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Jobs and Volunteering

22 November 2011 By David Reid Leave a Comment

Freelance Focus Group Facilitators and Note Takers are currently needed to run focus groups with Black Caribbean parents and their children.

The focus groups are part of a research project led by Peckham Voluntary Sector Forum and parents living in Southwark

  • Freelance Focus Group Facilitators: £25 per hour
  • Freelance Note Takers: £12.50 per hour

Work assignment period January 2012 dates to be confirmed.

Closing date for applications Friday 2nd December 2011.

 For an application pack and job description please contact Laura or Olive on 0776 539 5604 or Email: parentsresearch@live.co.uk 

Volunteer Interviewers are currently needed to conduct face to face interviews with Black Caribbean parents in Southwark.

The interviews are part of a research project led by Peckham Voluntary Sector Forum and parents living in Southwark

  • Free training given
  • Travel expenses reimbursed
  • Reference letter offered
  • Acknowledgement in  final research report

Volunteer assignment period January 2012 dates to be confirmed.

Closing date for applications Friday 2nd December 2011.

For an application pack and role description please contact Laura or Olive on 0776 539 5604 or Email:  parentsresearch@live.co.uk

Filed Under: SE15 News

The Stroke Association High Voltage Abseiling

19 November 2011 By Marcia Gregory Leave a Comment

Your support in making our fundraising event a success will help the Stroke Association (SA) to work with stroke survivors.  Over 120,000 people every year in the UK suffer their first stroke, it is the UK’s third biggest killer. 

The  SA are managing a 100ft charity abseil from Battersea Power Station,  Battersea, London:

  •  A once in a lifetime experience
  • 700 people are expected to take part
  • Photographer and prizes for best (fancy) dressed,
  • Your limited edition T-shirt and certificate.

 Date:     19 – 20 Nov 2011

 For further information or queries please call our events hotline on 01604 687 768 or email – highvoltageabseil@stroke.org.uk or visit www.stroke.org.uk.

Filed Under: Events, SE15 News

PVSF eBulletin 15 November 2011

17 November 2011 By Marcia Gregory Leave a Comment

FUNDING

  •  Southwark’s Community Support Grants Programme  2012-13   Are you are a community or voluntary organisation based in Southwark that contributes to building mutual understanding and shared ways of working across different faiths, cultures and ethnic identities, then you may be entitled to apply. Date: 16 Dec 2011
  • The Near Neighbours is a christian charity and was set up to help people of different faiths come together  to change their neighbourhoods for the better.  Grant: £250 – £5,000. Deadline: Mar 2012.
  • Southwark – Cleaner, Greener, Safer Fund is available to groups and individuals who live or work in Southwark for projects that make their area cleaner, greener, and safer.  Grant: £1,000 – £25,000.  Deadline: 6 Jan 2012.
  • The Home Office has announced a new grant fund to encourage creative new approaches to tackling crime – the Community action against crime: innovation fund.  Deadline:  1 Dec 2011.

EVENTS

 PVSF’s AGM & FORUM MEETING FESTIVE CELEBRATION
“ Show and Tell”
 8 December 2011 at 10am-2pm

Join us for our end of year AGM/Celebration

  • Annual General Meeting
  • Former Cabinet Office Social Enterprise Ambassador – Claudine Reid
  • Member’s Award Ceremony – by The Mayor of Southwark
  • Fun and Games
  • Show & Tell – the option for Free Stalls on the day
  • Free Lunch and glass of wine

Venue: in Peckham (TBC)

The stalls are FREE for PVSF’s members If would like a stall on the day, contact Marcia@peckhamforum.org.uk or tel: 0207 6357000.

SE15 NEWS

  •  The Flipside Peckham campaign is about changing the national newspapers negative perception of Peckham.  Over the past 20 years Peckham has suffered from an above average violent crime rate.  Would you like to be involved to make a difference.

Community Council Meetings:   

Peckham – TBC

Nunhead - TBC

For further information please contact, Nadine James on 020 7525 5503 or email: Nadine.James@southwark.gov.uk.  For a complete list of the Council’s meetings and activities visit: www.southwark.gov.uk/YourCouncil/CouncilDiary/

 

Funders of PVSF services: Southwark Council, Big Lottery, Wates Foundation, City Bridge Trust

PVSF has taken all reasonable measures to ensure the accuracy of the information included in this bulletin.  Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressd, do not necessarily reflect our views

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Citizens Advice Bureaux AGM

16 November 2011 By David Reid Leave a Comment

CAB & Celebration of the first year of the Forum for Equalities and Human Rights in Southwark (FEHRS).  There will be Guest speakers:

  • Pauline Nandoo – Southwark Day Centres for Asylum Seekers
  • Carolina Velasquez-Correa – Latin American Women’s Rights Service
  • Andrew Rice – Chair, Southwark Disability Forum

Plus; local poet G.R.E.Ed.S (Generating Rhymes to Engage the EnlighteneD Soul)

Dated:   Tuesday 29 Nov 2011
Time:     5.30pm  
Venue:  The Ability Media Centre, 56 Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 0AS

For further information Email: sallycauser@southwarkcabservice.org.uk  or tel: 020 7740 1744

Filed Under: Events

VCS – Interview Skills Training

16 November 2011 By David Reid Leave a Comment

Volunteer Centre Southwark is providing training  in interview skills for people who are currently out of work or volunteering to improve their employability.

This is an opportunity to learn and improve your interview skills on a half day workshop – led by highly skilled business people from one of the leading professional services companies in the world.

Date: Friday 25 November 2011
Time:     12.45 to 5pm
Venue:  Ability Media Centre, 56 Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0AS.

For further information contact Jacob Przeklasa, on 0207 703 4205 or email him at jacob@volunteercentres.org.uk.

Filed Under: Events, Training

Stop Hate hotline Launch Event

16 November 2011 By Marcia Gregory Leave a Comment

You are invited to the Stop Hate hotline launch event, so come and join us in launching Southwark’s new 24/7 Stop Hate hotline.  Bringing together individuals, community groups and service providers to:

  • Help build a network of individuals and communities working together to tackle hate crime
  • Raise awareness of the impact of hate crime
  • Promote local support services

Date:     25 Nov 2011
Time:    10am to 2pm
Venue:  160 Tooley Street, SE1 2QH

For more information and to reserve your place contact Dax Ashworth on 0207 5255659 or email: dax.ashworth@southwark.gov.uk  Web: www.southwark.gov.uk/hatecrime

Filed Under: Events, SE15 News

Southwark Council – Community Support Programme 2012-13

16 November 2011 By Marcia Gregory Leave a Comment

Southwark’s Community Support Grants Programme  2012-13 is provided bySouthwark Council.  If you are a community or voluntary organisation based in Southwark that contributes to building mutual understanding and shared ways of working across different faiths, cultures and ethnic identities, then you may be entitled to apply.

There are three main priorities for funding:

  • Supporting Diverse Communities.
  • Specialist Capacity Building and Infrastructure Support
  • Area Based Community Development.

Each area of priority has its own criteria which can be found in the Commissioning Plan 2012/13 document.

Grant:         no minimum
Deadline:  16 Dec 2011

For further details please contact Katherine Pitt on 0207 525 1579 (Southwark Council) or Sally Bagwell or Celine  Rotcajg on 0207 3587016 or 0207 3587022 (CAS).

Filed Under: Funding, Recent News, SE15 News

Campaigners to boost Peckham’s Image

16 November 2011 By David Reid 2 Comments

Peckham Campaigners

1) What is the Campaign about?

 The Flipside Peckham campaign is about changing the national newspapers negative perception of Peckham.  

2) Why is the issue a problem? 

Over the past 20 years Peckham has suffered from an above average violent crime rate. However it is notable that there are areas in London that have higher or comparable violent crime rates yet are not focused on with nearly as much frequency when national newspapers run stories on violent crime in London.

The National newspapers have continuously reported in a negative way about Peckham. The role this representation plays has contributed adversely to the town’s declining prosperity, resident’s aspirations and giving non residents a highly negative view of the area.

3) Who is running the campaign?

The campaign has been started by three Peckham residents, Angela, Jacob and Bernice. The residents are being supported to run this campaign by Peckham Voluntary Sector Forum.

4) What will the campaign do to address the problem?

The campaigners will work in partnership with sections of Peckham’s community to run projects or activities that will create positive stories and images of Peckham as a place to live and visit

The campaigners will work with the local media to get grass roots news stories published of the contributions community members have made or are making to raise a better profile of Peckham life.

5) How will the community of Peckham benefit

A successful campaign will help raise resident’s hopes and aspirations; build community spirit; attract larger retail businesses to the area and improve job creation opportunities for local people.

For visitors it will help to reduce the perception of fear when visiting Peckham.

6) What is the timescale?

The campaign will run from September 2011 to August 2012

7)  What can the Peckham community do to support the campaign?

Sections of the Community Activities you can do
Primary and Secondary Schools in Peckham Run a photography or art project with focus on capturing positive life in Peckham 
Businesses in Peckham Tell us your stories of how good it is to do business in Peckham or ideas of making the area more prosperous. 
The Elderly Tell us your stories of what Peckham was like in the 60’s and 70’s.  
Young People (16- 25) who live in Peck ham Are you an unsung hero? Have you helped others to overcome a problem? Would you like to use your story to inspire other young people? 
Parents living in Peckham Any outstanding stories of beating the odds as a parent?  Use your story to inspire other parents.
Charities and community organisations operating in Peckham We need your stories about how you are changing people’s lives in Peckham and making the area a better place.
Volunteers We are looking for people who have a time on their hands and lots of ideas to volunteer for the following positions:

  • People to join the campaign team:
  • People interested in writing short reports of community events in Peckham, plus taking photos.
  •  People interested in running fundraising events to raise money for the campaign

8) Want to help ? Please get in touch – If you are from any of the above groups and you are interested in contributing to this campaign? Please contact, Bernice 0755 425 4265  Jacob 0798 514 7778

 

Filed Under: Featured, Recent News, SE15 News

Southwark – Cleaner, Greener, Safer Fund

16 November 2011 By Marcia Gregory Leave a Comment

Southwark – Cleaner, Greener, Safer Fund is available to groups and individuals who live or work in Southwark for projects that make their area cleaner, greener, and safer.

Eligible projects need to:

  • Make the proposed area cleaner, greener or safer.
  • Have evidence of community support.
  • Bring long term benefit to the area.
  • Be small to medium scale rather than very large.
  • Be a capital project (for example, a one-off purchase with a fixed termed timescale

Grant:         £1,000 – £25,000
Deadline:  6 Jan 2012

For further details please contact the Project Team at Southwark Council on 0207 525 1259.

Filed Under: Funding

Near Neighbours Fund – For Faith Groups

16 November 2011 By Marcia Gregory Leave a Comment

The Near Neighbours is a christian charity and was set up to help people of different faiths come together  to change their neighbourhoods for the better.  By encouraging stronger civil society in areas that are multi-religious and multi-ethnic within specific Parishes of London.

Grants:      £250 – £5,000
Deadline: Mar 2012

Preference is given to applications from small faith or community organisations with a turnover of less than £150,000.

The Fund will invest in environmental, social, cultural, artistic and sporting ideas that fulfil the following criteria

For further details please contact Stephen Tunstall on 02078981508 or Church Urban Fund
Church House, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3AZ

Filed Under: Funding
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