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Sonya Jones has been awarded an MBE
Shropshire Charity Manager Awarded MBE for Vital Work in Tackling Child Exploitation
Sonya Jones, Service Manager and Safeguarding Lead at drug, alcohol and mental health charity, With You Shropshire, has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire Medal) for services in tackling child criminal exploitation.
Sonya has worked in the drug and alcohol support sector for over 20 years and at With You Shropshire for almost eight years. During that time Sonya has led the charity’s work in providing non-judgemental support to young people exploited by drug dealing gangs.
Sonya and her team have been on the frontline of supporting victims of county lines – the term used for when gangs from cities expand illegal drug networks to other areas of the country using dedicated mobile lines. These gangs often prey on vulnerable young people to transport drugs throughout the UK.
The award of an MBE, announced in the King’s honours list on Sunday 18 June 2023, recognises Sonya’s ongoing commitment to ensure that all young people who are groomed, coerced and controlled into crime are recognised as victims of trafficking and exploitation.
Sonya also advocates the adoption of a new public health approach to drug prevention that works with schools, pupil referral units and providers for those outside of mainstream education. This advocacy work has been recognised by the UK Parliament and the House of Lords.
Sonya Jones, Service Manager and Safeguarding Lead at With You, said:-
“I’m honoured and shocked to receive an MBE for doing the job I love. I accept this award on behalf of my team past and present who have worked tirelessly for the victims of child exploitation, as well as the thousands of children and families who are tragically impacted.
“I have an obligation to continue the work I’m being recognised for and I’m inspired to continue my journey to raise awareness of child exploitation nationally. I’d like to see the role of young people substance misuse services being recognised as part of vital support and call upon the need for a standalone child criminal exploitation national strategy. I’m passionate, as are With You colleagues, about adopting a public health approach.
“With You are at the forefront of this work and have supported me by giving me the platform to be able to raise these issues. I will continue to call for a wider recognition that all young people who are groomed, coerced and controlled by exploiters are recognised as victims of trafficking and exploitation, not criminals.”
Belinda Phipps, Chief Executive at With You, said:-
“Sonya is an inspirational leader within With You, driving our vital work with victims of child exploitation for almost eight years. During this time Sonya has supported hundreds of victims throughout the UK, giving them and their families the chance to get their lives back on track. She has also been a tireless advocate for change, positively influencing the UK conversation around child exploitation.
Sonya is determined, modest and inspires other people in the organisation. Speaking on behalf of With You staff, I would like to pass on our congratulations for this honour, and thank Sonya for her continued passion and dedication to the children and their families.”
For more information about With You, including support for anyone affected by child exploitation, visit the We Are With You website.
Latest PBE Barometer Report Shows "Glimmers of Optimism"
The latest barometer survey report on the voluntary sector from Pro Bono Economics in partnership with Nottingham Trent University indicates that small improvements in the overall economy are leading to charities feeling slightly more optimistic about the immediate future than in 2022.
Results show that,
"While a large majority of charities still expect demand over the coming months to increase, a growing proportion expect that they will be able to meet it. For the first time since the survey started in November 2022, more than half of charities of all sizes (51% of large charities, 52% of medium charities and 61% of small charities) expect to be able to meet demand for their support over the next three months.
In part, this is because fewer charities expect large increases in demand for their support. It may also be helped by the improved financial circumstances that many survey respondents report and an easing of the recruitment challenges that charities faced last year. Charities of all sizes, large charities in particular, are feeling more optimistic about their finances than they were in November last year – the proportion expecting their finances to improve over the next quarter has almost doubled (from 17% to 32%).
While charities have reason to be more optimistic, the report stresses that issues such as uncertainties around funding and staff and volunteer recruitment and retention have not disappeared and are still concerns for the majority of charities in the study. For example, they report that 63% of small charities cite volunteer recruitment as a major organisational concern.
Download the full report here.
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Over 1,000 Small Charities Sign Letter to Prime Minister
During Small Charity Week, over 1,000 small charities signed a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asking the government to provide more support to the sector.
The letter also invited the Prime Minister to visit small charities to see their impacts for himself.
You can read the letter in full here.
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New Research on Small Grants Published by DSC
The Directory of Social Change (DSC) in partnership with the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has recently published a new report on the experiences and impacts of charities receiving small grants.
Most grants made in the UK are "small grants" which the DSC defines as £20,000 or less. However, the DSC says that research on small grants is fairly sparse, including research on their impacts, because so often evaluations, while collected, are not made publicly available.
Recommendations emerging from this research include suggesting that grant makers make the application and evaluation processes more simple, and publish evaluation results publicly. Additionally, the money should be made available more quickly and timelines set out clearly in advance so that organisations can plan.
Download the full report here.
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Interested in having your organisation's stories of success featured in our newsletter, website or social media? We want to hear from you! Contact: VCSAssembly@shropshire.gov.uk
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Health Needs Assessment for Shrewsbury: Shropshire Councils Public Health Community Wellbeing Outreach Team is collecting the views and wishes of all Shropshire residents regarding their current and future health and wellbeing needs. They feel it’s very important to make sure community voice is heard when decisions are made about where funding is allocated across Shropshire. Right now, they are surveying Shrewsbury residents only. Please help spread the word about this research. Closing date TBD
Healthwatch Shropshire - Complaints About Health and Social Care: Healthwatch Shropshire wants to know about people’s experience of making complaints about their NHS or social care services, not only if people achieved the outcome they sought through the complaint but also their experience of making the complaint, did they feel supported, did they have the information they needed, how they were treated and if they felt listened to. Closing date TBD
Healthwatch Shropshire - Diabetes Service Changes: To address the rising prevalence of diabetes in our community STW Integrated Care System wants to transform diabetic care pathways with a vision of improving the lives and treatment outcomes for patients affected by diabetes or those at risk of developing it. In order to do this, they would like to hear from people with diabetes or those who have been identified as being at risk of developing diabetes (pre-diabetic) about their experiences of diabetic care and support. They will then share the responses with the NHS and Public Health to help inform the transformation programme and ensure the patient voice is at the centre of developments. Closing date TBD
Carers Shielding Questionnaire: The Covid 19 pandemic saw many unpaid and family carers shielding to protect the person they care for and themselves. It has been 2 years since restrictions started to reduce, however, many carers still feel the need to protect their cared for person and themselves by continuing to shield. Continued shielding may have an adverse effect on a carer's health and wellbeing, causing feelings of loneliness and anxiety. Shropshire Council's Carers Support Team are interested in why people might be shielding so that they can provide support to carers to access their community, news and relevant resources. Closing 30th June
Rural Youth Survey: Rural Media have launched a follow up on their successful Point of View Youth Survey aimed at rural young people. This year for the first time it is being rolled out to Shropshire as well and organisations from Shropshire have had the opportunity to add questions. Data from the survey will be available to anyone and it will be possible to isolate data just for Shropshire. Please help spread the word with your service users. Closing 7th July
Shropshire Electoral Boundary Review: The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has published draft recommendations for new divisions, division boundaries, and division names for Shropshire. If you represent a local organisation or community group in Shropshire, please pass this message on to your members or anyone you think who might be interested in the review. Closing 10th July
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Website with information on the review and proposals
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Link to feedback form to provide views on the proposals
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Poster for sharing with communities
Bishop's Castle Community Hospital Survey: Due to staff recruitment and retention issues, the Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is considering withdrawing from the contract for inpatient services at Bishop's Castle Community Hospital. They are seeking views on inpatient services at Bishop's Castle to inform their future planning. Closing 17th July
Shropshire’s Great Outdoors Survey 2023: Annual user survey in order to identify how and where best to use the council’s resources to maintain and improve Shropshire's rights of way network, country parks and countryside and heritage sites. The survey also provides information to support the delivery of Shropshire’s Great Outdoors Strategy 2018-2028. Closing 6th August
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VCSA Annual Assembly
#VCSAssembly2023
5th July 9:30-12:30
Shrewsbury Town Football Club
Have you signed up to attend the VCSA Annual Assembly? This year's event promises to be even better attended than last year, and we are very excited to have you there!
Theme:
This year's assembly theme will be promoting mental health and wellbeing for voluntary sector staff and volunteers.
Agenda:
9:00-9:30am Registration and Networking
9:30 - 10:30am Welcome, Annual Report, Survey Results and Review of VCSA Annual Priorities
10:20-11:00am "We're Right Here - a Campaign for Community Power" Keynote address and discussion with Charlotte Hollins, Community Trust Manager at Fordhall Community Farm
11:00-11:20am Networking and Tea/Coffee Break
11:20am-12:20pm Resilience Workshop with Clive Ireland, Chair of Shropshire Mental Health Support
12:20-12:30pm Closing remarks
Organisations with stalls at the event include:
In Kind Direct, Shropshire Mental Health Support, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Marches Energy Agency, The National Lottery Community Foundation, Severn Trent Foundation, Community Resource, Energize STW, Ready Easy Telford & Wrekin, Save Our Shropshire, ... and more!
Everyone is welcome to bring flyers or leaflets to share, but if you would like a stall for bigger materials, please email Sarah Hampson at vcsassembly@shropshire.gov.uk just so that we can be prepared to accommodate you.
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Challenging Hate Incidents from Patients, Service Users and Colleagues
Date: Friday 30 June 2023
Time: 2.00pm - 3.00pm
Location: Microsoft Teams - facilitated by an NCA representative
Staff across the Integrated Care System continue to experience abuse from a range of sources while carrying out their work. Certain staff are targeted due to their race, disability status, religion or other personal characteristic. This is unacceptable.
A bitesize training session is available, aimed at all ICS staff (this includes VCS employees and volunteers delivering health and care related services), to raise awareness of this issue and remind them of their responsibilities to respond effectively to incidents that occur in the workplace.
These sessions support a range of activity taking place across the region to improve the experience of staff and volunteers in health and care and encourage reporting of incidents that take place.
To book your place, click here.
Confidentiality among participants is expected and a safe space is to be maintained. There will be opportunity for participants to engage during the session
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Still some places left for this excellent film screening - email angela.goodman@ageukstw.org.uk to book your place.
Wellbeing Groups Invited to Host Free Stalls at Heal Festival in Shrewsbury
The Heal Festival is looking for community groups, well-being and health practitioners to participate in their music and wellbeing festival 30th June - 2nd July at the West Mid Showground in Shrewsbury.
Stands are free!
Contact dene@lostculturefestival.com if your organisation is interested in participating.
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Community Connectors Meetings July/August
Are you a local group or individual delivering activities that benefit and support the communities of Shropshire? Then please come along to one of the community connector network meetings throughout the county to connect with other local community services, groups and support organisations.
South West
Bishops Castle 19th July Online 2-4pm
Ludlow 18th July Online 10am to 12pm
Please contact Clare Kennefick to book your place CDO@handstogetherludlow.org.uk
South East
4th July Online 10am to 12pm
Please contact Lesley Jewell to book your place Lesley.Jewell@community-resource.org.uk
Shrewsbury
3rd August Online 10am to 12pm Please contact Natalie Jackson to book your place Natalie.Jackson@community-resource.org.uk
North
12th July Online 10am to 12pm Please contact Lou Woolcock to book your place l.woolcock@qube-oca.org.uk
Next workshop 12th July at Palmer's Cafe in Shrewsbury 1:30-4pm
Visit the SAND website for more information
Mental Health Courses for VCS Organisations
Remember to check out the list of mental health training courses offered through the Shropshire in Partnership Mental Health Project.
Courses for VCS organisations include:
Suicide First Aid
Resilience and Stress Management
and Managing Stress and Burnout.
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First Aid and Safeguarding Adults Training
Shropshire Partners in Care is a not-for-profit organisation supporting over 250 independent adult social care providers across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. Established in 2003, they exist to represent, upskill and champion our local adult social care providers and their staff. They offer quality and reasonably priced First Aid training at their offices in Annscroft, Shrewsbury, primarily to Members, but also to non-Members such as schools and community groups. All First Aid Training is nationally accredited by The First Aid Industry Body (FAIB). Safeguarding Adults Awareness training is aimed at all staff and volunteers working in social care, health, housing, charities and other areas of the independent sector.
In June & July 2023 they have spaces available on the following courses:
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Course Date
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Venue
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Price per Person
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1 Day Emergency First Aid
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27th June
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Old Vicarage
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£88
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Basic Life Saving Skills / Annual Refresher
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28th June
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Annscroft Office
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£50
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1 Day Emergency First Aid in Ludlow, Market Drayton or Telford
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4th July
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Spiro Clinic, Ludlow
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£88
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1 Day Emergency First Aid in Ludlow, Market Drayton or Telford
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6th July
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Festival Drayton Centre, Market Drayton
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£88
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Safeguarding Adults Awareness
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10th July
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Annscroft Office
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£50
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Choking Guidance Training
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11th July
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Annscroft Office
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£11
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1 Day Emergency First Aid in Ludlow, Market Drayton or Telford
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12th July
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The Hub on the Hill, Telford
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£88
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1 Day Emergency First Aid
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12th July
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Annscroft Office
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£77
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1 Day Emergency First Aid
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13th July
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Annscroft Office
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£77
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Should you be interested in booking a place on any of these courses, please contact Non-Member Bookings on 01743 860011 or email info@spic.co.uk.
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 Social housing tenants across Shropshire are invited to the annual Shropshire Tenants Voice Conference 2023 on Wednesday 5 July, from 10am to 4pm. This will be at the Barnabas Centre in Shrewsbury, but can also be attended online.
Organised by Shropshire Council in partnership with social landlords across the county, Tenants Voice aims to bring tenants and their landlords together, and gives residents a chance to meet with senior leaders from social housing providers across the county.
Tenants will have the opportunity to find out how they can influence decision-making that affects them, and what support is available from both their landlord and the wider community.
Attendees will hear from a host of speakers covering key topics such as health and wellbeing, cost of living and climate change, and will also be able access advice and support from a wide range or organisations. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Sessions throughout the day include:
- Meet the landlord
- Cost of living challenge
- Putting tenants in the driving seat
- Health and wellbeing hour / food inspirations
- Living in a changing world – climate change challenge.
Residents can either attend in person – though early booking is advised as places are limited – or view the conference online. To book your place visit: Shropshire Tenants Voice Conference 2023 Tickets, Wed 5 Jul 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite
About Health – In conversation with Our Windrush Nurses
Date: Thursday, 6 July 2023
Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Location: Online
In celebration of Windrush day, Julia Clarke, Director of Public Participation for Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust is joined by retired nurses from One Voice Windrush Caribbean Community, to talk about what it was like to arrive in Shropshire and work in the newly established NHS.
It promises to be an excellent evening and the ladies have a lot of stories of living in Shropshire in the 20th century which will tie into the work EDI teams are looking into now!
Register free via Eventbrite
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 The Armed Forces Outreach Team also encouraging people to sign up for their newsletter which sends out some great info, details of how to subscribe below:
- Click on the subscribe button on the Shropshire Council website - Shropshire Council
- Once you have entered your details go to the drop down menu and tick the Armed Forces box.
New Date! 4th October 2023
Working with the Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise Sector
The Key to Health and Care across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin
Join us at Shrewsbury Town Football Club for a full day conference on Wednesday, 4th October 2023 to find out more about Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin’s dynamic voluntary and community sector, its pioneering work and successes, as well as its future aspirations as a key partner within the Integrated Care System.
Meet colleagues from across sectors, hear latest research on the vital role of preventative healthcare, explore specific infrastructure support topics, and understand how we can unlock potential to support and engage our communities better. Work with us to develop a new strategic chapter that pushes the voluntary sector’s work to new and greater heights.
Who may be interested?
Please come along to learn more and share your views on future partnership working if you work within a voluntary organisation in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, are a leader within the Integrated Care System, including the local authorities and hospital trusts, as well as other organisations involved in community wellbeing.
What will be included?
The day’s agenda will include keynote speakers, a panel discussion, and a choice of workshops.
There will also be a tabletop networking opportunity for organisations in the voluntary sector to raise awareness and promote their organisations to conference delegates.
And, of course, refreshments and lunch for all.
More information to follow in a couple of weeks. Please mark your diaries.
 Supported by funding from Shropshire Council
Looking for Local Health-Related Events and Information?
Looking for health-related events and meetings local to your area? The VCSA recommends subscribing to the Community Connectors newsletter for all of the latest local event information, including classes, clubs and social groups that are related to health and wellbeing. You can subscribe by emailing l.woolcock@qube-oca.org.uk
Download the Community Connectors Leaflet for more information on what they are and how you can get involved in social prescribing in Shropshire.
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Work with the VCSA!
Insight and VCS Engagement Officer
Salary: £32,909 + benefits
Hours: 37hrs/wk
Location: Mix of home and office working
The Feedback and Insight Team at Shropshire Council are looking for someone who has experience of working in partnerships and/or with the voluntary sector, delivering partnership projects and gathering feedback. Applications are welcomed from those with well-developed organisational and project management skills. The post holder will lead on weekly communications designed for the voluntary sector and manage the VCS Assembly website.
Download the full advert, job description, and person specification
Apply via the Shropshire Council careers site.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss this role or the team. To arrange a phone call, please email Sarah Dodds, Feedback and Insight Team Leader sarah.dodds@shropshire.gov.uk.
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Citizens Advice Shropshire is Recruiting!
Are you passionate about making a difference, making society fairer and working for an organisation that values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination?
Citizens Advice Shropshire is recruiting for 2 assessor/adviser roles.
They encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and will consider a trainee position if you don’t have advice experience. They will consider part time working (min 3 days or across 5 days).
2 x Assessor /Adviser or Trainee Assessor /Adviser
Salary £23,946 - £25,412 FTE depending on experience.
Contract: Fixed term contract until September 2024.
Full time 37 hours per week.
Location: Shrewsbury Office and some homeworking
Start: As soon as possible.
Post may be subject to a DBS check.
In this role, you will be part of a paid and volunteer team answering calls from their Shropshire telephone advice line and national Citizens Advice Universal Credit: Help to Claim line and interviewing clients in the Shrewsbury office
Further details and application form (no CVs) are available from their website.
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 2nd July 2023
Interviews: Tuesday 11th July 2023
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Volunteer at Fordhall Organic Farm
Fordhall Organic Farm, near Market Drayton, has a long-standing volunteer programme, where involvement can include conservation and maintenance, to supporting the office team, to ensuring the smooth running of their exciting seasonal events! In the past, volunteers have donated their time to construct a boardwalk, a roundhouse, and even the Straw Lodge, which now provides accommodation for volunteers who live further afield.
Participants are always eager to share their own stories of getting stuck-in on the farm, with volunteering regular Nim saying:
"It is my happy place, it is the place that changed me for the better, who knew that getting covered from head to toe in mud/clay was so good for the soul? But it is!"
Fordhall Community Land Initiative Manager, Charlotte Hollins, said:
"We are very proud of our voluntary programme, and do hope it continues long into the future – with familiar faces and hopefully some new ones too. We are always excited to welcome members old and new!
Every volunteer makes a valuable contribution to keeping life here on the farm running. We simply wouldn’t be able to achieve half the projects we have going on without their help – we are endlessly grateful for their time and participation."
Their next Volunteer Weekend is on the 16th and 17th September, with some spaces available on their regular Farm Fridays as well.
To find out more about participating in Fordhall’s volunteering programme, please email project@fordhallfarm.com, call 01630 638 696, or visit their website.
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Do you have a job or volunteer opportunity you would like us to promote? Please send your information to VCSAssembly@shropshire.gov.uk and we will include it in our next newsletter!
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Place of Worship Protective Security Fund Opens for 2023/24 Applications
Set up in 2016, The Home Office funding aims to reduce the risk and impact of hate crime at places of worship such as churches, gurdwaras, mosques, temples, and associated faith community centres across England and Wales.
In 2023/24, there are grant two schemes, covered by the same application form:
- Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme
- Protective Security for Mosques Scheme
Grants can cover the costs of protective measures from the following list:
- CCTV (fixed cameras, not pan-tilt cameras)
- Fencing and/or railings (no more than 2.1m high)
- Manually operated pedestrian and vehicle gates
- Door hardening, locks and mail-box/mail bag
- Reinforcing single glazed windows (with anti-shatter film or bars/grilles only)
- Intruder alarms including integrated smoke/heat detection
- Door entry access control (fob or keypad)
- Video intercom systems
- Lighting (building mounted)
Applicants do not need to choose what they would like to apply for in advance. If successful, a survey will be carried out at the place of worship. During this survey, the most appropriate measures for the site will be discussed.
It should also be noted that the funding only covers the provision and installation of these security measures. It does not cover other associated costs such as licensing and planning permission, or ongoing costs such as charges for annual service, maintenance and monitoring.
Mosques and associated faith community centres can also apply for some security guarding services, where they feel security guards will improve the safety of their site and those worshipping there.
The deadline to apply is 15 August 2023. Find out more and apply via the GOV.UK website.
Starbucks and Hubbub Launch ‘Eat it Up Fund’ for UK
Launched by Hubbub, the environmental charity, in partnership with Starbucks, the new £200,000 Eat it Up Fund is offering grants of up to £40,000.
The fund is aimed at finding and supporting creative approaches to reducing food waste.
The fund will support UK registered organisations with an early-stage food waste project with potential for impact at scale.
Projects need to do some or all of the following:
- Address pre-farmgate waste (the food production process, up to the point where the products have been harvested and prepared as produce for sale).
- Prevent food from being wasted at the manufacturing and processing stage.
- Minimise food waste from retailers.
- Find creative ways to use surplus food in communities or at home.
The fund can support ideas that are ready to test, or concepts that have been tested and are ready to progress further.
Applications will be accepted from any organisation that can prove they are an officially constituted body, registered in the UK.
This includes
- Registered charities, including charitable incorporated organisations and not for profit companies.
- Social enterprises.
- Community Interest Companies.
- Schools, universities and colleges.
- Local authorities.
- Micro and small businesses with a clear social purpose (less than 50 employees and an annual turnover under £10 million).
Applications from a collaboration of organisations are welcomed as long as the lead organisation is one of the types of organisations listed above.
A Q&A webinar will be held on 3 July 2023 (10.30am to 11.15am). Registration is required for this Zoom session.
The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 21 July 2023 (5pm). For more information and to submit an expression of interest, visit the Eat It Up Fund website.
Which? Fund Opens for Applications
Which?, the UK’s consumer champion, is inviting UK registered charities, universities with exempt charitable status and not-for-profit Community Interest Companies registered in the UK to apply for a share of the £75,000 being made available for 2023/24.
In this call for applications, the Which? Fund is offering restricted grants to support work aiming to:
- Improve understanding of consumer harms affecting diverse and disadvantaged communities, including novel harms in digital markets.
- Identify evidence-led, pragmatic solutions to consumer harm.
- Develop partnerships and encourage collaborative working to provide a more powerful voice for all UK consumers.
To be eligible, projects should address at least one of the following funding calls:
- Projects exploring consumer harms experienced by diverse and disadvantaged communities, such as women, people living with disabilities or health conditions, low-income households or members of diverse ethnic communities.
- Projects exploring consumer harms experienced by diverse and disadvantaged communities in digital markets, where information asymmetries, malign online choice architecture, automated decision-making, AI interfaces and dynamic pricing can place consumers at a distinct disadvantage, and some groups may face greater detriment than others.
There is no set minimum or maximum grant. It is anticipated that a small number of high-quality projects will be funded. Applicants should cost their project based on what they need. It is expected that projects will take up to 12 months to complete.
Closing 18 September 2023 (5pm). For more information and to apply, visit the Which? Fund website.
Tender Opportunity: Scheme Based Housing Support
Housing Support services will support people whose needs are such that their ability to maintain a tenancy or remain independent in their home would be compromised without that support. The focus of housing-related support will be on ensuring that people have access to appropriate and settled accommodation according to their circumstances and have the support networks in place to help them sustain that accommodation.
This contract will have two principal areas of focus:
- Helping Service Users to access complementary services aimed at preventing, delaying or reducing the need for long-term formal care and support, including healthcare services.
- Helping to prevent tenancy failure leading to homelessness
The Council wishes to procure a single, or small number of, contracts which deliver on all aspects of the Service Specification. In doing so, the Council recognises the importance of a diverse and sustainable VCSE sector in delivering the contract outcomes and in providing choice to people who use services. The Council will therefore expect any proposals to incorporate strong formal or informal structures (such as consortium, partnership or other alliance) which will maximise the effectiveness of the Service and which retains diversity of provision.
Tenders will be accepted which propose either:
1.A single provider delivering scheme-based housing support across the whole Shropshire Council area; OR
2.A lead contractor on behalf of identified sub-contractors delivering scheme-based housing support across the whole Shropshire Council area; OR
3.A partnership or consortium proposing a contracting structure which will deliver scheme-based housing support across the whole Shropshire Council area. For clarity, scheme-based support is currently delivered through 5 geographically based contracts covering the whole Shropshire Council area and the Council would not welcome an increase in the number of individual contracts.
The total budget available is capped at £255,000 per annum and will be fixed for the duration of the contract(s). The duration of the contract(s) will be for an initial term of 3 years with an option to extend the contact by up to a further 2 years subject to contract performance and budget availability. Contract payments will be made monthly in arrears.
Deadline for submission: Midday on 3rd July 2023
Read the full contract notice here
Register interest on the Delta Portal here
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Tender Opportunity: Floating Housing Support Including Housing Advice and Prevention of Homelessness
Housing Support services will support people whose needs are such that their ability to maintain a tenancy or remain independent in their home would be compromised without that support. The focus of housing-related support will be on ensuring that people have access to appropriate and settled accommodation according to their circumstances and have the support networks in place to help them sustain that accommodation.
This contract will have two principal areas of focus:
- Helping to prevent homelessness and/or to support Service Users who have been homeless into settled accommodation
- Helping Service Users to access complementary services aimed at improving for example their wellbeing, financial situation and employability.
The Council wishes to procure a single, or small number of, contracts which deliver on all aspects of the Service Specification. In doing so, the Council recognises the importance of a diverse and sustainable VCSE sector in delivering the contract outcomes and in providing choice to people who use services. The Council will therefore expect any proposals to incorporate strong formal or informal structures (such as consortium, partnership or other alliance) which will maximise the effectiveness of the Service and which retains diversity of provision.
Tenders will be accepted which propose either:
1.A single provider delivering floating housing support for all the required client groups across the whole Shropshire Council area; OR
2.A lead contractor on behalf of identified sub-contractors delivering floating housing support for all the required client groups across the whole Shropshire Council area; OR
3.A partnership or consortium proposing a contracting structure which will deliver housing support for all the required client groups across the whole Shropshire Council area. For clarity, floating housing support is currently delivered through 5 geographically based contracts covering the whole Shropshire Council area and the Council would not welcome an increase in the number of individual contracts
The total budget available is capped at £540,000 per annum and will be fixed for the duration of the contract(s). The duration of the contract(s) will be for an initial term of 3 years with an option to extend the contact by up to a further 2 years subject to contract performance and budget availability. Contract payments will be made monthly in arrears.
Deadline for submission: Midday on 3rd July 2023
Read the full contract notice here
Register interest on the Delta Portal here
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Don't forget to check out the VCSA's latest funding roundup, which is now available to view on our website, or you can click here to download a copy now.
Don't forget to check out our list of grants with rolling deadlines as well!
Don't see something on this list that should be here? Please contact us and let us know.
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To share your news with Shropshire Voluntary and Community Sector Assembly members and our partners email: VCSAssembly@shropshire.gov.uk
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