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E-Bulletin 16
August 2011 |
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Lottery
Answers SOS Call From NI’s Rural Communities A campaign to
help The Central to
Village SOS Active is the villagesos.org.uk website, which will offer a
range of tools and information to help people bring their ideas for
community business to life. It will also enable people to share advice and
first-hand experience through an online community network where people can
discuss ideas and share solutions to common issues.
Villagesos.org.uk
will direct people to the best source of funding for their community
business, including more details about the Village SOS Active competition.
The competition has £5m Big Lottery funding in awards of £10,000 - £30,000
for the brightest ideas for new community enterprises that will make a
lasting difference in rural communities with a population of less than
3,000. The Big
Lottery Fund will also offer face-to-face advice to communities at a range
of learning events across the For more
information contact: Andrew Kennedy
Big Lottery Fund Press Office: 02890 551 426 Out of hours
contact: 07788 640 791 Full details
of the Big Lottery Fund programmes and grant awards are available on the
website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
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Creative
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Brief for
Consultation Derry City
Council is in the process of preparing a new Community Support Plan and
undertaking a review of Grant Aid Support in the community and voluntary
sector. Williamson Consulting
has been commissioned to undertake this work and is seeking a wide range
of views from the sector and other key stakeholders. The purpose of this brief is to
highlight some of the key issues and areas where views from the sector
would be helpful. The
following list is by no means comprehensive and should only act as a guide
to consultation and we would be very happy to hear other views that are
relevant to the study.
Priorities
for the Sector The community
and voluntary sector has been evolving during the last few years as a
result of changes in funding structures and the requirements of
funders. We are particularly
keen to ensure that we have a good understanding of the specific
priorities of the sector in the Derry City Council area, how these have
changed and how Council can respond to these. DCC
Role in Community Support All of the
stakeholders involved in the preparation of the Community Support Plan
will be asked for their views on Derry City Council’s role in community
support. To some extent this is defined by Council’s statutory role and
the basis on which DSD provides funding towards community support. However, Council is keen to
develop its thinking in this area.
For instance, should it take a very strategic role, seeking to
influence the sector to meet high level needs across the area? On the contrary, should it play a
part in micro support for small community organisations and in hands on
community development activity?
What should Council’s role be in relation to coordination and
networking of the sector?
Should Council play a lead strategic role in major initiatives
involving a range of public sector bodies that benefit the whole community
in the area? Allocation
of Resources Derry City
Council manages a very substantial resource both in terms of funding
budget, staffing support and input by others outside Community Services in
Council. Council needs to
ensure that all of this resource is used efficiently, effectively and
strategically. Currently a
substantial proportion of Council officer time and funding is tied up in
recurrent activity and projects which may not represent best use of major
resources. Council needs to
consider whether it should support fewer, more strategic, projects. On the other hand it may decide to
continue to support a myriad of small projects or focus on specific themes
at particular periods in time.
How should Council go about determining how its resource, both
staffing and financial, could be best
utilised? City
of Culture 2013 The City of
Spread
of Groups and Supported Activity Traditionally
Derry City Council Community Support Grants fund a wider range of groups
than just community organisations.
Many of these groups fall under the responsibility of other Council
departments or public bodies or deliver work on a specific theme which is
not as broad as community development. Council needs to consider whether
it should continue to support this breadth of activity or whether it
should focus more closely on pure community development activity which has
no other funding mechanism.
Volunteering The number of
people volunteering has fallen in recent years. In a climate where funding for
paid community workers has shrunk dramatically, the need for people to
participate in their community is greater than ever. What should Council’s role be in
supporting and encouraging volunteering? Training In 2008 a
major audit of community and voluntary sector training needs in the
Council area was undertaken.
While this provides an overview of the key training needs of the
sector, Council is keen to identify whether any additional or new training
priorities have arisen. Community
Centres A significant
proportion of Council’s resources are tied up in the maintenance or
support of physical community venues. Currently Council supports these
in a range of different ways from full management to contribution to
running costs. Council needs
to consider whether this is the best use of its funding and which is the
best model for support of community venues. Responding
to the Consultation As indicated
earlier, the above list is by no means comprehensive and Council would be
keen to seek the views of the sector on any other issues that it considers
to be a priority in the current climate. Consultation sessions are being
held during June and anyone involved in the sector will be able to attend
any of these public sessions across the Council area. For those who
are unable to attend, views can also be provided through a questionnaire
or by e-mailing comments to david@williamsonconsulting.co.uk
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6
day free training course – ‘Storytelling and Positive Encounter
Dialogue’ To register
please complete registration form and return as per details on
form. I am delighted
to forward you information on a free accredited ‘Storytelling and Positive
Encounter Dialogue’ training opportunity. The training is
prioritised to individuals, volunteers or community workers who live or
work in the Derry City Council area. It is delivered in partnership
between Derry City Council and Towards Understanding and Healing (TUH, The
Junction). The six day
training course will be held as follows: Course:
Storytelling and Positive Encounter Dialogue (OCN Level 2) – 15
places. Dates:
Participants should be able to attend all of the following
dates:
Tuesday 27th September Derry
City Council offices,
Tuesday 4th
October Derry City Council offices,
Tuesday 11th
October
St.Augustine’s Hall,
Tuesday 18th
October
St.Augustine’s Hall,
Tuesday 25th
October
Derry City Council offices,
Tuesday 8th
November St.Augustine’s
Hall, Time: 10am
– 4.00pm Parking:
Please note there is no visitor parking in the Derry City Council
carpark.
Please use the
pay and display along riverfront or free parking at
Sainsbury’s. Cost: Free
(lunch included) N.B. Optional
Accreditation £15 non-statutory or £65
Statutory. Registration:
In advance by registration form (attached). Max 2 places per
organisation. The programme
explores the following areas: rationale, methodology and ethics of
storytelling; positive encounter dialogue in the context of the conflict
here; politics of victimhood; truth and truth recovery; remembrance and
commemoration; forgiveness and reconciliation. It does not require
any formal level of education for people to register as much of the course
is based on dialogue. This
is part-funded through the District Council’s Community Relations
Programme (OFMDFM). Deadline for
registrations is Friday 16th September. For further information or
to register please contact Jackie Mc Colgan tel: 02871261941 or email: Jackie@cheersdogears.com
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CEOP/ThinkUKnow
Internet Safety Training for Trainers Date &
Venue: 15 September
2011, 16 September
2011, Seminar Room, Post Grad Centre, Duration: Half
Day CEOP internet
safety training for trainers is aimed at practitioners whose roles
directly or indirectly involve the protection of children and young people
(teachers, police officers, social workers, youth workers
etc). The course
enables practitioners to directly deliver CEOP's ThinkUKnow programme to
Key Stage 3/4 children (ages 11-16). The training will increase their
understanding of many of the most popular applications young people are
using in the online and mobile environment. The course covers many issues
that children and young people face online and signposts to initiatives
and organisations for help and
support. CEOP
ThinkUKnow training is FREE to
attend. However, in order to be eligible to attend any training session
for CEOP's ThinkUKnow programme you MUST be
able to produce the following: Access NI
certificate or equivalent A letter on
headed notepaper from your organisation stating your
role, duration in the organisation and the use of CEOP
training in relation to your role A form of
photographic identification i.e. passport or driving
licence Be willing to
deliver at least one course for your organisation by 31st March
2012. Please see
attached booking form |
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The
Prince’s Trust information session’s The Prince’s
Trust will be holding information session’s across The
presentations will cover the TEAM; Get Into and Young people
who would like to attend can register for the session or find out more
information by calling 028 9074 5454. We would very
grateful if you would encourage any young people who might benefit from
the session to register and attend. The information sessions will be held
as follows: 17
August, 11:00, Derry, Labour Relations Agency, 18
August, 11.00, Strabane, Strabane district
Council |
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Designated
Officer Training & Keeping Safe Child Protection
Training Designated
Officer Training Wednesday
21 September 2011, 10.00 am to
4.30 pm, Strabane Council Offices £30 per
person Have you been
appointed Designated, or Deputy Designated, Child Protection Officer for a
voluntary organisation or community group? If so, you will find this one day
course invaluable! It
will provide information on your role and responsibilities, and the
possible outcome of a child protection referral to the statutory
services. It will also
provide the opportunity to explore issues and difficulties associated with
the role. LIGHT LUNCH
& REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED Keeping
Safe Child Protection Training Thursday 22
September & Friday 23 September 2011 £20.00 per
person 9.30am – 4.00
pm on 22 Sept 2011 9.30am to 1.00
pm on 23 Sept 2011 This course
will heighten the issues regarding child protection for community and
voluntary groups, as well as providing groups with an opportunity to meet
others in the field, and share experiences and learning
Places on
course are Limited - first come first served
basis!! To book a
place(s) on either course please contact: |
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Saving
Lives in your Community! Heartstart is
an initiative coordinated by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to teach
the public what to do in a life threatening emergency. Currently BHF Northern Ireland and
the Western Trust are aiming to work in partnership with other statutory,
voluntary and public bodies throughout the community to develop an
integrated service locally to train members of the public Emergency Life
Support (ELS) skills that will help to buy time until the ambulance
arrives. What
is ELS? Emergency Life
Support (ELS) is the set of actions needed to keep a person alive until
professional help arrives.
ELS can be used in a wide range of emergency situations from
choking, bleeding, heart attack and cardiac
arrest. Why
Teach ELS? Life
threatening emergencies are common. In 2009 more than 2,300 people died
from Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) in Ambulance
services are well trained and equipped to deal with a cardiac arrest and
other emergencies. Automated external defibrillators, which can restart
the heart using a controlled electrical shock, are becoming more widely
available in the community. However, when a heart stops pumping, it only
takes a few minutes for irreversible brain damage to
occur. This is where
ELS comes in. Many people who might otherwise die could be saved if
someone on the scene knows how to apply ELS. HEART
AWARENESS!! ‘At least 10
people per day in By attending a
2 hour Heartstart Emergency Life Support course lives can be
saved..... Course
covers: Safe approach
and assessment of casualty. Conscious
casualty Unconscious
casualty Cardiac
Arrest: CPR skills Choking Heart attack
signs and symptoms Serious
bleeding Free training
is available to Community groups! We provide the course, you provide the
venue! Contact:
Community Resuscitation Development Officer Betty Dolan /
Nicola McGlinchey Community
Resuscitation Development Officers Betty(07590353412 *
Betty.Dolan@westernhealth.hscni.net
Nicola(07590353359 |
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Please see
attached for details of courses to include: Yoga
Reflexology Coping With Depression
& Anxiety Baby
Massage Living Life to
The Full Self Esteem
plus more…. |
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While
your children are at play you could be learning
English!! SEEDS are
offering a DROP IN DROP OUT ENGLISH COURSE and entertainment for your
child/children. Venue: The
Start date: 12
September 2011 Tutor: Sheenaz
Ahmadnia Donation of £2
per lesson per person, children free For more
information please contact Sheenaz on: sheenaz.ahmadnia@gmail.com or
telephone: 028 7137 0989 |
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Reflecting on the European
Union’s PEACE Programme in Over the
past 15 years, three tranches of funding have been made available to the
citizens of Phase I
of the PEACE III Programme has recently come to a close in |
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We listen ~ We
help ~ We advise you of your consumer rights. ConsumerLine
is a telephone advice line which offers consumers clear, practical and
impartial advice on problems and disagreements with traders. It is run by the Trading
Standards Service of Northern Ireland. There are many
reasons why you might want to give Consumerline a
call:- - You are
dissatisfied with something you have bought i.e. the quality of the
product or the way it was represented to you; - You are
dissatisfied with the standard of customer service you have received;
or - You are
dissatisfied with work you have had done. Should you
need to contact us, we will advise you on your legal rights. Your complaint may also be passed
on to the Trading Standards Service for follow up action (if we consider
it to be a breach of consumer protection
laws.) Here are a few
examples of the benefits which people have obtained through contacting
Consumerline and follow up action by the Trading Standards
Service:- £1,101 saved
by a customer against items which had not been
delivered; £7,000 refund
obtained by a consumer against a car that had the wrong miles on the HP
Agreement; £6,000
refunded to a consumer who had bought a caravan that had been inaccurately
described; £3,640 refund
obtained by a consumer – the trader had asked the consumer to sign a
document, which purported to deprive him of all of his statutory rights.
Whatever your
query – we’re here to help Contact us by
telephone: 0300 123 62
62
Click on www.consumerline.org . This website contains information
on your consumer rights, samples of letters which you can use to complain,
details about scams and useful links to other websites. You can also make a complaint
online by e-mailing the details of your complaint to
us. You can also
use text phone on: 028 9052 9304 |
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Please see
attached for job opportunities with Donegal
YMCA, The Peace Factory, Easilink Community Transport
and Invest
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Foyle
Gay Pride 2011 Out and Proud as it announces festival
line-up This year’s
Foyle Gay Pride Festival will take place from the 24th-28th
August. The programme of events was released this week and
features a host of events for all ages and
interests. The festival
which is in its second year, aims to explore and celebrate the struggles
for LGBTQ rights both past and present and in the local and global
contexts. This year’s
programme builds on the success of last year and features local and
international performers and speakers delivering a wide range of events.
The Foyle Pride Carnival Parade and family day which was a huge hit last
year drawing families from throughout the country and further afield will
take place on Saturday 27th
August, departing the Waterside train station at 2pm making its way to the
Guildhall and family day at Café Soul at
3pm. Floats and
dressing up is very much encouraged and people are encouraged to contact
the festival committee for details on participating. Carnival art
workshops are being held in The Context Gallery with Canadian artist Liz
Garliki working with local artists to produce colourful pieces for the
parade and are open to all to come and
create! The Foyle
Pride Festival differs from a lot of other festivals in that it combines a
programme of celebration with inquiry. This year’s keynote speaker is
Kasha
Jacqueline Nabagesera, winner of the prestigious Martin Ennals Human
rights award. Kasha is travelling from her home country of
Kasha will
speak at the official launch of Foyle Gay Pride in the Context Gallery on
Wednesday
24th August at 8pm followed by a line up of local musicians and
poets. Home-grown
events featuring local talent include old favourites and new ventures.
Rock for Pride returns to Sandino’s on Thursday 25th August with a stellar
line up including Future Chaser, Wonder Villains, Paddy Nash and the
Happy Enchiladas, Hybris and technopeasant. Soul Purpose’s
Galatea by Lawrence Aronovitch takes a fresh look at the Pygmalion legend
from a gay perspective and is clever and entertaining with a cast of
actors from This year’s
programme could be described as a model of quality community festivals, to
request a programme or for information on events and how to volunteer
please contact the committee on 07843956568 or visit www.foylepride.org or
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The
American Wake comes to the Craft Village Perhaps the
most interesting custom that developed out of the wave of post famine
emigration to This Thursday
(18/08/11) in the Cottage in the Written and
Directed by award winning playwright Eddie Kerr and featuring the fabulous
folk group Failte, storyteller George Murphy, actor Michael Kelly and a
host of singers and dancers and with scrumptious food direct from Cafe Del
Mondo it is sure be a massive hit. Starting at 8pm tickets for the two
hour show including food cost £10 each. It is expected, as numbers are
limited, booking is essential. For further details contact Cafe Del Mondo
in the |
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Want to learn
some fantastic dance and get fit at the same
time? Dances include
Semi-Classical Dance and Bollywood Dance Please contact
Jossy for further information on:
07896313326 |
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