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May
10
Fri
2019
Ballboys running 12 hour relay over Humber Bridge to raise money @ Humber Bridge
May 10 @ 12:00 pm – 11:45 pm

Please support the @GI_Sport_UPS as they prepare for their 12 hour relay over the @humberbridge in May to raise money for @ballboyscharity!

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/justgiving-fundraisingballboys …

Shout out to @AFBCommunity, @chequeredflags and to @StagecoachEMid for their support! #TesticularCancer #Charity

May
22
Wed
2019
Volunteer Managers Network @ Community Hub, Freshney Place, Grimsby
May 22 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE VOLUNTEER MANAGERS NETWORK

Wednesday 22nd May 2019 – 9.30am – 12noon

The Community Hub, Freshney Place Shopping Centre, Grimsby DN31 1ED

A G E N D A

  1. Welcome and Introductions

2.    Time Well Spent Report– “Ensuring that your volunteer experiences are time well spent based on latest research”

3.   To Pay or not to pay? – When should volunteers pay for any part of their experience?

4.    Volunteer Expenses & HMRC Advice

5.    How aware are you volunteers about Cyber Security?

            Networking break

6. Volunteer Week  – Standing Item-Update

Event Thursday 6th June

What are you doing throughout the week?

  1. Open Forum
  1. Can everyone come prepared with a problem/issue/bugbear/worry related to Volunteering
  2. & a positive volunteering experience to share
  1. Future meeting dates (All meetings 9.30am to 12noon)

31st July – Green Future

We are looking for organisations to host these meetings, can you help?

25th September

27th November

 

PLEASE NOTE:  Booking essential – please reply to liz@vanel.org.uk

 by telephone or email by Monday 20th  May 2019 to confirm attendance (for refreshment purposes).

 

PAYMENT INFORMATION:

  • Organisations that annually subscribe to the Volunteer Development Service: this meeting is part of your subscription fee.
  • Organisations that do not subscribe to the  Volunteer Development Service: £10 per organization  (up to 2 places per organisation)
  • On receipt of confirmation of attendance your organisation will be invoiced for this meeting.
May
31
Fri
2019
Mayday Fundraising Gig at Moon on the Water @ Moon on the Water, Cleethorpes
May 31 @ 7:00 pm – Jun 1 @ 5:00 am

This is a special fundraising event at Moon on the Water in Cleethorpes on 31st May.

Flyer below explains it all. Put the date in your diary and come along and support the venue!

Moon on the Water is a social enterprise led community arts, culture and music venue on North Prom in Cleethorpes. It’s a social business so it’s reliant on funding, fundraising, donations and community support. The evening is supported by volunteers and all proceeds help support Moon on the Water.  Come along, have fun and show your support.

www.moononthewater.co.uk

On Facebook motwcleethorpes here

Twitter is motwcleethorpes here

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Jun
1
Sat
2019
Beach Sports Day in Cleethorpes @ Cleethorpes North Beach
Jun 1 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Jun
6
Thu
2019
Volunteers Week event from VMN and VANEL @ The Barge, Grimsby
Jun 6 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

On Thursday 6th June, members of the Volunteer Managers Network and our Volunteer Centre will be outside The Barge in Grimsby, along with Hattie the Community Bus, to hold a Volunteer Celebration Event. We’re there from 10am-3pm. If you’re a volunteer, thinking of volunteering, need volunteers or already host them, we’d love to see you during the day. For more information contact Liz at VANEL (liz@vanel.org.uk, 01472 231123).

You can read the story about this event on our blog here.

Download this poster (as .pdf) here.

Members of the Volunteer Development Service (VDS) along with VANEL staff getting ready for Volunteers Week 2019.

The Volunteer Managers Network has been getting ready for Volunteers Week too.  Look forward to seeing you in Grimsby on the 6th June.

Jun
8
Sat
2019
World Oceans Day event
Jun 8 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

on Saturday 8th June join us for a World Oceans Day event at Cleethorpes Discovery Centre from 10am-3pm for litter picks, photographic competition, plastic sculpture workshops, arts and crafts and more. Contact Victoria for more information and more details next week. (Victoria@vanel.org.uk, 01472 315437).

Download the poster here.

Jun
15
Sat
2019
Small Fakers Live at MOTW @ Moon on the Water, Cleethorpes
Jun 15 @ 6:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Small Fakers Live at MOTW!

Tickets £10 ADV | £13 OTD, available from MOTW, Solid Entertainments (48 Wellowgate, grimsby) or online at http://www.solidentertainments.com/presents.htm#MOON and direct from Richard by calling him on 0780 954 1818.

Jul
31
Wed
2019
Volunteer Managers Network meeting
Jul 31 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

details tbc

Sep
25
Wed
2019
Volunteer Managers Network meeting @ The Val Waterhouse Centre, Kent Street, Grimsby, DN32 7DJ
Sep 25 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE VOLUNTEER MANAGERS NETWORK

Wednesday 25th September 2019 – 9.30am – 12noon

The Val Waterhouse Centre, Kent Street, Grimsby, DN32 7DJ

A G E N D A To follow shortly.

PLEASE NOTE:  Booking essential – please reply to liz@vanel.org.uk

 by telephone or email by Thursday 19th September 2019 to confirm attendance (for refreshment purposes).

PAYMENT INFORMATION:

  • Organisations that annually subscribe to the Volunteer Development Service: this meeting is part of your subscription fee.
  • Organisations that do not subscribe to the Volunteer Development Service: £10 per organization

 (up to 2 places per organisation).    On receipt of confirmation of attendance your organisation will be invoiced for this meeting.

Nov
27
Wed
2019
Volunteer Managers Network meeting @ Grimsby Central Hall
Nov 27 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE VOLUNTEER MANAGERS NETWORK

Wednesday 27th November 2019 – 9.30am – 12noon

The Grimsby Central Hall, Duncombe Street, Grimsby DN32 7EG

A G E N D A

The Volunteer Development Service & the Managers Network are all here to help you.

So please bring along your ideas and challenges for discussion!

  1. Welcome and Introductions
  2. Update:  On new Safeguarding Resources shared by NCVO and others
  3. Update:  NCVO have shared lessons learned from Volunteers’ Week and are planning 2020

Our Plans for Volunteer Week 2020

  1. Volunteer Handbooks: Good Practice Discussion. We’ve all got Volunteer Handbooks (Hopefully)

There are some national good practice versions. We’ll look at these and compare them to our own.

What can we learn, or what can we change. Ideally bring a copy of your own along to share.

  1. 2020 Meetings: What topics/ideas/issues does everyone want to discuss at meetings in 2020?

Networking break

  1. Open Forum – Your opportunity to share news
  1. AOB
  1. Future meeting dates