia in Sefton
A half day marketplace event will take place with the North and South GP consortia to showcase local VCF services promoting health and wellbeing to highlight potential opportunities for investing in local provision and support, and to inform future commissioning arrangements for the sector.
Details for this event are yet to be confirmed and will be circulated nearer the time and posted on our website. For further information contact Michael Mainwaring on 0151 928 2233 ext 110 or by email at michael.mainwaring@seftoncvs.org.uk
Health & Social Care Forum - Mental Health Service User Forum
on Friday 27th May, 11.30 – 1.30pm at the Hesketh Centre in Southport.
This forum is open to groups with a specific focus on mental health. For further information please contact Michael Mainwaring on 0151 923 2233 ext 110 or by email at michael.mainwaring@seftoncvs.org.uk
Offender Mentoring Event
Sefton CVS has recently secured a contract through Clinks / National Offender Management Service, to pilot an informal mentoring service to Liverpool / Sefton (ex)-offenders (working in partnership with a range of organisations across Merseyside). The event will bring together interested partners to provide further information and to identify opportunities to work together to enhance support for (ex)-offenders. Further information will be circulated and posted on the website nearer the time.
For further information about this project or the event, please contact Neil Frackelton on 0151 928 2233 ext 111 or by email at neil.frackelton@seftoncvs.org.uk
Every Child Matters Forum
On Tuesday 17th May, 9.30 – 12.00pm at Sing +, Seaforth.
This forum is open to groups who work with children & young people. For further information please contact Simone Hill on 0151 928 2233 ext 326 or by email at simone.hill@seftoncvs.org.uk
In-Trust Network
The network aims to support men and women with an intersex or transgendered history and raise awareness of the issues faced by those with an intersex or transgendered history. Working with public, private and voluntary sector organisations to promote best practice and identify and remove barriers to employment and service delivery that are faced by men and women with an intersex or transgendered history.
The Forum will be meeting on Saturday 7th May in Liverpool.
For more information contact, Tony Griffin on 0151 928 2233 ext 306 or by email at anthony.griffin@equalities.seftoncvs.org.uk
The Sefton In – Trust Network can also be found on Facebook.
Embrace Network
Membership of this network is open to all lesbians, gay men or bisexuals living or working in Sefton or for organisations run by, or for members of the LGB communities.
The network will be meeting on Tuesday 3rd May.
For more information contact Tony Griffin on 0151 928 2233 ext 306 or by email at anthony.griffin@equalities.seftoncvs.org.uk
Generating an Income Through Trading
Tuesday 10th May, Caradoc Mission, Seaforth Road, Seaforth, L21 4LB
Sefton CVS are very fortunate to have secured Sara Burgess, Regulator of Community Interest Companies (CIC) as the Guest Speaker at this not to be missed event. The event will explore the most common forms for social and community enterprise. There will also be information on the Charity Bank Sefton Investment Loan programme.
To book a place please contact Jenny Dexter on 0151 928 2233 ext 118 or by email at jenny.dexter@seftoncvs.org.uk
Please book early as places are limited and will go quickly
Training this month….
• Tools for Effective Marketing
Wednesday 11th May
Sing Plus, Cambridge Road, Seaforth, L21 1EZ
10.00am – 4.00pm
• Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
Tuesday 17th May
Sing +, Cambridge Road, Seaforth, L21 1EZ
10.00am – 4.00pm
• Developing a Funding Strategy
Wednesday 18th May
Sing +, Cambridge Road, Seaforth, L21 1EZ
10.00am – 4.00pm
• Quality Assurance
Tuesday 24th May
Shakespeare Centre, Southport, PR8 5AB
10.00am – 12.30pm
To book a place please contact Jenny Dexter on 0151 928 2233 ext 118 or visit www.seftoncvs.org.uk/tdp
JUNE
In-Trust Network
The network will be meeting on Saturday 7th May in Liverpool
For more information contact Tony Griffin on 0151 928 2233 ext 306
Children & Young People Funding Surgery
Wednesday 8th June
Southport
This event will include a presentation and work shop from BBC Children in Need.
Further information will be circulated and posted on our website nearer the time.
Moving Through Partnership & Collaborative Working - Network South AGM & Open Meeting
On Tuesday 14th June, 10.00 – 1.00pm, venue to be confirmed.
Network South is the network for groups with a focus in the South of the Borough. Further information will be circulated and posted on our website as soon as possible. For further information please contact Sam Smith on 0151 928 2233 ext 118 or by email at samantha.smith@seftoncvs.org.uk
Volunteer’s Week
From 1st June – 7th June
• Thursday 2nd June – A certificate event with The Worshipful the Mayor of Sefton at Bootle Town Hall. The event is for organisations to celebrate and recognise the achievements of volunteers within their organisations and also provide information about the work of their volunteers and the benefits to their communities.
• Friday 3rd June – Co-ordinators Event
• Other events to be confirmed
Details will be circulated and posted on our website as soon as possible.
For further information please contact Vicky Keeley on 0151 920 0726 ext 211 or by email at vicky@volunteeringsefton.org.uk
Sefton LINks
Will be holding their Annual General Meeting made up of a series of road-show events and a communications event for it’s members. Details will be circulated and posted on our website as soon as possible.
Health & Social Care Forum
Will be facilitating a number of forums including:
• Sefton Advocacy Forum
Wednesday 8th June – 2.30 – 4.30pm, Sing+, Seaforth
• Health & Social Care Forum
Thursday 9th June – 10.00 – 12.00pm, Nazareth House, Crosby
• Health & Social Care Mental Health Working Group
Thursday 23rd June – 10.30 – 12.30pm
Training this month….
• Understanding Outcomes Training
Tuesday 7th June
Shakespeare Centre, Southport, PR8 5AB
10.00am – 12.30pm
• Level 3 Community Research & Consultation
Thursday 9th June & Thursday 16th June
Shakespeare Centre, Southport, PR8 5AB
10.00am – 4.00pm
• Essential Policies
Thursday 9th June
Sing+, Cambridge Road, Seaforth, L21 1EZ
10.00am – 12.30pm
• Disability Awareness
Wednesday 15th June
Sing+, Cambridge Road, Seaforth, L21 1EZ
10.00am – 12.30pm
Sefton CVS is a Registered Charity, No. 1024546. Registered in England, Company Limited by Guarantee No. 2832920
Registered Office: 3rd Floor, Merseyside 3tc House, 16 Crosby Road North, Waterloo, L22 0NY. Tel: (0151) 920 0726,
fax: (0151)920 1036, email:mail@seftoncvs.org.uk
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