CONNECT THE NEWSLETTER OF WARWICKSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ACTION July 2012 Issue No 13 www.wcava.org.uk Recycling centres to generate cash for communities Two of Warwickshire County Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres are the first sites in Britain to be taken over by the voluntary sector. See page 4. Applying for funding - tips to approach funders 10 quotes from a range of funders, highlighting the features of good applications and providing an insight into what funders are looking for. See page 16 Milan Group Celebrates the Diamond Jubilee The weather was definitely on the side of the Milan Group as members and guests celebrated the Diamond Jubilee with an outdoor party. See page 5 Working for a stronger voluntary and community sector in Warwickshire
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CONNECTTHE NEWSLETTER OF WARWICKSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ACTION
July 2012 Issue No 13 www.wcava.org.uk
Recycling centres to generate cash for communitiesTwo of Warwickshire County Council’s
Household Waste Recycling Centres
are the first sites in Britain to be taken
over by the voluntary sector.
See page 4.
Applying for funding - tips to approach funders10 quotes from a range of funders,
highlighting the features of good
applications and providing an
insight into what funders are
looking for.
See page 16
Milan Group Celebrates the Diamond Jubilee The weather was definitely on the
side of the Milan Group as members
and guests celebrated the Diamond
Jubilee with an outdoor party.
See page 5
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Contents Warwickshire CAVA News 3 - 5
Community Focus 5 - 8
Compact 9
North Warwickshire 10 - 11
Nuneaton and Bedworth 12 - 14
WCAVA Project details 15
Rugby Borough 16
Warwick District 17
Group Development 18 - 19
Donations/Funding 20
Volunteering 21 - 23
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JULY 2012
Welcome to issue 13 of CAVA Connect where we again give you a flavour of what has been happening across the County from Jubilee celebrationsto volunteers’ week activities and from environmental activities to the support for libraries being taken over by local communities.
We know that the support we provide
to groups, organisations and volunteers
makes a very real difference to our
communities in Warwickshire and that
society without them would be a very poor
society indeed. Looking back over the last
year we know that working with Voluntary
Action Stratford-on-Avon (VASA) and
our partner volunteer centres in North
Warwickshire and Nuneaton that we
have enabled £3million of funding to
be accessed by our members and that
3000 volunteers have been recruited
and matched to their local communities.
We also know our work makes a difference
because you tell us so – I have been so
glad to read some of the comments that
members have submitted using our online
feedback form. Comments received have
told us that our support has been “essential
and the help was brilliant” and that our
members receive “Good regular information
via E-grapevine” our weekly e-zine which
now has a readership of over 1850!
Some of the more detailed comments
illustrate how the face to face contact
and developmental support provided
through our local offices have helped
individual groups and organisations
whether sustaining existing ones:
“I could not have managed to raise the
funds our Group needed without your
help and advice. For a voluntary
organisation such as ours I do not
think it would be possible to function
effectively without your assistance.”
“Without WCAVA support our community
centre, I feel, would not now be the reality
it now is.”
Or helping to initiate new ones:
“We have received excellent advice and
support to enable the group to launch
and sustain the projects”
Your comments all help to sustain and
improve our support to you so I ask you
all that you use our feedback form which
is available to be posted to you as well
as being on line by visiting our website
or calling your local office.
Visit http://www.wcava.org.uk/
warwickshire-partnership-feedback-
questionnaire for further details.
WCAVA: Working for a stronger voluntary and community sector in Warwickshire Paul Tolley Chief Executive, Warwickshire Community And Voluntary Action
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Recycling centresto generate cashfor communities
Two of Warwickshire County Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres are the first sites in Britain to be taken over by the voluntary sector.
Warwickshire Community and Voluntary
Action (CAVA) and the Heart of England
Community Foundation have created
‘Warwickshire Community Recycling’
as a joint charitable enterprise which
took over the management of Stockton
and Wellesbourne recycling centres from
the county council on 1st April 2012 .
The transfer of the sites to the voluntary
sector means that the community will help
run them and enable seven day opening
to continue at the county’s eight busiest
centres.
Stockton, near Southam, is a part-time site
and will remain open on weekends while
Wellesbourne will remain open every day.
Warwickshire Community Recycling will
also run re-use shops at three other sites -
Shipston, Lower House Farm – the North
Warwickshire replacement for Grendon due
to open in early 2013 - and Cherry Orchard
in Kenilworth.
The voluntary sector will provide the staff
to operate the on-site shops, assist members
of the public and ensure recycling is sorted.
Warwickshire Community Recycling will
receive the recycling income to cover the
costs of operating the sites with surpluses
being donated to local charities through
the Heart of England Community Foundation.
Cont’d...
Photo: Paul Tolley, Chief Executive of Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action, Cllr Alan Cockburn, Warwickshire County Council's Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Communties and David Williams of Warwickshire Community Recycling.
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Cllr Alan Cockburn, Warwickshire County Council’s Portfolio Holder for Sustainable
Communities and Chair of the Warwickshire Waste Partnership, said: “We are proud
to announce a landmark partnership with
CAVA and look forward to working withthe voluntary sector to deliver this service.”
“This is the first scheme of its kind in the
country and it means that we can make financial savings but keep open all our
existing recycling centres and maintain
a seven-day a week service at the eightbusiest sites.”
“Warwickshire’s household waste
recycling centres continue to divert vast
amounts of waste from landfill and we are very excited about working with the
third sector to continue to deliver such a valuable service to our residents.”
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Paul Tolley, Chief Executive of Warwickshire Community And Voluntary Action, said: “What is so exciting about this newmodel of working is that it will not only save money for the taxpayer and increase recycling rates but also create funds forvoluntary and community groups at atime when funding is so sparse.”
Kate Mulkern from the Heart of England Community Foundation added: “Thisproject will ultimately generate thousands of pounds which we will distribute to grassroots Warwickshire communitygroups. It’s a perfect example of local charities working together for the benefitof all.”
The review of Household Waste Recycling Centres was initiated after budget reductions required an £800,000 saving in the nextfinancial year to cover all nine sites andthe disposal of green waste and recycling that comes from them.
Milan Group Celebratesthe Diamond Jubilee The weather was definitely on the side of the Milan Group as members and guests celebrated the Diamond Jubilee with an outdoor party.
The party, which took place on 30th May at the
Radford Road Church in Leamington Spa, was also held in recognition of the fact that despitea year of financial uncertainty, the group’s future is looking positive.
The group, which has been in existence for 30 years and supports ladies from the elderly Asian community, has 35 regular members and a waiting list of prospective new members.Volunteers and sponsors are always welcome!
For further details contact Narinder Kang (pictured right) on 0753 120 9775.
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WAYC volunteer committed to helping his peers, finds employment success With current unemployment among young people at a record high, WAYC’s work continues to address this issue, with some positive results.
supported by WAYC’s team of youth workers with one to one mentoring, employment training - writing CV’s, interview techniquesand completing job applications, which has secured him a job at a local recycling centre in Leamington Spa.
Shane said: “If I’m honest, I can’t believe how much I’ve achieved by going to WAYC’s youth club! It has inspired me to help others in my local community and has raised my confidence enabling me to push myself, whether that’s as a volunteer, or an employee.”
WAYC continues to seek funding to increase this area of work and is running a localfundraising campaign to raise additionalfunds and awareness of youth unemployment.
To to find out more call 01926 450156or visit their website: www.wayc.org.uk
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Warwickshire Association of Youth Clubs (WAYC) has several young people who have benefited from support, this includes local Leamington resident Shane, ‘Big Shane’ to his friends - aged 20. Shanehas been a member of WAYC’s youth club since the age of 9. His involvementas a youth club member has now evolvedto a fully fledged youth work volunteerand has led to local employment - allwith the help of WAYC’s Youth Workers.
Since joining WAYC’s youth club, Shane has volunteered his time to both the cluband WAYC. As a result Shane is nowtraining to be a Volunteer Youth Worker, which will result in a recognised qualification, as well as a volunteer Samba Football coach, which will become official once he has completed his Football Association badge. In addition, Shane has been
COMMUNITY FOCUS
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Young people from Hurley, Piccadilly and Wood End helped organise a table top sale to raise money for their local youth group.
Young people in rural North Warwickshire organise a table top sale fundraising event Over the June half term, youngpeople from Hurley, Piccadilly and Wood End helped organise a table top sale to raise money for theirlocal youth group, The Three Villages Rural Youth Project.
Working with other members of the community, the young people managedto raise £134.00 that will allow them totake part in different activities.
Local companies such as Sainsbury’s and Co-op helped support the eventby providing vouchers for raffle prizes and refreshments, which enabled the community to really come together,allowing the table top sale to raisea substantial amount of money.
Tamar Dickens, a Volunteer YouthWorker for the Three Villages said, ‘‘The table top sale was a massive successand the young people did a fantastic jobin organising it. The support from local companies and community members was amazing. It was a great day with a fantastic atmosphere and amazing feedback.’’
Due to the huge success of the event,community members have asked for thetable top sale to take place on a regularbasis. This is great news, not only is ita great event for the community to getinvolved in, but it also raises funds for an excellent project.
For more information on the project orfuture table top sales, please contactKirsty on 01827 718080 / 07778 218525 or by emailing [email protected]
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Alison Thompson
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times, possibly in 1846, and the rooms with their high ceilings and wall ventilators have changed little since then.
In a moving part of the ‘Raising the Roof’ celebration, John Burton, project leader for the improvement scheme, presented Beryl with a plaque as one of the rooms will now bear her name. Sadly, Beryl passed away on 30th May 2012, but the tribute will serve as a lasting reminder of her hard work,passion and dedication to keepingChilvers Coton Heritage Centre open.
The completion of the roof project is now the first step towards greater improvements at the Centre, with Heritage Lottery funding now in the trustees sights, there will be no stopping them.
For more information about the Centre call 024 7632 5822, or visit www.nuneatonheritagecentre.org.uk
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The Chilvers Coton Heritage Centre, one of Nuneaton’s oldest buildings which was first used as a schoolin the mid 1700s, now boasts a modern, leak-proof, asbestos-free, insulation-backed roof.
After years of bid writing and building upto a point where they could take on thisextensive project, a grant was secured from WREN landfill tax funding, and an unveiling ceremony was attended by Viscountess Daventry, representing the owners ofthe building for nearly the first 200 years,and the Mayor, Cllr Neil Phillips, on behalf of the owners for the last century.
Trust chairman Beryl Kerby, whospearheaded the saving of the buildingfrom demolition in 1988 said:
“We are thrilled that the roof, which has
been leaking in places for a long time, is
now safe and secure, and we are all looking
forward to a warmer and more comfortable
environment now that the roofing has been
insulated. It will help us to conserve and
protect the items in our collection so that
future generations can benefit from them.”
The building was founded as the Chilvers Coton Free School in around 1735 by the Newdigate family, “for educating 30 of the poor of the parish.”
The premises consisted of two large school rooms, one for the girls and the other, witha beautiful stone vaulted roof, for the boys.The school was enlarged in early Victorian
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Compact Voice 2012
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Help for local Compacts on new health landscape published Compact Voice has published ‘Informing and Influencing the New Local Health Landscape: a Guide for Local Compacts’.
The guide is designed to provide practical and straightforward guidance for localCompact partnerships, on how they canengage with the new health landscape.
It provides information about the keyelements of local health reform, and explains how the new and emerginghealth landscape will affect localCompact partnerships. The guidancealso outlines who local Compactpartnerships should be communicatingwith and how.
It is particularly important – now more than ever - that voluntary and statutory partners work closely together to achieve positive outcomes for their communities.
Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, wrote to Compact Voice last year outlining his and the Department of Health’scommitment to the Compact, in which the Minister stated:
“I am concerned to hear that some local groups have expressed concern that
Compact relationships did not include local health partners. I would encourage
all NHS organisations in England to have
signed up to a local Compact and use this to guide local arrangements for partnership
working.”
The latest guidance can be downloaded from the Compact Voice website visit:http://www.compactvoice.org.uk/resources/publications/health-guide
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The Ex-Mining Villages Youth Projecthas been running for 8 months and continues to be a huge success. For three days over Easter the Youth Project took young people from Hurley, Wood End and Piccadilly to Snowdonia, Wales, to take part in outdoor activities.
The young people participated in various outdoor education activities such as bouldering, climbing, assault courses, kayaking and night walks. The activities were aimed at enhancing young people’s skills, confidence, aspirations and team work and led to the young people achieving the ASDAN Activity Award.
Kirsty Lowrie, Rural Youth DevelopmentOfficer for the Ex-mining Villages YouthProject said, “We have been running theproject for eight months now and it continues to be a huge success. Outdoor activities are an excellent tool for engaging with young people. Many of these young people have never had the opportunity take part in such activities and it was amazing to see them unleash hidden talents, build confidence, develop team work skills and gain an awardfor their efforts”.
NORTH WARWICKSHIRE Davina Key - Locality Manager
Firstly, thanks to all of you who sent your good wishes to Rod Parker and to those of you who came to his leaving party.
I would also like to take this opportunity tointroduce David White as Rod’s replacement. David has worked at the North Warwickshire office for over 10 years and has extensive knowledge of community development work and has already worked with some of our community groups in the past. Many of you will already know David as the managerof the reVOLve Youth Volunteering project and more recently as the manager of the Ex-Mining Villages Youth Project.
The reVOLve Youth Volunteering Project supports young people aged 16-25 to get involved in social action projects within their community. Previous projects have included clearing allotments, decorating village halls, intergenerational activities and supporting community events. This summer young volunteers will be supporting a number of community events, and from October 2012 the project will be looking for new community projects to get involved in.Community organisations that have projects which may be suitable for a small group of young people can get in touch with David on 01827 711102 or email: [email protected]
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North Warwickshire: Library up-date Last year Warwickshire County Council’s cabinet approved cuts to its library service after having to make significant savings.
Baddesley Ensor library is now located in the village hall. The revamped village hall was officially opened on the 24th May by Kay Alexander. Volunteers have created separate libraries for the children and adults, opened a vibrant community café, started zumba classes and introducedmany more activities creating a local‘Hub’ for the community.
Water Orton library officially became acommunity led library in April this year.They have received Leader funding torevamp the kitchen and toilets and tocreate a space where communitymembers can access a free phoneservice into the North WarwickshireBorough Council. Volunteers are busyapplying for additional funding to build a room which will enable all sorts ofactivities to take place and creating acommunity centre for the residents of Water Orton and its surrounding villages.
The Trustees of Kingsbury Youth andCommunity Centre have agreed to hostthe new community library althoughdates for its start have not yet beenconfirmed. Volunteers plan to open the library on Wednesdays from 2.30pm until 5.30/6.00pm and on Saturdaysfrom 10.00am until 12.00/1.00pm. Thevolunteers will have access to the kitchen area enabling them to sell tea and coffee as a way to making money for the rent. More details to follow, on this one.
The result of these cuts meant that North Warwickshire saw the closure of two of its libraries. However, thanks to the supportof communities and volunteers steppingforward, communities will still have access to library services.
Dordon library is now known as Readers of Roman Way Ltd. The library was officially opened by MP Dan Byles (below left) on the 21st April with great support from its community. The library will share its premises with a local dance school forpart of the week which will help with thelibrary’s costs and sustainability. In thefuture the group would like to run coffee mornings, homework clubs, internet café evenings and craft clubs.
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NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH Alison Thompson - Locality Manager
In our last edition we told you about some of the work we have been doing to support communities take on public services. We’d like to give them the opportunity to let you know how they’re doing a few months on.
Wembrook Community CentreThe committee officially took over thelease on 30th April. After hours of meetingsand negotiations with Warwickshire CountyCouncil the group were really pleased to eventually have the official handover,having run it over previous years as asteering group. They now aim for it tobecome a genuine community facility, a hub of activity based in an area of highdeprivation in Nuneaton. Having beensuccessful in gaining Big Society funding, the committee also approached WCAVAfor support in employing a member ofstaff who will work with the committee and centre users to build on theirprevious strong foundations.
For more information about the Centre visit www.wembrookcommunitycentre.org.uk
Bedworth Heath Community CentreBHCC agreed to create an ‘honesty library’in its reception area following the closureof their local library. They have beenpleasantly surprised by the positive feeling from the community about this change inservice, but have also welcomed somenew volunteers who are helping them to look after the service for the good ofthe community. So far they have seenno losses, and it is providing a greataddition to all their other activities.
For more information about the Centre visit www.bedworthheath.org.uk
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Keresley Community LibraryFollowing some renovation and redecoration, KCL opened its doors as a community library in June. All 30+ volunteers have taken on the new challenge with open arms, and following a change in the opening hours to after school and early evenings, they have seen a steady stream of visitors. KCL have been supported throughout the process from WCAVA, attending training, signing up with the Community Accountancy Service, andwe are also employing a Coordinator ontheir behalf.
Bulkington Community Library The Library officially opened on the 16th February, and is supported by 50 trained, CRB checked volunteers.
Various community events take place inthe Library throughout the week: childminders sessions are held every Monday, ‘Joe Jingles’ toddler sessions are held on Tuesday mornings, “A Drop In” session is held on Wednesday mornings, SilverSurfers meet on Friday mornings, andthere are already 2 reading groups thatmeet monthly.
The Children’s Library has been relocated and re-designed and the Library are working closely with both local schools; volunteers read stories in the Library to children from the First School during their Book Week. The Library now houses 4 new computerswith Wi-Fi, and they also offer copyingand printing facilities, they also offer drinks in their new refreshment area.
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Obviously fund raising is necessary inorder to maintain the building, and theyplan to hold various fundraising activities.A monthly raffle has been very successfulas have secondhand book sales, one volunteer makes and sells greeting cards a proportion of the money goes to the Library, another volunteer has kindly purchased tea bags and coffee to support the refreshment area, and the Local Co-op pays for 3 daily newspapers, saving the Library over £400 per year! An events group has been established, with focus being to involvethe wider community, focusing on education, leisure and literacy, in keeping with the remit of a Community Library. Currently the Library has one regular evening letting, and a small room can been used formeetings by arrangement; room hire is an area they are hoping to expand in the future.
The committee couldn’t be more pleased with how things are going so far. As more people become aware that the Libraryis still open numbers are beginning to increase, with comments including:“Thank you for keeping the Library open”,“there is such a friendly atmosphere”, and one child commented that the “Children’s Library is wicked!”.
For more information call the Library on 02476 491815, or feel free to drop in.
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The BermudaTriangle?In the last edition of Connect we told youour partnership project with well known local property firm, Deeley Group. We are now pleased to welcome Paul Longhurst to the local team, who will be responsible for this exciting initiative to bring community development to a housing estate in Nuneaton.
Paul joined us in April (local people may already know Paul from his ‘other’ job as Manager of St Nicolas Community Centre), and has already had a number of fruitful and challenging meetings with residents, but is determined to help the communityto engage with and be part of the development of an impressive community centre with bar, bowling green, football pitch and play areas being built byDeeleys. The community development project and the new Centre will help to make sure Bermuda is no longer ‘lost’ and well and truly on the community ‘map’!
Abbey First -Funding Update Our local Community Panel has now beenrunning for a couple of months, and we have already recommended funding for 3 local projects in the Abbey ward of Nuneaton. The fund aims to helpcommunities help themselves, and wehave prioritised funding projects which:
Bring different communities within Abbey closer together
Reduce isolation of older and disabledpeople in Abbey
Improve access to opportunities for all to develop skills, access employment and undertake training
Encourage opportunities for young people to engage in positive activities
Improve the natural and built environment
To find out about ‘Abbey First’ or to apply for funding visit http://abbeyfirst.posterous.com
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If you have paid workers, you may be aware that there is a myriad of employment legislation that is required. Warwickshire CAVA and WAYC are forming a new service “BOSS Enterprises” designed to provide you with dedicated resource to enable you to meet your employer duties efficiently without excessive cost.
We will be running a FREE surgery session on Tuesday 24th July 2012 from 10.00am to 2.00pm at Jubilee House in Westlea Road in Leamington Spa. We will be able to help you with any concerns that you may have on managing redundancies including planning, consultation, selection process, appeals, redundancy pay.
Community Accountancy Service Community House, Coleshill Road, Atherstone CV9 1BNTel: 01827 718080 E-mail: [email protected]
Alan Marshall - CAS Worker
Paula Wilson - CAS Development Officer
New Ideas Advocacy Service Canterbury Building, Exhall Grange School, Easter Way, Off Winding House Lane, Ash Green , Coventry, CV7 9HP Tel: 02476 361800E-mail: [email protected]
Denes Birta - Inclusion Worker
Robert Crutchlow - Advocacy and Empowerment Worker
Sarah Deeming - Youth ForumDevelopment Worker
Denise Musson - New Ideas Advocacy Service Manager
Jennifer Walsh - Youth Forum Co-ordinator
Peer Advocates Project
Kerry Bosworth Philip Roland
Emma Dawkins Christopher Taylor
Leanne Orill
North Warwickshire - LEADER Community House, Atherstone, CV9 1BN Tel: 01827 718080 E-mail: [email protected]
Jo Gordon - LEADER Development Officer
Older People in Action - Warwick District 4&6 Clemens Street, Leamington Spa,CV31 2DL Tel: 01926 477517E-mail: [email protected]
Sara French - Older People in Action Development Officer
Warwickshire LINk 4&6 Clemens Street, Leamington Spa Tel: 01926 833908 or 833907 E-mail: [email protected]
Deb Saunders - Warwickshire LINk Manager
Len Mackin - CommunityEngagement Officer
Sally Andrews - Warwickshire LINk Administrator
Rural Youth Project - North Warwickshire Community House, Atherstone Tel: 01827 721227 E-mail: [email protected]
Kirsty Lowrie - Rural YouthDevelopment Officer
Amina Mamoojee - Rural Youth Support Worker
reVOLve - North Warwickshire Community House, Atherstone, CV9 1BN Tel: 01827 718080 E-mail: [email protected]
David White - Youth and Community Development Manager
WCAVA - PROJECT DETAILS
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PROJECT DETAILS
Details of all Warwickshire CAVA projects can be found on our website. Visit www.wcava.org.uk for further information
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Bermuda Community Development Project- Nuneaton & Bedworth 72 High Street, Nuneaton, CV11 5DAATel: 024 7638 5765 E-mail: [email protected]
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CAVA help Dunchurch Parish Council to save local library from closure
Key to the rescue was a viable businessplan backed by start-up grant-aid of £46,000 and a large number of willing volunteers convinced of the library's value to thecommunity.
Warwickshire CAVA, Rugby Borough office, were consulted at an early stage inthe planned development and was able to give good advice on possible sources of grant funding and the framing of applications.Subsequently their experience of dealing with volunteer organisations has been invaluable in creating formal policy documentation tailored to Dunchurch'spractical working arrangements and themanagement of their volunteer work-force.
WCAVA has also provided training in the aspects of health and safety so that allvolunteers are aware of the responsibilities that necessarily come with volunteer activity,
particularly where there is direct contactwith the community. Further training will be sought whenever it is considered appropriate.
The Library building will be improved to allow hiring out to groups for meetingsand other events and the PC Office hasalready transferred there. A “Friends of the Library Trust” has also beenestablished as a vehicle for raisingsupport funds.
The Community library opened on 3rd April to great approval from library membersand the many volunteers are workingwith great enthusiasm. A relaxed, friendly atmosphere pervades and soon visitors will be able to relax over a cup of teaor coffee. If the community spirit ismaintained, then the future of a trulyindispensable asset is assured.
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Dunchurch's library, declared unsustainable by Warwickshire County Council in 2011, has been saved by a volunteer group organised by the Parish Council.
Pauline Urwin - Locality Manager
WARWICK DISTRICT
We said a sad farewell to our fabulous Mario Jaco at the end of May as theMigration Impact Funding has now ceased. Mario has worked for us since 2005 and he has helped some of the neediest families in our district over the years.
In 2009 I was presented with a petition from 200+ local Portuguese and Polish people requesting the continuation of his help and support, which I took to the MP at the time. Warwickshire County Council recognised the importance of his experience in enabling business, communities, health, education and community safety partners be betterprepared for economic migration and tothis end successfully secured MigrationImpact Fund. This enabled the project tobe supported and expanded for a further three years to promote understandingof the needs of the community and toencourage long term social cohesion.
In our office we thank you for all that you have taught us, your humility, humour and humanity
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He started work as Portuguese Community Support worker, helping individuals and families to find their way around education, work, health, housing, mental health,immigration, work and benefits. As an advocate he is respected by all localauthority partners and effected changein attitudes towards our new and emerging communities in Warwick District. He has an amazing depth of knowledge and sense of justice that has ensured a very committed highly respected member of the community, and was rewarded for such by WarwickshirePolice Authority in 2007 for his work’ on equality with the Portuguese in SouthWarwickshire and establishing confidencein the police’
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1“Check that your organisation is eligible for the funding programme you’re planning to apply to. We receive hundreds of applications every day and many are turned down because they do not fit our criteria.” a Lottery funder
“We get lots of applications to do similar things so it’s important the applicant makes clear why and how they are different, and why we should support them rather than one of the others.” Grant Manager, grant-making trust
“Successful applications stand out because the applicant is clear about what they want to do, can show clear evidence of why their project is needed, what they need funding for, how they have involved their stakeholders and how they know whether they have achieved their aims. Successful applicants will already have a plan in place about how they will evaluate their success – it is not something they leave until the project ends.” Grant Manager, grant-making trust
“Don’t try and contort your project – follow your mission not ours. My advice would be that if you don’t clearly meet out criteria don’t waste your time - we can see a mile off if a project has been warped to try and fit our priorities and we are very unlikely to fund it. You are better off finding a fund which is more appropriate to your needs.” Grant
Manager, public funder
“If you’re not sure about what our criteria mean – just ring us and ask. People don’t need to be frightened of us! We’re normal people and we’d rather an applicant called us than guess and get it wrong. Our schemes use policy terms such as ‘engagement’ or ‘participation’ which mean something very specific in a public funding context – lots of people get it wrong - if you’re not clear, it’s no good guessing, please just ask us to clarify. “ Grant Manager, public funder
“You’d be amazed how many applicants don’t say clearly enough what they need the funding for. A common mistake is to talk too much about what the organization does in general, and not to say clearly what they want to do and what funding is required for.” Grant Manager, grant-making trust
“There is no such thing as a typical Trust or Foundation. Every Trust and Foundation is different – we are all quite quirky! I used to be a fundraiser and I know how long it can take to prepare an application so I’m always amazed that people submit a bid without having done their research. It’s not just about reading our criteria – applicants need to find out about the Trust and what we aim to support and our areas of interest. It’s all on the website but people just don’t read it!” Grant Manager, grant-making trust
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Applying for funding –tips to approach funders 10 quotes from a range of funders, highlighting the features of good applications and providing an insight into what funders are looking for.
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Applying for funding –tips to approach funders Cont’d...
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“Make sure you focus on clearly answering the questions in the application form. Read the whole application before putting pen to paper and make sure you have answered all the questions. We simply don’t have time to contact applicants and ask them to send missing information.” a Lottery funder
“It’s always worth taking a look at the standard conditions of grants before you apply – and they are available on our website. For example, for grants over £50K we ask for a certified statement of income and expenditure which has to be prepared by an accountant. Some organisations hadn’t realised this before applying. We would be happy to consider these costs being included in the budget, but once a grant has been made we can’t change the amount.” Grants manager, Public funder
“Allow enough time. The main reason we reject applications is because applicants don’t allow enough time for us to assess the application before they are due tostart their project.” Grants manager, Public funder
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Community groups can apply for products and waste materials through the B&QWaste Donate Scheme that operatesthrough all B&Q stores in the UK. B&Qwill donate products and waste materials (such as slightly damaged tins of paint,off-cuts of timber odd rolls of wallpaperand end-of-range materials) that areunsold.
Items available for donation will vary from store to store and there is no guarantee that items will be available for donation when an enquiry is made.
Before any materials are donated, thestore will complete a Waste Donation Form which must be signed by a representativeof the group. Identification will be requiredas proof that you are a member of that group.
Donated products should benefit the local community and cannot be resold.
For more information please contact yourlocal store directly and speak to a dutymanager or visit: http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/environment_ethics/ethics/community/waste_donation.jsp
B&Q operates a waste donation scheme through all stores.
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DONATIONS/FUNDING
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The free fundraising service where every penny donated goes direct to charity.
MyDonate is a not-for-profit service from BT providing a secure, easy-to-use way for millions of people to raise moneyfor the charity of their choice.
Every penny of the money that donors contribute is paid into your bank account. BT even collects Gift Aid on your behalf to maximise your fundraising.
Registering to use MyDonate is free and takes just a few minutes. Once registered, organisations can highlight their causes to existing and potential new supporters, who can then set up their own webpages to raise funds for your charity.
Visit: www.btplc.com/mydonate/index.aspx for details.
Part of BT's contribution to the community
Green GrantsMachineGreen Grants Machine providesinformation on grants, loans and awards available to help organisations “go green” and save on energy bills.
There are over 350 funding schemes totalling £1.2 billion and in order toaccess this information organisations need to register (for free) on theirwebsite. Following registration organisations will receive a weekly green funding e-newsletter.
Visit: www.greengrantsmachine.co.uk
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Obstacles to successful volunteering
Feedback that the Volunteer Centre has recently received from prospective volunteers indicates the 10 main reasons why organisations have troubleattracting volunteers.
The organisation is not clear what the volunteer will be doing
There is no dedicated person to contact in the organisation
The organisation does not offer out of pocket expenses
The organisation does not contact the volunteer quickly for an appointment
The selection process takes too long
The organisation is hard to contact or find
The opportunity is not specific enough
The organisation does not offer induction or training
The organisation has “block” recruitment and does not keep the volunteerinformed of this
The selection process is too daunting for the volunteer
If you would like to be more successful in recruiting volunteers, contact Chris Lancaster on 01926 477514 or email [email protected] - a problem shared is a problem halved (almost)!
VOLUNTEERING
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Chris Lancaster, Warwick District Volunteer Centre Manager
CelebratingVolunteering -Community Games
South Warwickshire Volunteering Forum invited its members from more than two hundred voluntary groups across Rugby Borough, Stratford District and WarwickDistrict to a ‘Community Games’ event which was held at the Sydni Centre in Leamington on Thursday, 7th June 2012.
The event celebrated National Volunteers’ Week and volunteers had lots of fun and joined in the Games with other volunteers from different organisations. The event was opened by Paul Hanson, Chair of South Warwickshire Volunteering Forum and a fun afternoon was guaranteed forall participants with Chris White MP, for Leamington and Warwick, handingout medals!
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Volunteers' Week is the UK's annualcelebration of volunteers and from1st-7th June, groups across the countryhold events to recognise and reward their existing volunteers and to recruit new ones.
Nick Rabson, volunteer with Bath Place Community Venture said: "Volunteeringmeans an opportunity to do something you enjoy and share the results with those who benefit - lots of us experience these feelings. At the ‘Community Games’ even more did that, everyone was a winner, having fun whilst competing for a common cause!”
Chris Lancaster, the Co-ordinator of the South Warwickshire Volunteering Forum (who is also the manager of the Volunteer Centre in Leamington) said: “Volunteersgive their time free all year – this is a great opportunity for us to say a big thank you to all our volunteers.”
Value Volunteers!
How did youcelebrate NationalVolunteers Week?
National Volunteers Week – 1st-7th Juneis the perfect time to thank your volunteers. Here at the Volunteer Centre in Leamington
we had an ‘indoor’ picnic (due to thepoor weather.)
Let us know what you did –and send us your pictures - we will then promote this on our website.
Sign up for our weekly E-grapevine e-bulletin – a fount of information about the voluntary sector with current news and information that will be of benefit to your organisation and importantly ongoing information from WCC.
Receive funding advice tailored to your needs and upto the minute funding information via our Grants 4 Warwickshire Funding portal – this service is freeof charge and is easily accessed via our website.
Find out about the services we provide, including support and advice on governance, group development, training and quality development.
The website will keep you informed as to whatis going on with sector news and forthcomingevents.
If you need thispublication in a
different format, please contact us at WCAVA on 01926 477512 or
