Welcome to the latest edition of Interagency Bulletin. We aim to connect people and organisations working across Bath and North East Somerset to help improve partnership working, share information and good practice. If you would like more information or you would like your article or event included in the next bulletin contact, Sara Dixon, tel: 01225 396594, email.
Look out for our new Learning Bulletin
on its way to you shortly.......
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 Turn2us is a national charity that helps people in financial hardship gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and support services.
Crowdfunding is a way to raise money, awareness and support for a project, from the people around you. It's a means of funding that allows individuals to make their ideas a reality with the power of the crowd.
 Local giving helps local charities and community groups to connect with people, fundraise online and take control of their future.
Developing and hosting charities websites
The City of Bath College Bath College are offering to plan, build and host websites for registered charities in B&NES. This is part of a student enterprise where the learners’ projects are used to assess their course criteria. To cover there will be a charge of £60 only for the first year (including hosting), and £20 a year for the on-going hosting thereafter. If you are interested visit their website or contact: Steve Harries, Course Leader & Personal Tutor Level 3 BTEC, email: steven.harries@bathcollege.ac.uk.
 Bath.interests.me is a new community website launching in Bath and North East Somerset, which you are warmly invited to take advantage of, completely for free, to publicise your organisation and its activities. For more information email: helen@interests.me.
 Can you help by giving some unwanted items a new home?
Do you need kitchenware items to support your group's activities?
Do you have a creative arts project that could give a new life to these items?
The Council has been working with the University of Bath to redistribute kitchenware donated by last year’s students to local organisations. These items include: plates; bowls; mugs; cutlery; saucepans; sieves; graters; baking trays and other miscellaneous bits and bobs.
If you are interested please get in touch with Sara Dixon email: sara_dixon@bathnes.gov.uk. Items will be donated for free to local community groups and charities.
Some of the items will also be on sale to members of the public at the Council’s second-hand furniture sale on the 5th November. Any monies raised will be donated to charity chosen by the University of Bath.
View our latest Funding Bulletin
View this useful Marketing Toolkit for Community Enterprises
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Keynsham Interagency meeting
Wednesday 16th November 2016, 12.00pm
Community at 67, Queens Road, Keynsham
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Connecting Communities
The next round of Connecting Communities Forums will take place on the follow dates. The meetings are divided into two parts. The informal session from 6pm - 7pm offers an opportunity to raise questions with the Police, the Council and others. The second part of the meeting is more formal and includes consultation items. All meetings are open to the public.
- 21st Nov, 5pm, Somer Valley Forum, Midsomer Town Hall
- Main agenda items: AGM and Council Budget
- 22nd Nov, 6pm, Keynsham Area Forum, Community Space, Keynsham
- Main agenda items: AGM and Council Budget
- 28th Nov, 6pm, Bathavon Forum, St Gregory's School, Bath
- Main agenda items: AGM and Council Budget
- 29th Nov, 6pm, Chew Valley Forum, Chew Valley Secondary School
- Main agenda items: AGM and Council Budget
- 1st Dec, 6pm, Bath City Forum, Banqueting Room, Bath
- Main agenda items: Council Budget
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You don’t have to face cancer alone
Your local service
Cancer is the toughest fight most of us will ever face. We know how hard it is to cope with the physical, practical and emotional effects of cancer. It can leave you feeling isolated and sometimes unable to perform essential tasks. Coping can be especially difficult if you don’t have family or friends close by or if you worry that you are asking for too much support from the same people over and over again. The Macmillan team is here to help. We offer local services delivered by our trained volunteers that can give you a helping hand.
Macmillan Buddies Service
Macmillan Buddies is a volunteer-led service providing practical and emotional support across Bath, North East Somerset and West Wiltshire for anyone who is affected by cancer, including carers and family members. Volunteers can make a huge difference by providing help tailored to individual needs for up to 12 weeks.
Support could include:
- light gardening or housework
- shopping
- lifts to one-off appointments in the community
- preparing a light meal
- having a chat and a cup of tea
- support over the phone
- signposting to other relevant support services
The service can be accessed Monday to Friday, 9am – 8pm. For further information about how Macmillan Buddies can help you, call 07543 248714 or email bathbuddies@macmillan.org.uk If you would prefer, you can ask your cancer nurse specialist or health professional to contact us on your behalf. |
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NALC announces Star Council longlist
The Chew Valley Neighbourhood plan group has been included in the longlist of Local Councils nominated under the category 'Local Council Outstanding Project of the Year'. The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has announced the longlist for its Star Councils 2016 Awards. NALC Star Councils 2016 Awards is an all important recognition of all the amazingly effective hard work this being undertaken by local parish and town councils, local councillors, local council officers and as well as by county associations.
NALC was inundated with hundreds of nominations, which shows and highlights the localist powerhouse work undertaken at the neighbourhood and community level. This all comes within the background of opportunities available through devolution and localism; and the challenges of the difficult financial climate many local areas face at the moment.
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 Key messages from the Chair
September 2016
Pressure Ulcers Prevention Project
Pressure ulcers are a significant risk to people with restricted mobility, are the source of considerable pain to already poorly people and can lead to death. Worse still, they are preventable! The Project has produced a variety of innovative resources to support both carers and patients/service users in preventing pressure ulcers, including a DVD, information books, door hangers and a patient passport. Training for carers can be made available. BaNES NHS CCG and Sirona care and health are currently exploring how to roll out this important initiative more widely in collaboration with other agencies. For further information please contact Jodie.Davies@Sirona-cic.org.uk
Welfare Reform
The Government's pilot to introduce significant changes to welfare payments includes the amounts payable, how they are paid and their timing. Most will be payable monthly in future and only to nominated bank accounts. It was recognised that these reforms will bring further hardship to people as well as recently released prisoners. Currently the Government is being lobbied to ameliorate some of these reforms but in the meantime, professionals are advised to read the briefing on the LSCB and LSAB websites.
Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
The Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) will go live on Monday 26th September and will be based at Keynsham Police Station. This is an important new resource that will make notifications of concerns and referrals much more effective . It is important to note that the MASH is not a substitute for existing arrangements for making referrals. It is a tool that will be used when such referrals are thought to require further clarification to assist an informed decision.
Reg Pengelly
B&NES LSAB Independent Chair
September 2016
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 Chairman's Community Awards
Category 1 – Volunteering Awards
* Volunteer of the Year
* Young Volunteer of the Year
* Volunteer Leader of the Year
* Young Volunteer Leader of the Year
* Volunteer Team or Organisation of the Year
* Young Volunteer Team or Organisation of the Year
* Good Neighbour of the Year
* Neighbourhood Team of the Year
* Carer of the Year
* Young Carer of the Year
* The Peter Duppa-Miller Lifetime Achievement
Category 2 – Business in the Community Award
This award will recognise a socially responsible business which actively supports its local community in positive activities.
The Chairman may also identify one or more individuals or groups from the nominations received to present a ‘Special Award’.
Guidance notes and Nomination Form is available online.
For more information contact email: Sara_banks@bathnes.gov.uk, call 01225 477807 or write to Sara Banks, c/o, The Chairman’s Office, Bath & North East Somerset Council, The Guildhall, High Street, Bath BA1 5AW.
Please note the changes to the nomination form. A word limit of 600 words is now applied to all nominations. We are unable to accept any additional information supplied with the nomination forms.
Deadline - from 12 noon, 25th November 2016
Chairman’s visits
The Chairman welcomes invitations to visit local charities and community groups throughout Bath and North East Somerset. If you would like to invite the Chairman to attend your event or organisation, please contact Paula Bartlett, Civic Secretary, email: paula_bartlett@bathnes.gov.uk.
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The Awards are organised in partnership with, the Volunteer Centre Bath and Beyond, social housing provider CURO, Student Community Partnership (involving the University of Bath and Bath Spa University students unions) and Sirona care & health.
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 First Bath Soup Project
Congratulations to the lucky FIVE 'pitchers' whose ideas have been selected from a high level and calibre of applications received for the first ever Bath Soup Project event on the 3rd of November 2016.
They are....... drum roll................. Projects which support various and exciting things people are trying to achieve to help, enhance the lives of people in our community, and make a difference, who will take the money? to find out you need to be there.
- B&NES Dementia Action Alliance
- Bath Stroke Support Group
- The Young Advocates
- Three Ways School Enterprise
- Vegmead
Have you reserved your place? Book your place now.
Everyone in attendance pays a minimum of £5 and the purpose of the evening is to watch five people pitch an idea to improve their local community.
Once the ideas have been pitched, everyone gets a bowl of soup courtesy of Bath College, plus a chance to chat and mull over the pitch they want to vote for. When the votes have been counted, the project with the most votes receives all the cash raised on the night to start their project.
The event aims to bring together people who share a desire for a better community. The added advantage is they also get to meet people and share ideas and resources. New connections are made and it brings the community closer together.
Find out more by visiting the Volunteer Centre website.
We aim to be a safe place where people of all ages and backgrounds can come together to share a common interest in improving their local community and bring people together who want to make a difference, engage others, have fun, be creative and make connections with their neighbours.
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 Keynsham Furniture Sale
Saturday 5 November 2016, 10am to 12pm
Venue: The old MOD building (next to the recycling centre), Pixash Lane, Keynsham BS31 1TP
There will be a variety of items on sale, all of which have been brought to our Recycling Centres by residents and are in good enough condition for reuse. Instead of being recycled or sent to landfill, we will offer them first to residents.
We will have a selection of furniture such as coffee tables, cupboards, dining tables and chairs, chests of drawers on sale (cash only) at bargain prices. All furniture bought must be taken away on the day.
For more information contact: Council Connect 01225 394041
or email: councilconnect@bathnes.gov.uk
Want to receive tips to reduce your rubbish and recycle more? www.facebook.com/recycleforbathnes
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Time2Share is a registered charity working to support families caring for a disabled child or young person. Our aim is to offer disabled young people more choice, independence and confidence to pursue their own interests within their local community. We work across Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset providing a one to one volunteer befriending service and a range of group and holiday activities.
TRUSTEES
We are currently seeking new trustees with skills and proven experience of some or all of the following: marketing, branding, social media, fundraising and income generation who share our commitment to improving outcomes for disabled children and their families.
We are looking for Trustees who can attend regular bi-monthly meetings and contribute to the work and development of the charity. We particularly value the input of parents with a disabled child.
If you are committed to improving opportunities for disabled children and young people and have an enthusiastic and positive approach we would like to hear from you.
If you feel you could make a positive difference to the aims of the charity and need help with completing the application process please contact our CEO who will be able to help.
For further information / an application pack please email donna.baber@time2share.org.uk or phone 0117 941 5868. CVs will not be accepted.
Time2Share is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of disabled children and young people and expects it staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All roles will be subject to our safer recruitment process including undertaking of references and an enhanced DBS check. |
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Get involved - Duke of Edinburgh Award
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a national youth charity that operates throughout the UK. Founded by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in 1956, DofE programmes are now delivered under licence by partners who offer it through DofE groups.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of activities for anyone aged 14-25. Doing their DofE gives young people the opportunity to experience new activities or develop existing skills. There are three progressive levels of programmes which when successfully completed lead to a Bronze, Silver or Gold Award. Young people create their own DofE programme by choosing a volunteering, physical and skills activity, going on an expedition and, for their Gold only, taking part in a residential activity.’
Bath & North East Somerset Council hold the DofE Licence enabling Volunteers to run Open Award Centres. There is currently one based in Bath City College and one based in Somerdale Pavilion, Keynsham. These are accessible to any young person who would like to undertake their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The Volunteers are recruited according to the Council’s safer recruitment policy and have relevant experience and/or qualifications according to their role.
Our Open Award Centres are looking for more participants to join them, young people can start their award from 14years old. B&NES are looking at particularly working with young people who are not in education or may require more bespoke support to achieve their award.
Keynsham group meet in the Somerdale Pavilion, (Fry’s) on a Wednesday evening and are holding an Open Evening on Wednesday 2 November at 8pm. Bath group meet in the Bath College, City Centre on a Thursday evening.
If you are interested in being involved, please contact: Cathryn Bartrum, DofE Development Worker (3.7 hours a week; usual working day is Wednesday), Youth Connect, Bath & North East Somerset Council
Mobile: 07530 263202, Email: cathryn_bartrum@bathnes.gov.uk
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 Volunteering with Age UK
Bath Area
- NEW!! Volunteers for our successful ‘Hale & Hearty’ Project, supporting older people aged 85 and over in Bath & North East Somerset
- NEW!! Lunch Club Helper for Tuesday Lunch Club – 11.30 - 1.30
- Day Centre Helpers at St Michael’s Centre – Thursdays or Fridays 10-3 (or part of)
- Promotions/Publicity Assistant – Outreach, Flexible day/time one day a month
- Befrienders – Weekdays, flexible times
- Lunch Club Relief Driver/meal collection – Tuesdays as needed 11.30 -1.00
Peasedown St John
- NEW!! Lunch Club Helpers - Second Monday every month
Keynsham
- Day Centre Helpers to join the Team Tuesdays/Fridays 10 -3
- GREAT OPPORTUNITY! Promotions/Publicity Assistant - Outreach, Flexible
- Befrienders – Weekdays, flexible times
Midsomer Norton
- IT Supporters for New Gadget Buster sessions–– Tuesday mornings
- Promotions/Publicity Assistant – Outreach, Flexible day/time one day a month
- NEW!! Day Centre Helpers - Mondays or Thursdays 10-3 (or part of)
- Befrienders – Weekdays, flexible times
Chew Valley
- NEW!! Walk Supporters/Back Markers –Thursday mornings
- Promotions/Publicity Assistant – Outreach, Flexible day/time one day a month
For further details about all these roles, or to apply, please contact Chris Hart, Volunteer Development Co-ordinator on 01225 466135 volunteering@ageukbanes.co.uk
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