Welcome to the weekly bulletin for the voluntary and community sector of
Milton Keynes.

Residential care, supported living and home care in the event of a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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The latest news and recommendations from the government as of Friday 13th. The government has escalated the coronavirus response to the second phase – moving from containing the virus to delaying the spread. Read more

This information is intended to help you decide what steps you and your organisation may need to take in light of the spread of the covid-19 virus. NCVO will keep this information up to date.
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Spring budget 2020: Things to welcome, but questions remain. The chancellor’s primary focus was understandably on setting out an economic action plan for tackling a potential crisis.
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Milton Keynes Community Foundation are opening a accessible and enabled meeting room in our offices in Central Milton Keynes. This ground floor, state of the art facility features specialist furniture and high spec IT and is available to hire for businesses  with community groups able to get up to 70% discount on room hire! Read more

What is COVID-19 and how might the outbreak affect you? Find out more about coronavirus and explore its worldwide implications.On this course, you’ll learn the latest of what we know about COVID-19, presented by international experts. Read more

Its that time of year again to dust off your walking boots and join The Parks Trust for their annual Walking Festival. Now in its 11th Year, the 2020 festival has a variety of walks across three-days that are suitable for all ages and abilities. Read more

Wednesday 1st April 2020, 5.30-8pm
We would like to invite you to the above workshop, aimed at exploring the scale of violence experienced by women and girls in Milton Keynes.
Register here
 

Although this is a hard and difficult topic to talk about we feel that it is vital to raise awareness for some of the signs and issues that we can all look out for and be aware of relating to child exploitation.
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Giving World is a charity which redirects new business end-of-line and discontinued stock
(e.g. warm clothing, food, toiletries) for free to the most deprived communities in the UK. To access free goods register at www.givingworld.org.uk or you can contact Louise on 0116 251 6051.

The Cancer Centre brings together under one roof all of the cancer services which were previously provided across three locations on the hospital site. 
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Two £1,500 bursaries and mentoring programmes will be awarded to two young Milton Keynes-based musicians or ensembles/bands to support their path to becoming professional musicians. 
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NAVCA needs every single member to complete our survey by noon on Thursday 19 March so that we can feed back effectively into government, the NHS and our emergency response partners within the sector with information on just what our members are already doing and could potentially do in coming weeks. Take the survey

We want to understand more about the cancer needs of people in minority ethnic and faith communities. This is because research indicates people in these groups don’t attend screening as often as they could, and their awareness of cancer services and support is lower than it should be. Read more

Milton Keynes Council is now consulting on the Draft Road Safety, Cycling & Walking and Smarter Travel Position Paper. Alongside the Position Paper we are also consulting on the updated Redway Design Manual. View the documents here.  Submit comments via the online survey. Closes 29 March 2020. 

MK Council have now published the Strategy for 2050 and would love to hear your views. Click below to read the draft Strategy for 2050 and learn more about the future we want to see for Milton Keynes. Your comments should be shared before Friday 17th April 2020. Read more

We would like to highlight a consultation on a new Community Led Regeneration and Estate Renewal Strategy for Milton Keynes which aims to involve local people in improving their estates and building healthy and sustainable neighbourhoods. Closes 24 April 2020.   Find out more

Are you a great advocate for volunteering? Would you like to help Milton Keynes residents and workers find the perfect volunteering opportunity? We are seeking a part-time Volunteering Advisor to join our small, friendly team in Central Milton Keynes. Find out more

We are delighted to be working with the regional grants officer at BBC Children in Need for South, who will be coming to Milton Keynes on Thursday 23rd April to meet with charities and community groups that might be interested in applying for  a BBC Children In Need grant. Read more

Max. Value: £ 450,000
Large grants are available for established civil society organisations to run short projects that bring different faith and ethnic groups together and tackle racially and religiously motivated hate crime to create integrated communities in England. Read more

SAFE! Support for Young People Affected by Crime are looking to recruit experienced practitioners to work across both the Young Victim Service and Building Respectful Families – our service supporting families affected by Child on Parent Violence.  Read more

Disability Hate Crime
Monday 23rd March, 11.00-13.00, John Lewis Community Room, The Centre MK
A Community Conversation for people with disabilities who have experienced a hate crime due to disability and the Chief Prosecutor, Jaswant Narwal. Please Contact Amanda on 07561/509821 or email pandora_inc_cic@outlook.com

MK Waste Recovery Park and Education Centre Visit
Thu, 9 April 2020, 10:00 – 12:00
Community Action: MK have organised a visit for members of the community to learn more about MK Waste Recovery Park and Education Centre.
Register here

Milton Keynes Autism People’s Partnership
Thu, 9 April 2020, 10:00 – 13:00, Church of Christ the Cornerstone
We will provide: tea, coffee & “home made” cakes.
RSVP: Please email Dovile.stankiene@talkback-uk.com