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Volunteer Week 2019 - Events

Volunteers Week 2019 (1st - 7th June) is an opportunity to recognise the contribution made by volunteers across the UK and raise awareness of the value and impact their volunteering can have on people’s lives. The annual campaign, established in 1984, seeks to recognise the contribution millions of volunteers make to our communities every week. More than 15m people volunteer in the UK every month. They lend their time and talents to causes as varied as food banks, libraries and hospitals. Volunteers’ Week is the perfect opportunity to recognise volunteers who give their time, energy and enthusiasm to helping other. Volunteering is a way to give something back.  It is also an opportunity for volunteers to benefit from new experiences, make friends, gain skills and have fun.

As part of this volunteer celebration, Halton Volunteer Centre are holding a number of events/days out that any volunteer from either Halton, St Helens or the wider area is welcome to attend / join...

Saints Community Sleep Out

Saints Community Foundation are coming together with YMCA St Helens, Y Sports, Teardrops and St Helens Sports Development to host a sleep out as part of the national YMCA Sleep Easy week, sleeping out in the Totally Wicked stadium for one night as part of the Saints Sleep Easy Fundraising event. Taking place on Friday 15th March 2019, as part of YMCA’s National Sleep Easy Week, the Saints Community Sleep out will ask those taking part to give up the comfort of their own bed for the night and commit to raising Funds to be split three ways between SCDF, YMCA St Helens Sports and Teardrops. One night can make a lot of difference to a homeless person and by sleeping out and raising funds you can make a difference too, so sleeping rough so that others wont have to...

Non-Executive Director, Warrington and Halton NHS Foundation Trust

There is a vacancy for a Non-executive Director at Warrington and Halton NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exceptional opportunity to share your talents and expertise to make a positive difference to the lives of people in your community. As a Non-Executive Director, you will work with other Non-Executives, the Chairman and the Executive Directors as an equal member of the Board of Directors. You will also work in partnership with the Council of Governors who is also charged with holding the Non-Executive Directors to account for the performance of the Board of Directors...

Autism & Asperger Society - Quiz Night

Roll up, roll up. It's that time again to get reading your triva books and stop being a couch potato. St Helens Autism & Asperger Society second annual quiz is nearing. The date for your dairies is Firday 22nd March. The place is the UNISION Club, Bishop Rd, St Helens. Your team is only 40 answers from glory and a cash prize, or no glory and a cabbage! So if you know what the capital of Eire is or how many beans make five your're out of luck because those questions are not in it. But if you know similar things this is the place to be...

Fully Funded Beginners Brazilian Ju-Jitsu Programme For Veterans

Aspire combat sports in partnership with the John Paul project has developed a new programme supporting veterans with PTSD / emotional health issues through Brazilian ju-jitsu. Develop new skills, improve fitness and improve your emotional wellbeing. Develop a hobby that can last a lifetime. Build a new social group in a friendly environment...

Talk On PTSD And Depression

Halton Carers Centre are facilitating a talk from ‘Captain Krankypants’ on Tuesday 12 March 2019 at Churchill Hall, Cooper Street Runcorn. Doors will be open from 12.30pm for tea/coffee for a 1.00pm start. The talk finishes at 3.00pm. Trace Dann (Captain Krankypants) is coming over from Australia and tours all over the country delivering his talks. The talk is aimed at patients with PTSD and depression but their carers will benefit too. The talk is informative but also fun and will be in a relaxed environment. The talk highlights coping and living with these mental illnesses...

Volunteers Needed for St Helens Football Club

Bold Rangers JFC is thriving in the Parr Community, so need somemore volunteers to become coaches and other important roles within the club. No training needed, just give them 12 months of your time and they will give you the training and qualifications. So anyone who loves football and is able to commit to the kids, then they would like to hear from you...

Sahir House Trustee Recruitment

Sahir House is an award-winning charity, which provides support for people living with (or affected by) HIV and delivers a range of sexual health promotion, training and information services to professionals and the wider public. The charity is looking for up to three forward-thinking trustees to drive the next stage of development. Trustees will work with the rest of the board, and executive team, to set a refreshed vision and strategy for the charity, which is seeking to broaden its scope, making this an interesting and exciting time for someone to join. They are seeking people who are committed to the values of the charity, who are fair but tactful communicators; who have the confidence to set and achieve high level goals and who can exercise fairness and good judgement...

Self-Neglect Conference

Halton Safeguarding Adults Board would like to invite you to attend there annual awareness event taking place at Halton Stadium 9am - 12.30pm Monday 18th March, this year focusses on Self-Neglect. On the day they hope to raise awareness and understanding of this very sensitive and complex issue. The event is free to any adult who lives or works in Halton. This includes paid employees, volunteers, carers, including family carers, those employed through a personal budget and those who use services.  Hear from experts in the field and gain valuable tools and information to help the people you care for...

Diabetes UK St Helens & District Group

The next meeting of the St Helens & District Group of Diabetes UK will be on Wednesday 6th March 2019 at 7.30pm in St Helens United Reformed Church. The church is next to Windle Pilkington Hall. The speakers will be Hollie Fullerton and Claire Lee, who will be talking about Inpatient Care for people with diabetes. Hollie and Claire are Inpatient Diabetes Specialist Nurses, who are based at the Diabetes Unit at St Helens Hospital. Anyone with an interest in diabetes is welcome to attend, admission is free and refreshments are available after the meeting...

New Government Saving Scheme - Help to Save

Help to Save is a new government saving scheme to support working people on  tax credits and Universal Credit build their savings. You can save between £1 and £50 every calendar month and accounts last for four years from the date you open the account. Within these limits how much you save and when you pay in is up to you. After two years, you’ll get a 50% tax-free bonus on your savings. And if you continue saving you could get another 50% tax-free bonus after four years. This means you could receive tax-free bonuses worth up to £1,200, to spend how you like...

Universal Support – Help To Claim Adviser

Citizens Advice St Helens is set to deliver a new service called “Universal Support: Help to Claim” which offers end-to-end support to help people make a new Universal Credit claim and be ready for when their first payment arrives. They are looking for an adviser with good IT skills to support clients to make and complete their new Universal Credit claim, as well as a commitment to the aims and principles of the Citizens Advice Service. You’ll have the ability to interview clients using sensitive listening and questioning skills to get to the root of the issues and empower clients, whilst maintaining structure and control of meetings...

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VCSE Connect

Information about the voluntary, community, charitable sector still remains one of the key issues raised by professionals and clinicians when you ask the question “What could the voluntary sector do?” or “How can I refer this person to something more appropriate?”

As the gateway into the sector, Halton & St Helens VCA holds lots of information and data about local voluntary action.  We have produced that in great detail, in “Here to Help”, provided a search facility on our website, share information with key organisations and have many different ways of sharing what groups do, but still people say they don’t know what groups exist, what they do and how they get to them or refer to them.  So Halton & St Helens VCA has been working on an extension to our database which will display information about groups in an easy format, tell you what they do and when, allow clinicians and other key professionals to log-in directly and make a referral directly to the group (as long as they have agreed to receive referrals).  This means for the first time there will be a single place where referrals to the local voluntary and community sector can be made.

If you would like your organisation to be included in the VCSE Connect directory...

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