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Jun
1
Sat
2019
Volunteers’ Week 2019 @ National
Jun 1 – Jun 7 all-day

See https://volunteersweek.org/

National event and VANEL will be taking part.

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
21
Fri
2019
Closing date round 1 of Crime Reduction Fund
Jun 21 @ 5:00 pm

The Crime Reduction Fund (CRF) is open for applications now and the next closing date is

21st June 2019

All the information about the fund and how to apply is here.

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

details tbc

Sep
13
Fri
2019
Closing date round 2 of Crime Reduction Fund
Sep 13 @ 5:00 pm

The Crime Reduction Fund (CRF) is open for applications now and the next closing date is

13th September 2019

All the information about the fund and how to apply is here.

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.

Oct
10
Thu
2019
The VANEL AGM at Grimsby Neighbourhood Centre @ Grimsby Neighbourhood Centre
Oct 10 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

The VANEL Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2019 will take place at Grimsby Neighbourhood Centre on Thursday 10th October 2019 at 11.30am.

All details about the event are here.

AGM – VANEL Annual General Meeting 2019

The Annual General Meeting will take place at

Grimsby Neighbourhood Centre
289a Weelsby Street
Great Grimsby
N E Lincolnshire
DN32 7JW

The formal Annual General Meeting begins at 11.30am on 10th October.

After the AGM, at 12noon there will be a light buffet provided and staff and trustees will be on hand for networking and chatting about our various services.

If you’re able to make it to the AGM, please turn up any time after 11am. The AGM at 11.30am is short and you can then stay around for refreshments.

Please let us know whether you, or someone else from your organisation is able to attend the Annual General Meeting on 10th October.

Either phone Peter Hewson at VANEL on 01472 231123.
Or email peter@vanel.org.uk or agm@vanel.org.uk

You should have received a “Reply slip” with your invitation letter, and you can either email this back as above or post it to us at
VANEL, 23 Bargate, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN34 4SS

Or you can tell us you are coming via the electronic reply form below:

If you are unable to make the AGM, please still let us know if you can.

Thank you

 

Oct
28
Mon
2019
“Better Bid Writing” training session with VANEL @ BLNC offices
Oct 28 @ 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

“Better Bid Writing Training”
Full day training session aimed at people writing funding bids or grant applications within the voluntary sector.

when: Monday 28th October 2019
10am
start. Arrive & refreshments from 9.30am
finish by 4pm.

where: Big Local North Cleethorpes office, 82 Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes (opposite Tesco Express). Free street parking nearby.

light buffet provided at lunch break.

Places are very limited – booking essential and may be restricted to max 2 people per organisation.

Costs:
Places are £50 per person. £90 for two people from same org.
IF your organisation is based within the North Cleethorpes area (please ask) then Big Local will subsidise each place by £20. Please agree this in advance.
Ideally full payment is due before Friday 25th October. VANEL will invoice. Payment can be via BACS, cheque or cash. Please ask for alternative payment arrangements if necessary.

CONTENT OF THE DAY.

There are three main sections to the day:
1. context of funding bids
2. practicalities of grant applications
3. writing better bids

In outline:
Context: Setting the context of funding and grants. Where do grants come from? local, regional, national etc. Types of funder and types of grant. where and how to find funders.
Types of funding application process.

Practicalities: the process of applying and how to get this right. coordinating your efforts. avoiding pitfalls. managing your applications.

Better Bids: Pitching your needs. Providing evidence. Building your argument. Budgets and finances. Project management. Outputs, outcomes, milestones and more. Good writing skills.

Wrapping up: tips and advice, Q&A etc

book via Karl Elliott, 01472 361043, karl@vanel.org.uk

Oct
30
Wed
2019
Cyber Security Training for Small Charities and Community Groups @ The Community Hub, Freshney Place Shopping Centre
Oct 30 @ 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm
“Cyber Security Training for Small Charities and Community Groups”

VANEL is running this free training created by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) specifically catering to small charities and community groups to help you understand cyber security and apply practical solutions that will keep you safe online.

Full details are here:

Cyber Security Training for Small Charities and Community Groups returns

or download the flyer here.

Contact Karl Elliott to discuss or to book – karl@vanel.org.uk / 01472 361043

Nov
12
Tue
2019
Cyber Security Training for Neighbourhood Watch Groups @ VANEL offices
Nov 12 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
“Cyber Security Training for Small Charities and Community Groups” – special session for Neighbourhood Watch Groups

VANEL is running this free training created by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) specifically catering to small charities and community groups to help you understand cyber security and apply practical solutions that will keep you safe online.

This session has been arranged specifically for the needs of Neighbourhood Watch groups and their Coordinators.  Talk to Karl Elliott or Glyn Atkinson for more details.

Background information is here:

or download the flyer here.

Contact Karl Elliott to discuss or to book – karl@vanel.org.uk / 01472 361043

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