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| To unsubscribe from this Mailing or to opt out of all Halton and St Helens Voluntary and Community Action Mailings please use the links found at the bottom of the page. Welcome to the latest edition of the Halton & St Helens Voluntary and Community Action E-Bulletin... £115,000 Waste Prevention Fund for Merseyside and Halton Community Groups A share of £115,000 is up for grabs to help make the region a cleaner and greener place. The funding has been made available for Merseyside and Halton community and voluntary groups, schools, faith groups and not-for-profit organisations, who can reduce household waste, encourage recycling and resource re-use and prevent carbon emissions. The projects will also have to demonstrate wider positive impacts on the environment, health and education. The money is coming from the Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority and Veolia Community Fund 2019/20, which has been running annually since 2006. Successful applicants can be awarded up to £25,000 for schemes which operate across all six districts in Merseyside and Halton, and £8,000 for projects which work solely at one local authority level... Two local organisations are looking for volunteers to help them over the Christmas period. Hope House will be opening their doors over Christmas for those less fortunate people in St Helens. They are looking for volunteers to help them bring cheer during the festive period. Warrington and Halton Hospitals Charity need Volunteer Christmas bag packers to help collect much needed funds to support equipment and activities to help patients of all ages. If you can spare an hour or two get in touch to register... Beware Of Being Ripped Off On Online Marketplaces Says Citizens Advice Halton More than 13,000 problems with purchases in England and Wales on online marketplaces were reported to the Citizens Advice consumer service last year. Online marketplaces - websites where traders and private individuals list and sell products - are becoming increasingly popular for people trying to find the best deal. This year’s National Consumer Week, which runs from 26 November to 2 December, focuses on customer rights when buying from an online marketplace. Citizens Advice Halton says people don’t always know they have fewer rights when they buy from a private seller, compared to if they buy from a business... St Helens & Districts Advanced Motorists On Sunday,13th January 2019 at the Ibis Hotel, Haydock, 10:00am to 1:00pm anyone who may be interested will be welcomed and able to discuss the Advanced Drivers Courses with Members and Officers of the Group. The St Helens Group of Advanced Motorists offer substantial discounts to those aged 17 to 35 years, a saving of up to £89, you pay only £60 and a discount of £50 to those of 60 years and over... Runcorn Festivals are pleased to announce that they are working with Unlock Runcorn to bring you Winterfest 2018. Winterfest 2018 will be taking place on 1st and 2nd of December 2018 from 11:00am-11:00pm on both dates. The event is free entry and also child and dog friendly, Santa will be arriving at 10:30am on Saturday... Volunteer with Newton Family Community Centre Newton Family Community Centre have 3 new volunteer opportunities: Club 426 is an after school club (term time only) that is for children aged 5-13 years old on a Thursday 3.30pm-6.30pm. Family Fun Time is a stay and play for under 5’s. Its is on Tuesdays 12.30-3pm (term time only) for children aged 0-5 years. Volunteer in the Coffee Bar -To help run a coffee bar and provide a friendly atmosphere for centre users, tutors and members of the public... Halton & St Helens VCA are now a drop off point for Halton Christmas Toy Appeal. Donations can be dropped off at our office on Lugsdale Road, Widnes during opening times Monday to Thursday 9-5pm & Friday 9-4pm. Donations are needed for boys and girls ages ranging from 0-18. The purpose being to supply disadvantaged children living in Halton with a present to open on Christmas Day, which they would not normally receive... Volunteer Opportunities at Lucem House Community Cinema Lucem House Community Cinema in St Helens are looking for volunteers to assist in the smooth running of the cinema both front of house and behind the scenes. Front of house volunteers will amongst other activities, meet and greet cinema goers, help with box office duties and the provision of refreshments. Technical volunteers will assist in the smooth running of the screening of the film. If this sounds like your cup of tea, get in touch with Volunteer Centre St Helens... Between 12-16 November 2018 those in the third sector, and beyond, celebrated trustees during Trustee week. Trustees are vital to the successful running of charities. They provide direction, guidance and valuable, practical skills, and what’s more they do it all for free. Trustees' week is the annual event that showcases and celebrates the role of trustees, the great work that they do and the many opportunities that are available for people to get involved with charities and groups local to them. The Trustee Week website is still open and has many useful resources for trustees... Light Up A Life – Tree Of Lights 2018 Event Willowbrook Hospice are inviting you to Light Up A Life 2018 where you can remember a loved one this Christmas. Christmas is a time when we think about our family and friends, past and present so come along and join Willowbrook at one of their special services across St Helens and Knowsley. The two church services will include carols, readings and the lighting of the Light Up A Life tree, followed by a moment of silence so you can sit and reflect on special times and memories of loved ones... FFTransport are a not for profit organisation part of former forces support and have an affordable 17 seat community mini bus for hire, available with a driver or can be hired on a self drive basis. The minibus is available to book at an affordable rate for your organisations’ Christmas celebrations or trips out over December... The first ever Festive Faith Fair, will be held at St Helens Town Hall on Wednesday 5th December from 3.30-6.30pm. The hope is that during this busy festive period, the event will shed some light on the Christian organisations that are working all year round at the heart of our communities to reach out and help people who are in need. Why not join them for a free mince pie and a hot chocolate and take the time to find out about how the church is working in St Helens today... As of Monday 3rd December 2018 the Healthwatch Halton team will be based at Suite 5,Foundry House, Waterside Lane, Halebank, Widnes, WA8 8GT. Their contact number will remain the same. Everyone at VCA would like to wish our former colleagues luck with your move and hope you will be settled in your new home very quickly, and look forward to continue to work closely together to benefit the people of Halton... Newton Community Centre- Christmas Fair Newton Community Centre's Christmas Craft Fair will be taking place on Saturday 1st December 2018 at 12pm-5pm. Everybody is welcome to come along. Activities include things such as: A Choir; Candles; Jewelry; Lots of gift stalls; Also Santa himself, and many more... St Helens Parks and Green Spaces - Engagement Event 4th December 2019 St Helens Council would like to invite you take part in an interactive engagement event to help shape the future of St Helens Parks and Green Spaces. The Mersey Forest Team is supporting St Helens Council to develop a Vision for Parks and Green Spaces in the borough. The event is taking place at St Helens Town Hall on Tuesday 4th December. There are two sessions planned, one from 2-4pm and the second from 6-8pm... Christmas at the Catalyst Science Discovery Centre on Saturday 8th December, 1pm to 4pm. There will be Crafts & Stalls, Face painting, Mulled wine & mince pies, Story telling, Festive carols. Come along and meet Santa and his elves... Supporting Young People in St Helens Mike Palin, Chief Executive of St Helens Council would like to appeal for gifts for those in care. They want to provide something for those who have left care - including a Christmas lunch on the 24th December as well as a hamper for young people who for whatever reason couldn't be cared for by family and hence were in care and in reality may not have a family to spend Christmas with. Mike is looking for any groups or businesses who could make a donation of gifts for hampers or offer any other support... Strategic Meeting Updates This section contains updates about strategic meetings that our members have attended and kindly sent an update in to share around the sector. One Halton Board Minutes - November 2018 The main focus of the meeting was the 6 “Priority Programmes”. They are Healthy Streets, Making Every Contact Count, One Halton Population Health Framework, Workplace Health Programme, Social and Emotional Health Programme for Young People, Physical Activity. Attendees stated what they were currently doing and how they might “fit into” or under one of the priorities. At the end of the meeting, Chair Person Eileen O’Meara asked everyone present to consider which priority their work best fitted under. At Halton & St Helens VCA, we want make our member organisations aware of the priorities and to ask them if they are delivering any projects which could be seen as contributing towards one of the 6 priorities... If you attend a strategic meeting in Halton or St Helens and would like to share an update about it to the sector, please email a short paragraph about the meeting to ldaffern@haltonsthelensvca.org.uk Former St Helens Council Chief Executive, Carole Hudson This week Halton & St Helens VCA received the sad news that former St Helens Council Chief Executive, Carole Hudson has passed away. Carole was a strong supporter of voluntary and community action in the Borough, taking a personal interest in many organisations, helping them solve problems and supporting our work so that the sector could play an active role in St Helens. Very recently Carole came in to share her memories of our Chair, Jean Mulford who retired after 30 years on our Board. Our Chief Executive, Sally Yeoman said: “When I joined St Helens CVS in 2006, Carole made me feel so welcome, she encouraged me to become part of the St Helens family & offered support and kindness until she left the Council. Carole made a huge difference to us and in the lives of people across the Borough and beyond. Everyone at VCA is extremely sad to hear the news of her passing.” Groups wishing to pass on their condolences can visit the Town Hall where a book has been opened. Don't Forget... 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... Please feel free to forward this email onto any other organisations/individuals who you feel would be interested. Apologies if you receive this email more than once. If you have any comments you would like to tell us about this e-bulletin, please send an email to ldaffern@haltonsthelensvca.org.uk or if you have any news/events you would like us to publicise, please complete our News/Events webform: https://www.haltonsthelensvca.org.uk/vca-newsevents-template
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