There will be a workshop about the Youth Social Action Fund on 8th February 12-2pm at CAN Mezzanine. The aim of this grant is to raise the level and quality of youth social action. The Youth Social Action Fund will provide funding of between £1,000 and £10,000 for each project. Workshop will include: An overview of the Youth Social Action fund Tips and Suggestions in writing strong funding application and what the assessors are looking out for How to complete the budget Methods of monitoring and evaluation and the importance of demonstrating the need A chance to ask any questions you have about your project Other funding opportunities available through the London Community Foundation Please visit: http://www.londoncf.org.uk/grants/available-grants/overview.aspx for further information about the fund. Deadline for completed online application form is 5pm Monday 6th March 2017.
Archives for January 2017
Volunteers Needed for Advisory Panel on Increasing use of Isleworth Public Hall
Isleworth Public Hall is little known in the wider world, but belongs to a charity dating back to 1863. Hounslow Council is the current sole trustee of the charity, under Council control since 1938. The Council has to cut support for many services, so seeks to hand back management to the local community, which is how it started. Activebase Charitable Incorporated Charity has been set up to do this and I am Chair of the Board. The large attractive listed Victorian building is in South Street Isleworth. It contains the large Jubilee Hall and five other rooms and has been used for a wide range of activities, including theatre, film, music, dance, exercise and social gatherings, as well as numerous meetings of all kinds.
The range and frequency of activities and income must be increased so that Council subsidy is no longer needed. They are now seeking volunteers to join an Advisory Panel for increasing use of the building. They need people with experience in many fields of art, culture and entertainment, as well as successful business management.
They are not expecting involvement in day to day operation or attendance at meetings. What they want is to be able to seek suggestions, advice and signposting to others. They would like to be able to refer to advisory panel members to assist successful promotion of profitable events and activities, as well as obtaining grants and sponsorship. Some well-known names in their publicity material would be very useful to them. Time commitment is not expected to be onerous and will be entirely up to each volunteer.
Hand-over of management is planned for this April. For more information contact:
Ron Bartholomew, Chair, Activebase CIO,
29 Wood Lane, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 5EF
Phone: 0208 568 5949.
Email:ronbartholomew@phonecoop.coop
Hestia Require New Space to Hire
The Community Mental Health Service, for Hestia, in Hounslow are looking for a new location for 3 of their groups.
They are looking for a small venue, that can accommodate up to 15 people, with some storage for their art supplies. Â They have a small budget for this.
If you can help please contact Paul Summerton Paul.Summerton@hestia.orgÂ
Healthwatch Hounslow AGM
You are invited to the next Annual General Meeting of Healthwatch Hounslow on the 24th of January 2017. The meeting will be held at Lampton Park Conference Centre and will take place from 11:00am– 14:00pm. Lunch will be available.
This year the theme is Self care and Prevention. A full agenda will be sent out a week prior to the AGM to those who have booked to attend. The meeting will include a report of 2015-16, Healthwatch Hounslow’s activities and our new feedback centre.
You can register your interest on their website through the following link.
http://www.healthwatchhounslow.co.uk/event/healthwatch-hounslow-agm/
If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at 02036032438 or write to us at Healthwatch Hounslow, Access Hounslow, Civic Centre, Lampton Road, Hounslow TW3 4DN
Webinar on Sustainability and Transformation Plans
Invitation to Voluntary, community and social enterprise sector partners for an update webinar on Sustainability and Transformation Plans
Date: 30 Jan 2017
Time: 12noon-1pm
We would like to invite Voluntary, community and social enterprise sector partners to join us for an NHS England webinar for a national update on Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs).
The webinar will include:
- An update on the STP process so far
- Opportunities being developed at national level for involvement of VCS partners in STPs
- Examples of how the VCS has been involved in plans to date
- Questions and discussion
For more information on STPs please see https://www.england.nhs.uk/stps/
To join the webinar please contact Jonathan Leahy via email: Jonathan.leahy@nhs.net and Jonathan will provide you with the joining instructions for the webinar.
Patient and Public Representative for Hounslow CCG
- Do you live or work in Hounslow?
- Can you turn your patient experience into patient expertise?
- Can you be a critical friend of Hounslow Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)?
Hounslow CCG are looking to recruit a patient representative onto the CCG’s HestonÂ’s Health Centre programme group within the next couple of weeks. The proposed new Heston Health Centre is a key delivery project for NHS England and NHS Hounslow CCG as joint commissioners. The new centre will provide a modern, fit for purpose home for services currently based in Heston, with scope to bring in additional services.
The proposal is to build the new health centre that will meet the needs of patients GP Practices, Providers, and Clinicians.
As a patient representative on this programme Group, you will be able to put both your patient experience of Hounslow health services and your ability to liaise with Hounslow communities to good use.
Hounslow CCG is committed to patient involvement at all levels of its operations. As a member of this programme group you will be contributing to ensuring that this happens. We have developed an operational plan and are working across the CCG and outside it to make sure the patient voice is heard. Your experiences will be vital in ensuring that, as we continue to commission and develop health services, those services are high quality.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for health care improvements, direct extensive experience of NHS care delivery either as a patient or carer. The role is voluntary but travel and out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed. The time commitment is approximately 2 hours per month (excl. travel) for a twelve month period.
If you, or you know someone that may be interested in getting involved, please contact me in the first instance for further information.
To apply please send your CV and covering letter detailing why you meet the criteria in the role description to Dilo Lalande d.lalande@nhs.net
Achieve Training
Upcoming Training Sessions
| Health & Safety in the Workplace Thursday 30th March, 10am – 4pm The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 places a duty on employers to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees and others who may be affected by the actions of your organisation. Health and safety legislation applies to everyone involved in your organisation: employees, volunteers, beneficiaries, service users, trustees and visitors. This workshop will help your organisation to meet health and safety standards. This workshop will show you how to: • Comply with Health and Safety legislation • Identify and address common workplace hazards • Implement procedures for responding to accidents in the workplace • Assess computer workstations and items that might cause harm • Undertake risk assessments • Create a working alone checklist Click HERE to register |
