DDCVS is working on a new project, namely starting a Focus group.

The Focus group will

  •  discuss services which DDCVS currently provides

  •  look at how DDCVS can improve/develop CVS services

  •  look at how DDCVS can better meet the needs of Derbyshire Dales residents

  •  discuss how DDCVS can represent our members’ views effectively in our work with the local authorities and Health

  •  be a sounding board for potential new pieces of work and new projects

It is planned that the first meeting will be either on the morning or afternoon of Thursday 3rd October or Thursday 10th October.

The Focus group membership will hopefully include one or two DDCVS Trustees and 3 or 4 DDCVS members as well as some representation from our statutory sector partners.

If you are interested in taking part please contact Jonathan Simcock on 01629 812154.

Derbyshire Dales CVS is  hosting  a Community and Voluntary Group Coffee Morning  at St Oswald’s Church Hall , Ashbourne.

DDCVS Development Worker Jonathan Simcock, organiser of the event, said

“It will be an interesting and informative morning with presentations from local funder Foundation Derbyshire and the chance to find out more about the small grants that Derbyshire Dales CVS administers. We are hoping to have representatives from as many as possible of local voluntary and community groups and services at the event.”

The event offers the chance for members of the public in Ashbourne and area to meet with community and voluntary groups and services with stalls from a number of organisations including:

  •  Ashbourne 50+ Forum

  •  Beckside Care Farm

  •  Careline

  •  Clay Rooms, Ashbourne

  •  Connex Community Support

  •  Derbyshire Police

  •  Derbyshire Schools Service

  •  Disability Direct

  •  Hulland Ward Art Club

  •  Kniveton Get Together Club

  •  Live Life Better Derbyshire

  •  Parkinson’s UK (Ashbourne Branch)

  •  Sudbury Senior Citizen’s Club

  •  Walking for Health

So if you have ever wondered what any of the above organisations do, or how you could get involved, then why not join us on the 11th September for a free tea/coffee and the chance to find out.

No booking necessary – unless you wish to bring a display or have a table for your organisation – in which case please contact Jonathan on 01629 812154.

Five Ways to Wellbeing

We continue to administer a small grants scheme on behalf of Derbyshire County Council, Public Health. This scheme is about increasing the understanding of the ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ by people in the Derbyshire Dales who are at a higher risk of developing mental ill health.

The ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ are a recommended set of evidence-based public health messages which are aimed at improving the mental health and wellbeing of the population. These ‘Five Ways’ are: – Connect; Be Active; Take Notice; Keep Learning and Give.

There are guidelines to the small grants scheme which explain each of the Five Ways to Wellbeing more fully and how a project might include or address them, as well as an application form.

If you would like a copy please contact Derbyshire Dales CVS on 01629 812154 or email enquiries@ddcvs.org.uk

Or download information about the Five Ways to Wellbeing small grant scheme from our website. The next closing date for applications is Friday 29th November 2019.

Better Derbyshire Dales Fund

Many of our members will be familiar with the Better Derbyshire Dales Fund  – this small grant scheme is an amalgamation of the scheme we began administering for the Clinical Commissioning Group over 10 years ago which was later supplemented by Public Health.

It has since been further augmented by a fund from Derbyshire Dales District Council and so became the Better Derbyshire Dales Fund in 2015.

It has two strands – capital and revenue – and this means that applicants can apply for a grant to improve village halls; sports clubs and community centres – for example to pay for new windows and doors or new kitchens, etc. The  capital strand goes up to a maximum of £5,000.

The revenue strand incorporates all the health funds and the community element of the money from DDDC. The revenue strand can go up to £1,000 and can support all sorts of community activity such as community events, small community groups such as lunch clubs and youth clubs as well as any activities that have a health benefit to the Dales communities.

The next deadline for this fund is Friday 30th August 2019. However there will be another round before the end of the year – closing date for applications – Friday 8th November 2019.

For more information please contact Jonathan or Sarah at DDCVS on 01629 812154 or click this link Better Derbyshrie Dales Fund.

  •  Would you like advice on funding and grants for your Sports Club?

  •  Are you part of a Community Group that delivers a project about being physically active?

  •  Perhaps you have an idea for a project that promotes being physically active?

Why not book an advice session with Edwina Archer? Edwina is the Funding Lead at Active Derbyshire and is offering half-hour one-to-one advice sessions in Wirksworth.

Date:          Tuesday 1st October

Time:          11.30-3.30

Where:       Memorial Hall, Wirksworth, DE4 4DS

Organised by Derbyshire Dales CVS, you can book your place by emailing enquiries@ddcvs.org.uk or calling 01629 812154.

You might remember from last month’s newsletter that we were liaising with Derbyshire County Council Adult Safeguarding about running a short session on safeguarding for people who volunteer with adults, for example, lunch clubs, car-schemes, health-related or general support groups.

We are pleased to confirm that we have a date in the diary!

You should be a regular volunteer with a group or project that supports adults.

The session is free to all participants, there will be light refreshments available and a parking pass for the day provided.

It will take place in Meeting Room 1 at the Agricultural Business Centre in Bakewell, DE45 1AH.

Save the date – Thursday 17th October is our AGM – at the Fountain Square Church, Tideswell. http://www.fountainsquarechurch.org/

If you are a voluntary or community organisation working in Tideswell and would like the opportunity to publicise your group please do get in touch to reserve a stand.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided, as well as the usual AGM business we will have a presentation from Fee Unwin about the Five Ways to Wellbeing.

The Trustee Board of the Wirksworth Heritage Centre is seeking people with the relevant skills and experience, and interest in the organisation to fill the following roles:

  •  Financial Trustee

  •  Commercial Trustee

  •  IT/Digital Support Trustee

  •  Museum and Collection Trustee

Currently the Trustee Board meets monthly and time will also be taken up in liaising with staff or other trustees, for example the Financial Trustee will need to work closely with the Treasurer of Wirksworth Heritage Centre and the Commercial Trustee will work closely with the General Manager around retail and catering activities of the organisation.

There are full role descriptions for each Trustee role – available from Jacqueline Ferguson-Lee by email: Jacqueline.Ferguson-Lee@wirksworthherita ... or telephone 07973 620556.

In addition to the Trustee roles there are volunteering opportunities at the Heritage Centre particularly within catering, visitor services and events support.

If you are interested please take a look at https://www.wirksworthheritage.co.uk/get ... or contact Jacqueline Ferguson-Lee as above.

Are you looking for a flexible meeting space in the Matlock area?

Hurst Farm Community Centre in Matlock has available room hire for professional and community group meetings.

  •  A versatile accessible meeting space with access to kitchen and toilet facilities.

  •  Affordable hire from £10 per hour.

For further details and to arrange a viewing visit please contact Louise Champion on 07483 383235 or by email louise@ddcvs.org.uk

We had a good morning with Mark Humphries, Engagement Manager, Midlands and East for the National Lottery Heritage Fund on Wednesday 10th July.

Mark gave us an overview of the application process and talked about what made a good application. We also had chance to talk as a group about the different project ideas that people had, and the sort of the grant needed to achieve their goals.

Click here to read Mark’s presentation Presentation – National Lottery Heritage Fund

Leaders Unlocked are working with Children England on an exciting new youth-led project: The ChildFair State Inquiry.

They would like to recruit a team of 25 young people to form the core leadership team, to design and deliver the research project.

The young people (13-21 years old) will:

• Develop their research and facilitation skills
• Give other children and young people a voice
• Explore their own and others’ experiences of public services
• Work with a panel of experts to create proposals for change that are as rigorous as possible and as radical as necessary
• Become, if they choose, active campaigners for the vision they create

Leaders Unlocked are very keen to make sure the project involves young people from different backgrounds and a wide range of life experiences and would like to hear from young people who have been affected by different issues and challenges – including (but not limited to) the following:

  •  care experience

  •  migration

  •  poverty

  •  experience of hospital stays

  •  being a carer

  •  living in different forms of housing

  •  alternative education

  •  special educational needs

  •  disabilities.

To find our more please visit https://www.childrenengland.org.uk/child ...

The deadline for applications is: Friday 27th September 2019.

Contact Anna Crump at Leaders Unlocked by email anna@leaders-unlocked.org or telephone 07928 885 199.