Today is World Environment Day.
To find out more about events going on during the week click here
Find out more about Health Action Week here
Today is the day that Cleethorpes hosts the National Armed Forces Day parade and celebration
The work of small local charities and community groups is being recognised as part of the newly announced ‘Local Charities Day‘ on Friday 16th December 2016. Led by the Office for Civil Society as part of DCMS, the day will celebrate and shine a spotlight on the work of small local charities and community groups. The main focus is to provide local charities with a platform to promote the fantastic work they are doing and the many, varied benefits they bring to people, communities and good causes. Click here for full details about Local Charities Day 2016 and how you can get involved.
Groups and organisations nationwide will be putting events on, large and small, to raise awareness of the condition and improve the lives of people affected by dementia.
See the Alzheimer’s Society website here for all the details of the week.
The IGNITE team at VANEL has organised a Dementia Friends Awareness training session on 14th May to connect with this national week.
Volunteers’ Week 2018 runs from 1st – 7th June and is a national initiative.
VANEL is connecting to the week and we have organised V:Expo for 5th June.
V:Expo takes place during Volunteers’ Week 2018 and there is now a new website available for that national event. Visit www.volunteersweek.org to see the new site, read the blog and find out what else is happening across the country. Get inspired!
The VANEL IGNITE team have a stall at the North East Lincolnshire Armed Forces Day event 2018. We’ll be offering information about our project, about volunteering opportunities (especially for young people) and be explaining how we can help. Come and see us.
The event in Cleethorpes is part of the National Armed Forces Day (see www.armedforcesday.org.uk) and part of the famed North East Lincolnshire version. For all the details about that event take a look at the webpage here –
North East Lincolnshire Council’s Armed Forces Day 2018 (AFD18) will be held at Cleethorpes as part of a full weekend of celebration of the important works done by our Armed Forces, Reservists, Veterans and their families, with the ‘build-up’ starting on Friday 29th June 2018 to promote and ensure full engagement with both the armed forces family across the region, together with our civilian population to ensure successful delivery AFD18 which will be held on SATURDAY 30th JUNE 2018.
A full FREE programme of events will include activities across the resort with parades, air displays ground events on the seafront and other activities demonstrating capability with the involvement of cadets and veterans organisations across the resort.
Armed Forces Day flags will be flown on all major buildings across North East Lincolnshire for 14 days and firework displays will be held on the evening of Friday 29th June and Saturday 30th June to show our support to the UK armed forces.
A volunteer programme will assist in providing information to visitors and free inclusive entertainment will be provided throughout the event; full programme details will be published nearer the day which will include location of street gatherings and outdoor performances to thank our servicemen, servicewomen their families and supporters.
Sunday 1st July will be dedicated to the celebration of RAF 100 in Lincolnshire and a full programme with details will be published as soon as asset availability can be confirmed.
North East Lincolnshire armed forces major events team will ensure safe delivery of these events with the Local Authorities Events Safety Advisory Group and Emergency Services.
10th June is the deadline for responding to the Government consultation on “Social Value in Government Procurement”.
The consultation details are online here.
The consultation document itself that you’ll need to read is also available online here.
Helpfully, NCVO have written a blog article explaining this consultation and why it is important. Read that here.