Pie and Pea Supper Night

Tuesday 3rd June 2008

Gateshead Fell Cricket Club

6.00pm - 10.00pm

Headway's next social event will be held on Tuesday 3rd June.  This will be a special fundraising night for all their group members, supporters, friends and family, children are very welcome - the more the merrier!  They will be holding a Pie and Pea Supper and Games Night at the Gateshead Fell Cricket Club from 6.00pm to 10.00pm.  A bar will also be available and there will also be a raffle on the night.

Tickets cost £5 (including a pie and pea supper) and all proceeds will go to Headway Gateshead.  It would be great to have a really good turnout on the night.  Tickets must be bought in advance, so if you would like to go along please contact Fran Mayes, Secretary for Headway Gateshead, on 0191 279 0112.  Transport will be available to and from Gateshead Carers (their usual venue) if required so please indicate this when contacting.

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Carers Week

From Monday 2nd June - Thursday 12th June 2008

Gateshead Carers Association are celebrating Volunteers Week and Carers Week with a range of events.  To view the events please click here.

For further information about Carers Week please contact Gateshead Carers Association on 0191 490 0121 or for further information on Volunteers Week please contact GVOC on 0191 478 4103.

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Creativity and Liveability - Innovation in Regeneration

15th May 2008

The Sage, Gateshead - Conference & Exhibition

How do Youth Culture, Architecture, Fashion, Visual Art, Design and Music shape the spaces we create and the people who inhabit them?

A host of exciting guests, including Dave Haslam, Author and DJ, and Anthony Sargent Director of the Sage Gateshead, will be unravelling future trends for successful regeneration, inspiring ideas to implement, and demonstrating how each topic affects the creation of Mixed and Balanced communities.

We also extend an invitation for you to showcase your Good Practice Cultural Regeneration project for FREE with the purchase of a delegate ticket.

For more information and booking, please visit www.bura.org.uk/events/creativity or phone Emily Miller on 0207 539 4030.

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The latest from the British Urban Regeneration Association…

The BURA Awards for Best Practice in Regeneration 2008 Open for entries – 6 weeks to go!

Do you know a project that represents best practice in regeneration?

The BURA Awards for Best Practice in Regeneration 2008 are now open for entries. It is free to enter and anyone from any sector can submit an entry.

Our independent awards, established in 1992, help to define excellence in regeneration across the UK. Winners come from projects large and small and the type of projects and schemes awarded varies year on year:

…from the development of a first-class business centre that has helped lift a town out of economic depression, to an exemplary Town Centre partnership that has harnessed its collaborative advantage.

… from a hub for training and learning that will sustain future generations, to a trust that is changing lives in a community recovering from violent conflict.

Could your project be a winner this year?

Visit http://www.bura.org.uk/Awards.html for more information on how to enter.

Why enter?

There are many benefits of entering the awards:

• Raise your organisation’s reputation and profile across the UK
• Motivate and sustain further improvements and innovation
• Opportunities for staff to learn from others and receive feedback from panellists
• Boost employee morale, enhance recruitment and retention
• Win contracts
• Impress and influence clients
• And last but not least, celebrate your success and get the recognition you and your colleagues deserve

How do I enter?

To see the assessment criteria, guidance notes and to download an entry form please visit www.bura.org.uk.

You have until 06 June 2008 to submit your entries online.

Should you require any further information please do get in touch with the BURA Awards Team on 020 7539 4030 or by emailing awards@bura.org.uk. Otherwise please note the closing date in your diary and we look forward to receiving your entries.

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Newcastle United has office space to let in Gateshead at very reasonable rates for a charity or voluntary organisation.

The Offices are located in Nickalls house, Marconi Way, Metrocentre, Gateshead, NE11 9NH.

This is a modern office building next to the Metrocentre which is an excellent location for transport links.

The premises comprise a net internal area of 3500 sq ft.

For more information about renting the premises contact:

Kate Bradley
Charitable Foundation Manager
Newcastle United Foundation
Newcastle United Football Club

0191 201 8477
07825890782
Kate.Bradley@nufc.co.uk

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Wednesday 9th July 2008

10am - 4pm

Riverside Children's Centre, Minton Lane, North Shields

Informative & participative workshop to help you develop a general understanding of self-harm and which will include:

• What is self-harm?
• The meaning and purpose of self-harm?
• What are the reasons and issues that are often behind self-harm?
• A Personal insight into self-harm
• Yardsticks for Good Practice in  Supporting People who self-harm
• Developing a Harm-Minimisation Approach

Aim of course:

• To develop the awareness and understanding of this often misunderstood issue. 
• To recognise that self-harm is usually a coping strategy which people may have developed as a way of expressing or relieving intense and overwhelming feelings and emotions. 
• To help carers and professionals working in a wide range of services, including health and mental health, education, youth work, drug & alcohol services, support services and counselling services, feel more confident in supporting those people who self-harm and where to get /refer to more specialised support.

Trainer:

Jill Eastham brings to the training her own personal experience of using self-harm to cope with the trauma of reliving painful memories of childhood sexual abuse. She offers part of her own ‘story’ to help you understand the individual meaning and purpose of her own past self-harm and describes the factors that were helpful to her in beginning to reduce and eventually stop that need to self-harm. As a professional counsellor, Jill developed Self-Injury Support in North Cumbria (SIS) into a unique independent service that is valued for its expertise and person-centred ethos.  Jill offers professional understanding and insights from her work with the charity  to further your knowledge around self-harm. In particular NICE guidelines, case studies and examples of care management are included.

Cost:  

Payments made by 30th June = £95

Payments made after 1st July will have VAT added = £95 + VAT= £111.63

For further details or to reserve a place please contact Jill Eastham for a booking form on 01768 870824 or info@jilleastham.co.uk or www.jilleastham.co.uk.

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Health Wealthy and Wise

Monday 23rd June 2008

8.15am - 4.45pm

Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne

Can social capital make us “healthy, wealthy and wise” as its proponents claim.  This is a rare chance to join in a debate between Professor Robert Putnam, and Rt Hon Hazel Blears.

The Conference is organised to give a voice to a wide range of different participants with lots of time for debate, which will be chaired by Kate Adie, set off by Andrew Kerr on behalf of North East Social Capital Forum and with an expert summary from Sir Jeremy Beecham.

It is held in the marvellous surroundings of Discovery Museum in Central Newcastle and delegates booking before 30 April receive a £50 early bird discount.

Hosted by: Kate Adie OBE, Presenter, BBC.

Speakers:

Robert D Putnam, Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University

Lewis M. Feldstein, President, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Supported by:

Sir Jeremy Beecham, Vice Chairman, Local Government Association

Andrew Kerr, Chief Executive, North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

Darra Singh OBE, Chief Executive, London Borough of Ealing

Kate Welch OBE, Chief Executive, Acumen Development Trust

For further details visit www.communityfoundation.org.uk for information and downloadable booking form, e-mail healthywealthywise@communityfoundation.org.uk to have a form and information sent to you or telephone 07721 530115/07711 432745 to request information.

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Funding Information North East (FINE) is pleased to announce the launch of the North East Third Sector Funding Opportunities Database.

This database replaces the North East Guide to Grants for Voluntary Organisations database.

Subscribers can now search for European, Local and Central Government, Lottery, Loans and Health Authority/PCT funding as well as Trusts and Foundations.

For more information please contact FINE on 0191 477 1253 or visit http://www.fine.org.uk/FINEservices.htm#netsfod

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WORKING TOGETHER TYNE AND WEAR

VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR SKILLSBASE PROJECT

WTTW's VCS Skillsbase project is delivering an exciting and varied range of Accredited training for the Voluntary Sector in Tyne and Wear. These training opportunities are free to those aged 25 or over and either working or volunteering within the voluntary sector within Tyne and Wear. The Main Contractor for this project is the WEA North East Region and training is being delivered by a range of VCS organisations including GVOC.

Courses starting soon include:

• NVQ 2 Business Administration

• NVQ 2 Customer Service

• Basic Book-keeping

• CLAIT Level 1

• NVQ 2 Community Development Work

• Being a Charity Trustee

• Committee Skills Training

• Fundraising Skills for Community Groups

• Managing Voluntary and Community Organisations

• NVQ 2 Health and Social Care

• Home Safety for Volunteers

• Paediatric First Aid

• British Sign Language

• Stamping out Stigma (Disability Empowerment)

• Information, Advice and Guidance

For more information on the courses available please click. Further information and all enquiries should be made to Pam Heley at CSV Newlyn Learning on 0191 2848371.

This project is part funded by the European Union through the European Social Fund

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The Tenant and Resident Development Project will aim to influence housing and community decisions made on behalf of the people of Gateshead.  It will be independent of Gateshead Council and The Gateshead Housing Company.

The organisation will be up and running in 2008 and we want to work with as many people and groups as possible - to make sure we can truly represent the views and wishes of all the people who live in Gateshead.

Why not take a look at what we have been up to in the summer edition of 

"The Gatesider"

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Pentagon Partnership leads the way on the Community Assets Fund consultation in Tyne and Wear

The Pentagon Partnership has submitted a response to the Government's consultation paper on the Community Assets Fund, on behalf of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Tyne and Wear.

The response document draws together responses from a range of community organisations across the sub-region to the consultation document issued by the Office of the Third Sector.  The £30million fund seeks to facilitate the transfer of management or ownership of assets from local authorities to the third sector by offering capital to refurbish assets and will be managed by the Big Lottery Fund.

A consultation event was held on June 14th in North Tyneside - around 20 delegates from across the sub-region attended and a lively discussion ensued.  Responses to the questions were also invited by e-mail and the response document is an amalgamation of the sector's responses to both forms of consultation.

The response shows that the VCS in Tyne and Wear supports the Community Assets Fund, and welcomes the consultation.  The amount of available funding ties in with the scale of projects the sector will realistically be pursuing.

The response document concludes:

"The Community Assets Fund is a real chance for the VCS to show that it's a flexible, 'Can Do' sector, and that we can adopt more businesslike practices (without sacrificing our community ethos) and are willing to take calculated risks.  Where healthy partnerships, well-developed business plans and excellent schemes with 'Unique Selling Points' come together, we predict that the Fund will facilitate extremely successful projects."

For more information visit www.pentagonpartnership.org.uk or contact Jon Goodwin on 0191 200 8516 or jon.goodwin@pentagonpartnership.org.uk.

The Community Assets Fund (CAF) - set up by the Office of the Third Sector (OTS) in the Cabinet Office - will offer grants for refurbishment of local authority buildings, ensuring they are appropriate for community use and for transfer to third sector ownership or management.  The CAF will provide valuable new facilities for communities and respond to the third sector's desire to make best use of local assets.  For more information visit www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/.

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A Care Ambassador is an experienced and committed person in the field of social care, who is willing to inspire and encourage others to consider a career in care.

To get involved with the Care Ambassadors scheme in the North East, or for more information, please call the Skills for Care regional office on 0162 34681 or e-mail anna.mclaren@skillsforcare.org.uk

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With Alison, individuals can develop their skills and knowledge by studying interactive self-paced courses for FREE.

There are both ECDL and E-citizen available with more courses to be added as they become available.

Where large groups are concerned, a monitoring and reporting system can also be provided which allows you to remotely track the activity of each learner as the progress through the courseware. This costs £395 for 100 users/learners.

To see for yourself, click on the following link www.alison.com and register as a user to see the excellent quality of the learning that is available. You will be asked to register with a username and password of your choice, and your name and e-mail address.

This provides you with unlimited FREE access to all our courseware.

If you have any problems with the registration procedure, please don't hesitate to call the office on 07092-306000 ext. 204 or you can e-mail directly at sgriffin@advancelearning.com.

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Gateshead Mental Health User Forum, a service user group in Gateshead, has just produced a directory of mental health services in Gateshead and further a-field. The directory gives you the information to make choices about your health and help you on the road to recovery. It’s available in a printed version and a PDF you can download and keep. Once you’ve downloaded the PDF all you have to do is click on the contents and the details of any service will appear on your screen.

For further information contact Keith Metcalf at the Forum on 0191 490 0568 or Email: gmhuf@gmhuf.freeserve.co.uk.

To download a copy of the Directory please click here (please note this document is 1.2mb and may take a while to download).

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