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Issue 6 July / August / September 2009

Supporting Voluntary & Community Action July/August/September 2009

!Inside Voscur’s MagazineNominate for the Voscur Awards

Summer Festivals

Love Parks

Funding Opportunities

Recession Support

Golden Agers’ Tyntesfield Quilt

Bristol Based Nationals

Tackling Age Discrimination

Constitutional Advice

Training and Learning

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4 Editorial

5 Voscur Annual Event

6 Voscur News -

Campaign Award

7 New Voscur Members

8 - 10 Sector News OfficeoftheThirdSectorSurvey

KeepInfrastructureLocal

FreeSupportforMergerand Collaboration

11 Recession Support

12 - 14 Equalities - Older People TacklingAgeDiscrimination

2009CelebratingAgeFestival

ANewTreasureattheNationalTrust

15 Equalities

Femocracy

16 - 19 Voscur Training & Learning

Training-whybother?

VoscurLearning

20 How To - ICT ReduceyourICTcarbonfootprint

21 Voscur Shadowing programme

22 - 23 Bristol Based Nationals

FurnitureRe-useNetwork

24 - 25 Summer Festivals

26 - 27 Children and Young People StWerburghsCityFarm-SummerCamp

SexualHealthServicesforYoungPeople

28 - 29 How To - Funding TaxEffectiveGiving

30 - 31 How To - Green Pages LoveParks

IsBristolPreparedforSustainable

Growth?-BristolDevelopmentFramework

32 Volunteering Bristol GoodPracticePromotesHigher

Standards

33 The Compact CompactLiaisonOfficer

WhatistheCompact?

35 Constitution Corner Operatingforthepublicbenefit?

36 Diary

Welcome

www.voscur.org 3

Contents

Disclaimer:someoftheviewsexpressedinthispublicationarethoseofindividualcontributorsanddonotnecessarilyrepresent

thoseofVoscur.Publications,eventsandservicesmentionedinThrive!arenotnecessarilyendorsedbyVoscur.

Thrive!isavailableondisc.Pleasecontact

theofficeifyouwouldliketo

receiveyourThrive!thisway.The

newsletterisalsoavailableonlineasapdf

atwww.voscur.org/magazine

Why not advertise?Special discounts for Voscur members.Deadlines for October 2009 edition of Thrive!:Tuesday 1 September for ads and Monday 21 Septemberfor flyers. Details of prices at www.voscur.org/magazineor phone Polly Stewart, sub-editor, on 0117 909 9949

July / August / September 2009 Issue 6

Answer:CouncillorBarbaraJanke,Leaderof

theCouncil,inthelastissueofThrive!

CouncillorJankealsotoldusthat

theLiberalDemocratswanttobring

decision-makingclosertothepeople

through:buildingonNeighbourhood

Partnerships;workingtofindways

totransferassetstothethird

sector,andarecommittedto

strengtheningpositiveworking

relationshipsthroughtheCompact.

Thelocalelectionhasresultedina

LiberalDemocratmajorityrunning

thecouncil.Weverymuchlook

forwardtohelpingtheCouncilput

itscommitmentintopracticeinthe

comingmonths.

Support from Recession Mitigation FundDetailsofthesupportavailable

fromtheCapacitybuildersReal

HelpForCommunitiesfundcan

befoundonpage10ofThrive!

Voscurwasconcernedthatthis

supportisonlyavailabletogroups

withanincomeofover£150,000

perannum.Therearemany

groupsinthecitywhodon’t

reachthatthreshold,butarealso

vulnerableatthistime.

Voscur,inpartnershipwithCity

ofBristolCollege,appliedto

theBristolPartnershiprecession

mitigationfundtohelpusoffer

supportforourmemberswho

don’tmeettheCapacitybuilders

criteria,butarenevertheless

vulnerabletotheeffectsofthe

recession.Wewillbeoffering

helpwithissuesofredundancy,

collaborationandmerger,skills

developmentandtraining.

Itwasadifficultdecisionasto

whethertoapplytothisfundas

Voscurmembergroups,did,of

course,alsoapplytothisfund.

Onbalancewethoughtthatthe

supportthatwecouldoffercity-

widehasthepotentialtobenefit

themostvulnerablegroupsand

peopleworkinginthesectorin

Bristol.Wewillkeepyouinformed

ofthesupportonofferthrough

oure-bulletin,websiteandthis

magazine.

www.voscur.org4

Editorial

New Council pledges support for our sector

?

key TO SymBOLS

Equalities Article

Training

Resources

Event

Wendy Stephenson

“ The voluntary, community and social enterprise sector has an important part to play in understanding local need, and is often best placed to deliver activities, services and support that best meets the needs of some of the most vulnerable groups in our city”?

WendyStephenson,

ChiefExecutive,Voscur

Question: Who said


Voscur Annual Conference and AGM

Last year’s ‘Thanks for

Supporting the Sector’ award

winner John Bos said…

“Myprizewasaninvitationto

lunchatFairbridgeWest.The

youngpeopleshowedmearound

thepremisesandexplainedthe

manyactivitiesandprojects,

whichFairbridgedelivers:Ibegan

tounderstandsomethingof

thefantasticworkthat’sbeing

donewithsomeofBristol’smost

disadvantagedteenagers.”

Fran Harrison, Manager of

Fairbridge West said…

“Weworkwithsomeofthemost

challengedyoungpeopleto

motivateandbuildconfidence

tomoveontopositivethingsin

life.Ourprizewasaninvitation

tolunchcookedbyouryoung

peopleatoneofour‘ComeDine

WithMe’sessions.

“Johnshowedwhyhehad

receivedtheVoscur;typicalof

manyinthevoluntarysector,

ourpremisesneedalotof

improvement.Johngaveadvice

aboutwherewecouldgetfree

helpindoingjustthat.Thisledto

usreceivingProHelpsupportand

helpfromarchitectstoimprove

thebuilding.”

Further details on the Voscur

website: www.voscur.org

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 0117 909 9949

Hitting the Headlines – Promoting the Value of your Work

Keynote Speaker: Debra Allcock-Tyler, Chief

Executive, Directory of Social Change

Media panel and workshops to help you

promote your organisation

Stalls to showcase your organisation

The Voscur Awards: Make your nominations in the following categories

1.The Most Active Community Activist

2.The Community Venue of the Year

3.The Most Innovative/ Engaging Project

4.The ‘I Will Survive’ Award

5.The ‘Thanks for Supporting the Sector Award’

Wednesday 21 October 20099.30am – 2.30pmSt Paul’s Community Sports Academy

July / August / September 2009 Issue 6 www.voscur.org6

Campaign Award

Voscur is delighted to announce the winner of the 2009 award is Bristol theatre company Show of Strength, who organised a campaign for survival after they were told their funding was about to be withdrawn. The award was decided by an online vote, which attracted over 500 votes.

Sheila Hannon from Show of

Strength said:

matthew Symonds, Development

manager of Voscur said:

Runners up were:

Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft

Campaignforcommunity

regenerationofStokesCroftasa

culturalquarter.Thecampaignhas

successfullyraisedtheprofileof

StokesCroftandgotpeopletalking

positivelyaboutthearea.They

haveimprovedtheappearance

oftheareawithurbanart;

successfullylobbiedfortherefusal

ofanumberofunsuitableplanning

applicationsandstarteddiscussions

withthecitycouncilonthefuture

ofthearea.

Disability equality Forum (DeF)

- campaignforself-determination.

Thecampaignsetouttostopthe

CouncilhandingovertheDEF

toanotherdisabledpeople-led

organisationwithoutconsultation

andtoensurethattheForum

memberscouldexploreoptions

anddecidetheirownfuture.

Save Grove Woods – campaign to

preserve local woodland.

ThecampaignsetoutforGrove

Woods,BlackberryHill,Stapletonto

becompulsorilypurchasedfromits

existingownerandbeadesignated

wildlifereserve.

Feet for Purpose

InvolvedBristolOlderPeoples’

Forum,AgeConcernBristoland

BristolCityCouncilLinkagein

workingtogetherwithNHSBristol.

Theirworkwastoreviewcurrent

servicesandrecommendchanges

toimprovebasicfootcareforolder

peoplelivinginBristol.

Readmoreaboutallthe

campaignsathttp://

www.voscur.org/brispart

nership#voscurcampaigns

“ Show of Strength Theatre Company is thrilled to win this award as we’ve been campaigning against a funding cut for nearly a year. Our first appeal to the city council was rejected but we continued fighting and a second appeal is still being heard. Thanks to all the people who’ve been supporting us since last July, and who voted for us to win the award ”

Campaigners recognised for influencing decision makers

“ Campaign groups, like Show of Strength, demonstrate that local people really can make changes and influence decision makers. Volunteers and community groups across Bristol give a huge amount of time and effort to improving the city and to making sure that the views of local people are heard.”

Issue 6 July / August / September 2009 www.voscur.org 7

New Voscur members

Life Cycle UK Enablespeopletotakeupcyclingto

improvetheirhealth,communities,

environmentandoverallqualityof

life.LifeCycleUKaimstoinspire

peopleandtoequipthemwith

theskills,theknowledgeandthe

confidencetomakecyclingpart

oftheireverydaylives.Theyrun

practicalactivitiessuchascycle

training,awareness-raisingevents,

helpwithbikemaintenance,cycle

maps and organise conferences and

seminars.

Tofindoutmorevisit:

www.lifecycleuk.org.uk

Creative Kids InternationalABristolbasedorganisationthat

workswithchildrenandyoung

peopleinBristol,theSouthWest

oftheUKandinZambia(Africa)

throughhands-onvisualartactivities.

Tofindoutmorevisit:

www.myspace.com/

creativekidsinteranational

The Schumacher SocietyPromotessustainablesystemsfor

social,economicandenvironmental

development.Theyorganise

anannualBristolSchumacher

Conference,publishSchumacher

Briefings(16sofar),organisethe

SchumacherAwardandPromote

HumanScaleSustainableDevelopment.

Tofindoutmorevisit:

www.schumacher.org.uk

BARS (Bristol Alcoholism Recovery Service)SerenityHousedeliversthe

RecoveryDynamicsprogramme,a

non-medical12-Steptreatmentfor

alcoholismandotheraddictions.

Theyareanaddictiontreatment

resourcefortheCityrecognisedby

NHSBristol;andpartofthealcohol

strategyteam.

Tofindoutmorevisit:

www.serenityhouse.org.uk

Catch22Catch22isanationalcharitythat

workswithyoungpeoplewhofind

themselvesindifficultsituations.

Whateverthereasonfortheir

situation,theyhelpthemout.

Catch22workswiththeirfamilies

andtheircommunitieswherever

andwheneveryoungpeopleneed

themmost;inschools,onthe

streets,inthehome,atcommunity

centres,shoppingcentres,inpolice

stations,andincustody.

Tofindoutmorevisit:

www.catch22.org.uk

Charity SearchCharitySearchdeliversafreeadvice

servicewhichhelpsolderpeoplein

financialneedreceivethesupport

thatmaybeavailabletothem

fromcharitablesources.Theyaim

tohelpthemindependentlywith

dignityandpeaceofmind.

Tofindoutmorevisit:

www.charitysearch.org.uk

Who’s joined Voscur recently?

Life Cycle UK


Sector News

www.voscur.org8

Office of the Third Sector Survey – what does it tell us? The Local Area Agreement (LAA)

describes the way the Bristol

Partnership members will work

together to improve the quality

of life for people in Bristol. One

of the targets in Bristol’s LAA is

National Indicator 7 (NI7) ‘an

environment for a thriving third

sector’.

Tofindoutwhetherpartnersare

providinganenvironmentfora

thrivingthirdsector,in2008the

OfficeoftheThirdSectornational

surveyaskedthefollowingquestion:

“Takingeverythingintoaccount,

overallhowdothestatutory

bodiesinyourareainfluenceyour

organisation’ssuccess?”

Thefullresultsofthesurveyare

nowavailable.Lookingatthe

resultsforBristol,youmight

assumethatBristolgroupsdon’t

thinkthatlocalpublicsector

partnersinfluencetheirsuccess,

butunpickingtheresults,a

differentpictureemerges.

What do Bristol groups think?Theheadlinestellusthat14.7%of

respondentstotheBristolsurvey

thinkthatthestatutorybodiesin

theirareahaveapositiveinfluence

ontheirorganisation’ssuccess.

Thesurveyalsoidentifieswhich

otherfactorshavethemostimpact

onthedegreeofinfluencethat

thirdsectororganisationsthink

thatstatutorybodieshaveontheir

success.

Themostimportantfactorsare

thedegreetowhichthirdsector

organisationscaninfluence

localdecisionsthataffectthem

(inBristol13%areveryorfairly

satisfied),andthedegreetowhich

localthirdsectororganisations

havedealingswithstatutorybodies

(inBristol32%).

Only18%ofrespondentstothe

Bristolsurveyreceivedfundingin

theformofagrantfromthelocal

council,3%fromthelocalNHS

body,1%fromthepoliceorfire

authority.65%receivedfunding

fromnoneofthesesources.

41%oftherespondentstothe

Bristolsurveysaidthatthemain

areaswheretheycarryouttheir

activitiesareeitherinternationally,

nationallyandregionally–so

themainfocusoftheirworkis

notinBristol.

NotsurprisingthenthatBristol’s

NI7scoreislow,whenrelationships

withlocalstatutorybodiesare

notapriorityformanyofthe

respondents.However,forBristol

tobejudgedtoprovidean

environmentforathrivingthird

sector,weneedtoincreaseour

scoreby4.4percentagepointsto

reachascoreof19.1%whenthe

surveyisrepeatedin2010.

What next?How can Bristol improve its NI7

performance?

Herearesomeideas:

• Developathirdsectorstrategy,

whichissupportedbytheBristol

Partnership

• Consultthesectorandthe

BristolPartnershiponitsNI7

actionplan

• RaiseawarenessoftheCompact

• Ensurethatlocalcommunity

groupscaninfluence

NeighbourhoodPartnerships

andthatcommunitiesare

involvedinshapingservices

throughinvolvementin

commissioning processes

• Shareitsassettransferstrategy

• Improveitsconsultation

processessothatgroupsknow

howtheirresponsestothese

willshapeandimproveservices

• Investinthesectorforthelong-

term–let’shavesomestability.

Visit www.voscur.org/node/5223

Jargon buster

Statutory sector: Publicbodies,

fundedbygovernmentwithlegal

responsibilities.

Third Sector:TheGovernment’s

termforvoluntary,communityand

socialenterpriseorganisations.

National Indicator 7:Environment

foraThrivingThirdSector–target

withintheLocalAreaAgreement.

Bristol Third Sector organisations give their judgement on support from local statutory bodies

www.voscur.org 9Issue 6 July / August / September 2009

Sector News

Be vocal - Keep infrastructure local

Bristol City Council has launched

its infrastructure support survey,

the findings of which will play a

large role in determining what

support will be available for local

organisations and groups. Please

complete the survey - your views

are vital to ensure you don’t lose

services you need and value.

TheCouncilischangingthewaythat

itfundsorganisationslikeVoscur

(localinfrastructureorganisations)

andwillbecommissioning

infrastructureservicessuchasthose

offeredbyVoscur,fromnextyear.

Tohelpthemtodothis,the

Councilhasproduceda

questionnairethatisdesignedto

findoutfromfront-line

organisations(ourmembers)what

kindofsupportservicesyouneed.

Wethinkit’simportantthatlocal

infrastructureorganisationsare

retainedtosupportandrepresent

thesectoratalocallevel.

Thereisalonghistoryof

communityactivisminBristol-

Voscurwasstartedbycommunity

activists,andhasgrowninresponse

tomembers’needs.Weare

governedbyaboardthatiselected

fromandbyourmembershipand

wehavestructuresinplacesothat

ourmemberscanrepresentthe

sectoratstrategicbodiesinBristol.

Unfortunately,insomepartsofthe

countrycommissioninghasbeen

usedtoreduceservicestolocal

groups,andnationalorganisations

havewoncontractstorepresent

andsupportlocalgroups.Some

localauthoritieshavechosennot

tosupportlocalorganisationsthat

seektorepresentthesectorfroma

positionoflocalknowledge.

WehopethatBristolCityCouncil

won’ttakethatroute,butwill

insteadensurethatthesupport

thatBristolgroupsgetishigh

qualityandresponsivetolocal

need.

Weencourageyoutocomplete

thequestionnaireandifyou

thinkthatthereisaneedfora

localinfrastructureorganisation,

pleasesayso.

Findalinktothis

questionnaireand

informationabout

consultationmeetingsat

www.voscur.org/node/5263,

contactKeithHoughtonon(0117)

9224746oremailk.houghton@

bristol.gov.uk togetholdofahard

copy.Ifyouwouldliketotalkto

Voscuraboutthesurvey,please

contactWendyStephensonon0117

[email protected]

Important survey will determine future support – make sure your views are heard.

www.voscur.org10 July / August / September 2009 Issue 6

Does your organisation

benefit people affected by the

recession? Could you work more

closely with other organisations

to increase your impact,

extend your reach, generate

more income and reduce your

overhead costs? Capacitybuilders

is offering bursaries to help

viable third sector organisations

be more resilient to the impact

of the economic downturn.

Phase One–Knowyourneeds:

Frontlineorganisationswillbeable

toapplyforbursariesof£1,000

duringJuneandJuly2009.Closing

dateforapplicationsis17July

2009.Bursarieswillpayfortwo

daysofprofessionalsupportto

helporganisationsincreasetheir

impactandbecomemoreresilient,

includingthroughworkingmore

closelywithothers.

Phase Two–GrowTogether:

FromOctober2009,grantsofup

to£10,000willbeavailabletohelp

organisationsbuytheprofessional

andspecialistsupportandadvice

theyneedtomakecollaboration

ormergerhappen,suchasaudit/

accountancyfeestocarryoutdue

diligenceworkorlegalfees.

Tobeeligible,organisations

musthaveturnoverintherange

of£150,000to£750,000and

bedeliveringrecessionrelated

services.

Organisationsmustbewhollyor

primarilyengagedinoneormore

ofthefollowingareas:

•Theme 1–Wellbeingandhealth

•Theme 2–Advice,information

and guidance

• Theme 3–Lossofincome,

trainingandskills

Toassessyoureligibilityand

applyforthisfundvisit

www.modernisationfund.org.uk

Asaseparatepartofthethis

fund,Futurebuildersareoffering

loansof£30,000andaboveto

organisationswithexistingplansfor

collaborationandmergerorwho

wishtotakeforwardotheractivity

tohelppreparetheirbusinessfor

difficulttimes.(Forinformation,

followthelinkabove).

Sector News

Free support for merger and collaborationCapacitybuilders Real Help for Communities Modernisation Fund


Recession Support - Triodos

www.voscur.org 11

economically challenging times

can be the prompt we all need to

reassess our finances, look at where

we can reduce costs and also

consider new ways of generating

income. Leaner times can help us

to find new perspectives on what

we’re doing and why we’re doing it.

This can open up new possibilities,

particularly for charities and social

enterprises as they revisit how

their activities really contribute to

their core mission.

Bythinkingstrategically,

reassessingincome,expenditure,

activitiesandresources,youmay

findthatprecioustime,energy

andmoneyarebeingexpended

onactivitiesthatdon’treallymeet

theneedsyourorganisationexists

toaddress.Atthesametime,you

mayidentifyopportunitiestoboth

generateadditionalincomeand

betterrealiseyourmission.

Embarkingonnewactivitiescan

beadauntingprocess,soplanning

andriskassessmentarevital.

Thankfullyplentyofresourcesare

availabletohelpyou.

NCVO’sSustainableFunding

Project,forinstance,offersa

wealthofinformationonhow

tomakeyourorganisationmore

financiallysustainable.Ifyouare

consideringanewventure,their

OnlyConnectScheme,fundedby

TriodosBank,enablessuccessful

applicantstovisitanotherorganisation

alreadyundertakingsimilaractivity

tosharelearningfromtheir

experiences.Oneofthescheme’s

earliestrecipientswasSwindon

Children’sScrapstore,whovisited

BristolScrapstoretoexplorethe

optionofsettingupanonlineshop.

Anewventurewillprobably

requirenewfunding.Withgreater

competitionforgrants,lessspare

cashinpeople’spocketsand

bankslesswillingtolend,securing

thismightpresentchallengesof

itsown.Sociallendershowever,

stillhavemoneytolendandare

activelysupportingcharitiesand

socialenterprises.

TriodosBankrecentlyprovideda

loantoBroadwayLodgeinWeston

SuperMaretohelpthemexpand

theirrangeofservices,enabling

themtobettermeettheneedsof

theirclientsthroughafinancially

sustainableventure.Thecharity

hasbeensuccessfullyproviding

addictiontreatment,counselling

andsupportsince1974butsaw

theopportunitytofurthersupport

clientsbyofferinghousingat

thethirdstageofrecoveryas

theyprogressfromresidential

programmesintoindependent

livingandemploymentortraining.

Beforeagreeingloanfinance,the

bankwillwanttoseethatyou

havethoughtyourplansthrough

carefully,properlyassessingtherisks

involved.BalancingRisk,created

byTriodosandSayerVincentisa

tooldesignedtohelpyoudojust

this.Andremembertotalktoyour

bank.Sociallendersinparticularwill

probablyhaveseensimilarprojects

beforeandwillbeabletogiveyou

usefulfeedbackaboutyourplans.

Louise Davey

RelationshipDevelopmentManager

[email protected]

Tel:01179809788

Resources

www.triodos.co.uk/

balancingrisk todownload

ariskassessmenttooldevelopedby

TriodosBankandSayerVincent

www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/sfp/

forresourcesofferedbythe

SustainableFundingProject

Recession Support

Shared learning: Bristol Children’s

Scrapstore hosts an Only Connect visit


Equalitites - Older People

www.voscur.org12

Voscur asked Jan Ormondroyd,

Chief executive of Bristol City

Council to tell us about her

role in tackling age

discrimination in adult health

and social care. Here’s

what she told us:

Tackling Age Discrimination

Jan Ormondroyd

Iamsurethatyou,likeI,believethatagediscriminationandunfair

treatmentbasedonagehavenoplaceinafairsociety.

IwaspleasedtobeaskedbytheSecretaryofStatetoundertakea

nationalreviewwithSirIanCarruthers,ChiefExecutiveofNHSSouth

West,onwhatpracticallyneedstobedonetoimplementtheEquality

Bill.SirIanandIwillbespecificallyfocusingonthecriticalissueofage

discriminationinhealthandadultsocialcare.

Researchshowsusthatthereisagediscriminationinsomehealth

andadultsocialcareservices.Whatisimportantinthisreviewisthat

wegetacomprehensivepicturefromacrossthecountryandgather

opinionaboutwhatneedstobedonetodeliverthechangesrequired

bythenewlegislation.

IamcurrentlyworkingcloselywiththeDepartmentofHealthand

listeningtotheviewsfromawiderangeofrelatedagenciesand

organisations.InOctoberthisyearwewillbepubliclyannouncingthe

recommendationsofthisimportantreviewandIwouldliketoupdate

youthenwiththekeyfindingsandrecommendations.

Iamlookingforwardtothechallenge,butmostimportantlyIam

focussedonbringingaboutrealimprovementsandworkingto

eliminateagediscrimination.

SeeSingleEqualityBill

insertinthisissueof

Thrive!



Grants Available to help you take partmonday 28 September to

Saturday 3 October

Nowinitsthirdyear,Bristol’sannual

eventtocelebratethemassive

contributionolderpeoplemaketo

thecityandtheirlocalcommunities

willtakeplacefromMonday28

SeptembertoSaturday3October

2009withafinaleatTheCouncil

HouseonSaturday3October.

Inordertowidentheeventto

includelocalcommunityandgroup

activities,applicationsarebeing

invitedfromlocalgroupsand

organisationsthatwouldliketo

takepartinthefestival.

Thisisanopportunityforyour

grouptopromoteitsactivitiesfor

olderpeopleundertheumbrellaof

‘celebratingage’.Thiscanbeto

raiseawarenessofanexisting

grouporactivityoraspecialone

offeventforolderpeopleinyour

community.Theonlycriteria

forlocalinvolvementisthatthe

proposedeventisfunandopento

allolderpeople.

Smallgrantsareavailabletogroups

andorganisationsthatwanttotake

partinthefestivalbyputtingon

aneventintheweekleadingupto

thefinale.Fulldetailsoftheterms

andconditionsandhowtoapply

areavailablefromJamesGeorge,

email: james.george@

bristol.gov.uk,tel:01173525068.

Thefestivalisorganised

byBristol’sOlderPeople’s

Foruminpartnership

withthecitycouncil,

Voscur,TheCareForum,

BlackDevelopmentAgency(BDA)

andthePrimaryCareTrust(PCT).

Anyoneinterestedingetting

involvedorwhowouldlikemore

informationshouldcontact

SarahSalter,01179037899,

[email protected]

2009 Celebrating Age Festival



IthasbeenawonderfulachievementandquiteexcitingtohavebeencommissionedbytheNationalTrustat

TyntesfieldHousetodothishangingfortheOldMill

building.

TheGoldenAgersworkedonitwithexcitementandput

theirallintoit.TheGoldenAgerswerealsoexcitedtohave

beeninvitedtotheceremonytoseeitbeinghungand

tosharetheexperiencewithalltheotherpeoplewho

attendedthelaunchceremony,includingmeetingthe

dignitariesfromTyntesfieldHouse.

Ourtutorwhohasbeenworkingwithusnowforquitea

fewyears,wasveryhelpfulandstoodbyuswhilstwewere

creatingthequiltandhelpedwiththeresearch.We,the

GoldenAgersenjoyedthesessionswerantocreatethe

quilt.Wearecontinuingtodesignandmakefurtherquilts

andwillhavesomethingtodisplayfortheCelebratingAge

FestivalinOctober.

WearegratefulforVoscur’shelpasitwasVoscurwhofirst

suggestedTyntesfieldHousecontactusforthisproject.The

grouphavenowbeenquiltingforabout10or11yearsand

lookforwardtomanymoreyears!

A New Treasure at Tyntesfield House

GloriaMorris,GoldenAgers.

Gloria Morris, a member of the Golden Agers’ group, describes how the group reacted to this commission from the National Trust.

Detail of the Golden Agers’ Quilt

www.voscur.org 15Issue 6 July / August / September 2009

Equalitites - Femocracy

This is the message that the

Fawcett Society is sending to

to women from minority ethnic

groups up and down the country.

TheEuropeanandlocal

governmentelectionsarenow

overbutsadlymanywomenfrom

minorityethnicgroupsmissedtheir

chancetogettheirvoiceheard.

Womenfromminorityethnic

groupsareoneofthemost

excludedgroupsfromformal

politicaldecisionmakingprocesses

andarenotaccessingthetools

ofpoliticalpower.Theyareless

likelytoberegisteredtovoteand

alsotendtobelessengagedwith

mainstreampoliticsthanwhite

womenandmenfromminority

ethnicgroups,explainedJoella

Hazel,whoworksfortheFawcett

Societyandleadsonaprojecton

minorityethnicwomen’spolitical

empowerment,calledFemocracy.

Femocracyhelpswomenfrom

minorityethnicgroupsengage

inpoliticsandusetheirpolitical

voice.Tohelpaddresstheir

politicalexclusion,Femocracy

haspublishedYourVoice,afree

guidetodemocracyforwomen

fromminorityethnicgroups,with

usefulinformationonhowto

accesspoliticalpower.Ithasbeen

developedtobuildunderstanding

ofhowdemocracyisorganised,

howpoliticsimpactsontheirlives

andhowtheycantakepartand

influencedecision-makingthrough

exercisingtheirrighttovote.

AGeneralElectionmaybe

calledatanytime.Tohelpmake

surewomenfromminority

ethnicgroupsdonotlosetheir

opportunitytodecidewhoruns

thecountry, Femocracyisworking

withgrassrootsgroupsthatdirectly

servicewomenfromminority

ethnicgroupstopromoteYour

Voiceandencouragethemto

registertovote.

If you work with women who

want a louder political voice,

then help them to get heard

with your Voice. To download

or request a limited number of

free copies of the guide, visit

www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/

femocracy.

Your vote is your voice!

FawcettSocietyis

theUKcampaignfor

women’srights.Formore

informationonFawcett

pleasevisit:

www.fawcettsociety.org.ukorthe

BristolFawcettwebsiteat:

www.bristolfawcett.org.uk

The Femocracy campaign is launched


‘Don’t cut your training budget’ was one

recommendation for surviving the recession

given by Ben Kernighan from National Council for

Voluntary Organisations. The National Association

for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA)

agrees with this and highlights that it is more

important than ever that organisations invest in

their staff.

Intimesofeconomicdownturn,yourstaffmaybe

yourmostvaluableassetandtrainingthemshouldbe

seenasalong-terminvestment.

There are many benefits to training, for example:

• Increasedstaffandvolunteermoraleand

confidenceleadingtobetterworking

• Increasedstaffandvolunteermotivation

• Reducedturnoverofstaffandvolunteersand

improvedloyalty

• Staffandvolunteersabletobemoreeffectivein

theirroles

Organisationsthatofferwell-plannedtrainingwill

becomemoreeffectiveandontheirwaytobecoming

‘learningorganisations’.

Learning organisations

So how can you make your organisation a learning

organisation?

Firstly,youcanlookattheskillsthatyouhaveand

considertheskillsyouneed.Secondly,youprovide

trainingandlearningforstaff,analysehoweffective

thathasbeenandfinallystarttheprocessagain!

• How are training needs identified in your

organisation?

• How do you know what skills gaps your

organisation has?

• Do you audit the skills of your staff, volunteers

and board?

Onewayoffindingouttheskillsyouneedisby

lookingatyourorganisation’sworkforthecoming

year.Identifywhatrolesarechanging,whatnewwork

youwillbedoingandidentifylearningtogowiththat.

Youcanfindouttheskillsstaffandvolunteersneed

through:

• Annualappraisals

• Supervision

• Askillsaudit

Therearemanywaystofindout,butneverassume

people’sskills–askthem.

Ifyouthinkaboutwhattrainingyouaregoingtoneed

annually,thenyouaremorelikelytohavetheskills

withintheteamtosupportthework.

Oftentrainingneedsareidentifiedbutare

notactedupon.Thisisgenerallybecause

someorganisationsdonotseetrainingaspart

oftheorganisationaldevelopmentprocess.Ifyou

startaprocesswithstaffthenyouneedto

followitthrough.

www.voscur.org16

Voscur Training and Learning

Training – why bother?In difficult times, with increasing cuts in budgets, we know that the first thing to go is staff training, so why bother training at all?

“ A Learning Organisation is one in which people at all levels, individuals and collectively, are continually increasing their capacity to produce results they really care about “ . Richard Karach

“ Personally I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.” Winston Churchill


Voscur Training & Learning

How can you meet the need with

little money?

Therearemanywaystodeliver

learningandtrainingisonlyone.

Someoptionsare:

•AttendVoscurNetworkmeetings

•Shadowotherpeopleinyour

organisation

•Usementoringandcoaching

•AttendfreeorlowcostVoscur

courses(bursariesareavailable)

•Readpublications,magazines

andbooksthatcanhelpyouin

yourrole

•Shareskillswithinyour

organisation

•Usewebbasedtoolkitsand

resources

Why do people attend Voscur

training?

ManypeoplecomeontoVoscur

trainingwithspecificneedsfortheir

organisations,soweruntraining

thatisuptodateandrespondsto

trendswithinthesector.Voscuris

focusedonthelong-term

sustainabilityofthesectorand

ourcoursesreflectthat.

Manypeoplewhocomeonto

Voscurtrainingcommenton

feelinglessisolatedthrough

knowingthatotherpeoplefrom

thesectorneedsupporttoo,it’sa

greatchancetonetwork!

Sources: NAVCA circulation

June/July 2009

Look at Voscur

courses here:

www.voscur.org/training

Download Voscur Skills

Audit: www.voscur.org/training/

learning#audits

Ladder4learningsupportsand

facilitatesdevelopmentand

learningforpeopleand

organisationsinthecommunity

andvoluntarysectorsandsocial

enterprises

www.ladder4learning.org.uk/

Leading on Learning - a hands

on guide for line managers:

Campaign for Learning: www.

campaign-for-learning.org.uk/cfl/

assets/documents/Informatio-

nandfacts/Line%20Managers%20

booklet.pdf

TheVoscurdiaryisregularly

updatedwitheventsand

networkmeetings.

www.voscur.org/event

Voscur Networks:Community Buildings:

www.voscur.org/net-

works/area_networks

Finance Forum: www.voscur.

org/networks/FWTforum

Children and young People:

www.voscur.org/networks/

children

Voscur Assemblies: www.voscur.

org/networks/assemblies

?


Speaking with Confidence Tuesday 14 July (9.30am - 3.30pm) at The Greenway Centre, Doncaster Road, Southmead, Bristol, BS10 5PYThissessionisaimedatpeoplewhoneed

moreconfidence,skillsandpracticeof

speakinginpublic.Thispractical

sessionwillcover:exploringsomeofyour

fearsandbarrierstopublicspeaking,how

toputtogetherpresentationsandsome

oftheskillsneededtospeakinpublic.

Youwillbeaskedtodeliveramini

presentationontheday.

Collaboration and MergerWednesday 15 July (9.30am - 3.30pm) at Windmill Hill City Farm, Philip Street, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4EAThisworkshop,facilitatedbyNCVO’s

collaborativeworkingproject,willlook

atcollaborationandmergerandhowit

canworkforyou.Amongotherthings

itwillcoverthebenefits,obstaclesand

challengesforcollaborationandthelegal

implicationsofcollaborationandmerger.

Voscur’s open courses are developed with our members in mind, but we recognise the need for courses specially tailored to your organisation. Voscur can run in-house courses on many topics, so if you are thinking about learning, get in contact with Sophie Bayley on 0117 909 9949 or email: [email protected] and find out what we can do for you.

We haven’t finalised all our courses yet for the autumn, but they will be out at the end of July so keep an eye on our website, ebulletin and mailings from Voscur.


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Changing Employment Contracts Legally Monday 20 July (6pm - 8pm) at Beachcroft, Portwall Place, Portwall Lane, Bristol BS1 6NGThisfreesessionwillhelpyougettogripswith

changingcontractsofemployment.Runbyan

EmploymentLawsolicitorfromBeachcroft,itwill

coverwhatacontractis,languageused,howto

changethemandtherisksassociated.Youwillhave

timetogetyourquestionsanswered.

How to develop an Equalities and Diversity Policy Tuesday 21 July (9.30am - 3.30pm) at Wellspring Healthy Living Centre, Beam Street, Barton Hill, Bristol, BS5 9QYThissessionwillhelpyoutolookatEqualitiesand

Diversitypolicies,whatyouneedtohaveinthem,

howtodeveloponeandhowtomakesurethatit

isalivedocumentinyourorganisation.Itwillcover

issuessuchaslegislation,thenewSingleEquality

Billandmonitoringandevaluation.

Getting Ready for Enterprise Thursday 24 September (9am - 4.30pm) at Windmill Hill City Farm, Windmill Hill, Bristol, BS3 4EANow,morethanever,itisimportantthat

organisationslookatdifferentwaystogenerate

income.Thisworkshop,facilitatedbyNCVO’s

SustainableFundingProjectwillenableyouto

respondtotherecessionbyhelpingyouto:explore

ideasforsocialenterpriseproductsorservices;

understandtheskillsandresourcesneededtoput

atradingideaintopracticeandgetconstructive

feedbackandadviceonyourtradingidea.

Fulldetailsofautumncourses–coming

soon www.voscur.orgTobookandfor

moredetailsgotowww.voscur.org/

trainingorcontactAnnaPolanekatVoscuron

01179099949,email [email protected]

“ Good delivery, relevant, good use of presentation and exercises. Helpful networking ”


With global warming still

heading the international

agenda, and the Transition Town

movement gaining pace steadily

locally and nationally, it can

seem a little at odds with the

growing carbon emission levels

of ICT use across the planet.

Infactattimesitseemstorun

atcross-purposestothedigital

inclusioneffortsofgovernment

initiativesandvoluntarygroups’

aimto‘upskill’excludedindividuals

andcommunities.Ofcourse

ICTdoesnothavethe“dirty

industry”profileofroadhaulage

ortheairlines,butitisamassive

consumerofpowerandthe

productionlineisoneofthemost

poisonousontheplanet.Bysome

estimatesitissettoovertakethe

Aviationindustryasapolluter

by2010!

ConnectingBristolisleadingon

developingaseriesofstrategies

thatbusinessesandorganisations

canimplementto‘green’their

offices,theirsupplychainandtheir

daytodayoperations.Voscurhas

agreedtopromotethisworkinthe

voluntarysectorinBristolandwe

hopetobeabletoofferhelpand

advicefromsummeronwardson

reducingyourICTCarbonfootprint

fromanextensivedatabasethat

isbeingproducedforConnecting

Bristol.

Voscurhasbeenchosentolead

inthisareabecauseofourtrack

recordoverthelasttwoyears,

hostingtheSocialSourceSouth

Westconferencepromotingfree

softwareandtheGiveOneInGet

OneBack!projecttopromote

responsiblerecyclinganduseof

refurbishedmachineswithin

thesector.

Freesoftwareisoptimisedtorun

efficientlyonolderhardware,so

machinesthatcurrentlyseem

unusablecanbegivenanew

leaseoflife,worklikenewagain

andkeepgoingforafewmore

years.Therehasbeenagrowthin

companiesandsocialenterprises

offeringsupportinthisarea,and

nationallyandlocallythefree

softwaremovementethoslinesup

verywellwiththevaluesandethos

ofthevoluntary,communityand

socialenterprisesector.

Voscurwillberunningaseries

ofGreenICTsurgeriesusingthe

databaseandchampioningthe

adoptionofEnvironmentalPolicies

inthirdsectororganisationsthat

specificallytargetemissionsfrom

ICTuse.Wewilllookatyourcurrent

ITinfrastructureandplansand

adviseonchangesthatmight

beneededtoreducepower

consumptionandprolonguseof

existingequipment,plusWEEE

(WasteElectricalandElectronic

Equipment)www.environment-

agency.gov.uk/business/topics/

waste/32084.aspx

awarenessandyourlegal

responsibilitiesinthisarea.We

hopetosaveyoumoney,improve

yourefficiencyandsavetheplanet

allatthesametime!

www.voscur.org20

How To - ICT

Reduce Your ICT Carbon Footprint

www.transitionbristol.net

www.transitiontowns.org


Voscur Shadowing programme

“IshadowedShirleyBrown,Liberal

DemocratcouncillorforAshleyWard.I

wentwithCouncillorBrowntocanvas

residentsintheAshleyward.Itwas

interestingtoseehowshediscussed

localissues,andexplainedthework

shehadundertakeninthearea.

WhenCouncillorBrownwasfirst

electedin2004,shewasthefirst

BlackMinorityEthnicLiberalDemocrat

councillorinBristol.

ThemostvaluablelessonIhave

learnedisthatanyonecanbecomea

councillor.Theshadowingexperience

“Ishadowedacouncillor.

Thisinvolvedtalkingfrom

ourrespectiveexperiences,

ratherthansittinginonall

thatacouncillordoes.Itwas

interestingandvaluableandIwas

abletoappreciatethepressures

acouncillorworksunder.Imade

avaluablerelationshipwith

someoneontheinsideoflocal

government,andcouldmake

pointsandraiseissuesinadirect

way.Asandwhentimeallowswe

willcontinuewithourdialogue.

Iwouldliketoseethescheme

expanded;itisaninvaluableway

forthecounciltomakelinkswith

peopleinBristoloutsideformal

channels,andtoinformusall

abouthowindividualswithin

thecouncilgoabouttheirjobs.

Shadowingwouldprovideagreat

experienceforyoungpeople

whowanttofindoutaboutlocal

politics.”

“Ihavealwaysfoundshadowing

oneofthebestwaystogeta

feelforajob,andalsotoget

toknowsomeonefast-as

workingtogetherforaday

demandstrustandopenness

onbothsides.Asusual,Ifelt

thatIlearnedalotfrommy

shadow,soitisneverjusta

one-wayprocess.Shadowing

cutsthroughanymystique

thatsurroundsthepositionof

electedrepresentatives.

IhopethatVoscurwillfindways

tocontinuetorunthisscheme,

andIhavealreadygotmyname

downfornexttime!”

Councillor Shadowing – a View Inside24 councillors, senior managers and shadows signed up for our 2009 scheme - a learning experience for everyone involved. This year people had the opportunity to shadow councillors and senior officers, gaining a greater understanding of how the Council works on all levels. Outlined below are the experiences of three people who got involved:

Yassin Mohamud, Voscur

Helen Holland, Leader of the Labour Group

Pete Tiley, Age Concern Bristol

(left to right) Yassin Mohamud with Cllr Barbara Janke, Cllr Jon Rogers, Cllr Shirley Brown and Ed Davey MP

hasallowedmetounderstand

whatisinvolvedwiththe

process.Iwillbetalkingwith

othersintheSomalicommunity

toencouragethemtobecome

councillors.”


Bristol Based Nationals

Bristol is the base for a

number of national charities:

Sustrans; Federation of City

Farms and Gardens; Soil

Association and others. The

Furniture Re-use Network

(FRN) is perhaps slightly less

known than these illustrious

organisations but runs its work

across the UK from its offices in

Old Market, on the first floor of

the SOFA Project building.

TheFRNisanationalinfrastructure

organisationwithover300

membersacrosstheUK.Itswork

istosupportandco-ordinatethe

workofcharitiesthatcollectmainly

householditemsthatpeopleno

longerwantandmakethem

availabletopeopleonlowincomes.

FRNalsoworksatthenationallevel

toinfluenceGovernmentpolicy,

andispartofaEuropeannetwork

doingthesameinBrussels.

InBristolithasfourmembers:

SOFAwhichspecialisesin

providingelectricalgoods;Emmaus

thatlinksitspreviouslyhomeless

companionstoitsworkof

providingsecondhandfurniture

andreconditionedbicycles;

SPACEwhichprovidesfurniture

freeofchargetohomeless

familiesmovingfromtemporary

housingintotheirfirsthomeand

ReworkinKnowleWestwhichhas

muchmoreofacommunity

developmentfocus.

Inmanywaystheseorganisations

areamicrocosmoftheFRN

membershipandrepresentthe

rangeofactivitiesinthesector.

FRNprovidesfreespecialistadvice

toallofitsmembers,usuallyvia

theweb,emailortelephone.

Theorganisationtendstomeet

groupsonalocalleveltosupport

coordinationofactivities,locally

thereisagroupforprojectsin

theoldAvonarea,andtoaddress

issuesaroundlocalauthority

relationships.

Furniture Re-use Network: Alleviating material poverty and tackling climate change.

Sculpture developed to promote

furniture re-use in London with

Oliver Heath its designer

Wombles used to promote furniture

re-use at national event

FRN signs partnership to promote the

sector with the National Housing

Federation


Itissometimesanembarrassment

tobeinBristol,asitisoneofthe

fewmajorlocalauthoritiesthat

refusetopayrecyclingcreditsto

thethirdsector.FRNmanagedto

achieveachangeinnational

Governmentguidancethreeyears

ago,whichithashelpedto

implementacrossthecountry,

butBristolCityCouncilhas

stubbornlyrefusedtopay.

InmanypartsofthecountryFRN

membersarerunningthebulky

wasteservicesforlocalauthorities,

hugelyincreasingtheamountof

goodsrescuedorrecycledand

hoperemainsthatBristolwillalso

takethisroutewhenitcomesto

renewitswastecontract.The

organisationhasadedicatedteam

thatspecialisesinsupportingboth

localauthoritiesandvoluntary

groupsindevelopingaservice

specificationandbusinessmodel

totransfercollectionservicesto

organisationsabletore-useitems

thatotherwisewouldbecrushed,

buriedorincinerated.

TheFRNalsohasatradingsubsidiary,

FRNEnterprises(FRNE)which

brokersdealswithmanufacturers,

retailers,andwastecompanies

toextractreusableitemsfrom

thewastestream.Thiscouldbe

customerreturnsfromaretailer,

warehousedamagedgoods(usually

packaging)frommanufacturers

oritemsclearedfromhotels

undergoingrefurbishments.

Currently35organisations,including

theSOFAProject,aresubscribersto

FRNEandundergoafullauditfrom

FRNstafftodeterminetheirlegal,

logisticalandmanagerialcapacityto

takecontractson.

Thekeyfocusforthesectoris

helpingpeopleonlowincomes,

thisisaboutprovidingitemsatthe

lowestcostorganisationscanafford

ratherthanthemaximumthey

cangetawaywith,thissetsre-use

projectsasidefromcharityshops

whichexisttomakemoneyfortheir

parentcharities.FRNalsohasarole

inhighlightingthealternativesfor

peopleonlowincomes.

ThefocalpointforFRNisits

annualconferencewhichbrings

togetherdelegatesfromaround100

organisationstoshareideas,network

andlearnaboutgoodpracticeand

newthinkinginthesector.

Therecessionhasledtoanincrease

inthenumberofpeoplebuying

fromthere-usesectorbutthishas

notbeenmatchedbyanincreasein

donations.Therearefewerpeople

movinghouse,whichhasslowed

downthereplacementoffurniture

andelectricalitems.

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Furniture Re-use

Furniture Reuse Network www.frn.org.ukProvidesanup-to-datelist

ofallorganisationsoperatinginthecountryandhas20,000visitseachmonthfrompeopleeitherlookingtodonateortopurchasefurniture


Summer Festivals

JulySt Paul’s Carnival

When:Saturday4July

Where:StPaul’s–variouslocations

What:Celebratingits42nd

Anniversarythisyear,thecarnival

hasbecomeoneoftheUK’sbest

culturalorientedevents.The

themeforthisyear’scarnivalis

‘Leadersoftomorrow’

FormoredetailscontactStPaul’s

Carnivalon(0117)9444176or

email:[email protected]

orvisit: www.stpaulscarnival.

co.uk/home.html

AugustCommunity at Heart

Two Summer Fetes

1. When:Saturday15August,

12noonto6pm

Where: TheDingsPark,offOxford

Street,StPhilips,Bristol

2. When:

Saturday22August,

12pmto6pm

Where:UrbanPark,BartonHill

What: Astheten-yearNewDeal

forCommunitiesfundinginBarton

Hill,LawrenceHill,RedfieldandThe

Dingscomestoanend,Community

atHeartisplanningtocelebrateall

that’sbeenachieved.Thiswillbe

achanceforanyonewhohashad

anyinvolvementwithCommunity

atHeartovertheyearstocome

togetherandreflectonthejourney

thatthispartofinnereastBristol

hasbeenonandtheimprove-

mentsthathavehappened.There

willbemusic,food,artworkshops,

complementarytherapies,games,

stallsandachancetoseefacesold

andnewfromthisten-yearproject.

FormoredetailscontactStacy

Yellandon(0117)3773638or

email: stacy.yelland@

communityatheart.co.uk

September Henstock

When:Saturday18July,

1pmto4.00pm

Where: SouthBristolSportsCentre

(OldImperialGround),WestTown

Lane,Bristol,BS149EA

What: TheNeighbourhood

Partnershipissupportingthe

organisationofacommunity

festivalfortheStockwoodand

Hengrovearea,whichisbeing

called‘HenStock’.Thefestival

aimstobringtogetherthelocal

communitywithserviceproviders

(bothstatutory,voluntaryand

communitysector)whoworkin

thearea.Therewillbeanumberof

attractionsandfamilyorientated

activitiesontheday.

FormoredetailscontactAriafHus-

sainon(0117)9036434oremail:

[email protected]

Best of the FestivalsThroughout the summer a host of community festivals is taking place in Bristol. Here are just some of the events taking place in the coming months.

Bristol Islamic Cultural Fayre


Summer Festivals

Bristol FestivalWhen:LaunchPartyFriday18

September,FestivalSaturday19

andSunday20September

Where:Harbourside

What: TheBristolFestival

CommunityGroupwasbrought

tolifein2007byagroupof

passionatelocalvolunteers

interestedinensuringthesurvival

ofacommunityfestivalforthe

city.Nowenteringitssecondyear,

theBristolFestivalfocuswillbe

onhighlyskilledperformersand

musiciansfromthelocalarea;a

celebrationandshowcaseoftalent

fromtheSouthwestregion.

Formoredetailsvisit:

www.thebristolfestival.org

OctoberCelebrating Age Festival

When: Monday28September–

Saturday3October

Where:TheCouncilHouse,College

Green,Bristol,BS15TRandvenues

aroundBristol.

What: Nowinitsthirdyear,

theCelebratingAgeFestival

goesfromstrengthtostrength

inchampioningtheover50’s.

Themainfestivalday(Saturday

3October)willinclude,

entertainment,discussions,

demonstrations,stallsandmuch

more.Otherfestivaleventswillbe

takingplaceintheweekbeforethe

festival(28September–3October)

whenolderpeoplewillbeableto

sampleandenjoylotsofdifferent

activitiesandeventsatvenues

rightacrossthecity:

FormoredetailscontactSarah

Salteron(0117)9037899oremail:

[email protected] or

visit:

www.bristol.gov.uk/celebratingage

More Summer Activities

JulyThe Phoenix Festival

Sunday12July

Findoutmore:www.commu-

nityatheart.co.uk/?page_id=198

Barton Hill Fun Day

Saturday 18 July

Findoutmore:

www.communityatheart.

co.uk/?page_id=198

The Big Lunch

Sunday 19 July

Find out more:

www.thebiglunch.com

Southmead Festival Glencoyne

Square, Southmead

Saturday 11 July 10am – 4pm

Bristol Harbour Festival 2009

Friday 31 July – Sunday 2 August,

Bristol Harbourside

Findoutmore:

www.bristolharbourfestival.co.uk

August

Bristol Islamic Cultural Fayre,

eastville Park, eastville

Sunday 9 August, 12 – 5pm

Findoutmore: www.bmcs.org.uk

Bristol Ballon Fiesta, Ashton

Court estate

Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 August

Findoutmore:

www.bristolfiesta.co.uk

Henbury fun day, Crow Lane,

Henbury

Saturday 22 August

SeptemberParty in the Park - celebrating

the centenary of Dame emily

Park, Bedminster

Sunday 6 September

Findoutmore: groups.yahoo.

com/group/dame_emily_park/

OctoberStapleton Road Street Party,

Stapleton Road, easton

Saturday 3 October

Findoutmore:www.eastoncom-

munitypartnership.org.uk

Promote your community events

Areyouhavingacommunity

festivaloreventduringthe

summer?Makesureyouputthem

intheVoscuronlinediary.Wealso

promoteeventsinthediaryinour

weeklye-bulletin.

Topostyoureventsvisit

www.voscur.org/event


St Werburghs City Farm is an

independent registered charity

that works in partnership with

the local community to provide

high quality educational,

recreational and environmental

services and resources within a

working farm.

Weaimtopromotehealthand

wellbeingforallbyproviding

opportunitiesforpeopletomeet,

learn,play,buildrelationshipsand

celebratethechangingseasons.

Summer Day CampThissummer,St.WerburghsCity

Farmisproudtopresentitsvery

firstSummerDayCampfor9to

12yearolds.Thecampwillbeheld

weeklyduringAugust,starting

fromMonday3AugustuntilFriday

21August,from9–4pmdaily.

Boiling Wells Nature ReserveChildrenwillspendtimeatthe

BoilingWellsNatureReserve,

locatedapproximatelyfiveminutes

awayfromthemainfarmsite.

Thereisalarchbarnforindoor

spaceandtwoacresofland

toenjoywherechildrenwillbe

immersedinfun,interactivegames

andteambuilding.

Theywilllearnhowtomakefireby

friction,hazelpencils,howtobuild

ashelteroutofnaturalmaterials,

painteachothersfaces,gopond

dippingandlookattheirfindings

undermicroscopes.Theywilllearn

aboutthewatercycle,birdsand

wildanimals,makepizzasinthe

coboven,makepaperanddo

otherartprojects.

Main Farm SiteChildrenwillalsospendtimeat

themainfarmsite,wheretheywill

collecteggsfromthechickens,

helpfeedandmuckoutthe

animals.

Staffwillbetakingchildrenon

naturetrailexplorationsinthelocal

areawheretheywillidentifywildlife

withbinocularsandtakepartin

otherfuntrailgames.

OnTuesdays,thefarmcaféis

hostingfreshpastaandtomato

saucecookeryclassesandsummer

campchildrenwillgettotaketheir

creationshometoenjoywiththeir

families.

Thecampisdesignedtoteach

keystage2and3curriculumina

fun,thematic,handsonwayand

isfocusedspecificallyontransition

agechildrengoingfromprimaryto

secondaryschool.

Thecostforcampis£125perweek

perchild.Wemaybeofferingsome

financiallyassistedplaces,please

contacttheofficeformoredetails.

More Information

PleasecontactVictoriaSiddle-Virok,

theEnvironmentalEducationand

YouthWorkManageron01179428

241,[email protected],or

visitwww.swcityfarm.org

www.voscur.org26

Children & Young People

St Werburghs City Farm - Summer Day Camp


Voscur’s Children and young

People’s June Network meeting

focussed on the engagement of

young People. Jessica Boydell

from Connexions explained that

research had shown that young

people in Bristol were unaware

of what sexual health support

was available. In 2007, 4yP was

launched to bring together

health services for young people

and to make them easily

accessible.

Suchsupportiscrucialsince:

40%ofteenagemumshaveno

qualifications;22%arelikelytobe

inpovertyattheageof30;they

are50%lesslikelytobreastfeed;

threetimesmorelikelytosmoke

duringpregnancyandathigher

riskofpartnershipbreakdown.4YP

worksofarhasincluded:improving

accesstocontraceptionand

sexualhealthservices;specialist

youthworkersatBrook(Boysand

YoungMen,vulnerablegroups);

supportingteachersinschoolsand

developingnewresourcepacks.

4YPalsohasawebsiteandprovides

freetrainingforprofessionals

workingwithyoungpeople.

June2009sawthelaunchof

thefirstannualtrainingbulletin

outliningallthefreetraining

availablethrough4YPand

OpeningDoorsforthechildren

andyoungpeople’sworkforcein

Bristol.TheMulti-disciplinarySex

&RelationshipsandSubstance

MisuseTrainingProgrammefor

ProfessionalsWorkingwithYoung

Peoplecoversalltrainingtaking

placeuntilJuly2010andisoffered

onamulti-agencybasisacross

Bristol.

TheTrainingBulletindetails

coursesincludingLevel1Sex

andRelationships,Level1

SubstanceMisuse,Abortion,Sexual

Exploitation,andavarietyofsexual

healthtrainingaimedatdifferent

equalitiesgroups,includingyoung

peoplewithlearningdifficulties,

girlsandyoungwomen,boysand

youngmen,andthosefromBlack

andMinorityEthnic,andlesbian,

gay,bisexualandtransgender

communities.

Togetholdofyourcopy,email

youraddresstoMandyParryon:

[email protected]

The next Voscur Children

and young People’s

Network meeting will

focusonthere-specificationof

BristolCityCouncilYouthandPlay

Services.Time:10am-12.00.

Venuetobeconfirmed..

Furtherdetailswillbeavailableon

theVoscurwebsite:

www.voscur.org/networks/

childrenorcontactAsmaAhmad,

email:[email protected]

Tel: 01179099949

www.voscur.org 27

Children & Young People

Sexual Health Services Young People can Trust

Forup-to-datedetails

on4YPtrainingvisit:

www.4ypbristol.co.uk


How To - Funding and Finance

www.voscur.org28

Gift AidHMRCestimatesthatcharitiesare

missingouton£700millionof

unclaimedGiftAideveryyear.Gift

Aidallowscharitableorganisations

toreclaimtaxondonations

fromUKtaxpayers,increasing

theamountthecharityreceives

withoutincreasingthecosttothe

donor.Charitiesreclaimbasicrate

incometax,whichat20%equates

to25pineverypound.Thisis

boostedby3.2pTransitionalRelief

paidbythegovernment.

Afurther25pineverypoundmay

beclaimedfromdonationsfrom

higherratetaxpayers.Higherrate

taxpayersmaythemselvesclaim

backthedifferencebetween

thebasicrateoftaxthatthe

organisationclaimsandthe

higherratetheypay–another

25p.Inpractice,mosthigherrate

taxpayerschoosetonominatea

charitytoreceivetheadditionaltax

benefitinstead,increasinga£100

donationto£153.20!

Foradonationtoqualify,the

donormustbeaUKtaxpayer,

havepaidenoughtaxtoequal

theamountoftaxreclaimed,and

confirmaGiftAidDeclaration.

Thedeclarationmustcontain

thedonor’sfullnameandhome

address,thenameofthecharitable

organisation,andaconfirmation

bythedonorthattheyhavepaid

enoughtaxtocovertheamount

reclaimed.Declarationscanbe

completedinwriting,overthe

phone,online,byfax,emailor

textmessage.Oralandonline

declarationsmustbeconfirmedin

writing.ThereisnoofficialGiftAid

declarationform,sodeclarations

canbeincorporatedinto

promotionalmaterialanddirect

debitforms.

ToclaimGiftAid,organisations

mustregisterwithHMRC,

requestingaGiftAidregistration

packandreferencenumber.Ifyou

arenotregisteredwiththeCharity

Commission,HMRCwillrequirea

copyofyourgoverningdocument

tocheckyouareeligibleforGift

Aid.Organisationscanmakeas

manyclaimsperyearastheylike,

butifmorethanone

ismadetheymustallbeforat

least£100.

HMRChastherighttoinspectGift

Aidrecords,soit’simportantto

maintainaclearaudittrail.Inits

simplestformanaudittrailforGift

Aidwouldcontainacopyreceipt

forthedonation,adeclarationand

acopyofabankpaying-inslip.

HMRCrecommendsthatallGift

Aidrecordsarekeptforatleast6

years.

Forfurtherinformation,

andtodownloadamode

GiftAiddeclarationform,

www.tax-effectivegiving.org.uk

Payroll GivingPayrollGivingcanprovideasource

ofregular,reliableincometoUK

charitableorganisations.Donations

aredeductedautomaticallyfrom

employees’weeklyormonthly

grosssalary.Astheyarepre-

taxdeductions,thisreducesthe

amountofIncomeTaxandthe

donorreceivesimmediatetaxrelief

ontheirdonation.Adonationof

£10willcostabasicratetaxpayer

£8andahigherratetaxpayer£6.

In2006-07over640,000

employeesusedPayrollGiving

tomakedonationsworthalmost

£90million.Allemployersare

encouragedtoofferPayrollGiving

totheirstaffandover10million

employeeshaveaccesstoPayroll

Tax Effective Giving – it’s not boring, its Free Money!An overview of some ways that tax effective giving can raise unrestricted funds for your organisation.


Givingschemes.It’sasimple

processforemployerstosignup

withaPayrollGivingAgencythat

dealswithallthepaperworkand

distributesdonationstocharities.

Donorscompleteamandate

statinghowmuchtheywantto

give,andtowhom,cansupport

oneormorecharities,andcangive

asmuchastheywish.

Forcharitableorganisations,Payroll

Givingbuildsastrongdonorbase,

providesasustainableand

non-restrictedincomesource,and

canleadtolongtermrelationships

withbusinesses.Manybusinesses

choosetooperatea‘Matched

Giving’schemewherebythey

matchdonationsmadebytheir

employees–over£10millionof

corporatedonationsareraised

thisway.

Forideasofhow

topromotePayroll

Givingtoemployers

andemployeesinyourarea

ww.payrollgivingcentre.org.uk

ThissitealsocontainsalistofPayroll

GivingAgenciesregisteredwithHMRC.

LegaciesCharitabledonationsinawillare

completelyfreeofInheritanceTax,

andlegaciesarethelargestsingle

sourceofvoluntaryincometoUK

charities.Legacyfundraisinghas

enormouspotential,asalthough

twothirdsoftheUKpopulation

supportscharity,onlyoneinseven

willscurrentlyincludesacharitable

bequest.

Manycharitiesandfundraisersare

reluctanttobreachthetopicof

legacieswiththeirdonorsforfear

ofcausingoffence.Butlooking

attheminamorepositivelight,

legaciesallowdonorstocontinue

toinfluencetheworldeven

afterdeath.

Promotinglegaciescouldtake

theformofasubtlehinttoplant

thethought,ratherthanadirect

request.Youcanshowyour

supportersthedifferencealegacy

hasmade,orcouldmake,through

yourwebsiteornewsletter.

Formoreinformation,visit

www.rememberacharity.

org.uk,aconsortiumof

over140charities,hostedbythe

InstituteofFundraising,thatworks

toincreaseawarenessofcharitable

legacies.

Other forms of tax-effective giving include

•ShareGiving

•Giftsoflandorbuildings

•Settingupacharitabletrust

•Givingbybusinesses

•Givingthroughyourtaxself

assessmentform

Formoreinformationon

anyofthese,contactthe

InstituteofFundraising,

www.institute-of-fundraising.

org.uk,Helpline08454584586

oremailinfo@institute-of-

fundraising.org.uk

How To - Funding and Finance

www.voscur.org 29

EvaPollard

VoscurFundingAdvisor

Tel:01179099949

Email:[email protected]


How to – Green Pages

Fall in Love with Your Local Park

Love Parks Week between

Saturday 25 July - Sunday 2

August helps to spread that

message and is the perfect

excuse to get outdoors and

enjoy Bristol’s many parks and

green spaces. If you are planning

or running an event during the

week you can register it on the

Love Parks website. The website

also carries resources to help

you plan and advertise your

event. For more details visit

www.loveparksweek.org.uk

events taking place in Bristol

during Love Parks Week include:

Tai Chi on the HillSunday 26 July 2009,

10.00am - 11.30am, Troopers Hill

FriendsofTroopersHillarejoining

forceswiththeBristolSchoolofTai

ChiforasecondyeartobringTai

ChitoTroopersHill.

Deaf Tennis open daySunday 2 August,

10am - 1pm, Canford Park

TheDeafTennisopendayisafree

ofchargedayforanyonewitha

hearingimpairment.Thedaywillbe

runbyNationalDeafDevelopment

Coach,DanTunstall,whoisan

experiencedcoach.Comealong

andgivetennisatryandtoseethe

programmethatwillshortlybeon

offeratCanfordPark.

Miniature Railway Ride Ashton Court EstateSunday 26 July 2009,

12.00noon - 5.15pm

AshtonCourt’sminiaturerailway

hasbeenatAshtonCourtEstate

since1973.Itisajointproject

betweenBristolCityCouncil

andBristolSocietyofModeland

ExperimentalEngineerswhoown

therailwayinfrastructure.Weather

permittingnormalpassenger

servicewillrunallday.Ifindoubt

phone(0117)9467110ontheday.

FormoreeventsinBristol

parksandgreenspaces

www.loveparksweek.org.uk

Saturday 25 July - Sunday 2 August

Local parks and green spaces play a vital role in our communities.


How to – Green Pages

Is Bristol Prepared for Sustainable Growth?

Bristol Development FrameworkA new phase of consultation on

Bristol’s future development has

started.

Whenfinalised,theCore

Strategywillincludeanumberof

‘developmentprinciples’.These

arepolicieswhichwillapplytonew

developmentproposalsacrossthe

city.Theywilladdressthekey

issuesfacedbyBristolsuchas

climatechange,affordablehousing

andtheprovisionofinfrastructure

tosupportnewdevelopment.The

‘CoreStrategy-DraftDevelopment

Principles’documentseeks

commentsontheseemerging

policies.

Theconsultationperiodwhich

lastsforsixweeks,commenced

on5JuneandendsonFriday17

July2009.TheDraftDevelopment

Principles,aswellasanon-line

responseformandSustainability

Appraisalupdatenote,areavailable

toviewonthecouncil’swebsite

www.bristol.gov.uk/bdf.

Thecouncilisusingarangeof

methodstopubliciseandinvolve

thecommunityandstakeholders

intheCoreStrategyDraft

DevelopmentPrinciplesdocument

(publishedon5June2009fora

six-weekperiodofconsultation)

aspartofanongoingprocessof

engagementintheCoreStrategy’s

preparation.

Forfurtherinformation

contact:SarahO’Driscoll,

StrategicPolicyTeam

Manageron01179036725

[email protected]

Local group opposes city expansion

LongAshtonisthesettlementmost

affectedbytheproposed‘South

WestBristolurbanexpansion’.

HOLA(HandsOffLongAshton)is

thecommunitygroupcampaigning

toretainthegreenbeltand

preserveLongAshton’sidentityas

avillage,separatefromBristoland

surroundingvillages.

Findoutmoreat

www.handsofflongashton.org.uk

Bristol Development

Framework meeting to focus on climate changeThiseventwillfocusonthepolicies

whichrelatetoclimatechange

intherecentlypublishedDraft

DevelopmentPrinciplesdocument

(DP3,4,5)andwillincludea

presentationontheenergy

studywhichhasrecentlybeen

undertakenforBristol.

Wednesday1July,6–8pmThe

Pavilion,HannoverQuay,Bristol,

BS15JE

Toreserveplacespleaseemail:

[email protected]

Carteron01179036725


Good Practice Promotes Higher Standards

Volunteering Bristol has started

work on their new Big Lottery-

funded project to help support

organisations to manage

volunteers effectively.

JennyIdletookupherroleas

SupportCo-ordinatorinmid-

May.PreviouslyVolunteering

DevelopmentWorkerin

Nottingham’sVolunteerCentre,

shecomeswithplentyof

experienceandknowledgeofthe

needsofvolunteerorganisations.

Jennyexplainsthattheproject’s

mainaimistohelpgroupslearn

goodpractice;involvingmore

volunteersatahigherstandard

tobuildtheircapacityandhave

agreaterimpactontheirservice

users.Wearealsoplanningtraining

sessionsarounddifferentareas

ofvolunteermanagement,in

associationwithVoscur,which

weareplanningtostartinthe

Autumn.Becausevolunteer

managementisoftenunder

resourced,thesetrainingevents

willberunaslow-costsessionsto

allowmoresmalltomediumsized

groupstobenefit.

Wearestartingtheprojectby

lookingintothelevelsofsupport

neededfordifferentorganisations

tomakesurewereachouttogroups

whowouldbenefitthemostfrom

somedevelopmentwork.

Consequently,wewillshortlybe

sendingoutasurveytomapvolunteer

managementaroundBristoland

wouldbegratefulforanyinput.

Inthemeantime,pleasefeelfree

togetintouchwithanyquestions

aroundrecruiting,training,

supportingandgenerallymanaging

volunteers.Ilookforwardto

findingoutaboutalltheinspiring

volunteeringprojectsgoingon

aroundBristol.

Ialsowillbeworkingwith

colleaguesattheBlack

DevelopmentAgency,asa

significantnumberofvolunteer

organisationsfromdiverse

communitiesarelikelytowantto

makeuseoftheresourcesand

trainingthisprojectoffers.

Formoredetailsabouttheproject

pleasecontactJennyIdleon

01179897734,

[email protected]

www.bristolvolunteers.org.uk

Volunteering Bristol

Jenny Idle, the newly appointed Volun-

teer Management Support Co-ordinator

based at Volunteering Bristol

“ In the meantime, please feel free to get in touch with any questions around recruiting, training, supporting and generally managing volunteers. I look forward to find out about all the inspiring volunteering projects going on around Bristol. ”


The Compact

I’m Louise Clark and have

just started as Compact

Liaison Officer at Voscur.

Over the coming months

I will be meeting with

voluntary, community and

social enterprise (vcse) sector

organisations and public

sector commissioners to

develop my work programme,

which will include helping the

sector in understanding the

Compact, as well as enabling

commissioners to recognise

the essential services and

expertise that the sector

brings.

Securingfundsisanongoing

challengeforthesectorand

thecurrenteconomicclimate

presentsadditionalpressure.

Ibelievemydedicatedrole

willhelporganisationshave

fullerengagementinthe

commissioningcycleatall

stagesandIwillbehelping

toidentifyopportunitiesfor

jointcommissioningandjoint

bidding,provideaccessto

trainingandeventsforcapacity

building,enableparticipation

indialoguewithcommissioners

andsupportmarginalised

groupstohaveequitableaccess

toskills,adviceandsupport.

Ihavemanyyearsexperienceof

workingwithinandsupporting

theroleofthesector.In

particular,Ispent3yearsco-

ordinatingthevcsesupport

servicesatawomen’sprison,

whereIalsosatontheregional

commissioning forum for

offendermanagement.Forthe

last18months,Ihavemanaged

anationalprojecttoraise

awarenessofthesupportneeds

ofimprisonedsexworkers.

Iamlookingforwardtomeeting

withmanyofyouinthenear

futureanddevelopingpositive

partnershipsthatcanbenefit

thesector,commissionersand

ultimatelyserviceusers.

Compact Liaison Officer

Louise Clark

What is The Compact?TheCompactistheagreementbetween

theBristolPartnershipandthevoluntary,

community&socialenterprise(vcse)

sectortoimprovetheirrelationshipfor

mutualadvantageandcommunitygain.

Training on the CompactDoyouknowwhattheBristolCompactis?

Doyouknowhowcommissioningworks?

Doyouknowhowtoplayanactiverolein

thecommissioningofservicesforBristol?

Louisewillbedevelopingtrainingand

eventstosupportthevcsesectoron

issuesrelatingtotheCompactandwants

toknowwhattopicswouldmostbenefit

yourorganisation.Pleasesend

suggestionsto:[email protected]

orcallheron01179099949


Constitution Corner

Constitutions Corner

To counter the potential for abuse by, for

example, private schools, the Charities Act 2006

made it a requirement that all charities would have

to exist for a wider public benefit and to report on

how they had delivered on this as part of the

accountability of their continuing charitable status.

At its simplest the test is that there must be:• an“identifiablebenefit,orbenefits”(itmustbe

clearwhatthebenefitactuallyis,howitrelates

totheObjectsoraims;thereshouldnotbe

anyoverallnet“harm”thatresultsfromthe

activities)and

• thatthesebenefitsmustbeavailabletothepublic,

orasectionofthepublic(notunreasonably

restrictedbygeographyorbypeople’sabilityto

pay,withsomeprovisionforaccessbypeoplein

poverty;anyprivatebenefitthatarisesmustbe

merelyincidental)

What will this mean for you?Ifyouareaneworganisation,ornewlyseekingto

registerwiththeCommission,younowhavetoexplain

veryclearlyinSectionCoftheapplicationformhow

theactivitiesyouwillbedoingtoachieveyourObjects

(thelegalpurposesofyourorganisation)willmeetthe

PublicBenefittestforEACHofyourObjects.

Remember,theCommunityGroupsLegalAdvice

Servicecangiveyouadviceandsupportwithfilling

inthissectionandonyourapplicationasawhole.

Existingcharitieswillhavetomeetanewrequirement

toreportonthecharity’s“delivery”ofpublicbenefit

whentheysubmittheirTrusteesAnnualReport.

This has to cover two aspects:1)TheTrusteeswillnowhavetomakeaformal

statementthattheyhavecompliedwiththe

requirementthattheygovernedtheorganisationwith

“dueregard”tothePublicBenefitGuidanceissuedby

theCharityCommission.

Trusteesneedtobecomefamiliarwiththis

guidance,foundatwww.charitycommission.

gov.uk/publicbenefit/publicbenefit.asp.

Makesurethattheimplicationsfortheworkofthe

charityarediscussedatagovernancemeetingand,

ideally,includedintheannualworkplan.

2)TheTrusteesAnnualReportwill,fromnowon,need

tosetouthowitsactivitieshaveresultedinbenefitto

thepublic,orthewidercommunity,asexplainedabove.

Thisnewrequirementwilltakeeffectforthefirst

reportsentinforactivitiesstartingonorbefore

1April2008.Thismayseemlikeanotherbureaucratic

burden,however,accountabilityforpublic

benefitgoestotheheartofthe“publiccovenant

withcharities:thebasic“deal”astowhyyour

organisationshouldhavecertainprivilegesasacharity.

Clarityabouthowyouractivitieshaveabeneficial

impactonthewidercommunity–andbeingableto

explainthisbrieflyandclearly-couldbethekeyto

yourfundraisingsuccess.

Graham Partridge

CommunityGroupsLegalAdviceWorker

Avon&BristolLawCentre

Telephone:01179248662

Email:[email protected]

Until recently many established charities were presumed in law to operate for the public benefit.


Voscur Ltd. The CREATE CentreSmeaton RoadBristolBS1 6XN

Tel: 0117 909 9949Fax: 0117 933 0501Email: [email protected]: www.voscur.org

Voscur Diary July/August/September 2009 JulyTuesday 14 July Speaking With Confidence TheGreenwayCentre,DoncasterRoad,BristolBS105PY(9.30am-3.30pm)

Wednesday 15 July Collaboration and Merger WindmillHillCityFarm,PhilipStreet,Bedminster,BS34EA(9.30am-3.30pm)

Thursday 16 July Neighbourhood Partnership Residents’ Forum BartonHillSettlement,DucieRoad,Bristol,BS50AX(6am-8.30pm)

Monday 20 July Changing Employment Contracts Legally Beachcroft,PortwallPlace,PortwallLane,BristolBS16NG (6pm-8.00pm)www.voscur.org/node/5409

Tuesday 21 July Developing an Equalities & Diversity Policy BartonHillSettlement41-43DucieRd,LawrenceHill,Bristol,BS50AX (9.30am-3.30pm)

September Tuesday 8 September Voscur reps meeting ForallVCSESrepstotheBristolPartnershipanditssubboards 9-11amatVoscur,CREATECentre,SmeatonRoad,Bristol,BS16XN

Wednesday 16 September Children and Young People Network meeting Discussiononre-specificationofBristolCityCouncilYouthandPlayServices Venuetobeconfirmed.(10am-12pm)

Saturday 19 September Neighbourhood Partnership Residents Forum Seminar-focusonworkingwithpartnersforstrongerneighbourhoods Venuetobeconfirmed(10-12.30pm)

Wednesday 23 September Voscur Assembly meeting HealthandWellbeingtheme, Venuetobeconfirmed(12-3.30pm)

Thursday 24 September Get Ready to Trade 3WindmillHillCityFarm,PhilipStreet,WindmillHill,BristolBS34EA (9.00am-4.30pm)www.voscur.org/node/540

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