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Risk Assessment Training; Creativity and Wellbeing Week; Camden Intergenerational Network; Volunteering Best Practice Plus Workshop, Forum and Lunch; Camden Carers’ Voice; icandance; Centre 404; Camden Special Parents Forum: Preparing for Adulthood Workshop; MEWSo Newsletter; Voluntary Arts enews; ; + funding, jobs, volunteers, events, training, offers and resources.
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Feature
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Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2017 |
Creativity and Wellbeing week is back and, as always, Camden is host to a great variety of associatedevents. This is a major celebration of arts and health examining different was that creativity supports the health and wellbeing of everyone in society. This is a grass roots festival celebrating hundreds of small organisations and artists helping people to be creative and feel well. You can find the full programme here but some highlights happening in Camden during the week (12 – 18 June 2017) can be found here. |
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NEWS & POLICY
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Free Basic Risk Assessment Training Camden Intergenerational Network Best Practice Plus Workshop, Forum and Lunch Camden Carers’ Voice icandance requires additional space and volunteers Centre 404 “Building Capitalism” in Somers Town Camden Special Parents Forum: Preparing for Adulthood Workshop MEWSo Newsletter Voluntary Arts enews Camden Carers Service Healthwatch Camden Camden Capacity Building Bulletin Healthy Hands, Holy Cross Centre Trust, Latin American House, Project Embrace, Elfrida Rathbone, Camden Town Unlimited, SHAK, Training Link, Latin American Women’s Rights Service , Community Association for West Hampstead, Solace Women’s Aid, VAC, Kings Cross Construction Centre and Camden PA are recruiting. See Jobs and Volunteers section below. You can join in on Facebook. Like us if you like us. Follow all the Camden Voluntary Sector news on OneCamden on Twitter. You can read more about all of these stories on our news page at www.vac.org.uk/new |
National
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Minister for Civil Society Rob Wilson has lost his seat in Parliament Former Minister for Civil Society Rob Wilson has lost his Reading East seat in the 2017 General Election. Meanwhile Labour’s Shadow Minister for Civil Society Steve Reed has held his Croydon North seat with an improved majority and over 74 per cent of the vote. Full story in Charity Times.
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FUNDING |
See the Funding pages on VAC’s website for all the latest information. Rosa’s Woman to Woman fund is now open Greggs Foundation – Environmental Grants – Deadline 24 June Greggs Foundation – Local Community Projects Fund Trust for London and City Bridge Trust launch £100,000 Crowdfunding initiative to tackle poverty and inequality in London BBC Children in Need Main Grants Programme 2017 Deadlines Announced Arts Award Access Fund |
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VAC EVENTS |
How Do You Write a Successful Grant Application? HR Support in Camden More details on the VAC website: https://vac.org.uk/events/ |
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OTHER EVENTS |
Moneytalk Camden North – final subsidised Financial Education Facilitator Training Courses Camden Patient and Public Engagement Group (CPPEG) Sleep Hygiene: Getting a good night’s sleep KentishTown “Trail of Wellbeing” Elfrida Rathbone Camden host ‘My Special Place: A Postcard Sale and Exhibition’ Employability Workshop with House of Fraser Intergenerational Gardening at the Calthope Project What does it mean to belong? An introduction to intergenerational working Healthwatch Camden Community Forum & AGM 2017 ‘Community Conversation & AGM’ Rainbow Memory Cafe Consultation Event Camden Adult Community Learning Choices & Opportunities Day Free South Asian dance and movement workshops Don’t forget that Camden TDS run a full programme of course which are subsidised or free for voluntary sector partner organisations. There is a link to a list of partner organisations on the home page. Find more Training Opportunities at www.vac.org.uk |
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JOBS AND VOLUNTEERING |
Opening Doors London seeks Member Services Co-ordinator Heath Hands seeks Project Assistant Holy Cross Centre Trust is seeking volunteers Latin American House seeks Spanish Saturday School Teachers Project Embrace are recruiting volunteers Elfrida Rathbone seeks Volunteers Camden Town Unlimited seeks Apprenticeship in Business and Administration SHAK seeks Employability & Learning Co-ordinator SHAK seeks Health & Wellbeing Development Worker Bookkeeper Required Minute Taker Required Community Association for West Hampstead – seeks Trustees Kings Cross Jobs Volunteers are needed in GP practices! Find Jobs and Volunteering opportunities at https://www.vac.org.uk/ |
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OFFERS, RESOURCES & ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Are you a UCLH patient, carer or a London resident? Do you want to help deliver UCLH’s vision and make a difference for patients? Have Your Say on Hampstead Heath Camden Consultations FREE VAC Membership for Unfunded Groups: Voluntary Action Camden Small organisations with no paid staff and a turnover of less than £1,500 can now join for FREE. To take advantage of this offer just fill in the membership on the online form here. |