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The newsletter for Sutton’s Voluntary and Community Sector March 2016
In this issue: Funding Special - Sutton Soup, Local Giving in
Sutton, funds you may not have heard of and
updates from some local grants schemes
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Susanna’s column Welcome to a special Spring edition of the Networker
and I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you all a
wonderful Easter break.
With the new financial year nearly here, it’s a good
time to think about your finances, and about where
your income is going to come from for the next twelve
months.
We take a look at some of the grant schemes that
gave out funding last year, as well as take a look at
some of the plans for furture ways of funding in Sutton
- from the innovative Sutton Soup, to a new Local
Giving Scheme.
On pages 10-11 you can also see a roundup of a
number of funds you may not have heard of, but which
you may want to take a look at...
This edition we also take a look at the fantastic
contribution Ted Gates MBE made to the voluntary
sector in Sutton over the last 20 years. Ted sadly
passed away in February of this year, and we know he
will be very sorely missed.
Susanna Bennett
Chief Executive SCVS
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In this issue Pages 3-4 - A look forward
Susanna Bennett shares her
thoughts on the year ahead
Page 5 - news
A look at the work of Ted Gates
MBE
Page 6 - news
Merton and Sutton Mediation
and National Citizen Service
Page 7 - Healthwatch Sutton
A new fun from Healthwatch
Pages 8-9 - Funding
Local Giving and Sutton Soup
Pages 10-11 - Funding
Lots of grants and funds to look
into
Pages 12-13 - Funding
Updates on grants given out in
2015
Pages 14-15 - What’s On
Autism Awareness Week and
What’s On in Sutton
Cover pic: - Daffodils—springtime
in Sutton
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A few thoughts on the year ahead It’s nearly the end of the financial year, and time to look ahead at what the next one may bring. SCVS Chief Executive Susanna Bennett takes a look forward... As we move closer to the new financial year in April 2016 I think many of us feel nervous about what the future might hold for our organisations. But do not despair - recent reports from NCVO confirm the challenges but also suggest some of the possible solutions! The Road Ahead analyses our changing operating environment and identifies key themes for 2016/17.
Still a shrinking state … The report emphasises that cuts are set to continue until at least 2019/20 and that the biggest changes are in local government. “Even if councils stopped filling in potholes, maintaining parks, closed all children’s centres, libraries, museums, leisure centres and turned off every street light they will not have saved enough money to plug the financial black hole they face by 2020. “Lord Porter, Chair, Local Government Association. In the face of this preventative and specialist services will be vulnerable, as councils are forced to focus on their statutory obligations. The services that do remain are likely to be commissioned through a smaller number of larger contracts, coupled with an expectation on providers to reduce their unit costs. The main message here is that charities most likely to buck the trend are those that have stronger relationships with local politicians and commissioners, or are working in partnerships that can deliver services at scale.
Playing digital catch-up … NCVO encourages charities to consider not only their creaking hardware, but some of the opportunities and efficiencies on offer: making better use of data to target services, campaigns and bids; rethinking working patterns and volunteering; using online communication, collaboration and storage tools; using open software, which can reduce costs; and enabling staff to use their own devices, social media and networks. Plus charities need to think about the implications for their beneficiaries and supporters
- what improvements could be made to their services, information, access, engagement and networks?
Getting the house in order … It’s not been a great year for the reputation of charities with aggressive fundraising, excessive pay for senior staff and controversial campaigning all being criticised and public trust at an all-time low. Whilst the main implications are for larger organisations, smaller ones should also anticipate greater scrutiny from funders and donors and so should put their houses in order so that they can be transparent about all their activities. Navigating Change: An analysis of financial trends for small and medium-sized charities outlines the key findings from a research project commissioned by Lloyds Bank Foundation and carried out by NCVO. This will probably resonate with most of you as it highlights the financial challenges and changes facing smaller charities since the financial crash in 2008. • Small and medium-sized charities lost more income proportionally than larger charities Since the financial crisis small and medium-sized charities have lost up to 44% of their income from local and national government and increases in income from individuals have been insufficient to offset these losses. • Smaller charities experienced higher income volatility than larger charities Organisations with less than £1m a year have been particularly affected by insecure income, probably due to dependency on single sources of funding. For charities with income of between £100k-£500k in 2008, one quarter had moved into a lower income band by 2013. • Government funding has failed to create a level playing field Government funding has shifted radically towards competitive commissioning and contract models which favour larger, national charities at the expense of smaller, local ones. • Patterns of income generation and spending changed following government funding cuts. Between 2008/09 and 2012/13 small and medium-sized organisations increased their earned income through fundraising and charitable trading by up to 60%. They decreased their overall spending and, in general, increased the amount that they
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spent on generating funds. Charities in the income band £100k–£500k also nearly halved the proportion of their spending that went towards staff costs. (NCVO have commented that this cutting back on infrastructure and staffing means that small charities are losing the capacity to diversify or fundraise, and it seems that the number of funding bids is down as there are not enough staff to write them!). The report makes the following Recommendations:
Public commissioning has to be reformed to ensure resources can reach small and medium-sized charities
Funders, both independent and public, need to take steps to reduce the volatility of small and medium-sized charities’ income
Funders, both independent and public, need to support charities to build their capacity
So what can we do in 2016/17? Campaign for the recommendations in the
Navigating Change Report!
A coalition of national charities has set up the Grants for Good Campaign www.dsc.org.uk/grants-for-good-2 to make the case for the grant funding of voluntary organisations. Please join this important campaign and help promote it locally!
Be really good at demonstrating your impact (the case for the change you make). I went to the NCVO Funding Conference in February and this was identified as the most important thing a charity can do to improve its fundraising prospects. SCVS can help you with this – contact Razia (razia@suttoncvs.org.uk) or Hilary (hilary@suttoncvs.org.uk)
The other important area highlighted by the Funding Conference and echoed in the Road Ahead report is partnership – working together to be able to deliver bigger contracts.
Make the most of digital technology – within your organisation and for those who use your services. Superhighways are a voluntary sector ICT support provider who can help you with this: www.superhighways.org.uk
Review your governance, make sure you are following best practice in all areas and can stand up to any scrutiny. SCVS has just done this using the NCVO Governance Wheel which was a really great tool. If you need more support SCVS runs Trustee Roles and Responsibility training courses covering all the essentials of governance several times a year. Visit the What’s on page of our website to find out what courses are coming up.
NCVO Governance Wheel
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It is with great sadness that we are
letting you know that Ted Gates
passed away on Monday 1 February;
he had been unwell for some time.
Many of you will have known Ted well through
his involvement with a large number of voluntary
organisations including SCILL, Shopmobility,
SCVS, Sutton Volunteer Centre and Healthwatch
Sutton.
Since the early 1990's he was a familiar face
across the community in Sutton setting up
organisations, chairing them, promoting the
voluntary sector and volunteering, campaigning
to improve the local NHS, and working tirelessly
to improve services and access for people with
disabilities.
Ted was born in Lambeth in 1935 into a poor
but happy family. He grew up in the area and
after the outbreak of World War Two, lived
through the blitz, the family sometimes sleeping
nearby underground stations but more often
staying at home, sheltering under the stairs. One
night they decided to sleep in the crypt of a local
church which proved very lucky as their home
was blown up by a German bomb!
The family was rehomed in West Norwood,
which no doubt gave rise to Ted’s lifelong passion
for the local Crystal Palace football club. In the
1970s and 80s he worked for a haulage company,
then as a transport manager, before travelling
round the world for bank J.P. Morgan. After
returning from a trip to Ecuador, Ted was
diagnosed with the crippling Guillan Barre
syndrome, but this didn’t stop him and he set
about working for charities and voluntary
organisations in Sutton. His commercial
background and first hand experience of
disability was much in demand to help set up a
number of disability schemes in the borough, and
he successfully lobbied the council to set up a
shopmobility scheme in Sutton.
Over the years, he has worked with a myriad
of local charities as a trustee, board, member,
Chairman or in an advisory capacity including;
Sutton Shopmobility, Sutton CVS, Sutton
Volunteer Bureau, Banstead Mobility Centre,
Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation, Sutton Town
Centre Management, Sutton Disability Liaison
Forum, Epsom & St Helier Access and Equality
Group, Sutton Community Transport, Sutton
Disabled Trust Fund, SW London Community
Trust Access Group, Sutton Centre for
Independent Living, Epsom and St Helier
Hospital Trust, MSW Health Authority, St.
Andrew’s Church, SCILL and Healthwatch
Sutton.
He was also a keen fundraiser, raising an
estimated £200,000 for local organisations
through various activities including four
wheelchair half marathons.
In 2001 he was awarded an extremely well
deserved MBE for 'services to Disabled People in
Surrey', and he was also awarded the ‘Londoner
for the Year Award’ for Sutton.
Through his work he contributed to making
Sutton a better place and improving the lives of
local residents, and will be greatly missed.
Ted Gates MBE
Ted Gates MBE
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We are sad to have to announce the
closure of a group many of you will
have worked with in the past - Merton
and Sutton Mediation. They take a
look back at some of their
achievements over the past 13 years.
Merton and Sutton Mediation was set up in 2003
to provide community mediation services and
training for residents of Merton and Sutton. In
over 10 years, we have handled around 1000
referrals from local partners, including police and
social housing providers in both boroughs, and
have supported over 2000 local residents and
their families to resolve their disputes positively.
We have trained over a hundred local people
as volunteer mediators, who have worked with
the paid members of staff to provide the service,
many of them volunteering for more than five
years.
We have also delivered training in managing
conflict positively to workplace managers, midday
supervisors in schools, police and housing officers
and many others.
We have been involved in community projects
in partnership with local community and faith
groups, to bring local people together for the
benefit of their community.
As with many organisations, the last two or
three years have been very challenging for Merton
and Sutton Mediation (MSM). Unfortunately, we
are now in a financial position where it will be
difficult for us to continue offering our current
level of service. It is for this reason that the
Trustees of MSM have had to take the decision to
wind up MSM from 31 March 2016.
MSM is proud of its achievements. In
particular it is leaving a legacy of professional
community mediation in the local area by working
with and handing over to Confidential and Local
Mediation (CALM), a community mediation
organisation who work across several London
boroughs, with offices in Hammersmith.
When MSM cease to operate as an
organisation, CALM Mediation are planning to
offer a service to our existing clients, continuing
to use local mediators. CALM are also interested
in developing local project work where possible.
For more information about CALM, please
contact the Director:
Corinne Rechais, CALM, Unit 10, Berghem Mews,
Blythe Road, London W14 0HN
infocalm@calmmediation.org, 020 7603 4014
www.calmmediation.org
Merton and Sutton Mediation
National Citizen Service SCVS is supporting the National Citizen
Service (NCS) - a once-in-a lifetime
opportunity for young people aged 16 – 17
which takes place during the summer
holidays. Read on to find out more...
This year, over 700 Sutton teens will be working
with 60 community partners hoping to make a
positive difference in the borough.
NCS is a government-funded programme
which helps young people build skills for work
and life and is also an opportunity for them to
meet new people and connect with their local
area.
Following an action-packed stay at an outdoor
centre and a week spent learning a new skill in a
university-style setting, participating young
people will team up to run community campaigns
for local charities and community organisations.
In Sutton, local teens will be partnered with
organisations such as Sutton Voice, Sutton
Community Farm, Sutton Housing Partnership,
Sutton Libraries, Age UK Sutton, Sutton Ecology
Centre and Carshalton Lavender to name but a
few.
Working closely with their community
partner, NCS participants will learn about the
organisation and the value of volunteering and
social action. Activities this summer include: a
youth-led health and wellbeing event – with
support from local Housing Associations – and a
day of crop harvesting with Carshalton Lavender.
In Greater London and Surrey, NCS is
delivered by The Challenge which is country’s
largest provider of NCS. Since 2009, 70,000
young people have taken part in NCS with over
5,000 community partners benefitting from this
social action programme.
For more information about the programme,
visit www.ncsthechallenge.org, or come along to
our next Children and Young People’s Forum.
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Health-
The NHS in south west London, and Surrey Downs, is working with Healthwatch Sutton to speak to local people about what they think of local health services. They would particularly like to speak
to people who do not normally share their views about local health services (seldom heard communities).
What can the money be used for? We would like to fund activities and events that would be enjoyable for Sutton residents. Examples could include: dinner dances; pottery classes; fun days; drop in sessions; afternoon tea etc. The local NHS would attend these events/activities and spend part of the time talking to people local health services.
Who can apply for the funding? Local groups and voluntary sector organisations who work with or support; Older people Younger people People with physical and/or learning disabilities, People with mental health conditions Transgender people LGBQ communities Pregnant women/new mums People from different races and of different religions Carers Socio-economically deprived communities Working population
When does the activity need to be held? All events/activities need to be held by the end of 2016
How to apply Please complete a short application form which explains: what activity you would like to run; who you will be inviting/reaching; when the activity is going to take place and how best you think NHS staff could engage with people at the event.
For application forms and further information please contact: Sara Thomas sara@suttoncvs.org.uk or Pam Howe pam@suttoncvs.org.uk or call 0208 6419540
Funding opportunity
Would you like to hold an event/activity for your local group or community? We are offering grants up to £750 to run one-off events or activities with local people.
Volunteer Centre
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Have you heard of Local Giving?
Funded by the Sutton Community
Fund and the City Bridge Trust, SCVS
is working to develop a Local Giving
Scheme in Sutton, which would provide
a way for businesses to get more closely
involved with the local voluntary
sector.
Across the country Local Giving Schemes are
building partnerships between the voluntary,
public and business sectors. These schemes
encourage businesses and residents to become
more involved with their communities and help
support vulnerable residents. The schemes also
increase donations - of time, support in kind and
money to fund projects in priority areas of need.
Successful examples of Local Giving Schemes
are already running in Islington, Hackney and
Kingston, and further schemes are being
developed in other boroughs such as Barnet and
Southwark. These are supported by London’s
Giving Network (London Funders) which is
providing resources and sharing good practice.
So why is this Local Giving model needed in
Sutton?
Community Need
High levels of deprivation in certain wards
(Rosehill, St Helier and the Wrythe); significant
health inequalities e.g. women in the most
affluent wards live on average 8 years longer than
those in the most deprived ; 16% of young people
live in poverty; and there is increasing isolation
amongst older people.
Changing Population
The Office for National Statistics estimate that by
2022 the number of young people (0 to 19) will
increase by 17.5%, and older people (65+) by
20.8%. Sutton is becoming more diverse with a
21% increase in the Black and Ethnic Minority
population since 2001.
Funding Reductions
VCOs are experiencing a significant
increase in demand for services +
substantial funding reductions. A recent
report (A financial sustainability review of
the voluntary sector, NCVO, July 2015)
highlights that small/medium charities
experienced a 38% cut in their income from
government sources between 2007/8 and
2012/13.
SCVS is working towards launching a Local
Giving Scheme in Sutton—Sutton Giving, in
September, and is also developing a long
term strategy (2016-19) with income
generation targets. We are also working on
developing relationships with local
businesses and identifying champions
within the business community.
To find out more about the scheme and
our plans, please contact Susanna at SCVS
on 020 8644 2867, or email her at
susanna@suttoncvs.org.uk.
Local Giving – a new way of funding Sutton’s voluntary sector?
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A delicious new soup Have you heard of Sutton Soup? The
first soup will take place next month,
and offers a fun and different evening
for £5, helping good community
projects get started. With food,
refreshments, entertainment and
voting.
Sutton Soup is a socially-focused crowdfunding
project, in which members of the community pay
a small donation in return for a bowl of soup and
the right to vote for one of four local good causes,
pitching to win the prize fund. The winning pitch
gets to take away ALL the money donated on the
night.
You might be wondering 'what is Sutton
Soup?' Well, it's what is known as a 'community
micro-finance project' for the people of Sutton
based on the very successful Detroit Soup model.
The basic aim is to create funding for local
community projects - bringing people together
along the way.
So what happens is: we meet, everyone
donates what they can afford to the kitty
(suggested donation £5), we eat, all the
organisations with a case to put forward make
their pitch, we vote for the one we like best and
the winner gets the cash. They have to come back
at the next Soup and tell us all how their plan
went.
£5 for food, musical entertainment and a vote
to choose which of 4 community projects get some
funding.
1. Eat some delicious home made soup and
bread whilst chatting to people about the
projects.
2. Listen to 4 people give a quick passionate
pitch on a community project that needs
funding.
3. Vote for your favourite project – and the one
with the most votes gets ALL the donated
money.
4. Enjoy our pianist until the winner is
announced.
Sutton Soup is a Dragons Den for local good
causes in which you are the Dragon.
Sutton Soup would like to invite you to their
next soup, at St Nicholas Church on Thursday
21st April, doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
To book your tickets for April’s Sutton Soup
please visit http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/sutton-
soup-9828223328
To find out more about Sutton Soup visit the
website at www.suttonsoup.org.uk or email
adminteam@suttonsoup.org.ukPlease note:
Sutton Soup will be held in the beautiful venue of
St. Nicholas Church but it is NOT a religious
event. We welcome people of all faiths (and those
with none!). Nor are we aligned to any political
party. All are welcome whatever their views/
background and we are hoping that Sutton Soup
will reflect the vibrant and diverse population of
Sutton.
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Money, money, money... Money - one thing that all charities
and voluntary organisations could do
with more of, but something that is not
that easy to come by...
However, there are loads of funds out there you
can apply for - it’s just knowing where to look and
then writing that perfect bid. This edition we’ve
pulled together a host of funding opportunities
you may not have heard of - have a look through
and see what you could apply for.
Love Your Yew
Small grants of up to £400 to cover the costs of
essential maintenance work and inspection of
yew tress on land owned by a not for profit
organisation or church.
Find out more
Henry Smith Charity The Henry Smith
Charity is a large
grant making
charity that makes
grants totalling
approximately £25
million each year to
up to 1,000
organisations and charities throughout the UK
for initiatives and projects that address social
inequality and economic disadvantage.
Find out more
Living Wandle Landscape The HLF Living Wandle Landscape Partnership
Scheme (LWLPS) is looking to release some
money to fund new projects in Spring 2016. It is
likely that the total sum available will be
£60,000, from this, a variety of smaller projects
will be funded. The deadline for applications to
this fund has been extended to 13th April.
Find out more
The Yapp Charitable Trust The trust offers grants to registered charities
with a total annual expenditure of less than
£40,000, who are undertaking work with their
priority groups which include elderly people,
young people aged 5–25 and people with physical
impairments, learning difficulties or mental
health challenges, social welfare project or
education and learning projects.
Find out more
Funding for Leagues Scheme Grants between £350 and £1,000 are available for
football leagues (outside of the National League
System or below Step W4 in the Women’s
Pyramid of Football) for the purchase of
equipment that assists in the administration of
the league.
Find out more
Hospital Saturday Fund The Hospital Saturday Fund will award grants to
individuals with a medical condition or disability
or registered health charities such as hospitals,
hospices, medical organisations who are in need
of grants for
medical projects,
care, research or
support of
medical training.
Find out more
Peter Cruddas Foundation The Foundation awards grants for organisations
that help disadvantaged or disengaged young
people get a
better education.
Find out more
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E-on Energy Action Fund
Local community centres that need to improve
their energy efficiency and schools or charities
looking to add a spark to the area through energy
education, can all apply for funding.
Find out more
Bailey Thomas Charitable Fund
The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a grant
making registered charity which was established
primarily to aid the research into learning
disability and to aid the care and relief of those
affected by learning disability by making grants to
voluntary organisations working in this field.
Find out more
New Beginnings Fund This fund will support local groups working to
welcome refugees and asylum seekers into their
local communities, through existing or new
services.
The fund is particularly interested in groups
who are working to get their local communities
involved in volunteering and supporting their
work to promote integration and welcome new
arrivals. Deadline 29th March 2016.
Find out more
Community Trees Fund This grant fund is open to community groups,
both formal and ad hoc, within the United
Kingdom. Please ensure that children under the
age of 16 are
included in the
planting project.
They will fund up
to 4 fruit trees (but
no more than that)
on semi-vigorous,
vigorous and very
vigorous
rootstocks.
Find out more
FreeSport FreeSport funds sports clubs, youth groups and
community organisations that provide free sport
activities for Londoners. Grants of up to £1,500
available. FreeSport grants are awarded to
approximately 150 different organisations across
London twice a year. These grants are for projects
to run during the summer (July to October) and
the winter (January to April).
Find out more
Foyle Foundation
The Foundation's Small Grants Scheme is
designed to support smaller charities in the UK,
with an annual turnover of less than £100,000 per
annum. They will award grants of between £1,000
and £10,000 to charities which can demonstrate
that such a grant will make a significant
difference to their work.
Find out more
The Discovery Foundation
Previously known as the Santander Foundation,
the Discovery Foundation offers funding to
support local charities, community interest
companies and credit unions that are helping
disadvantaged people locally across the UK.
£5,000 is available and forms can be picked
up at any Santander branch or downloaded
online.
Find out more
Bags of Help The second round of funding for
the Tesco Bags of Help scheme
will open for applications on 18
April 2016. Bags of Help is
administered by Groundwork
and funded by Tesco customers
from the proceeds of the 5p
charge for plastic carrier bags.
Find out more
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In December 2014 SCVS was asked to
administer the Pro Active Sutton Physical
Activity and Sports Development Fund. We
take a look at one of the projects helped by
the fund. The Physical Activity and Sports
Development Fund was a grants funding
programme, financed by Sutton Council and
Public Health to support projects that improved
the take up and maintenance of physical activity
and sport by Sutton residents.
Community sports clubs and groups and
voluntary and community groups that provide (or
could provide) sport and physical activities to
benefit Sutton residents were encouraged to apply
for grants up to a maximum of £1,000.
16 grants were awarded totalling £15,280 to a
groups offering a wide range of activities such as
Yoga, upskill staff to deliver sports activities,
tennis sessions, exercise classes for people with
cardiovascular disease, chair based exercises, line
dancing, running-club sessions.
Age UK Sutton received £1,000 from the
fund to deliver Nordic Walking Sessions in
Manor Park and provided a case study to
demonstrate the benefits of this project:
Mrs A is 66 years old. She was recently
widowed and was suffering from depression
when we first met her. After the death of
her husband she had become the sole carer
for her adult son who has learning
difficulties, epilepsy and who is prone to fits.
As a result he cannot be left alone for long
periods. Mrs A was becoming lonely. She had
stopped taking part in outside activities and
hobbies she once enjoyed.
Mrs A was receiving some support from
Sutton Carers Centre who referred her to
Age UK Sutton as they knew we had a number of
social activities which might appeal to her.
After a full assessment of her needs and
current situation we discovered that Mrs A
previously liked to knit but since the start of her
depression found it difficult to concentrate. We
also knew that she only had a few hours a week
when her son was with his personal assistant to
get out and that she wanted to be nearby.
We suggested Nordic Walking as an idea for
her to get out in the open air and help her to
make new friends. Another advantage was that
the group met near to Sutton College where her
son attended a class with his PA, so Mrs A was
reassured that she would be nearby if needed.
Mrs A reported to us that after attending the
group for 10 weeks she no longer needs to take
medication for depression and has made new
friends. She also reported that not only did she
feel a real boost in confidence but that a long term
shoulder problem had also cleared up!
Mrs A said ‘Nordic Walking has improved my
flexibility and I have made some good friends,
thank you.’
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The James Trust At the end of last year the James Trust offered
grants to enhance the life chances of adults and
young adults with a learning disability and/or
mental health issues, living in the London
Borough of Sutton.
The James Trust was the vision of the late
Richard James, a lifelong resident of the London
Borough of Sutton who remained in his parents'
Sutton home until his death. As a young man
Richard studied art at the Slade School of Fine
Art in London, and was at one time a window
designer for the Gorringes department store in
Buckingham Palace Road, London which closed in
the 1960s.
For many years he ran a Puppet Theatre,
designing and making his own puppets and
delivering shows all over the area. He was a
lifelong Opera enthusiast and Friend of the
English National Opera, travelling across the UK
and Europe to see performances, gaining him a
wide circle of friends.
As far back as the 1960s Richard conceived
the idea of using and sharing his family home as
a safe and comfortable environment for people
with learning disability who would benefit from
independent living. For over 30 years he was part
of the Sutton Adult Placement Scheme a fostering
programme, now called the Shared Lives Scheme,
sharing his home with David Hunt who had both
a learning disability and mental health problems.
He set up the James Trust prior to his death
in 2007. The Trust continued to support David, in
Richard's home, until David's untimely death in
2014. The house was then sold and the Trust now
focusses on giving both large and small grants to
organisations who provide life chances for those
who have a learning disability* and who live
within the London Borough of Sutton.
The Awards given in January 2016 were:
Sutton Mencap - £140,000 for the Circles of
Support Project. This is a group of people who
meet together on a regular basis to help somebody
accomplish their personal goals in life.
The Change Foundation - £149,840 for the Sutton
Futures Project which will engage with residents
and give them access to expert coach mentors and
will participate in sport and arts projects.
Roundabout - £52,545 to run “dramatherapy in
the community” project for adults with learning
disabilities
They are in negotiations with a fourth applicant.
Sutton Community Fund - deadline approaching
The Sutton Community Fund awards grants of between £300 and £10,000 to projects that benefit Sutton's residents. Grants awarded must be used within 1 year. Applications are now being accepted for the next round of grants. The application process is quite straight forward but it is important that you read the guidance notes before applying, and please make sure that you have all the documents listed on the checklist. The next deadline is 5pm, Monday 4th April 2016. Find out more
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Get Autism Aware It’s nearly time for World Autism Awareness Week 2016. This year the week will run from Saturday 2nd April to Friday 8th April. Sutton Council’s Dominique Sydamah tells us what it’s all about, and how you can help in Sutton. On 2nd April every year, the global autism community celebrates World Autism Awareness Day with fundraising and awareness raising events. This follows a unanimous declaration by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007 to designate this day to highlight the need to help improve the quality of life of children and adults, who are affected by autism, so they can lead full and meaningful lives. Autism is a lifelong disability which impacts on how a person communicates with, and relates to, other people. It also affects how they make sense of the world around them. Around 700,000 people in the UK have autism. There is lots of information and guidance available on Autism—you can find out more about autism, and about World Autism Awareness Day on the National Autistic Society’s website at www.autism.org.uk or on the Autism Speaks website at www.autismspeaks.org.
What is happening in Sutton?
In Sutton, the Adult Autism Strategy Steering Group provides oversight and steer in the implementation of the Sutton Autism Strategy Framework. This group consists of local champions and interested stakeholders working together to make Sutton an ‘autism aware and
friendly place’ to live in. In times of austerity, it is imperative that we make the best use of resources that currently exist and seek to obtain new ones when the opportunities arise. The implementation of the Suttons Adult Autism Framework is based on the 9 objectives to mirror the requirements of the Autism Statutory Guidance. Each objectives has its’ own work stream as follows: 1. Training, raising awareness & understanding 2. Identification, assessment diagnosis and service provision 3. Transition planning to adult services 4. Leadership planning 5. Preventative support and safeguarding 6. Reasonable adjustments and Equality 7. Complex Challenging Needs 8. Employment 9. Criminal Justice Our aim is to make Sutton an ‘autism aware and friendly’ place to live in. Our success will be judged by people with autism having better access to mainstream services, where they feel valued; respected; and supported in the community. We are looking for people to join us and help to achieve our aim. We recognise we are not there yet, but we are committed to work and support this work so that we make a difference. If you can spare an hour or so every three months, please come and join us. If you would like to know more about the Sutton Autism Strategy Steering Group, please contact; Dominique Sydamah
Head of Health Service Development London Borough of Sutton: Email: dominique.sydamah@sutton.gov.uk. Tel: 020 8770 6816. For More information from the council about autism, please look at the following pages on their website: Sutton Council Autism information Sutton Autism Strategy Framework
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Apr – May 2016
Wallington Farmers Market Saturday 9th April, 9am-1pm
Old Town Hall and Library Gardens,
Wallington
Get along to the borough’s oldest farmers
market and buy fresh, local produce direct from the
producers.
www.ecolocalmarkets.org.uk
South West London Question Time Monday 11th April, 7.15pm
The Secombe Theatre, Sutton
Do you feel strongly about an issue that you want to raise
with your mayoral candidates? Are you undecided about
whom to vote for in May’s mayoral election?
www.suttontheatres.co.uk
Knights, Damsels and Dragons afternoon Sunday 24th April, 2-5pm
Honeywood Museum, Carshalton
Fly the flag for St. George’s Day and come to Honeywood to
hunt the dragons. Lots of fun with themed crafts, trails and
more. Come dressed as a Knight or Princess for the
occasion for a small prize
www.friendsofhoneywood.co.uk
The Sue Robson Fund charity event Sunday 1st May
Carshalton Athletic FC
The family and friends of Sue Robson are raising money for
The Brain Tumour Charity in her name - Sue Robson fund
– and have already secured an impressive £4669!
They are now organising a May 1st Charity Event at
Carshalton Athletic FC - a great excuse to all get together
for an evening to remember and to raise more money for
The Brain Tumour Charity (all proceeds will go to the Sue
Robson Fund).
The evening will kick off at 7.30pm, tickets are £22 and
will get you a hot buffet dinner, live entertainment and
access to an exclusive charity auction.
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