News shared by our Members and Friends
Read on to find out about the latest goings on from VANEL’s Community Health Champions project. This month has been particularly exciting as the project made its first appearance at Cleethorpes Parkway Cinema, as well as visiting Waltham Brownies.
VANEL are very excited to announce that our Restorative Practices Champion, Marcus Czarnecki, has recently shared the first edition of his ‘Being Restorative’ course Workbook and Practitioners Handbook. The workbook, ‘Being Restorative’, complements the course of the same name that Marcus, and his colleagues at Creating Strong Communities created in March 2016, and is available free of charge to anyone taking part in the ‘Being Restorative’ training course. Read on to find out more.
Big Lottery has simplified the process of applying to its ‘Reaching Communities’ fund. Groups interested in applying for this funding may be interested to know that on Thursday 30th March 2017, Ros Aitchison from Big Lottery will be visiting the VANEL office in Grimsby and holding one-on-one appointments in which she will explaining the funding application process. To book an appointment with Ros, please contact Helen@vanel.org.uk.
Put the spring back into your step this Winter and head down to Marine Embankment, Cleethorpes, and take part in the first ever Beach Hut #9 photography competition! Capacity Buildings Ltd, in conjunction with Comley Cameras are inviting all amateur photographers to submit their photographs to be in with a chance of winning one of three cash prizes to spend at Comley Cameras in Cleethorpes. Read on for full details .
HealthWatch NEL are holding an Ageing Better Event at Centre4 on Wooten road on the morning of Tuesday 31st January 2017. They would like representatives from groups and organisations working with older people to attend and discuss issues such as reducing social isolation and improving emotional well being. If you would like to attend please contact Donna Blakey. Email: Donna.blakey@nelincs.gov.uk or call 01472 325 414.
Book your place at Rock Foundations ‘Chinese Evening’ event on Friday 24th February 2017 at their address on Heneage Road. Tickets are £12 each and you will have the opportunity to sample authentic Chinese Cuisine and play games. Doors open at 7pm. For more information and to book your place contact contact Mandy Ward via office@rockfoundation.org.uk. Call (01472) 488 026.
On February 3rd 2017, Tony Bramley FCIH, Chief Executive of Shoreline Housing Partnership Ltd will be taking part in the YMCA’s ‘Sleep Easy’ fundraising campaign and sleeping rough for his sixth consecutive year. Help Tony sleep a little easier and visit his fundraising page. Read on for full details.
Read on to complete North East Lincolnshire Independent Forum’s Survey of NAViGO Services. The survey only takes a short while to complete and is completely anonymous.
Last week the VANEL team celebrated completeing their Lincolnshire Volunteer Card training and were awarded their LVC certificates by VANEL’s Chair of Trustee’s Mandy Johnson. The LVC course is aimed at anyone who is interested in becoming a volunteer and is free to unplace volunteers. Subsidised places are available for young people aged 16 -25. Read on to find out more about the course and how you can get involved.
Practical bid writing workshop on the practicalities of applying for European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) on Tuesday 14th February 2017 at 9.30 am at the Mercure Hull Station Hotel. Read on for more information and to book your place.