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| Contents ======= June Forum JUNE FORUM To be arranged on Wednesday 25th June 2003 7 pm for 7.30 start This forum is free and open to all voluntary and statutory organisations working with young people in Lancashire. Call Pete on 01772 250001 for information What Now? LCVYS has acquired copies of the new 2003 edition of Lancashire County Council’s publication What Now? It contains information and advice about education, work and training, money, benefits, housing, relationships, health, leisure, travel and transport, religion etc. We have enough copies for one for every group working with year 11 (15–16 years). The publication is free but postage will have to be charged if you would like any copies posted to your organisation. Alternatively they can be collected from the: LCVYS office in Preston between 9.00 am - 5 pm, Monday to Friday or give us a call for further information. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY The phone call you keep waiting for comes the minute you’re out of the door. VOLUNTARY YOUTH TRAINING GRANTS 2002/2003 LCVYS is currently holding £3,000 from Lancashire County Council Youth and Community Service for Youth Leader Training. The fund is for workers/leaders to undertake training that will enable them to work with young people that are socially excluded, suffering from disaffection, involved or at risk of involvement in crime. Workers/leaders eligible for grant aid must be working with young people in the 11 – 18 age range (or 19 – 25 for those in urgent social need or facing oppression). Application Forms may be obtained from the LCVYS office. Applications can be made retrospectively for events held during the financial year, 1st April 2002 to 31st March 2003. When making your application please bear in mind the limited sum available and the fact that LCVYS has around 64 member organisations eligible to apply. THE ELECTRONIC “LOLLY” Free subscription is available to all for the electronic version of this newsletter which is published monthly. Simply send an email with the words “subscribe lolly” in the main body of the email to: majordomo@lcvys.org.uk and you will be added to our list and receive confirmation by return email. To receive the latest copy of the Lolly by email at any time, send a blank email to: Latestlolly@lcvys.org.uk within a few seconds the latest edition will be emailed right back to you. St John Ambulance Cadet Leader Paul’s heroic rescue. Paul Swift 16, Cadet Leader, St John Ambulance Brigade and LCVYS member, has been widely praised for his brave rescue of a mother and young daughter from the Leeds and Liverpool canal in Blackburn last month. Paul, who has received a LCVYS Certificate of Achievement in the past and previously been shortlisted for Cadet of the Year, pulled out the mother and daughter despite having to swim against currents when the canal locks opened. “I saw an Asian woman who was bobbing up and down in the water,” said Paul, “I took my coat and shoes off, slid into the water and swam out. I could not believe how cold it was and I was a bit scared.” Paul, after saving the two people, then used life-saving skills learned from St John Ambulance to check the mum and child were still breathing before putting them into the recovery position. The woman and child were taken to hospital and both recovered. Detective Inspector Broome, from Blackburn Police has commented,: “I cannot commend Paul enough. Much is said about the misbehaviour and attitude of young people, but perhaps this is a timely counter-balance of the negative things we hear.” Paul’s father Anthony, a life guard for 20 years with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council told the local paper: “I was shocked when he told me what he had done but he’s that type of lad. He is always out there helping someone.” THE FOUR NATIONS CHILD POLICY Network has launched a web site to empower children’s organisations to influence legislation across the UK. The site www.childpolicy.org.uk, provides daily updated information on policy developments affecting children and young people.Charity Fair 2003 A big THANK YOU to all of you that supported us at our Charity Fair this month at Preston College, from the feedback we have received so far, everyone has found it very useful, especially for making new contacts, networking and information gathering. Events of this scale take considerable organisation and we would like to thank our partners from Connexions Lancashire, the LSC, CSV media, Preston College and LACYP. In particular, the support provided by Connexions Lancashire made it possible to fill a number of gaps from the previous year such as advertising and provision of activities on the day for young people. We estimate over 500 people attended on the day to visit the 45 exhibitors and have a go on the many activities also provided. One of the biggest attractions was the new mobile climbing tower supplied by the Outdoor Activities Service. They very kindly provided this free of charge and the tower is also available for hire for other events. Contact LCVYS for further information or Stuart Igoe on 0161 764 3612. We also had a number of games provided by Sunshine Games which were popular and a number of other activities and workshops i.e. face painting, henna painting, circus skills, drama and an excellent drumming workshop. We very much welcome feedback on all our services and in particular, we’d like to hear from you about your views of our Charity Fair. You can fill in an on-line form at www.charityfair.org.uk or e-mail us atfeedback@charityfair.org.uk or use the traditional methods such as phone, fax or mail. In particular, we’d like to hear why you did or didn’t manage to come this time, whether you feel strongly about whether we should have a Charity Fair in 2004 (although we probably will) and whether it would be better at a different venue or a different time of the year. Did your organisation attend? If not, you missed a cracking opportunity to promote your work, recruit volunteers and young people and network with other like minded Organisations. We were due to draw our winners out of a hat for our LCVYS survey on the afternoon of the Charity Fair but we’ve extended the deadline until Friday 9th May. If you have not already submitted a response, you can find this on-line at www.lcvys.org.uk or in the March edition of the Lolly. See you at the Charity Fair 2004 www.charityfair.org.ukBOWKER RIBBLE RAFT RACE BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 26 MAY 2003 Organised by Chorley Astley Rotary Club. Entry fees £25 (standard) £50 (super-raft). Prize Money £1,000 In addition rafts are being asked to raise a minimum of £100 sponsorship which will be split between the three nominated charities which are: Christies Against Cancer ( www.christies.org)Lancashire Partnership Against Crime ( www.lanpac.co.uk)Rotary Charities. For further details, rules, sponsorship forms and entry forms please telephone 01772 74678 CONNEXIONS TOOLKIT This toolkit offers those working in Connexions Partnerships and in community development guidance on engaging community and voluntary organisations in working with disaffected young people to help them reconnect with learning and employment opportunities. It is based on the work of the Community Development Foundation and the Community Education Development centre in supporting organisations as part of a pilot project for the Neighbourhood Support Fund. Four booklets cover working effectively with the community and voluntary sector, project design, guidance on child protection and an application pack for voluntary and community groups. The booklets can be downloaded from: www.nsfund.org.uk/bestprac.html or are available from the Community Development Fund (CDF),60 Highbury Grove London N5 2AG. Tel. 02073549450 Fax. 0207 704 6053 INTENSIVE SUPERVISION AND SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMMES (ISSPS) ======================================================= The Home Office is to extend the use of community sentencing, which includes electronic tagging, curfews and a restorative justice element, to young offenders aged 18 - 20. The existing ISSPs target repeat offenders in the 10 to 17 year old group. A £9 million pilot of the Intensive Control and Change Programme (ICCP) will extend similar methods to older non violent or non sexual offenders. RESOURCES For a long time, LCVYS has been able to support its members by loaning out certain resources that many Organisations simply cannot afford to buy themselves. Through the Transforming Youth Work Development Fund in association with Lancashire County Council Youth & Community Service and Connexions Lancashire, we have been able to purchase some additional equipment. Available from LCVYS to the member organisations, are: Microsoft Office 97 Professional Training Videos and CD ROM‘s, Portable Over-head Projector with slides (at cost if required), Portable Copier, Laptop and Digital Camera Thermal Binder, Tractor Action (A Safety Training Guide, A Step by Step Safety Guide, A Video), A Wall Chart, Flip Chart Board, Laminator, and within the office a scanner and CD Writer DVD writer, a colour laser printer, (XGA) Powerful (3500 ANSI Lumens) Projector, this is suitable for using for large audiences and on large screens. It is a 3M MP8775i Multimedia Projector, fastfold 6’ x 8’ screen with front and rear projection cloths (it folds to fit in the boot of a car). A laptop, a Sony VAIO GRX516MD, a Sony Digital Camcorder DCR-TRV16, a Sony Cybershot Digital Camera DSC-P7, access to an interactive whiteboard and a smaller Sony CX5 XGA projector, and a small portable PA. This is really professional kit and is quite capable of showing a DVD or PowerPoint presentation or video to an audience of up to 1000 people. We can provide the technical know how to enable you to operate this kit professionally and a short familiarisation session would be well advised by appointment. Contact Pete on 01772 250001 for further details. REVIEW OF RELATIONSHIP WITH THE VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR: ============================================================== PRINCIPLES FOR A COMPACT AND CODE OF PRACTICE ON FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS Lancashire County Council is in the process of reviewing its relationship with the Voluntary and Community Sector in Lancashire. Following initial consultation with organisations representing different groupings within the Sector, two draft documents have been drawn up: an overarching document outlining Principles for a Compact between Lancashire County Council and the Voluntary and Community Sector in Lancashire and a Code of Good Practice on Funding. Both documents are based on the Government’s Compact documents and are now ready for wider consultation. A series of seminars has been arranged, inviting colleagues in the Voluntary and Community Sector to participate in the consultation process by discussing the documents, raising queries and putting ideas forward. The documents are available on the Lancashire County Council web site at www.lancashire.gov.uk. The seminars for the Voluntary and Community Sector will be held on - Tuesday, 6 May 6.00p.m. - 8.00p.m at Lancaster University, Conference Centre, Meeting Room 1 Friday, 9 May 10.00a.m.-12.30p.m. at the Gujurat Hindu Centre, South Meadow, Lane, PrestonTuesday, 13 May 6.00p.m. – 8.00p.m. at The Globe Business and Conference Centre, St. James Square, Accrington Anyone interested in obtaining further details or attending any of these sessions is asked to contact Kath Buddle by letter or email at - Administrative officer, Policy Unit, Office of the Chief Executive, P.O. Box 78, County Hall, Preston PR1 8XJ E-mail: Kathryn.buddle@css.lancscc.gov.uk Your comments on the document would be appreciated and can be forwarded either to the LCVYS office or to Kath. CHARITY SUPPORT SERVICES FREE PRIZE DRAW The Charity Support Services free prize draw took place on Saturday 5th April at the LCVYS Charity Fair. Mrs Valerie Rice (LCVYS) drew the winner - Great Eccleston Village Centre They will be receiving their prize of a teddy bear with all despatch. Congratulations to them. SMOKING CONFERENCE Youth workers are being invited to a conference, Youth and Tobacco – Towards a Smoke-free Generation, that will update them on policy and allow them to network. The event will be held in Edinburgh on 9 May and will include speakers from around the UK. Call 0131 225 4725 for details. PARTICIPATION – SPICE IT UP! Practical tools for engaging children and young people in planning and consultations Packed full of practical tools and ideas for engaging children and young people, Participation – Spice it up! is serious fun and a fun way to deal with serious issues. For starters, Participation – Spice It Up! looks at the ideas and values that underlie our approach to participation. There are also top tips on the practicalities and pitfalls of planning and running collaborative and creative sessions. The main course of the book consists of over 40 tried and tested activities you can mix and match. These cover everything from getting started, gathering information, long term planning, evaluation and keeping everyone awake! All the activities are clearly laid out and easy to follow with ideas on how you can creatively adapt them. At the end menus of activities from the sessions run all over the country with all kinds of people are provided and the book is spiced up with nice cartoons. This publication is aimed at all professionals and organisations, who work with children and young people, for example local authority workers, school teachers, play workers, youth workers, care workers, health professionals. In fact, anyone who wants to make any planning and consultation serious fun. Copies are available from Save the Children Publications and cost £18.95. To order contact Save the Children Publications, c/o Plymbridge Distributors Ltd, Estover Road, Plymouth PL6 7PY, Tel: 01752 20230. Fax: 01752 202333. Email: orders@plymbridge.com MANAGING VOLUNTEERS HELPLINE A freephone helpline has been set up and is available from the National Centre for Volunteering. The helpline is for anyone with queries regarding managing volunteers, working with volunteers or for anyone conducting research. Freephone 0800 028 3304. The line is open Monday to Friday, 10 am - 12.30 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm. Email information@thecentre.org.uk THE LATE PETER H MORGAN MBE Lancashire PHAB can now confirm that a Memorial Service for the late Mr Peter H Morgan, MBE, will be held at 2 pm on Saturday 21st June, 2003, at the Minster Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Church Street, Preston (formally known as the Preston Parish Church of Saint John). An invitation is extended to all those colleagues and friends who knew and worked with Peter, to join with us in a tribute to his professional work and life. Those attending are asked to be in their seats by 1.45 pm. Whilst seating in the church should be adequate, places can be reserved and it would be helpful, should you intend to come along, if you would telephone Ian Ferguson, on 01772 250001 by Friday 13th June. An invitation is extended to all those attending, to join us for refreshments in the church, following the conclusion of the Service. Peter’s family would like to acknowledge the many generous donations made to the Lancashire PHAB in his memory. A collection will take place during the Service which will be donated to the Minister Church of Saint John the Evangelist in Preston. Gift aid envelopes will be available for this purpose. Unfortunately car parking will not be available at the church. CHARITY COMMISSION NEWS The Charity Commission has changed its rules to make it easier for trustees to find an insurer. The issue of trustee indemnity insurance has been the subject of enduring controversy because the commission requires charities to seek its approval every time they want to buy cover from providers. This is because trustee insurance is seen as a benefit to the trustees, not the charity, and trustees are not allowed to personally benefit from their role. The regulator is now moving to a system of self certification. Under the proposal, trustees are to be given the discretion to decide if indemnity insurance is appropriate based on its cost as a proportion of the charity’s income. Rosie Chapman, director of policy at the commission, said “We’ve been considering the impact of trustee indemnity insurance, and have decided that this new approach will reduce anxiety among trustees.” VOLUNTEERS WANTED Are you 16—25? Are you unemployed? Do you have the skills needed to gain employment? Do you want to gain more skills? Gain skills in communication, problem solving, taking responsibility, leadership, motivation, confidence and many others. You could change your life forever by joining a free action packed 12 week Personal Development Programme with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service - The Prince’s Trust. Contact Nicola or Rob at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service - The Prince’s Trust, 16 Oakham Court, Preston, PR1 3XP Course start date 28th April 2003. Tel: 01772 881588 or Nicola mobile 07900 268709 or Rob mobile 07775 776256 COUNTY AND CAMPSITE OPERATIONS PRINCIPAL OFFICER A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN A REWARDING ENVIROMENT APT&C Scale 31-34 £22,689 - £24,726 (plus associated expenses) Location – Forest of Bowland, Lancashire West Lancashire County Scout Council is now seeking to appoint a full-time Principal Officer to lead and coordinate the operation of its two main campsites / activity centres as well as the County Office. We are looking for an individual who has a good grasp of working in this rewarding environment with young people. Previous experience in this sector is preferred but not essential. The successful applicant will have energy, commitment, enthusiasm and organisational skills, which will enable to work with a diverse team of people made up of employed and voluntary staff. An excellent communicator, the ideal candidate will be proactive in helping us prepare our current plans and activities and develop new flexible ways of running our operations in the future. The post will be located at our Waddecar campsite, which is situated in the beautiful Forest of Bowland, with expected travel to Great Tower, which is set in over 250 acres of woodland in the South Lake District and our water activity centre Moor Crag set on the shores of Lake Windermere. If this sounds like the ideal job for you, then please contact Mrs Maggie King for job description and application form by telephoning 01995 61336 or by email – Waddecar@westlancashire.org.uk or see our website. To find out more about scouting in the County of West Lancashire visit our website www.westlancashirescouts.org.ukClosing date for applicants will be Thursday 8 May 2003. CONGRATULATIONS TO LANCASHIRE YOUTH ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY FUND GRANT ==================================================================== This project will establish a Youth Action Point in the areas of Burnley, Hyndburn and Pendle. Local volunteers will be provided with support and training to nationally accredited and recognised qualifications to be able to provide a range of services for the community. This grant, for three years, will fund the newly created post of a full time Project Manager, the newly created posts of three, full time Youth Action Point Coordinators, and a new full time Project Assistant, together with rent for the Action Points and the Capital equipment for each centre. COMPACT WEB SITE A Compact web site has gone live, featuring news, feedback and information on the Compact - the agreement that outlines the relationship between the voluntary sector and the Government. Visit www.thecompact.org.ukRISE TO THE CHALLENGE OF LEADERSHIP Young People aged 16 - 24 Opportunity to EXCEL 26th – 30th May 2003 Hawkshead, Cumbria Costs: £25.00 to UCLan Millennium Volunteers (Subsidies and Bursaries may be available) The University of Central Lancashire Millennium Volunteers, inassociation with the Association of Young Leaders, Russia, are holding a residential Leadership training course in the Lake District for Young People 16-24 years. The Association of Young Leaders are internationally renowned for their skills in developing young people. Their methods are innovative and exciting. The University of Central Lancashire has a longstanding relationship with AYL as part of the International Volunteer Initiative. The Association of Young Leaders will be bringing their skills with them to develop confidence, self-esteem, self- advocacy, presentation skills, and the ability to represent groups. If you feel that any young people you work with may benefit by attending this event, please contact: Ali Melling, Volunteering Unit Manager, UCLan 01772 893666, or Emma Woodward on 01772 892654 GIFTS IN KIND This is a service available to charities whereby they can buy merchandise at reduced prices. Goods include ink cartridges, baby clothes, mouthwash, crockery. lamps, toasters, educational materials, envelopes, laptops, carpets etc from the likes of Adidas, Scholl, Disney. Clairol, Colgate, Hewlett Packard etc The catalogue is available to browse at: LCVYS, 1st Floor, Guildhall House, Guildhall Street, Preston between 09.00 am and 16.00 am every weekday or we can arrange a time suitable to you. Tel: 01772 250001 and ask for Val. Funding Information DULVERTON TRUST Grants vary between £1,000 and £125,000. Though most grants go to national projects, there is an increasing interest in regional or local projects. Awards are made towards capital or revenue costs, and are normally one off payments. Youth and education continues to be the largest single category supported by the trust, accounting for over one third of the grants by value. This reflects the priority placed by the trustees on assisting the development of young people, particularly those suffering from disadvantage. The trust is seldom able to support appeals from the broad fields of medicine and health, including drug addiction and projects concerning people who are mentally and physically disabled. Also generally excluded are projects concerning museums, churches, cathedrals and other historic buildings, the whole field of arts, projects for schools, colleges and universities and expeditions. Grants are made only to registered charities and never to individuals. Applications in writing, preferably restricted to two sheets of paper addressed to Major General Sir Robert Corbett, Trust Director, 5 St James’s Place, London, SW1A 1NP Tel: 020 7629 9121. initial enquiries by telephone are welcomed to establish the eligibility of a proposed appeal. Applications should include the registered charity number, a brief description of the background and aims of the charity, the circumstances and specific aims of the project for which funds are sought and details of any funding already secured. A copy of the most recent annual report and accounts should also be enclosed. Trustee meetings are held four times a year in January, May, July and October. FOOTBALL FOUNDATION OFFERS SMALL GRANTS FOR LOCAL INITIATIVES =========================================================== The football foundation has launched a community and educational small grants scheme aimed at helping local groups and charities launch sports-based social inclusion projects. The scheme will target organisations with an income of less than £15,000 per annum that work with under 25 year olds in local communities. The foundation hopes to encourage applications from groups wanting to develop coaching or voluntary football schemes in disadvantaged areas. Charities and community groups can apply for up to 90 per cent funding for projects worth up to £10,000. “With its huge popularity, the power of football as an educational tool has never been higher,” said Mary Ayres, Director of Community and Education at the Football Foundation. The small grants will be run in conjunction with the Foundation’s existing programme, which provides funding of up to £1 million to community-orientated projects. Website: www.footballfoundation.org.ukCHILDREN’S FUND LOCAL NETWORK Deadline Friday 16th May 2003 - Meeting date Monday 2nd June 2003 Deadline Friday 15th August 2003 - Meeting date Monday 1st September 2003 Deadline Friday 14th November 2003 - Meeting date Monday 1st December 2003 Deadline Friday 13th February 2004 - Meeting date Monday 1st March 2004 Do you work with children or young people? Funding is now available to help improve children’s lives in Lancashire, through the Children’s Fund Local Network. The Children’s Fund Local Network has been set up by the Department of Education to help tackle child poverty. It will provide grants for small community projects working with 0—19 year olds. The four main themes are: Aspirations and experiences Economic disadvantage Isolation and access Children’s voices The priorities of the Fund are: First time applications Disadvantaged wards Minority ethnic groups Do you need between £250 and £7,000? Are you a small community group in the Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen or Blackpool areas? Can you organise projects or activities that directly benefit disadvantaged children or young people? If the answer to these questions is yes, then the Children’s Fund Local Network may be able to help. For an application pack telephone 0845 113 0161. THE SIDNEY BLACK CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED The trust provides support to youth organisations. The annual report also stated that support is given to religious, medical and other institutions, such as those helping people who are disadvantaged or disabled. Applications in writing to M B Pilcher, Secretary, 6 Leopold Road, London, SW19 7BD ALEC DICKSON TRUST The Trust supports young people aged under 30 who are able to demonstrate that through volunteering and community service they can enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society eg homeless people, people with drug problems or disabilities. The Trust will give grants of up to 250 to volunteering/community service projects. Apply to 172-176 Kings Cross Road, London, WC1X 9NJ. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRUST FOR YOUTH (CITY) CORRECTION ======================================================= CITY provides finance for youth club building projects throughout the UK. Over 1400 such projects, many in the most deprived regions of the country, have benefited from CITY grants. The Trust’s work include making grants to financially disadvantaged and under privileged youngsters to help them meet the cost of construction related craft and professional training. After qualification, the Trust aims to help them find work experience and ultimately full employment. CITY was formerly the Building Industry Youth Trust. Applications in writing to the correspondent for an application forms with an outline of the request. Contact details: The Administrator, Construction House, 56 - 64 Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4JX Tel: 020 7608 5184 Fax: 020 7608 5001 Email: city@thecc.org.uk Website: www.charitynet.org/~city/DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND Grants given by the trust are mostly for amounts under £1,000. The charity supports organisations in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, but also where the Duchy has historical links (such as landed interests and the presentation of church livings). Applications to the correspondent at any time. F N J Davies, Secretary, Duchy of Lancaster Office, 1 Lancaster Place, Strand, London, WC2E 7ED THE HEDLEY FOUNDATION The trust gives over 250 grants a year, the majority being for between £1,000 and £5,000. Most are for capital costs such as building refurbishment or to purchase equipment, but larger amounts (particularly when for £10,000 or more) are more likely to be for revenue or project funding, occasionally over a period of three to five years. The foundation has four funding priorities including one for young people covering their education, training, health and welfare (currently about half the foundation’s budget). Grants are only made to registered charities and no grants are given to overseas charities, individuals and national and very large appeals. Applications in writing to P T Dunkerley, Secretary, 9 Dowgate Hill, London, £C4R 2SU. The trustees meet about every six weeks, so applications receive prompt attention. They should be accompanied by the latest available accounts, and a note of the present state of the appeal and its future prospects; in the case of buildings, it should also outline plans and details of planning status. For community schemes it would be helpful to have a brief description of the community, its history, present make up and aspirations, what is going for and against it etc. THE LANKELLY FOUNDATION The trust works in the UK. Following a policy review in May 2001 its current priorities are: Only supports registered charities Prefers to support community initiatives to meet local needs. It intends to concentrate upon smaller charities, many of which will have only a local or regional remit. The trustees will consider applications from large national charities but support will be rare and limited. Looks for user involvement as well as the proper use and support Of volunteers and applicants will have to provide evidence of sound management and a commitment to equal opportunities Particularly welcomes applications from eligible black voluntary sector and minority ethnic groups Wants its grants to be effective, to achieve something which otherwise would not happen, or to sustain something which otherwise might fail Does not make grants to replace funds that have been withdrawn from statutory sources or consider applications to replace time expired grants from any National Lottery Board Makes grants of a minimum of £5,000, grants are always made for specific purposes but they may cover capital or revenue needs. The trust will consider revenue support to a maximum of five years, although three year support will be more common Shall monitor effectiveness of all grants, but those made over a number of years will involve more detailed evaluation and further visits from staff The trust’s broad priorities from May 2001 to May 2004 are elderly people, homelessness, neighbourhood work, physical and learning disabilities, families and children, mental health, penal affairs and young people. In addition each year the trustees set aside a sum of money to be distributed in small grants to summer play schemes. The trust says it aims to support work with young people aged 14 to 25 years. Projects that support vulnerable young people through the difficult transition to adulthood, particularly those living in deprived neighbourhoods, at risk of school exclusion or offending, including young people leaving local authority care. The trust does not make grants to individual youth clubs. Applications in writing describing who you are, what you do, why you are seeking the trust’s help, how you will measure success, how much money you need to raise, how soon you need it, who else you have asked to help, what support you have already attracted and enclose brief information about the origins and current company/charitable status of your organisation, a copy of your most recent annual report and full audited accounts, an itemised income and expenditure budget for your organisation, an itemised income and expenditure budget for the work to be funded and equal opportunities policy. Applications to Peter Kilgarriff, 2 The Court, High Street, Harwell, Oxfordshire, OX11 0EY. The trustees meet quarterly in April, July, October and January. Applications can be submitted at any time but agendas for meetings are planned well ahead and you should expect a period of six months between an initial application and formal consideration by the trustees. ADVANCED TECHNICAL SKILLS FOR COMPUTER BUILDERS Saturday 3 May Day Designed as a follow on course to the computer builders course. It is also suitable for those who have a practical interest in computers and have some technical knowledge. This course is designed to provide students with a good grounding in a wide range of common faults encountered with PCs and printers and to provide the solutions as well as covering how to carry out upgrades such as video cards, hard disk, modem and CD writer. HOME NETWORKS Sunday 4 May Day This course will take you through the steps required to set up a single peer to peer network for a small office or home using Windows 95/98/ME/XP. Topics covered will include installing and configuring a network card, connecting to a hub, how to use a network neighbourhood, sharing printers, folders and files, setting up video conferencing and accessing the internet via an ISDN line across the network. WEBSITE DESIGN PLUS 6 - 8 June Weekend Commences Friday Evening A course for people who would like to build on their basic web design skills and work on their own websites. Using Microsoft Front Page you will learn additional webpage design techniques and using Corel Paint 9 you will learn how to edit photographs for the web. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP STAGE 1 13 - 15 June Weekend Commences Friday Evening This is the first in a series of three courses using Adobe Software “Adobe Elements” is used to introduce novices to the art of Digital Imaging and at the same time extend the abilities of those who are familiar with basic editing software. The course will provide the perfect transition for traditional darkroom workers and photographers who wish to go digital. You will start by learning the basics of Digital Imagery and to get to practice all the skills necessary to crop, straighten, resize and print out a photograph. Then the sessions on improving the tonal range and colour of typical photographs, together with removing blemishes and imperfections. After dealing with text, multiple images, filters and montage techniques your weekend will conclude with a look at how best to prepare your images for email, web and publication. A working knowledge of Microsoft Windows is required; although for those using Apple Macs it is worth noting that the Photoshop implementation is identical in use. The learning is done through separate projects using prepared images and each new topic is explained and discussed using a big screen digital projector and written notes. MARKETING YOUR WEBSITE 21 and 22 June Weekend Now you have a website, find out how to track how successful you are at attracting people to it. This course will introduce you to features and services which will enable you to make your website work harder for you. Courses provided by Lancashire College RESCUE EMERGENCY CARE FIRST AID 17 and 18 May Weekend or 21 and 22 June Weekend A practical two day course designed for people who work in the outdoors or who use the outdoors for pleasure. This course is suitable for individuals, teachers, outdoor instructors, climbers, canoeists, sailors in fact any one. Practical sessions are used to develop confidence in casualty handling. This course is non residential, but accommodation can be provided if required. Course provided by Outdoor Activities Service MACROMEDIA FLASH 10, 17, 24 and 31 May Saturday Half Day Mornings Suitable for students who have attended the Macromedia Dreamweaver course or who already know how to design websites with HTML or a website creation package. Go beyond HTML, learn how to create graphic animations with Macromedia Flash and include them in your web pages. Learn about the Flash environment, the drawing tools, colour text, timelines, motion and shape tweening, sound and much more. At the end of the course you will have created your own Flash movies and included them in a web page. This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to be able to create your own Flash movies to enhance the look or functionality of web pages or even whole websites. DREAMWEAVER 10, 17, 24 and 31 May Saturday Half Day Afternoons Learn how to use Macromedia Dreamweaver to create Internet websites. This course is suitable for beginners because it is assumed that you have no previous knowledge of designing websites. Those who have attended a HTML course would be at an advantage but this is not a necessity. Learn about the Dreamweaver environment, how to create web pages, linking multiple web pages together to create a website, adding graphics, menus, sound, video clips and much more. At the end of the course you will have produced an Internet website and will be able to apply your knowledge to create websites. JAVASCRIPT 11, 18, 25 and May and 1 June Sunday Half Day Mornings If you have a knowledge of HTML this course provides an opportunity to lean Javascript to further enhance your website. You will learn how to make pictures on the web page move as the mouse moves over them and make your web page react to information provided by the visitor. Gain the basics of web scripting language which will allow you to build simple games. All four dates for these courses must be attended. Courses provided by Lancashire College MANAGING CONFLICT 9 May 16 May 23 May All dates are Fridays One day courses for volunteers to develop better communication skills by learning how to manage difficult or angry people. LISTENING SKILLS Tuesday 6 May Friday 23 May One day Courses for volunteers to develop better communications skills by learning how to listen 10am – 4pm – cover charge of £2 per person per course. Lunch Provided Please Tel 01282 601819 to book places – ask for Tessa or Gill Courses supplied by Coldwell Activity Centre ITC EMERGENCY FIRST AID 17 and 18 May Weekend Blackpool Participants require clothing they don’t mind lying down in, comfortable flat soled shoes/trainers, an open mind, warm, waterproof outdoor clothing, suitable outdoor footwear (wellies/boots. The course is suitable for MiDAS, NGB, MLTB, BCU, RYA etc BASIC PUBLIC SPEAKING Tuesday 6 May Day Manchester This one day course will take you through good and bad experiences of public speaking, prepare you for giving talks and help you with delivery techniques. Each participant will be asked to give a short talk - more detail about this will be sent to you with your booking information. INTRODUCTION TO EMPLOYMENT LAW Wednesday 7 May Day Manchester An introduction to the basics of employment law for committee members/trustees and staff in voluntary organisations. This course covers the contract of employment, the distinction between employees and workers - part time, temporary and self employed staff, statutory rights and obligations during employment, dismissal and redundancy. Particular attention will be given to recent and forthcoming changes. SUPERVISION SKILLS Tuesday 13 May Day Manchester A course for staff who have line management responsibility for paid staff and volunteers, but who have little or no experience of supervision. Participants will be introduced to a range of models of supervision from which they will be able to select those which are most appropriate. INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR Wednesday 21 May 3 Day Manchester This course is aimed at people who either have been in a management position for less than two years or are about to move from a supervisory role to a management position. It will provide participants with a framework for underpinning knowledge of theories, concepts and models of good practice. It will also provide participants to explore and apply the ideas to their own situation. It will also provide participants with the tools to assess their strengths and weaknesses in order to identify the need for further training and development. MINUTE TAKING SKILLS Tuesday 3 June Day Manchester This course is suitable for beginners as well as those with experience who wish to sharpen their skills. It covers note taking, how to record the main points, as well as providing practical tips for ensuring your minutes are accurate, concise and easy to use. This course will improve participants’ confidence, enabling them to minute formal and informal meetings effectively. TRAIN THE TRAINER 1 Monday 9 June 2 Day Manchester A two day course for anyone who needs to train others. It will cover identifying training needs, setting aims and objectives, how to plan an effective training programme, and how to stand up and deliver with confidence. PLANNING YOUR FUNDRAISING STRATEGY Tuesday 10 June Day Manchester This course is suitable for those with at least 12 months’ fundraising experience who wish to develop or review their fundraising strategy and acquire new skills. The course makes use of case studies and interactive group discussion and will help participants develop an action plan. RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS Wednesday 11 June Day Manchester A five step plan to successfully recruiting volunteers for your organisation. Learn how to design meaningful and motivating work for volunteers and then how to go out and get the right people to do that work for you. Mixing theory and practice, you’ll leave this course with a recruitment plan for attracting volunteers who will make a difference to your work, and with the tools to replicate this plan for other aspects of your organisation's work. MANAGING STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING Wednesday 11 June Day Manchester This one day workshop is aimed at workers who are responsible for planning and organizing staff development and training in their organisations, but not necessarily for running training sessions. By the end of the day participants should be able to describe how to set up a training needs analysis, create a valid training plan, set training objectives for that training plan and market a training course workshop Courses provided by Directory of Social Change BASIC FIRST AID Thursday 29 May or Wed 11 June, Monday 30 June Liverpool Thursday 8 May or Thursday 29 May or Monday 9 June, Monday 23 June Preston Wednesday 4 June Burnley Friday 30 May Newton Wednesday 14 May Ormskirk Monday 30 June Blackpool Suitable for organisations in a low risk environment or for an additional person who could assist your fully trained First Aider Training provided by British Red Cross BCU AQUATIC FIRST AID Sunday 18 May 1 Day East Lancashire LEVEL 2 KAYAK COACH TRAINING Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June Weekend East Lancashire LEVEL 1 COACH Sunday 1 June 1 Day East Lancashire CANOE SAFETY TEST TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT Sunday 1 June 1 Day East Lancashire MOUNTAIN BIKE LEVEL 1 TRAINING & ASSESSMENT 30th May - 1st June 2003 3 Days Cumbria This award is designed for anyone interested in taking groups of mountain bikers out on single day trips in non-mountainous and non-technical terrain. Non-technical terrain includes roads, firetracks, forestry roads, cycle paths and other suitable ways where route selection is not required. Pre-requisites - interest in mountain bike leading, hold at least one year’s regular personal mountain bike riding experience, have experience of being in charge of groups in a formal capacity, though not necessarily mountain biking, be able to complete a mountain bike ride of at least 20 km in the venue’s local area over a period of 3 hours, attain Level 1 in the Personal Proficiency Test (one is available during the course), hold a valid and appropriate first aid certificate MOUNTAIN BIKE LEVEL 2 TRAINING 30th - 31st May 2003 2 Days Cumbria This award is designed for anyone interested in taking groups of mountain bikers out on single day trips in non-mountainous terrain including non-technical and technical riding. Technical terrain occurs where specific route selection takes place and includes riding such as single track. Pre-requisites - Interest in mountain bike leading, hold at least two years’ regular personal mountain bike riding experience, be able to complete a mountain bike ride of at least 20km in the venue’s local area over a period of 3 hours. Courses provided by OTC. Support/special courses are available, for details contact OTC on 0870 443 0246 WALKING GROUP LEADER AWARD TRAINING 6 - 8 June Weekend and Sunday 15 June All dates must be attended. The WGLA is the new award introduced by the Mountain Leader Training Board in 2001 which is aimed at those leaders of walking groups in non mountainous terrain, known variously as upland, moor, bog, hill, fell or down. Such areas are often subject to extreme weather conditions that require self sufficiency and are especially subject to clag (poor visibility) with few or zero reference points that make navigation arguably more difficult than in the mountains. As such the navigational skill requirements of both the Mountain Leader Award and Walking Group Leader Award are identical. Applicants must be 18 years of age and a member of the BMC or other Mountaineering Council with at least 12 months experience of hill walking and an interest in leading groups. They must have completed and logged at least 20 days hill walking prior to the training course. MOUNTAIN LEADER AWARD TRAINING/ASSESSMENT 27 - 29 June and 11 - 13 July 2 Weekends Lake District Courses provided by West Lancashire Scouts CHILD PROTECTION Saturday 3 May Hyndburn Day Friday 13 June Lancaster Day DRUG AWARENESS Saturday 10 May Lancaster Saturday 7 June Chorley 1 day MiDAS THEORY Thursday 8 May South Ribble Evening Monday 9 June Poulton Evening FIRST AID IN THE OUTDOORS October Dates to be arranged Weekend. Venue Garstang Parts of the course will take place outside. Comfortable old clothes should be worn as they may get wet. A full set of waterproofs is advisable and suitable footwear. (Bivi bag would be useful). Tea and coffee are provided but you will need to bring a packed lunch. This course will meet the requirements for MiDAS Minibus Drivers. Courses provided by Lancashire County Council Youth and Community Service EMERGENCY AID FOR APPOINTED PERSONS Tue 6 May Accrington Thu 8 May Preston Tue 27 May Blackpool Mon 2 June Morecambe Fri 6 June Preston Fri 13 June Blackpool Mon 23 June Preston Tue 24 June Accrington Wed 25 June Accrington These courses are ideal for smaller organisations , where a nominated person is required to take charge in the event of illness or accident. Fully qualified First Aiders in larger organisations can also benefit from additional support from Appointed Persons, Who should attend? Those who are nominated persons or who provide support to qualified First Aiders EMERGENCY AID FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN UNDER 7 YEARS Saturday 17 May Morecambe Saturday 14 June Preston Training provided by St John Ambulance |
