News

News from VANEL, from Members and Friends and of local interest to everyone in the voluntary or community sector across North East Lincolnshire.

Not just for young people. Our V:EXPO event in Grimsby in June is for everyone

Karl Elliott Events, Ignite, VANEL news vexpo18

Volunteers’ Week is in June and once again VANEL is involved with a V:EXPO event that we’re inviting everyone to attend. This year the structure of the event is different and we have an event here in Grimsby on 5th June and organised by and for young people. But anyone can attend. So read on for the background to the event this year and find out why you should come along. In particular we need organisations to also attend so find out why this might mean you.

A Young Grimsby Man and his army of volunteers have been targeting Grimsby Care Homes to breathe life into the gardens!

Karl Elliott Ignite, Local News

An inspiring young person has been helping those in need look after their gardens. Read the story about Ryan and what he’s been doing

Upcoming Training and Events from VANEL

Karl Elliott VANEL news

We’ve got a few training courses and workshops arranged for the next month or so, so here’s a quick reminder of what’s available and when. We’re covering GDPR, volunteer management, digital technology and more. Read on.

Beach Hut No 9 in Cleethorpes is reopening for the season. Family event on 9th April to kick things off

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The community Beach Hut in Cleethorpes has been closed up over the winter months, but it’s now being opened up ready for the start of the new season. There’s a fun day to start things off and then more opportunities to visit the Beach Hut to see what’s there. Read on for details of the event and more…

Play Streets consultation asking for your input

Karl Elliott Local News, Member News consultation, nelc

North East Lincolnshire Council is looking to trial ‘play streets’ in the borough but before anything happens they need to find out what the community thinks. There is a survey that you can contribute to. So read on to find out more about Play Streets and how to add your thoughts.

The current LSCB website has been replaced by the new Safer NEL website

Karl Elliott Local News, Member News

The website for the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB) has been replaced. The new Safer NEL website is now live (as of early April). Read on to find out more.

Be on the lookout for CEO fraud

Karl Elliott National News

The Charity Commission has issued an alert to the third sector, warning of fraudsters posing as CEOs and senior figures to request that funds be transferred. Read on for the warning and what to look out for.

Learning from experiences of Universal Credit

Karl Elliott National News

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation commissioned BritainThinks to undertake research with individuals living on full service Universal Credit to understand their experiences of the new benefit and their spontaneous and prompted priorities for change for the benefit. Read on for the report.

CARE’s Easter Newsletter

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CARE (Christian Action Resource Enterprise) have just issued their newsletter for Easter. There’s lots going on at CARE so read on to find the newsletter

Important. New comprehensive guidance on using “legitimate interest” for data processing under GDPR. Needs a read

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You’ll be getting ready for GDPR at the moment, so you’ll need to read this. Legitimate Interest is an alternative to consent under GDPR, but it’s complicated to understand which to use. Luckily the ICO has just published very useful guidance. Read on for where to find this information.