Patron: Gavin Williamson MP Spring 2015

Welcome to the Spring 2015 Issue of our quarterly newsletter designed to inform and assist voluntary organisations and community groups in South Staffordshire.

BUZZ will keep you up to date with news, issues and changes that affect the voluntary sector.

Community Voice Forums 2015

All Welcome

Find out more about

Community Share your views on local needs & priorities

Volunteering The one stop shop for volunteers

Funding Accessing funding for community groups

Networking Local groups and promote what you do

See page 4 for information on venues

and dates of forums taking place across Five localities in South Staffordshire

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Chief Officer’s Report Welcome to the Spring edition of the BUZZ newsletter. You will see inside that SSCVA recently facilitated a Volunteering Masterclass at the District Council offices. This was an extremely well-attended event, with a very diverse cross-section of interests represented. The one thing we all had in common was a determination to celebrate the many volunteering efforts locally. It was a very practical event, with speakers highlighting the key issues to think about, with a number of workshops gathering views and feedback on the way forward. We are currently writing up a fuller summary of the event, which will be circulated with an invitation to become involved in helping to draft a Volunteering Strategy for the District. We are particularly grateful to our speakers Gavin Williamson MP and Phil Pusey from SCVYS, facilitators Nigel Barrett from Age UK, Katherine Johnson from VAST, and Imre Tolgyesi, and help from Maggie Quinn in putting the event together. We recently said goodbye and good luck to Timon Scheven, one of our CATALYST Development Workers, who has moved on to a new role with Talentmatch Staffordshire. We are sure that Timon will be equally successful in his new role. We also send our very best wishes to Emily Simmonds who has had a variety of roles at SSCVA and who will shortly be going on maternity leave. It’s still business as usual in the meantime, and we are once more promoting the next round of Community Voice Forums to be held next month – please see inside for dates and venues. We hope to see you there.

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Good Luck Timon!

In February Staff and volunteers of SSCVA said a fond farewell to Timon Scheven and wished him well in his future job at Support Staffordshire Lichfield on the Talent Match Project. Timon worked at SSCVA for nearly two years as a Development Officer on the Catalyst project.

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Work Club Support

Volunteering Officer Jen Egerton is attending each of the Work Clubs throughout South Staffordshire talking to attendees about volunteering and how it may help them into paid employment.

Attendees receive this FREE support and are encouraged to register with the volunteer centre if they think volunteering is right for them.

If you know of someone who is actively seeking work or who is interested in volunteering , please share our contact details with them and Jen will get in touch to offer support. 01902 851675.

Or to find out about a Work Club near you go to: www.southstaffsworkcafes.co.uk

Community Support Service

Following a successful 8 month pilot (2014/15) supporting people with long term health conditions, the frail elderly and carers, we have been successful in securing a further 12 months of funding from the South Staffordshire Partnership.

We will continue to provide this FREE service to help people to live more independently, improve their overall wellbeing, decrease isolation and help them to live more safely at home and in the local community.

If you know of someone who has a long term health condition who may be struggling or is over 75, lonely and isolated then (with their permission) contact the Community Support Officer on 01902 851675.

Emily, our current Community Support Officer is going on maternity leave from 1st April, and we will let you know the officer covering her role once they have been appointed.

Supported Volunteering

If you or someone you know has a physical or learning disability or are frail elderly and looking to volunteer, we can support them into volunteering by providing a Buddy to attend with them to volunteer.

For more information on the above projects or other services SSCVA provide please call 01902 851675 or email: info@sscva.org.uk

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South Staffordshire Community Voice Forums

Do you… work for a charity? Volunteer? Help your local community? Are you… A member of a local group or club? maybe you’re a Committee Member or

Trustee? Somewhere in South Staffordshire? YES?

We need you! Share your ideas on decisions affecting your community and find out about new

funding, volunteering and other opportunities.

Come along to the meeting in your area.

Locality 1

Acton Trussell, Bednall, Calf Heath, Coppenhall, Dunston, Dunston Heath, Four Crosses, Hatherton, Huntington, Penkridge and Teddesley Hay

Tuesday 21st April 10am to 1pm

Room 1, Haling Dene Centre, Cannock Road, Penkridge, ST19 5DT

Locality 2

Bishops Wood, Blymhill, Brewood, Coven, Coven Heath, Lapley, Stretton, Weston-Under-Lizard and Wheaton Aston

Wednesday 22nd April 10am to 1pm

Bishops Wood Village Hall, Ivetsey Bank Rd., ST19 9AE

Locality 3

Cheslyn Hay, Essington, Featherstone, Great Wyrley, Hilton, Landywood, Shareshill and Saredon

Thursday 23rd April 10am to 1pm

Featherstone Community Centre, Baneberry Drive, Featherstone, WV10 7TR

Locality 4

Bilbrook, Codsall, Codsall Wood, Patshull, Pattingham and Perton

Tuesday 28th April 10am to 1pm

The Church at Perton, Anders Square, WV6 7QH

Locality 5

Bobbington, Enville, Halfpenny Green, Himley, Kinver, Lower Penn, Stourton, Swindon, Trysull & Seisdon and Wombourne

Monday 27th April 10am to 1pm

Bourne Room, Wombourne Civic Centre, Wombourne, WV5 9HA

All forums will include a FREE lunch

To book your place please call 01902 851675 or email: info@sscva.org.uk

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Celebration Event 2015

Saturday 4th July

10am to 2pm

Trinity Methodist Church Histons Hill, Codsall, WV8 2ER

Refreshments available

This event is for not-for-profit community groups, organisations and volunteers in South Staffordshire

If your group or organisation would like to be part of the celebrations and have a stand at the event

please get in touch

If you are looking to become a volunteer then why not come along and talk to the volunteer centre

for South Staffordshire and see what opportunities there are available

There will also be a presentation of awards to volunteers in recognition for their time

and commitment given to volunteering

For more information please telephone 01902 851675 email: info@sscva.org.uk

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A great turnout at the South Staffordshire Partnership Volunteering Masterclass

SSCVA in partnership with South Staffordshire Council came together to facilitate the Volunteering Masterclass.

With over 50 people in attendance from voluntary and community groups, Councillors and partners organisations all contributing in making the day a success.

Cllr. Brian Edwards, Leader of South Staffordshire Council opened the proceedings, followed by Gavin Williamson MP for South Staffordshire on the vision of volunteering

nationally and regionally. Gavin Williamson MP, later quoted, “It was an honour to be asked to give the keynote speech at the SSCVA masterclass last week. I am a huge supporter of the many volunteer groups that we have in South Staffordshire and I’m immensely proud of the work that volunteers do to support the most vulnerable in society. The SSCVA do such a fantastic job and I hope that many more people will take part in this extremely rewarding activity.”

David Leese, Chief Officer for SSCVA and Phil Pusey from Staffordshire Council for Voluntary Youth Ser-vices (SCVYS) gave a local update on the Voluntary sector. Also Miriam Whitehouse from Landywood District Voluntary Help Centre and Margaret Rogers who is involved with eight voluntary groups in and around Kinver talked about the value of volunteer-ing.

After a coffee break attendees had the opportunity to take part in three workshop sessions. Solutions to Barriers of Volunteering facilitated by David Leese (SSCVA) and Nigel Barrett (Age UK). Good Practice in Volunteering, facilitated by Emily Simmonds (SSCVA) and Models of Volunteering facilitated by Katherine Johnson (VAST) and Imre Tolgyesi from South Council.

After updates on the Goodlife by Mark Jenkinson (District Public Health De-velopment Officer) and Lets Work Together by Maggie Quinn (Partnership Locality Manager) for South Staffordshire Council, David Leese and Cllr. Brian Edwards gave their closing remarks on the days Volunteering Masterclass, followed by a buffet lunch.

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H E A L T H

Healthwatch Staffordshire is the independent consumer champion for health and social care in your local area, delivered by Engaging Communities Staffordshire. Their job is to argue for the consumer interests of those using health and social care services across the county, and give local people an opportunity to speak out about their concerns and health care priorities. Healthwatch Staffordshire needs your help. If you have used any Health or Social Care Service recently, Healthwatch Staffordshire would really like to hear from you. Since the 1st of January 2015, Healthwatch Staffordshire has recevied over new 100 reviews on the Experience Exchange platform, this result has provided them with some interesting insights into how people are rating services in Staffordshire. Generally the majority of the reviews and feedback left on the exchange has been positive, with the most common issue raised by service users being waiting times. As you may know Experience Exchange is part of our ongoing commitment to making sure that the public can get honest feedback and information on service providers. They hope to make this as easy as possible by putting all Staffordshire Health and Social Care service providers in one easy to use website. You can see reviews from other people on anything from GP Surgeries to Hospitals and Care Homes or you could post your own experience for others to see

You can access Experience Exchange by going to the website: http://x2.healthwatchstaffordshire.co.uk/

Alternatively if you prefer you can ring the Healthwatch Staffordshire Freephone number on 0800 051 8371, and leave feedback with one of the team members.

Please share this information throughout your organisation and with friends and family members

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Women’s Empowerment Fund The Department for Communities and Local Government launched a £250,000 fund to support projects that empower women today. This is an exciting and new opportunity for charities and voluntary groups to bid for between £2,000 - £20,000 to support work that will empower women and give them the skills and confidence to take a full role in their communities and in particular to challenge the circumstances where abuse including child sexual exploitation can occur. The Department for Communities and Local Government expects to allocate funds to between 10-20 different voluntary and community groups across the country. Funding is available for one year only.

Further details including how to apply, the prospectus, application form and criteria can be found at:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/fund-to-empower-women-to-tackle-abuse

Building Better Communities Jewson is giving away £100,000 to help build better communities. They are awarding funding between £1,000 and £50,000 to community projects that make a real difference to the lives of local people, now and in the future. The award scheme from Jewson building supplies to fund a small number of community building projects across the country. Tell them about your project - it may be a new roof for your village hall, a sensory garden for local school children or the renovation of a long-forgotten community building. They will produce a shortlist of nominated projects, then communities will be asked to vote on which to support. With voting closed, a panel will pick regional winners to receive support of £1,000 and £5,000. One lucky project will also receive the main £50,000 prize. Deadline is 12th April 2015.

More information and how to enter can be found at: www.buildingbettercommunities.co.uk/works

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Awards for All

Awards for All gives groups an easy way to get small Lottery grants of between £300 and £10,000. Awards for All want to fund projects which address the issues, needs and aspirations of local communities and people. They will fund a wide range of community projects aimed at developing skills, improving health, revitalizing the local environment and enabling people to become more active citizens. Who can apply? You can apply to Awards for All if you are a community group, not for profit

group, parish or town council, health body or school You do not need to be a registered charity You must use the grant within one year You must have a bank account that requires at least two people to sign each

cheque or withdrawal What can you apply for? Putting on an event, activity or performance Buying new equipment or materials Running training courses Setting up a pilot project or starting up a new group Carry out special repairs or conservation work Paying expenses for volunteers, costs for sessional workers or professional

fees Transport costs How to apply Read the Guidance notes before you apply Make sure you are using the latest version of Adobe Reader Save the Application form to your computer and then open it using Adobe

Reader. Email the completed form to englandapplications@awardsforall.org.uk at least

4-5 months before you want your project to start. They will let you know their decision in approximately 10 weeks

For further information or enquiries please visit:

www.awardsforall.org.uk/England

Email: general.enquiries@awardsforall.org.uk

Telephone: 0845 4 10 20 30

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Postcode Community Trust was established in 2014 to provide financial support to charities and community groups that support environmental protection, community development, engagement in sport, advancement of health, promotion of human rights and prevention of poverty. Charities within the West Midlands will be able to apply to the Community Grants Programme through an online application form that will be available between the opening and closing date of Wednesday 1st July 2015 and Friday 31st July 2015. £2,000 or under Applications for £2,00 or under are open to organisations that are not registered charities (although registered charities may apply for this if they wish). Over £2,000 Applications for over £2,000 are open to registered charities only. Application form questions The Community grants online application form is only available during the opening and closing dates of the funding round. The main items of information that will be requested on the application form are: Your organisation’s contact details Description of your organisation Description of your project Expected outcomes and long term impacts of your project Total estimated cost of your project and the total amount requested from PPT Planned start and end dates of your project Cost breakdown detailing every item you intend to purchase with your grant Details of other sources of funding for your project Details of how you intend to promote your project and acknowledge the support

of players of People’s Postcode Lottery. If you wish to discuss a future applications or have any other questions about applying for funding you can contact the Postcode Community Trust Helpdesk:

Email: info@postcodecommunitytrust.org.uk

Telephone: 0131 555 7287 at the following times:

Monday, Wednesday or Friday 10am to 12 noon and 2pm to 5pm

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The Woodland Trust have 4,500 tree packs to give away this autumn to school and community groups. These have been generously funded by lead partners Sainsbury’s, IKEA FAMILY, Yorkshire Tea, players of People’s Postcode Lottery and Biffa; also funded by WH Smith and Wilko. There are a range of packs available in quantities of 30, 105 or 420 trees. Community tree pack - follow the four step application form and apply for up to 420 trees for your community. School tree pack - You will be able to apply for a minimum of 30 trees for your school grounds. The closing date for autumn applications is 3rd September 2015. August 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. The Woodland Trust would like you to take part in a once-in-a-generation tribute for those who lived and served, by creating a growing legacy that will stand tall for centuries to come. For help with general tree pack enquires or completing the community form, please contact: communitytrees@woodlandtrust.org.uk For school enquires, please contact: learning@woodlandtrust.org.uk

The Heritage Lottery Fund offer a range of different grant pro-grammes with grants from £3,000 to over £5 million. In assessing applications, ac-count is taken of the outcomes for heritage, people and communities that projects will achieve.

The funding categories are:

Buildings & Monuments Community Heritage Cultures & Memories Industrial, Maritime & Transport Land & Natural Heritage Museums, libraries & Archives

You can make a grant request under £100,000 at any time. There are deadlines for all other applications

For further information please visit: www.hlf.org.uk

Telephone 020 7591 6000

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Great ide-as for community safety solutions come from local people - which is why Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis is inviting groups in Staffordshire and Stock-on-Trent to bid for money from the Commissioners’ people Power Fund.

The fund empowers local groups to find solutions to community safety problems through small grants of between £100 and £3000.

These could range from the provision of positive activities for young people with the aim of reducing anti-social behaviour (ASB) in a local community, mentoring programmes for targeted groups in a community through to funding reassurance activities and respect events in specific areas.

With the support of the local Community Safety Partnership (CSP), community based organisations, either solely or in collaboration with others can make an application.

Two rounds of funding will be held by the Commissioner, the first which opens on 1st march and closes on 14th April, the second which opens on 1st August and closes on 14th September.

For more information please visit: www/Staffordshire-pcc.gov.uk/people-power-fund/

The Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded, grant-making trust which has been supporting charities across the UK for over 50 years. From small community groups to large national institution, the aim is to support organisations have effective solutions to helping those most in need.

The foundation supports a broad range of organisations and activities that share a commitment to making a positive impact to the lives of the communities in which they work, and are driven by a desire to achieve excellence.

Grants are made to organisations in the following categories:

Arts Youth Education Health Community Environmental Religion Welfare

Trustees are especially keen to see applications for core and project costs for charities delivering services directly to beneficiaries, especially in welfare, youth and community fields, and also in regions of economic disadvantage.

Applications accepted all year round.

For more information please visit: www.garfieldweston.org

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The Olive Branch Programme was initially launched in mid 2007 following the tragic fire death of Olive Simcock. One of the lessons learnt following her death was for key agencies to engage in closer partnership working to better communicate and refer vulnerable persons to the appropriate agency or organisation.

Staffordshire Fire & Rescue are committed to reducing the number of accidental dwelling fires which result in injury or death for the most vulnerable members of our communities through partnership working.

Olive Branch Training is completely FREE of charge.

The aim is to ensure that all front line home visitors involved with caring for the elderly, disabled and vulnerable on a regular basis, are trained to identify hazards and vulnerabilities within the home and to understand and know how to deal with and reduce the risks.

In addition, Olive Branch training will inform & train home visitors to identify when to refer to Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service for a Home Fire Risk Check, thus enabling the Fire Service to engage with our most vulnerable community members, to give advice on Fire Safety in the Home and provide any necessary smoke alarms or assisted technology equipment to ensure the occupants are as safe as possible.

Olive Branch training sessions will be taking place in five locations across Staffordshire. These sessions are open to all partners. 20 places are available at each location. If you would like further information or would like to book a place on one of the sessions show below please call 01785 898559 or email: olive.branch@staffordshire.gov.uk

Cannock Community Fire Station, Old Hednesford Road, Cannock, WS11 6LD

19th May, 2pm to 4pm 20th July, 10am to 12 noon 7th September, 2pm to 4pm 18th November, 2pm to 4pm

Rugeley Community Fire Station, Bryans Lane, Rugeley, WS15 2JN

18th June, 10am to 12 noon 15th September, 10am to 12 noon

Rising Brook Community Fire Station, Hesketh Road, Stafford, ST17 9DJ

22nd April, 10am to 12 noon 25th June, 10am to 12 noon 27th July, 10am to 12 noon 24th September, 4pm to 4pm 2nd December, 10am to 12 noon

Stone Community Fire Station, Stafford Road, Stone, ST15 0DN

6th July, 10am to 12 noon 5th October 10am to 12 noon

Kinver Community Fire Station, Fairfield Drive, Kinver, DY7 6EW

14th July, 10am to 12 noon 19th October, 4pm to 4pm

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CHAIN South Staffs is an open service welcoming anyone who is disabled themselves or cares for someone with special educational needs, learning difficulties, mental or physical disabilities, sensory difficulties and additional needs.

Are you a parent or carer of a disabled child/adolescent? Are you a disabled adult Are you feeling alone, lost?

CHAIN South Staffs’ volunteers are dedicated in helping those in the community by reaching out to them and offering a warm ear and just simply saying we are here, you are not alone and you are very welcome to the meetings. The meetings are held in the morning as it was felt this would best allow parents to drop off their children to play group etc. and then have time to chat a little more relaxed.

Meetings are held every other Wednesday from 10:15am until noon at: The Crystal Fountain Pub, St Johns Road, Cannock, WS11 0AL

Check the website for the date of the next meeting at:

www.chain-ss.org.uk

B & Q operates a waste donation scheme through all stores

B & Q donate unsaleable products and waste materials for re-use by recognised community groups, eg schools, charities, The Scout Association. They donate items such as slightly damaged tins of paint, off-cuts of timber, broken tiles for mosaic products. These items are donated on the understanding that they will be re-used. Please note that these are unsaleable/waste items, and therefore they cannot guarantee the suitability for re-use.

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. The recipient is responsible for ensuring that unused items are disposed of responsibly. It is company policy that health and safety is taken into consideration, therefore electrical, petrol and gas items are not available for donation. Any waste or surplus stock offered is done so on the guarantee that it will not be re-sold. How to apply

For more information please contact your store directly and speak to a duty manager.

Before any materials are donated, the store will complete a Waste Donation Form which must be signed by a representative of the group. Identification will be required as proof that you are a member of that group.

Before any materials are donated, the form must be signed by a representative of the group, and proof that you are a member of that group must be provided.

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BT Community Web Kit

If you are a charity or a not for profit community group and would like to create your own website then the BT Community Web Kit could be for you. As part of the BT Community Web Kit you will receive:

Free website hosting Free website address The choice of 8 templates with 5 or 15 colour themes depending on the template

selected 1 free format template Enough space for unlimited pages and up to 500 pictures Templates and colour options for all your content An easy-to-use Page Editor or an HTML Editor if you’re technically minded Free technical support Welsh language options

For more information about the BT Community Web Kit please visit:

www.btck.co.uk/main/about.aspx

National Diversity Awards 2015

The National Diversity Awards 2015 - a prestigious black tie event which celebrates the excellence achievements of grass-root communities that tackle issues in today’s society, giving them recognition for their dedication and hard work. A collection of some of the nation’s most inspirational and selfless people will gather to celebrate the country’s rich tapestry at the UK’s largest diversity awards. The Awards categories are: Positive Role Model Awards Entrepreneur of Excellence Award Community Organisation Awards Diverse Company Award Lifetime Achiever Award If you wish to nominate you have until 21st June 2015.

For more information please visit: www.nationaldiversityawards.co.uk

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G R O U P N E W S

Kinver & Enville Royal British Legion

The following dates are for remembrance services at St.Peters Church, Kinver and other

venues. All are welcomed to support the branch to commemorate those that sacrificed their

lives so that we have the freedom we enjoy today.

27th April 100th anniversary of ANZAC at the Commonwealth War Graves at Cannock Chase. The bus will leave Kinver 0800.

10th May 70th anniversary of VE day 1800-1900 at St.Peters followed by a reception at the Constitutional Club.

21st June Kinver Country Fayre. A fundraising stall in front of the office.

28th June Armed Forces Day at Himley Hall. This is a fantastic event for all the family to enjoy and it’s FREE. 1100 -1700. Starts with a junior marching band competition followed by a concert and free fairground for the kids.

16th Aug. Anniversary of VJ day at St.Peters, 0930-1030 followed by a reception at the Constitutional Club.

13th Sept. Wings Appeal at Halfpenny Green Airport, 1030-1130

25th October Poppy Service of remembrance and concert at the Gatehouse Theatre Stafford. Bus will leave Kinver at 1730.

6th Nov. Cross Laying Service at the War Memorial in the High St., at 1615, this service is for anyone who wishes to commemorate a loved one, relative or a friend by planting a cross in their name on the War Memorial. There will be a short service of remembrance.

8th Nov. Remembrance Service this year is at St. Mary’s in Enville. We muster at 1015 March off at 1020. After the service everyone will march to the war memorial to pay their respect to the fallen. We muster again with the Band at the end of the High St. at 1330 to march through the High St. to the War Memorial for a wreath laying ceremony and to again pay respect to the fallen.

For further information on any of these events please contact Henry Williams, Chairman of Staffordshire Royal British Legion on 01384 878021 or email: hhwilliams@btinternet.com

Brahms Requiem

Brahms Requiem concert will be held on Saturday 28th March 2015 at St. John’s Church in the Square in Wolverhampton, commencing at 7.30pm. The choir will be accompanied by a piano duet (Samantha Carrasco and Nicholas Sal-way) together with guest soprano and baritone soloists, all conducted by the choir’s Musical Director, Ian Clarke.

Light refreshments will be available in the interval and tickets are £12 each with children under 18 free. For tickets please call 01902 744447 or at the door on the night.

Wombourne & District Choral Society welcome new members to the choir. Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings, 7.30 to 9.30pm during term time at The Kings School, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton. For more information please contact Carol Dixon by email: cagsdixon@gamil.com

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“Me & You” is a Lottery funded project for disabled and Special needs young people during their transition years

The aim of the project is to:

Help young people during the transition period of their lives from full time education to adult life by exploring their options.

Use a mix of outdoor and personal skills activities to build self confidence and esteem of beneficiaries.

Give young people the opportunity to develop personal and practical skills using skilled support staff and volunteers to encourage them to try new activities and gain recognition of what they can achieve.

Help to increase confidence to a point where young people can make like changing decisions, either to progress their education or explore job or volunteering opportunities.

Me and You Taster Sessions

The taster sessions are for young people aged 15-25, with special educational needs, learning difficulties and/or disabled.

All the young people will get the opportunity to work as part of a team, take on Leadership roles where suitable, share their skills, try new activities and hopefully make new friends. All of this is done in the welcoming, friendly and positive environment of The Moat and Garden site at Albrighton.

The taster sessions are free and consist of six weekly sessions. Each session will run from 10am to 3pm.

Start dates planned for the following dates:

Tuesday 14th April 2015 Tuesday 2nd June 2015 Tuesday 21st July 2015

Following the completion of the six taster sessions there will be an opportunity to become involved in horticulture, conservation or angling activities in the future.

For more information please visit:

www.albrightontrust.org.uk

Email: moat@albrightontrust.org.uk

Telephone: 01902 372441

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Local boys chosen to attend World Scout Jamboree in Japan 2015

Four Wombourne Scouts, Haydn Willetts, Ryan Champion, Daniel Perks and James Platten have been selected from 3rd Wombourne Scout Unit to attend the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan, in July 2015. They were chosen following an intensive selection activity day at Beaudesert Campsite in January 2014 and they will be representing our county of West Mercia and of course the United Kingdom in Japan in 2015. 30,000 scouts from around the world will be attending the Jamboree. As part of this fantastic, once-in-a-lifetime experience, the young people will spend 12 nights at camp, 3 nights in Tokyo and 3 nights in home hospitality in the prefecture of Kochi. The boys and their families, with the fantastic support of 3rd Wombourne Scout Group, are busy fundraising, as each scout needs to raise £2995 for the Jamboree and hopefully a little extra to cover additional necessary costs. To date, the boys and their parents have organised a Quiz night, Ladies night, Band/Disco night, washed lots of cars down at Halfpenny Green Vineyards, packed bags at Sainsbury’s Wombourne and held a Pig Racing night, but not with real pigs!! All 4 boys were successful in applying for Individual Grants of £250 each from South Staffordshire Council with help from Timon at South Staffordshire Community & Voluntary Action. This grant has helped bring down the total required. Dan, Haydn, Ryan and James are hoping to come back from the Jamboree in July 2015 and share their amazing experiences with their community in Wombourne. To find out more about what the young people will be doing in Japan, go to http://www.23wsj.jp

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We welcome your comments on the content and format of Buzz.

Please send any feedback to:

Louise Baker, South Staffordshire Community & Voluntary Action, C/o South Staffordshire District Council, Wolverhampton Rd, Codsall, South Staffordshire,

WV8 1PX. Telephone 01902 851675 or email: info@sscva.org.uk

V O L U N T E E R I N G

WANT TO VOLUNTEER?... WE ARE YOUR ONE STOP SHOP!

My name is Jen Egerton and I’m the Volunteer Duty Officer for the South

Staffordshire Volunteer Centre.

Think you would like to volunteer? It’s very simple, all you need do is have a chat

and discuss what opportunities you are interested in doing and go from there.

You can give as much or as little time as you like, many organisations are flexible

with times and dates available.

Featured Volunteer-ing opportunities…

Matching you to hundreds of diverse volunteering Opportunities in South Staffordshire

The Dove Service - Bereavement Support Volunteers

The Dove Service is looking to recruit volunteer councillors to conduct 1 to 1 counselling and to pair up with other councillors to facilitate bereavement support groups whenever required.

Beacon Centre for the Blind

Beacon Centre for the Blind are looking for volunteers in a variety of roles.

British Red Cross

The British Red Cross are looking for volunteers to work in their Mobility Aids Shop based in Stafford and also looking for volunteer drivers and drivers assistants.

If you are interested in any of the above opportunities or would like to find out more about becoming a volunteer then please call Jen on:

01902 851675 or email: vols@sscva.org.uk

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The Information given in this publication is given in good faith but South Staffordshire Community & Voluntary Action cannot accept responsibility or liability for any errors that may occur.

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South Staffordshire Community & Voluntary Action

STAFF & VOLUNTEERS

David Leese Chief Officer

Louise Baker Admin/Finance Officer

Ros Burton Outreach Officer

Emily Simmonds Outreach Officer (AT Home Project)

Jen Egerton Volunteer Duty officer

Rolf Levesley Chair (Volunteer)

Carol Hurley Vice Chair (Volunteer)

Daniel Swift Volunteer

Ann Ross Volunteer

Margaret Winwood Volunteer

Sue Jones Volunteer

Registered Office:

C/o South Staffordshire District Council Wolverhampton Rd, Codsall, Staffs, WV8 1PX

Tel: 01902 851675

Email : info@sscva.org.uk

Website: www.sscva.org.uk

Registered Charity No: 1093899

@ SouthStaffsCVA