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In this issue you will find
- POP in 2015
- POP, POP ideas and Zebra Training
- Queen's Honours for VCS Groups & Local Charities
- News Alerts & Links
- POP Network Meetings
- Plymouth Plan
- Fairness Commission
- Other Training
POP in 2015
The POP Team are reviewing our work programme and developing an outline plan of network meetings, events, an annual VCS conference, training and workshops to support our sector. The detail of this will be launched in our November Newsletter and linked to our training and events calendar at www.pop.coop
At this stage we are thinking of making a POP day i.e. one Thursday a month - how would this work for you? We'd love to hear your thoughts please get in touch.
POP / POP ideas - New Training Offer
From 1st October 2014 POP took over Plymouth's Funding and Advice Service (was Sustainable Routes) This new service is being launched as POP ideas in partnership with Iridescent Ideas (Gareth Hart & Paul Read) with Imogen Potter as first point of contact.
POP ideas, working in partnership with will be running a new course:
Finances - what your Charity, Community Group or Social Enterprise needs to know.
First date 15th December 2014. 10-12noon at Plymouth Community Healthcare (CIC), 200 Mount Gould Road (The Board Room) PL4 7PY 12 places available. Contact pop@zebra.coop to reserve a place.
Queen's Honours for VCS Groups & Local Charities
How about some real recognition for the work the community sector does in Plymouth?
Last year Eunice Halliday of the Crown Centre and Food Bank was awarded the OBE. She says..
We have a lot of other people who deserve awards, and the Honours system organisation are asking if there are more people in Plymouth who you want to nominate.
Find the information you need here, and the application form here Let POP know if we can help - or if you would like us to arrange for someone from the Honours organisation to come and speak to us and support applications. Good publicity for Plymouth, for the Community SEctor in Plymouth, and a reward for really good work
News Alerts & Other Links.....
Health & Well-being 7th November 3 - 5 pm at Plymouth Community Homes, Plumer House, Tailyour Road, Crownhill: First ever 'solution shop' run by the Health and Wellbeing Board. The topic is Mental Health and the pledge 90 review carried out by Plymouth city council and PIPS, and is being organised by the Mental Health Network.
Healthwatch Small Grants: Deadline Friday 28th November - for more information click here
Remember that 1st December is World AIDS Day. National HIV Testing Week 22-29th Nov. for more information get in touch with The Eddystone Trust
Appetite for Change: New funding to support good food ideas in Devon & Cornwall from UnLtdResource Sharing
Great offer of FREE space through TR2 This can only be booked through TR2 following the link above.....
Local FREE Training
Involve project Autism and Skills Led Assessment. For more information see here
Social Enterprise Week 17th - 21st November17th November 11 - 12.30 pm Launching a Sustainable Food Business. Book here
An exhibition of new Social Enterprises 20th November 12 - 4 pm at ThinqTanq
Heart of the South West LEP
Local Enterprise Partnership People Theme (Employment Skills& Social Inclusion) Conference: Friday, 14th November 2014, 09:30 to 16:00 Venue: Exeter Racecourse, Kennford, Exeter, EX6 7XS Booking: Click here to book your place
November/December Network Meetings
Culture Arts Network:Thursday 6th November 5 - 7 pm at Cargo Room 2, Cargo Unit 1 at Plymouth School of Creative Arts, 15 Phoenix Street, Millbay, PL1 3DN (click for map) Nominations for elections of reps to the Culture Board by 4th November.
Email: marketing@barbicantheatre.co.uk
Health & Wellbeing Network: Wednesday 12th November 10 - 12 noon
Street Services Network: Thursday 13th November 11 - 1 pm in the Charter Room, The Guildhall. Topic for discussion: What Makes a Brilliant Service
Children & Young People: Tuesday 2nd December- 10 - 12 noon at Routeways. - we will be discussing election selection of reps to various boards
Plymouth Plan
POP supported
32 groups to host conversations
45 organisations attended the ‘Let’s Get Talking’ Sessions
16 organisations attended the POP workshop
1000 ‘sofa conversations’ with people in partnership with Plymouth City Council at various locations over the summer
The plan will be drafted and out for comment in January 2015.
Plymouth City Council is very keen to see if the VCS could form part of a Monitoring and Review Group, if you are interested in being part of this, contact wendy@zebra.coop
At the POP workshop people were keen to make sure the Plan speaks about “People”, sets the scene to enable open and transparent conversations to happen in the City and wanted to explore how communities could participate in setting their Local Area Visions.
Thanks to everyone who took part in the consultation, the quality of the feedback has been very useful to Plymouth City Council.
For those of you who were not able to comment, POP would be interested in hearing from you so that we can understand the constraints and pressures that may have made it difficult to participate.
Fairness Commission
The next meeting of the FC leadership group is on 5th Nov, 10-12, venue tbc. We will be looking at our plans for an anti-discrimination community movement (maybe in conjunction with other people), and also, we hope, meeting the consultants who are looking at the best kinds of
leadership in the CVS in Plymouth, and how we can make sure we get it!
Look out for the venue info (anyone offering?) and please keep the date and time free.
Exciting times.
Other Training
Plymouth MIND: Special Offer £67 per course, 2 courses for £120, 3 courses for £180 (lunch inc).
Promoting Wellbeing in the Workplace: 10am-4pm on the 5th November
Understanding Self-Harm: 10am-4pm on the 15th November
Contact admin@plymouthmind.com /01752 512280
Zebra Training: Solution-focused Communication 2-day course (The course costs £125+VAT per participant) You may be eligible for a free place - contact marc@zebra.coop
25th November and 9th December at Welcome Hall, Devonport, PL1 4DN
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