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| Changing Faces at Community First! |
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| After more than 5 successful years as Director of Community First, Audrey Hollingbery has retired.
Our new Director, David Fawcett, joined us on 12th May and we would like to welcome him to his new role!
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| David commented “I am delighted to be joining Community First and the fantastic team we have working here. Over the last five years we have become established as a key part of the local community under Audrey’s stewardship and I wish to continue this and build on our success. I look forward to meeting members and partners over the next few months.” |
| Fiona Jeynes is the new Petersfield Innovations Project Worker!
Her role is to support voluntary and community organisations to help strengthen existing services for older people and to identify any gaps in the type of services or activities available. |
| Bernard Simmons is the new Volunteer Centre Manager!
Bernard has been working as a Volunteering Ambassador for the Volunteer Centre Winchester and also Volunteer Centre Manager (job-share with Sue Greene) East Hampshire. |
| All change for Sue Greene!
Sue continues working in the Volunteer Centre with added responsibility as a Projects Coordinator for the Community First team. The current projects include the East Hants Disability Forum and the East Hants Diversity Forum. |
| Janet Easton is our New Outreach Project Worker, funded by BASIS!
Janet's role is to support small new or existing voluntary groups across East Hampshire. |
Do come along to one of the next forums, the topics are relevant to the whole of East Hampshire.
Two new information sheets are now available on the website:
| Summer Training Programme! |
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The Community First Summer 2008 Training Programme is now available. New workshops available this time include:- Managing People - Good Fun or Not?,
- An Introduction to Web Design using Dreamweaver, and
- Working in Harmony with your Volunteers.
| New Directory for January 2008! |
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The January 2008 issue of the Directory of Voluntary and Community Groups is now online. New for this version is information about rooms and other facilities available to hire. So next time you are looking for a venue for your community group don't forget to look here first!
| e.VOLve Online Directory! |
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| e.VOLve is the new searchable online database of voluntary and community groups serving Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampston and the Isle of Wight. Is your group registered yet? | 
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| Hampshire Children & Young People's Alliance! |
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The Children & Young People's Alliance, the children and young people's voluntary sector working together for Hampshire, has launched a series of free training events across Hampshire, for February and March 2008. These workshops are aimed at all kinds of organisations, including sports clubs, faith-based community groups, youth clubs and parent and toddler groups. For more information about the training or about the Alliance visit their new website at www.hants-alliance.org.uk/web/.
| Independent Safeguarding Authority! |
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New ISA register to protect children and vulnerable adults. The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) has been set-up following government review of failures to protect children. It will become operational in late 2008 and aims to register all people, including volunteers and their management committee members, who work with children and vulnerable adults (CVA). Further information, including a 2 page factsheet, is available from Fareham Community Action at www.farehamaction.org.uk/isabriefing.htm or www.isa-gov.org.uk .
| New Volunteering Website! |
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| The Hampshire Network of Volunteer Centres have launched:There are links to all the Volunteer Centres in Hampshire, plus stories from volunteers to inspire others to volunteer. |
- Every Action Counts is about how groups of people can have a bigger impact for a better future by working together. Any group can help make every action count - for example, community groups, clubs and societies, community organisations, community centres, neighbourhood groups, hobby groups, faith groups, sports clubs and local amenity societies. The website will help your group take simple and effective actions to protect and improve your environment, now and for generations to come!
All organisations involved with children and young people have a responsibility for their protection and well being. Information about:
- Protecting Children From Harm,
- Child Protection Policy Guidance,
- East Hampshire Child Protection Code of Practice, and
- Criminal Records Bureau Disclosures
can all be found on the new Group Support - Child Protection pages.| Local Volunteering Code of Good Practice! |
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The East Hampshire Compact has published the new East Hampshire Volunteering Code of Good Practice. The Code has been developed by Sue Greene, Volunteer Centre East Hampshire. For a copy of the Code or more information about it, please call Sue Greene on 01730 710017 or email volunteer@communityfirst-easthampshire.org.uk. For more information about the East Hampshire Compact please call Audrey Hollingbery on 01730 710017 or email director@communityfirst-easthampshire.org.uk.
This page last updated 16th June 2008,
Site last updated 16th June 2008 |
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