Throughout Lockdown Freedom are offering the following services as detailed on their Social Media.

Freedom will continue to be available throughout Lockdown:

Food Parcel Collections from
Bolsover Market Place – Monday to Friday 9.30am to 2pm.
Clowne Methodist Church – Monday 9.30am to 2pm.
Tinsley Methodist Church – Tuesday 9.30am to 2pm.

Our Support Workers are available for telephone/internet calls.

Face-to-face support for those who struggle to use telephone/internet will be available BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Monday to Friday 3pm to 5pm at 5 Market Place, Bolsover.

The Georgia Bird Foundation are launching 2 new weekly online groups for people to come together, connect and keep our mental health in check! 

Going back into a national lockdown can be scary for us all and be a big trigger for anxiety. The Georgia Bird Foundation don’t want people to feel like they have to be in this alone! 

Virtual Choir launching on 5th November! No experience required, just a chance to make new friends, learn a new skill and learn some songs!

Positivi-tea coffee morning launching on 7th November! Different things will be happening each week in the group from guest speakers, mindfulness sessions, activities and just a general natter! 

For more information or to join, please send an email to georgiabirdfoundation@gmail.com and the zoom links will be sent out!

Autism Information & Advice are recruiting a new full-time advisor. The successful candidate will respond to contacts via the service’s initial points of contact – such as answering the service’s help-line and responding to emails. The advisor will then triage the contact and provide up to date, relevant and accurate information and advice to the contact – which could be an individual living with ASC, a parent or carer, or a professional. The primary purpose of the advisor role is to show empathy and understanding, provide initial information and finally signpost to specialist information and advice on benefits, entitlements, debts, housing, relationships and family and to ensure relevant referrals to specialist agencies are processed. The role will also support with the service’s evaluation and reporting processes, promotion, and literature and content development, as well as the deliverance of Autism awareness raising training.

Location
Citizens Advice Mid Mercia – initially working from home with some visits to the South Derbyshire office (owing to current COVID-19 guidelines) and then working from the South Derbyshire office.

Pay scale
£20,849

Work Pattern
37.5 hours a week, 9-5, Monday – Friday, excluding public holidays

You can download the Job Pack HERE

To appy visit https://www.citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk/vacancies/
to download the application form and send to staff@citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk

Life Dronfield is a community charity based in Dronfield (www.lifedronfield.org)

This year Life would like to put together care packages to support those in our community who will be isolated over the Christmas period. This year more than ever we want those that are alone to know that someone is thinking of them and cares for them.

We are therefore asking for donations to enable us to deliver as many boxes as possible. We need items such as tea, coffee, jams, biscuits, chocolates, jigsaws, puzzle books, cosy socks and toiletries. We would really appreciate any donation that you are able to make.

If you would like any further information on this project please feel free to contact Becky Taylor at beckytaylor@lifedronfield.org

Wednesday 11th November 2020
6.00pm – 7.30pm 

A FREE interactive online session for anyone interested in the community & voluntary sector in Chesterfield – delivered for you by Community Chesterfield & the University of Derby. . .

putting the UNI in the COMMuniTY!

Voluntary & community organisations really need people to help support and guide their organisations. They are particularly keen to have people with fresh perspectives who may never have considered being a trustee before!

• Would you like to make a real difference to your local voluntary sector?
• Would you like to learn more about how organisations are run and managed?
• Could you bring enthusiasm, passion and a fresh pair of eyes to the table?
• Do you enjoy planning for the future and want to share those skills?
• Is working with people your joy?

Being a trustee is a rewarding and interesting role, it offers you the opportunity to use your talents to benefit an organisation, and develop and learn new skills to support your own future.

We hope to talk about the role of a trustee, as well as introducing you to some current trustee vacancies.

Session Leader

This discussion will be guided by Bev Crighton, External Engagement Lead for the University of Derby. Bev’s teaching work has included: Developing Skills for Business Leadership, Corporate Social Responsibility, Managing Human Resourcing, Employability, Reward and Performance and Business Skills. Her research interests include: Employability, Working from Home (implementations and advantages of) and Management Skills in the Workplace.

Booking and more information

Being able to promote your charity or voluntary sector organisation’s services clearly and in a professional format is important to build your credibility with statutory organisations and funders, and to attract donations.

Kate Dawson, whose runs Chesterfield-based Well Read PR, recognised that many not for profits need help creating high quality marketing materials through her work with Community Chesterfield, (delivering a series of marketing and PR workshops) and has teamed up with Hayley Beaumont a graphic designer to offer affordable design and communications services.
Kate and Hayley are both passionate about working with organisations which are making a difference to people’s quality of life.

“My skills as a storyteller means I can help charities get across a strong message about their work, whilst Hayley can help charities and groups develop their own recognisable brand identity, whether they are starting from scratch and need a new logo or want a set of brand guidelines to help them create a more consistent look and feel across all their materials,” explained Kate.

More details can be found on Well Read’s website at https://wellreadpr.com/branding/ including a pdf which gives a breakdown of the services on offer with costs.

Members of Derbyshire Voluntary Action can claim a 10% discount on jobs booked in up to and including Friday 27^th November (Black Friday) by emailing Kate at kate.dawson@wellreadpr.com quoting DVABlack in the email title.

GamCare is a national provider of free information, advice and treatment for anyone affected by problem gambling. There are around 500,000 problem gamblers in the UK, up to 20% of whom are women. For every person who has a problem with gambling, up to 10 other people can be affected, and women are disproportionately at risk of experiencing gambling-related harm. Gambling-related harm can include debt, relationship difficulties, housing issues, gender-based violence, health problems, depression and anxiety, feelings of isolation, and suicidality.

Our FREE training is usually offered face-to-face, but we now have a 2 hour session which we are delivering online via Zoom. Individuals can register to attend the training at their convenience, using a mobile phone, tablet, or laptop.Book your place using Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-and-gambling-related-harm-free-online-training-tickets-104981366092?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch

During the training session, we will talk about gambling-related harm, risk factors, impacts, and how to recognise and support people affected. Learn about our treatment network and how to refer clients to our free treatment services. This training is essential for any professionals who work with women and families.

Referrals for hospice care in the comfort of patient’s homes across the Derbyshire Dales and North East Derbyshire have surged by more than 160% since two local charities joined forces.

Blythe House Hospicecare, based in Chapel-en-le-Frith, and Helen’s Trust in Bakewell announced their formal partnership in September, but have been working together officially since April.

The charities provide 24/7 palliative and end of life care in the homes of patients with life-limiting illnesses including cancer, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and neurological conditions like motor neurone disease.

Referrals are made to the team for a variety of reasons including respite sits so that a carer can get some much-needed rest or to run errands; to get a patient home from hospital; crisis avoidance, where a family is in need of support quickly to help with a potentially distressing or emotional situation; and for end of life care when a patient is in the final weeks or days of life.

Hospice at Home healthcare assistants have provided this care across the Dales and North East Derbyshire, including in Alfreton, Bakewell, Birchover, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Clowne, Dronfield, Eckington, Hathersage, Matlock and Shirebrook.

To find out more about the Hospice at Home service and if it might be useful for your family, visit: https://blythehousehospice.org.uk/our-services/hospice-at-home/

You can read the full Press Release HERE

North East Derbyshire District Council has opened another bidding round for its Community Action Grants scheme which is open to constituted groups and non-constituted groups sponsored by an organisation who will act on their behalf operating in North East Derbyshire District to access up to £500 grant funding for projects taking place in the District that support NEDDC’s Council Plan.
 
Groups which wish to apply must be formally constituted, have a managing body which meets regularly, elected office bearers, a bank account and be not-for-profit OR be sponsored by a constituted group or Parish/Town Council that meets these criteria.
 
The next deadline for application is 31st December 2020.
 
To download an application form go to http://www.ne-derbyshire.gov.uk and search for Community Action Grants or email sue.dixon@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk

Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa has allocated £485,000 to tackle the issues that affect quality of life in communities and to make communities stronger. Grants are available from £50 up to £25k to support and improve lives and make Derbyshire a safer place to live.This fund helps both individuals and groups, protecting people, helping victims and keeping crime at bay. From tackling ASB, making property more secure, protecting those who are vulnerable for any reason to supporting sustainable community projects, this fund can help.

Find out more HERE.