3VA May/June Bulletin
Supporting Voluntary Action across Eastbourne, Lewes District and Wealden
Welcome to 3VA – Voluntary Action Eastbourne’s e-Bulletin # 021
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Next instalment of forums for volunteer coordinators
Searching for a consultant
Recycling week event
Park up and have your say
Environment partnership report available
Funding news
Next instalment of forums for volunteer coordinators
The first Hastings Volunteer Coordinators’ Forum, facilitated by Hastings Volunteer Centre and East Sussex Volunteering Project (hosted by 3VA) will be held on 29 June from 10am to 12noon at HVA’s office (31a Priory Street, Hastings). The Forum will include an Introduction to the East Sussex Volunteering Project and the work that is being done in Hastings and Rother, a mini-workshop (marketing volunteering opportunities) and news up-date covering local and national news. For more information on the Forum please contact Su Reece, Volunteering Support Officer for Hastings and Rother on 07538 780776 or by email on susan.reece@3va.org.uk. Volunteer coordinators from across East Sussex are welcome to attend.
Searching for a consultant
SpeakUp Forum is currently looking to recruit a consultant to work with the Forum and Migrant Communities Project on the BME and Migrant Communities Empowerment Event (a working title). The deadline for potential consultants to submit application forms is 12pm on 23 June. If you are interested in this role you can find information including an event description, consultant brief and the application form at www.askcasper.org.uk/speakup/bme/consultant.
Recycling week event
On Thursday 24 and Friday 25 June people will be able to learn about recycling, cutting food waste and renewable energy in Eastbourne town centre’s Pedestrian Area. There will be a display of furniture which has been refurbished by Furniture Now!, as well as information on how to join their furniture repair and refurbishment courses, along with performances from Ratton Secondary School’s Stomp Band who make music from rubbish. The Compost Doctors will also offer advice and discounts on home composting, wormeries, water butts and kitchen composters, while on Friday the Community Chef from East Sussex County Council will demonstrate how to reduce food waste with simple tasty recipes as part of the ‘love food hate waste’ campaign. Activities will take place from 11am to 3.30pm.
Park up and have your say
A review of the on-street parking controls in Eastbourne town centre and at the seafront is underway, with people who live, work and visit Eastbourne being given the opportunity to give their views. Independent reviewers WSP-PB, who have been appointed by East Sussex County Council to undertake the review, say it does not matter whether you are a car user or not; everyone in Eastbourne has the opportunity to take part. A number of public consultation sessions are being held on the matter, while questionnaires are available to complete online at www.eastsussex.gov.uk/haveyoursay and should be completed by Monday 5 July. To speak to a member of the review team call 01256 318785 or email eastbourneparking@wspgroup.com.
Environment partnership report available
A report of the May meeting of the Community Environment Partnership Eastbourne (CEPE) is now available through the 3VA website: www.eavs.org/index.php?action=reports
The Eastbourne Food and Physical Activity Group has a small amount of funding available for 2010/2011 to fund food and physical activity projects that support the following priority groups: Struggling parents who lack confidence, knowledge, time and money; Young parents who lack the knowledge and parenting skills to implement a healthy lifestyle; and creating incentives for better health, with particular reference to people without children or families. Funding request forms can be obtained from Barbara Pratt by emailing barbara.pratt@esdwpct.nhs.uk. Funding requests up to the value of £2,500 will be considered and completed forms should be returned electronically no later than close of business on Wednesday 30 June.
The Eastbourne Mental Well-being Working Group has funding available to help provide practical solutions and information that reduce inequalities, promote health and wellbeing and address issues relating to mental wellbeing across the population of Eastbourne. The application criteria are projects meeting one or more of the following priorities: those focusing on areas of greatest need, with particular focus on the areas of Devonshire, Hampden Park and Upperton; those focussing on young people from birth to 25, including healthy schools initiatives; and community centred work, inclusive of minority groups such as the BME population. The closing date is the close of business on Wednesday 30 June and application forms are available by emailing sarah.knight@esdwpct.nhs.uk.
The Eastbourne Accident Prevention Group has a small amount of funding available for 2010/2011 to fund accident prevention projects that support the following priorities: focusing on areas of greatest need, with particular focus on the Devonshire, Hampden Park and Upperton areas of Eastbourne; work adding value to and complimenting existing services; work focusing on young people from birth to 25. Funding request forms can be obtained from Barbara Pratt by emailing barbara.pratt@esdwpct.nhs.uk. Funding requests up to the value of £2,500 can be made and completed forms must be returned no later than close of business on Wednesday 30 June.
The May/June issue of the 3VA Eastbourne Bulletin Board publication, containing funding, training and more 3VA news is available to download.
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