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One Nottingham Voluntary and Community Sector
Strategic Reference Group
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The Voluntary and Community Sector Strategic Reference Group (VCSSRG) met in June and appointed a new chair Linny Beaumont from the Princes Trust, who will join the ON Board from September.
Last year One Nottingham set up the VCS Strategic Reference Group to support the One Nottingham Board and be a strategic voice for the Voluntary and Community sector by:
- Identifying issues affecting the city and collaborating with a range of partners to formulate responses to these.
- Representing the views of the wider voluntary and community sector and raising issues or concerns brought by VCS organisations to the One Nottingham Board.
- Promoting the VCS by ensuring partners are aware of the contribution, scale and skill-set of the VCS.
- Being a conduit between the One Nottingham Board and the wider VCS.
The group is currently working on a number of key priorities, including:
- Supporting the VCS to have a stronger strategic voice and influence key commissioning and delivery decisions in the City; in particular regarding mental health services and support to young people.
- Building the capacity of the voluntary sector to better engage with the private sector to harness their support through corporate social responsibility.
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During the summer many people go on holiday with their books all packed for the beach. Most newspapers and magazines have summer reading specials recommending books to enjoy. It’s a fact that many Nottingham people won’t get away or will have their beach experience on the Nottingham beach.
A priority for One Nottingham is to enable more people to learn to read and enjoy reading. So we thought that it would be a good idea to highlight some of the things happening in Nottingham and what we are doing to support those who find reading a bigger challenge. Two of the great initiatives ON has supported and helped develop are the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Nottingham and the Nottingham Literacy Hub - Read On Nottingham.
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A Marathon a Day - on the Pennine Way
Councillor Jon Collins, the leader of Nottingham City Council will walk 10 Marathons, 267 miles, in 10 days. He will walk from the bottom of the Pennine way in
Derbyshire to the Scottish Borders.
This challenging expedition will raise funds for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, and will buy books for more Nottingham children from birth to their fifth birthday.
You can sponsor this trek and get more details at:
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/walkingthepennineway
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Hoodwinked and the BookBenches
This month Wild in Art and Nottingham City Council launched the Hoodwinked public art event around the city. More than 30 robin sculptures, each sponsored by a business and individually decorated by artists, are on display at locations such as Nottingham Playhouse, Old Market Square, Nottingham Forest and the Victoria Centre for families to enjoy until the end of September.
The Hoodwinked trail is proving really popular with visitors and lots of people are loving our cute characters as they hunt for them across the city in a huge game of hide and seek.
There is a Hoodwinked App where you can punch in the robin codes to collect rewards and to find out all about the sculptures and the artists.
Find out how to download the app
Check out the trail
Read On website
BookBenches
52 schools from across Nottingham have also decorated BookBenches – large sculptures shaped like open books - as part of this citywide learning programme. The benches will also appear on the Hoodwinked trail alongside the Robins. Once finished, they will return to the schools as permanent literacy 'inspiration stations.’
The Read On Nottingham campaign has created a quiz to accompany the trail which you can download on Read On website. Answer questions on at least eight robin sculptures and you could win a bundle of books!
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Business Books and the Big Breakfast
In June, Councillor Webster, City Council Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care and Health, hosted a ‘Business and Books Big Breakfast’ at Loxley House. The event aimed to highlight the importance of early literacy skills in children, as well as helping to raise funds for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
Pupils from Bluebell Hill Primary School were read to by business leaders from across the city. The Business and Books Breakfast raised £550 for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Thank you to all of those businesses who took part.
You can read more about the Big Breakfast online here: http://www.mynottinghamnews.co.uk/business-breakfast-event-to-help-boost-child-literacy-levels/
You can find out more about the Dolly Parton Imagination Library on: http://www.dollybooksnottingham.org/
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Summer Reading Challenge
There are plenty of events taking place at Nottingham libraries this summer, including the Summer Reading Challenge, which encourages children to read six books (or more) during the school holidays, Spark Arts performances of The Gingerbread Man and the launch of the new Strelley Road facility.
Visit the Read On Nottingham website for more details of key Nottingham libraries events this summer.
The National Literacy Trust’s Words For Work programme, which gives pupils the literacy skills they need to succeed in the world of employment, has called on the help of volunteers from law firm Browne Jacobson.
Employees at the firm welcomed students from Nottingham Academy and Bulwell Academy and demonstrated how both skills in oracy and written communication are essential to success in the working world. Students were encouraged to focus on the skills they thought they needed to improve on and volunteers helped boost pupils’ confidence by sharing their top tips for interviews.
Mr Men 4 Nottingham
On 31 August, the Mr Men will be hosting a special book-gifting event in Old Market Square. Be like Little Miss Wise and watch out for more information.
More events are shortly to be announced, to engage Nottingham people and partners such as the Reading Festival in the Spring, and the month long Dad’s Reading Selfies Campaign.
Read on Nottingham
Read On Nottingham is a National Literacy Trust Literacy Hub, in partnership with Small Steps, Big Changes (SSBC), Nottingham City Council, One Nottingham, Business in the Community, Boots, Nottingham Futures and more. Its purpose is to equip children and young people in Nottingham with the literacy skills they need to succeed in life.
Read On Nottingham encourages businesses, schools and parents to play an important role in changing literacy attitudes and behaviours across the city.
- Businesses - Businesses have the resources, reach and local knowledge to make a real impact. Find out more about the local business promise.
- Schools and nurseries - To get involved in Read On Nottingham, contact the Nottingham Hub Manager Emily Landsborough.
- Parents and carers - .visit Words for Life for tips and advice to help you support your child’s literacy skills at all ages,
UNESCO City of Literature
Nottingham is recognised for its great literary heritage. It is our ambition to continue Nottingham’s legacy by enabling Nottingham people to be literate and creative. To find out more about other reading events and about Nottingham’s great literary history visit https://nottinghamcityofliterature.com/
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Future Sound of Nottingham and the NUSIC Schools Tour
 
ON continues to support NUSIC to encourage school students to look at all aspects of the music industry as a serious career choice. A feature of this initiative has been the NUSIC Nottingham Schools Tour in which music professionals visit schools to perform and talk to students about a career in music. Earlier this year ON was presented with a gold disc as over 15,000 students have now taken part.
Did we foresee this moment? When ON invested in Notts music and helped launch NUSIC, the ON Board might not have expected that 10 years on the latest NUSIC stars are young men dressed in spandex!
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Well Done NCH at the UK Housing Awards
Congratulations to Nottingham City Homes who were winners in not just one but three categories at the UK Housing Awards 2018 back in May, picking up Innovation of the Year, Outstanding Approach to Tenant Involvement and the prestigious Landlord of the Year.
Known as ‘the Oscars of the housing world’ the UKHA recognises excellence in the sector at its annual awards evening.
Read more about NCH’s successful night here.
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Parliamentary Debate on Homelessness
On Monday 2nd July the Opportunity Nottingham report on persistent rough sleeping in Nottingham, was raised in Parliament by Nottingham South MP, Lilian Greenwood, as a part of this debate. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government acknowledged the report’s content and advised that that the government will respond to the report. http://www.opportunitynottingham.co.uk/
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Nottingham Music Service Summer Camp
This is the 10th year of Music Camp – a 2-day residential for Nottingham city pupils that combines musical learning with outdoor activities in the beautiful Peak District. So far over 2,000 Nottingham children have enjoyed this music camp! The music service are aiming to raise £3,000 over 30 days, to fund 33 Nottingham children to attend this year. If you want to donate, you can by visiting https://mydonate.bt.com/events/musiccamp
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Maasai Cricket Warriors of Kenya
are coming to Nottingham
Between 15 August and 2 September 2018 the Maasai Cricket Warriors from Kenya will be taking part in cricket matches, festivals, fashion shows, music, a conference, and cultural events like the grand African Farm Festival to be held on 18th August. They have played internationally, including in the UK, Australia and South Africa and have been instrumental in promoting gender equality, awareness of Female Genital Mutilation, HIV & AIDs and conservation work including the protection of the extinct White Rhino.
Hosted by Mojatu Foundation and Nottingham Trent University, the Warriors formed in 2007. The Maasai Cricket Warriors team use their fame and love for cricket as an inspiration to educate communities on social justice, and give young people a sense of belonging, support and hope through their community and school visits.
Other partners involved include: The Kenya High Commission, Cavaliers and Carrington Cricket Club, Trent Bridge Cricket Club, The Kenya Nottinghamshire Welfare Association, Nottingham and Arnold Cricket Club, Tuntum Housing Association, Attenborough Cricket Club, Hyson Green Cultural Festival, Communities Inc, Farmeco Community Care Farm, Survivor Alliance, Fearless Youth Association amongst others.
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Nottingham City Councils latest Policy Digest is now available. It includes national policy developments of interest to the Local Government sector including economy and business, education, health and social care, housing and planning, welfare and much more. Find the latest Policy News by clicking here.
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The Michael Varnam Awards 2018
Nominations are now open for the Michael Varnum Awards. These awards are given to publicly recognise and honour the dedication, enthusiasm, commitment and achievement of an individual or group that has made a difference to the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham. The closing date for nominations is the 14th September 2018. Nominations can be made on line at: www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public-health/ or you can send a nomination to julie.carlin@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.
In 2007 NHS Nottingham City, with some partners, set up an annual award in memory of Dr Michael Varnam. Michael was a great inspirational practitioner who worked tirelessly for 35 years to improve the health and wellbeing of some of our most disadvantaged people in Nottingham. He died aged 61. In introducing the awards, the local health community wanted to honour his life and ideals, as well as his vision for the future.
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UK Parliament Week (12-18 November 2018)
UK parliament Week is an annual festival that engages people from across the UK with Parliament, explores what it means to them and empowers them to get involved. There is something for everyone: whether you attend or organise an event. You can also take part in the online conversation using the hashtag #UKPW18.
Organisations across the UK run events and activities throughout UK Parliament Week, which explore what the UK Parliament means to them and their community.
Visit ukparliamentweek.org to find out more and register for a free partner kit.
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National Games of Remembrance 8 November 2018
Notts County FC 12noon and Nottingham Forest FC 7pm
To mark the Centenary of the end of World War One, the Games of Remembrance Project will stage two football matches and National Education and Legacy Programmes. Schools, community organisations and football clubs are invited to be part of the Project and to come to a match for free. Aimed at increasing awareness of World War One among young people who enjoy football, the games are timed to encourage community and school groups to watch a match and to take part.
In full partnership with the German Armed Forces, matches will include, displays and military music and will create a very special commemoration.
Groups may wish to “Film a Tribute” to remember around 300 Professional Footballer-Soldiers who died in World War One, tens of thousands of footballers who fought in the War (professional and amateur) and a generation of women who made vital contributions to the War effort as well as keeping football alive during the War period.
Free tickets and transport are available to community groups. If you are interested in taking a group trip to the Games of Remembrance on Thursday 8 Nov 2018, please email to: gamesofremembrance@gmail.com stating:
- name and address of your community group or school
- contact name and details (Email or Telephone Number)
- which game you would like to go to (community group evening and schools lunchtime)
- number of adults and children
- would you like free transport?
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Nottingham Carnival 2018
Sunday 12th August
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Don't forget The Nottingham Carnival, proudly supported by One Nottingham, taking place this weekend on Sunday 12th August.
For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/NottinghamCarnival/
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