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Worthing CVS Forum – Working together by Email
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Contact: sophie.wcvs@btconnect.com

1. DRIVER VACANCY
Dial-a-Ride Southern Services is a local charity requiring flexible relief minibus drivers to cover holidays, school transport or weekends.
Applicants must be aged over 21yrs & hold a clean licence with a D1 entitlement. Wage - £7.62 per hour.
Contact Geoff Davis on 01903 530053 or email wordar@btconnect.com for an application pack.
Closing date Monday 26th July

2. SMALL GRANTS FROM WORTHING ARTS COUNCIL
Worthing Arts Council, with the support of Seachange and Worthing Borough Council, has been busy commissioning works by local artists as part of the regeneration of our town.
They now wish to award a further 4 grants of £500 each the deadline for which is 31st July 2010
The application process has been simplified and can be in any shape or form e.g. a painting, sculpture, film or performance. Two of the successful grants awarded must relate to Splash Point in some way.
For more information contact Karen Simporis ksimporis1@ntlworld.com or Tel: 01903 232875

3.  SPARKS, GIRLS NIGHT IN & LIME CAFÉ FUNDRAISER
Friday 23 July 2010
At St Paul’s Community Centre Lime Café
2 Course supper, bubbly or wine, a treatment, amazing entertainment and sumptuous shopping.
Whether you are planning a special occasion, a treat for one of your friends or family or spending some quality time with your friend.
£25 for dinner, drink and treatment to book contact 01903 690627

4.  CARERS SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR POST
15 Hours per week
(Fixed Term Contract until March 2011)
Salary NJC Scale 2 Point 13 £15,444 pro rata.
The Carers Support Service Regis, Chichester & Rural

A part-time administrator to work split duties between two of the services provided by the Carers Support Service is required for two full days per week. One day will be spent assisting the Emotional Support Service and the other day assisting the Information Service.
Closing date for applications: 5pm Friday 23 July 2010
Interviews will be held on Thursday 5 August 2010
If you are interested in applying for this position please telephone 01243 537011
or email: info@carerssupportservice.org.uk to request an application pack.
The Carers Support Service Charity No 1136000 Company No 7191927

5. HEALTH EQUALITIES STRATEGY CONSULTATION MEETING
Wednesday 28th July, 2.00 – 4.00pm
Committee Room 2, Arun Civic Centre
1 Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 5LF

Thank you to those who responded to the original email you will see we now have a date for this meeting, please let Sophie Rider know if you are able to attend the meeting 01903 528620 or email sophie.wcvs@btconnect.com
Partners in West Sussex have recently been developing a countywide partnership health inequalities strategy, called “Promoting Health Equalities – Working together to improve quality of life in West Sussex".
This is your opportunity to have a say on the draft strategy and shape the final document to be published in the autumn of 2010.
This is an important document for any voluntary and community organisation who delivers health related services to their community and who have received grants or contracts to deliver these services from the PCT (NHS West Sussex), West Sussex County Council or local health partnerships.
If you want to submit your own response then the deadline for feedback is 5.00pm on Friday 30 July 2010 and the executive summary and response forms are attached. We would be grateful to know if you are submitting a response, contact sophie.wcvs@btconnect.com

6. COMMISSION WARNS OF BOGUS TELEPHONE CALLS
 
The Charity Commission has been made aware of a scam involving people being telephoned by individuals claiming to represent the Charity Commission. In the phone calls these individuals claim to be from the "debt collection department" of the Commission and they demand payments for various services and advertisements. 
 
Some of the bogus calls have demanded payments of thousands of pounds for various services and advertisements. The Commission has been contacted by a number of people who have received calls of this nature and has already reported this matter to the police.
 
It is important to be clear that:
• Any call from someone claiming to work with or on behalf of the Charity Commission, and claiming any payment in a threatening way, is clearly bogus;
• The Charity Commission does not charge for any of its services to charities; it does not get involved in debt collection either directly or through contracting third parties to do so, and nor does it collect debt on behalf of charities;
• You should immediately report these sorts of incidents to the police, and the Charity Commission would also like to be informed where its name is being used for suspected fraudulent purposes.
Andrew Hind, Chief Executive of the Charity Commission said;
“I am outraged that individuals are misusing the good name of the Charity Commission in this way. I would strongly urge anyone to contact the police if they receive one of these calls and to please notify us as well.”

Our advice to charities is:
• When you speak to any member of staff from the Commission they will always be prepared to give their name, telephone number and email address;
• Commission email addresses always end with the domain name @charitycommission.gsi.gov.uk;
• Check the number of any suspect caller against the direct dial telephone codes for our offices; these are London 0207 674…, Liverpool 0151 703…, Taunton 01823 345… , Newport 01633 2255…
The best way to contact the Charity Commission is by email or if you need to speak to someone urgently you can call the contact centre on 0845 300 0218. Lines are open from 08:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday, except national holidays.

7. THE CONGREGATIONAL SINGERS ARE PERFORMING A SUMMER CONCERT
IN AID OF WORTHING & DISTRICT SCOPE
7pm, Saturday 21st August
Fitzalan Howard Centre, Pavilion Road, Worthing
Sing along to classics such as
“A spoonful of sugar”          “Over the Rainbow”
“Some enchanted evening”
“Buttercup song”                 “Consider Yourself” 
Tickets £4, Raffle & cash bar on the night
Please contact 01903 522366 or 01903 821437 for tickets

8. RICHARD JEFFERIES DAY
2.00pm Saturday 14th August
Meet at Broadwater Parish Rooms, Broadwater Street West.
Talk and readings on the works of this celebrated Victorian naturalist.
A visit to his grave in Broadwater Cemetery and an optional Downland excursion.

9. REACHING FOR GOLD IS BACK…AND BETTER!

Reaching for Gold is a fantastic opportunity for your young people to work with a top South East Company and Voluntary or Community Sector organisation to develop a project of their own creation.

The process is very simple – we want groups of up to ten, 14-19 year olds to have an innovative idea which will bring about a positive change to society.  The idea could be based on communities, youth, innovative access or a mixture of the three topics.

Once the idea has been developed, ask your young people to fill out our application form and submit it before the 29th November.

We will select the best ideas to become our finalist and they will be given
hi-tec prizes and linked to a set of mentors.   Between January and March
all the finalist teams will develop their idea into a project and get the chance to put their project before a panel of judges to win cash to make the project into a reality at the end of March.

We’ve listened to feedback from last year and in running this year’s competition we have:

1. Extended the time frame for applications and mentoring sessions
2. Included cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places
3. Organised additional mentoring sessions after the Grand Final to help
the young people continue their project.
4. We will be providing feedback, on stage 1 applications, the judges
panel and via the additional mentoring sessions.

If you have any young people who would be interested and for more information, please go to www.reachingforgold.org.uk

10. MOSAIC TRAIL
Part of SWAG Festival Week, follow the Five Element Mosaic Train around the large walled garden at Henry House. Created during July 2008 by local mosaicians aged 3-70. The 26 pieces represent aspects of the five elements of Chinese medicine.
The garden also features sculpture by Batbileg Darjaa (Mongolian artist), students from Oakgrove College and Tone Holmens’s Giant Tortoise made from recycled materials!
There will also be a mixed art exhibition throughout Henry House.
See www.henryhouse.net for a map of the venue contact Tel: 01903 232875
Open 9am-8pm Monday-Friday

ART IN STEYNE
Cornerstone Methodist Church, Steyne Gardens
23rd-25th July.
Come and view the work of 20 artists and enjoy a cuppa in the Fair Trade Café.
(Card payments accepted)

Next Forum: 12.30pm, Tuesday 21st September 2010
Friends  (Quaker) Meeting House,
Rear of 34 Mill Road  (easy parking in West Avenue)
Please book your place in advance, contact: Sophie Rider at WCVS on 01903 528620
Or email sophie.wcvs@btconnect.com

Worthing Council for Voluntary Service, Colonnade House, Warwick Street, Worthing, BN11 3DH
Tel: 01903 528620 Email: worthingcvs@btconnect.com
(Registered Charity No. 1107753 Registered Company No. 5274460)