FOR YOUR GROUP OR ORGANISATION
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Sleaford and District Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity and part of a national advice network that values its 20,000 volunteers.
We are currently recruiting four volunteer roles, Receptionists, Telephone Assessors, Social Policy Campaigners and Generalist Advisors. If you are seeking voluntary work, which plays an important part in the local community, and would be prepared to commit on a regular basis, we would love to hear from you. We are offering free accredited training, the opportunity to use existing skills and develop new ones, meet new friends and ‘put something back’. You would be part of an organization that helps solve over 5.5 million problems by contributing towards free advice to anybody on almost anything; from debt, housing and employment to benefit and
legal matters.
If you would like further info or informal chat on any of the above please contact KAREN WARNER on 01529 308422.
http://www.volunteercentrenk.org.uk/4.html
Winning Contracts for Public Services
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Need some free professional help?
This is the year of Biodiversity and t here are two grant streams that might be of interest to your organisation.
1) The Woodland Trust support tree planting and are giving away trees packs (105 or 420 native species trees) for community groups
http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/plant-
2) The Big Lottery have a short term scheme called "community wildlife" where you can bid for £300 up to £10,000. There are deadlines in September and November for bids.
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_community_wildlife.htm?regioncode=-
DO YOU HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING TO COLLEGE, WORK OR TRAINING!
Now there is a new, affordable transport service available for people struggling to get to work, college or training. Scooters are loaned out to residents across Lincolnshire for a set period of time at a reasonable rate. There is free servicing, safety checks, road tax and insurance. The project is a social enterprise working in partnership between Lincs County Council and Build a Future training centre.
For more information contact: -
http://www.access-
Funding Pots:
Final chance to bag some cash for your community group
Funds for Lincolnshire’s Playing Fields
Final chance to access funds for sport and your community
Volunteering Opportunities Bulletin: August 2010, Part 1
http://www.wellssportsfoundation.org/grassroots-
FREE HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING
LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE RELEASE FUNDS IN PILOT SCHEME FOR CHARITABLE CAUSES
Lincolnshire Police are inviting members of the public, community groups and people in need of assistance through disability hardship, to apply to them for funding in support of charitable causes, projects or events. The pilot scheme makes available four grants of up to £500 to help towards any charitable or worthwhile cause. This money will come from the Police Property Act Fund.
The Police Property Act Fund is an account whereby allocations are received from the sale of recovered stolen goods or property that has been found or seized. If the owners of the property are not traceable, then the goods are sold at auction. The monies from the sale of goods are then redistributed for charitable purposes.
Anyone living in Lincolnshire is entitled to apply for funding. Applications which
help to further any of the areas below are particularly welcome. An explanation
of these areas, along with an application form, is available on the Lincolnshire
Police website under the ‘Initiatives’ -
Reduction of crime; Reduction of anti social behaviour; Partnership working; Social/Project Development; Community Cohesion; Disability Hardship
The deadline for applications is 30th November 2009. No applications will be accepted after this period. Decisions on whether applications will receive support should be made within 14 days of their receipt.
Should you have any further queries, or wish to submit an application form, please contact:
Mrs Gill Finn
Community Safety Unit
Lincolnshire Police Headquarters
PO Box 999
Lincoln, LN5 7PH
Telephone: 01522 558146 (8.30am – 4.00pm Mon -
Email: mailto: gillian.finn@lincs.pnn.police.uk