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| South Forum e-Newsletter 12th October 2007
What's featured in this edition.
Regards Jackie Nixon South Forum Development Coordinator If you would like to announce any thing or have a feature please contact me on 0191 5228447 or e-mail me on jackie.nixon@sunderlandcommunitynetwork.org.uk
The scout hut, crow lane, Middle Herrington, Saturday 27th october 2007 at 5pm. A community event for the people of Herrington and surrounding areas. Come if you dare!! Competition 1. The best scarecrow 2. The best carved pumpkin 3. The best carved turnip 4. The heaviest pumpkin. The rules the best scarecrow can be individual or from a community group, lanterns should be an individual effort, all exhibits should be in place between 9am -2pm, entries for scarecrows must be advised to Cllr Leslie Scott 0191 5280580, judges decisions is final. Winners announced by the Mayor of Sunderland at 6pm, refreshments will be available.
Exhibition on Saturday, Oct. 13 2007. It is at North St. Methodist Church hall from noon – 4pm. It and also the centenary year of Silksworth- born Bobby Gurney, the Sunderland AFC record holder for the most goals scored. There is a radio speaker, Marion Forster, a penny farthing cycle demo. and entertainment, also refreshments available with free entry. The group’s work and a football display will be on show.
The project time together mentors in Sunderland offer one to one support and guidance to local refugees. Asad Doctor forced to flee Afghanistan and Matt a local man gave him the confidence to start again. If you have 5 hours a month to spare, a little local knowledge and would like to learn more about other cultures, you too could be a mentor. visit www.timetogether.org.uk or call 0191 5108685
Saturday 10 November 2007, 5.30pm, Ashbrooke Hall, The Cloisters, Sunderland, SR2 7ED, A family fun night filled with arts, music, dance, DJ and food in celebration of the Hindu Festival of Diwali. Presented by Sangini in association with Sunderland Sikh Association. Tickets £5 / £3.50 tel 0191 534 6661 or email info@sangini.org.uk
The awards are open to any learners who live and have studied in the city of Sunderland during 2006/07. Nominators can be tutors or course organisers who have worked with the nominee. The closing date for nominations is Friday 7th December 2007. An independent panel of judges will meet to decide the successful candidates on the 12th December. Winners will be announced at an award ceremony that will be held on the evening of Thursday 10th January 2008. Click here for further details.
Sunderland Centre for Voluntary Service (SCVS) is conducting a questionnaire to determine the future needs of voluntary and community sector groups in Sunderland. We are trying to find out whether groups get adequate support in the form of information, help and advice and identify what groups need to help them flourish. Please answer as much of the questionnaire as you can. We are aware that some questions may not apply fully to your group but please attempt to answer as many as you can as fully as possible. If not applicable then please write n/a. Filling in the form can make a difference. All completed forms handed in by 19th October 2007 will be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win a digital camera. Click here for the questionnaire. As you may be aware Bangladesh has suffered severe flood damage over the last few months. We are trying to raise funds to help people rebuild their lives. We would be grateful if you could assist in helping us with our Appeal. We are hosting a charity dinner at Shagorika Restaurant, 3 Queens Parade, Seaburn. Tel 0191 529 3194. This will take place on Monday 15th October between 6.00pm and 11.00pm. We would be grateful if you could support our Appeal by coming for a meal or alternatively we would appreciate any cash donation or if you are able to donate towards the evenings costs i.e. food ingredients (poultry, spices etc) or by providing drinks at no or reduced cost that would also be very helpful. We await to hear from you and in the meantime if you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Freda Din or Abu Shama on the above number.
Monday 22nd 2007
11 – 3pm Jubilee
Centre Farringdon,
Large room & Side room. Activities ACS Falls prevention HCC Bowel cancer,
Tap dancers
Sunderland Libraries working in partnership with Family, Adult and Community Learning and Sunderland Women’s Centre A one day workshop delivered by the Bridge Project, covering :- Mental Health Vs Mental illness, Stigma, Conditions & Impacts. 23rd October 2007, 9:30am - 3:00pm, Sunderland CVS, High Street, Sunderland. £35.00* * Includes buffet lunch. If you have any additional information or would like to book a place, please contact Rob Charlton on (0191) 565 1566. course starting in
Part Time: 17.5 hrs per week, Salary Scale 6: £20,895 pro rata. Current project funding to the end of March 2010 GVOC, on behalf of Gateshead’s Children and Young People’s Partnership, is currently managing a Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) project, to improve the engagement and involvement of the private, voluntary and independent (PVI) sector in; ? Workforce development, ? Integrated working, ? The development of strategic priorities for children and young people in Gateshead GVOC is therefore seeking to appoint a PVI Involvement and Development Officer to identify relevant PVI sector organisations in Gateshead and encourage their participation in multi agency training and involvement in strategic partnership activity. Interviews scheduled to take place on Friday 26 October 2007. Community Development Officer Part Time: 28 hours per week, Salary scale SO1: £23,175 (pro rata), Fixed term until end March 2008 Empower Gateshead, based within GVOC are looking for a highly motivated team member to cover maternity leave until March 08, with potential for extended employment beyond this date (subject to funding). The chosen candidate will work with communities in Gateshead offering group development support, funding advice, information and signposting services to newly emerging groups and voluntary organisations. Interviews scheduled to take place on 7th November 2007. For an application pack for either post contact: GVOC, John Haswell House, 8/9 GladstoneTerrace, Gateshead NE8 4DY. Tel: 0191 478 4103 or email enquiries@gvoc.org.uk GVOC is an equal opportunities employer Charity Number 510764
Supporting the environment for a healthy Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), in the North East region.
We are increasingly being approached by many organisations in the area looking for volunteering opportunities for their staff as part of their Employee Volunteering Schemes. Here is a list with the details for three of these organisations who are looking to donate some of their staff. This will be a great opportunity for many organisations so please take the time to look through the information and get in touch should you have any queries or interested in the opportunities. Contact Anne Jones on 0191 567 8906. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Employee Volunteering Scheme As you may be aware, the fire and rescue service is heavily involved in working in the community in addition to their primary function of preventing the loss of life and injuries from life from fire and other emergencies. Developing their capacity to engage with the community is a central theme in their existing Leadership Development Programme. They are seeking the co-operation of the voluntary sector to offer “projects” for fire and rescue service managers to broaden their experience and understanding in the communities in which they serve. All of their candidates have management experience at varying levels within the service and will be using the project to assist them in developing themselves as part of the Leadership Development Programme. The benefits achievable will be determined between the candidate and the host organisation and it is the projects that will facilitate this. The project should meet with the goals of the host organisation and those of the individual. Typically a candidate may be able to assist with any one of a range of tasks for example: Funding bids, Organising events, Development of policy, Team development, Change management. This is not an exhaustive and they would welcome suggestions from organisation should they wish to do so. Gentoo's Employee Volunteering Scheme - 'Give Hour' Volunteering employees are asked to spend one hour per month helping out in the local community. This can be during works time where the volunteer is allowed 'time-out' from their day to day duties. Hours can be accumulated so that staff can spend more time on projects they are interested in. For example, staff may want to take part in a community event that is not a regular occurrence for 3 hour. In this instance the employee will have accumulated 3 months worth of 'Give Hour'. There is no limit to the amount of time staff can volunteer for in any month but the minimum commitment over the 12 months is 12 hours. EDF Energy Employees for EDF Energy have the opportunity to take part in a one off volunteering event on the 2nd of November. There are 10 staff in total and they have requested that they are willing to help out with most activities that are based in indoors. The have a full day to give from 9.00am – 5.00pm. Please feel free to distribute to your friends, family and colleague with their permission.
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Hello everyone and welcome to our edition of South Forum e-newsletter. 
Scarecrows, Pumpkins & Turnips
Silksworth Heritage Group’s celebrates the 20 years of the group 
Time Together Project 
Sunderland Festival of Light
Sunderland Adult and Family Learning Awards 2008
Win a Digital Camera 
RAISING FUNDS FOR THE FLOOD APPEAL IN BANGLADESH
Celebrating Age October month at the Jubilee with Age Concern 
Preparing for Citizenship - A FREE 10-week course 
Mental Health Awareness Training 
PVI Involvement and Development Officer
Do you need volunteers