News from VANEL, from Members and Friends and of local interest to everyone in the voluntary or community sector across North East Lincolnshire.
Lights will shine brightly for loved ones no longer with us at a special ceremony hosted by St Andrew’s Hospice inside Grimsby Minster on Saturday 9 December. Read on for details of the “Light up a Life” event.
Day three of Trustees’ Week (13th-17th Nov). Each day this week we’ll be publishing some thoughts about trustees or governance as part of the celebration of those volunteers who lead our charities and social organisations. Yesterday (14th November) it was the NCVO/BWB Trustee Conference in London which Karl attended. There was of course a huge range of briefings, talks and discussions at the event. So what were the key themes and issues that were discussed?
A selection of news and updates from the NEL Accord team.
Day two of Trustees’ Week (13th-17th Nov). Each day this week we’ll be publishing some thoughts about trustees or governance as part of the celebration of those volunteers who lead our charities and social organisations. Today Karl is at the NCVO/BWB Trustees Conference in London and shares a quick article outlining some resources you and your board can get access to in order to help with improving your governance.
It’s the very start of Trustees’ Week (13th-17th Nov). Each day this week we’ll be publishing some thoughts about trustees or governance as part of the celebration of those volunteers who lead our charities and social organisations. Today starting off by taking a look at the words we actually use to describe the trustee role
An invitation from Marcus Czarnecki for people to join in with his Organised Dialogue series. The series continues with a meeting on 16th November. Read on for more about the ‘Fostering the Future’ theme and for how to get involved.
VANEL was at the Compass FM Community Awards this week and what a great event it was. Dedicated volunteers and individuals from across the borough were nominated across a number of categories and the winners all deserved their moment in the spotlight. Read on for more from the evening and details of the winners
‘4 U By U’ is a user led project run by Young People aged 16-26 who have experienced poor mental health and coordinated by Climb 4 Ltd. They are holding “The Brightside event” on Saturday 18th November at the Warehouse in Grimsby. Read on for information about 4 U by U and about the event.
In the runup to Christmas, Waltham Windmill Trust have organised a “Santa at the Mill” event on Saturday 2nd December. Read on for the details.
On 10th December, Grimsby Philharmonic are holding their “Come and Sing Messiah” at Grimsby Central Hall and before that they have a Singing Workshop on Sunday 26th November. Read on for details of both events (singing not compulsory – you can just come along to listen too!)