by Hannah Danson | 14 Dec 2018 | Funding and grants |
Emergency Essential Programme (part of BBC Children in Need) Grants or the purchase of essential items to meet the needs of children in the UK living in severe poverty or hardship. Applications may be submitted at any time. The programme provides items for the most...
by Hannah Danson | 14 Dec 2018 | Community support |
Today (14 December) is Local Charities Day, celebrating the work that local charities do to build thriving communities across the country. The day builds on the work of the government’s recently published Civil Society Strategy, in which the government has committed...
by Hannah Danson | 13 Dec 2018 | Housing and related services, Public sector |
Cornwall Council is about to review the current Homelessness Strategy and would like to get your feedback on what we can all do to improve the way we work together, what the current barriers or challenges are that you face in supporting homeless households and...
by Hannah Danson | 13 Dec 2018 | Criminal justice / community safety, Public sector |
The Cornwall Safety Partnership has issued two sets of safety information prior to Christmas, one relating to fire safety, and the other around Christmas parties. The Fire safety information can be found in depth on the Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service’s...
by Hannah Danson | 12 Dec 2018 | VSF news |
Final reminder Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum’s Annual General Meeting will be held on 2:00pm Wednesday 19 December 2018 at the Cornwall Federation of Women’s Institutes, Truro Business Park, Threemilestone, Truro, TR4 9NH. Members are invited to support the AGM,...
by Hannah Danson | 11 Dec 2018 | Culture and recreation, Health care and wellbeing |
Gambling firms have agreed to a ban on advertising on the television during live sporting events. The Remote Gambling Association (including Bet365, Ladbrokes and Paddy Power) has bowed to political pressure and agree to a ban on TV ads ‘whistle to...
by Hannah Danson | 11 Dec 2018 | Public sector |
The Boundary Commission has published its final recommendations for new ward boundaries in Cornwall. They are proposing that Cornwall has 87 Councillors, all in single-councillor divisions, reducing from the current 123. Town Council and Parish Council boundaries will...
by Hannah Danson | 10 Dec 2018 | Equality and diversity, Health care and wellbeing |
An independent review ordered by the Government has investigated the use and practices around the 1983 Mental Health Act, ie. the sectioning severely mentally ill patients. The findings are that it is out of date and needs an overhaul. The review found widespread...
by Hannah Danson | 10 Dec 2018 | Environment and nature, Health care and wellbeing |
The Met Office has published a study that shows that one of the impact of climate change is going to be that heatwaves like the one we saw in 2018 occur more frequently. The odds of a heatwave in any given year are around 1/2 of 1 percent at present, but their...
by Hannah Danson | 7 Dec 2018 | Health care and wellbeing |
This week is Crohn’s and Colitis week, raising awareness of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, which are the two most common conditions described as Inflammatory Bowel Disease – IBD. You can find out more about these conditions on the...
by Hannah Danson | 7 Dec 2018 | Criminal justice / community safety |
Attitudes towards rape Figures were released this week following research into attitudes towards rape among the general public, in particular what does or does not constitute rape. Results show that people believe the following fallacies about rape: There has to be...
by Hannah Danson | 6 Dec 2018 | Funding and grants |
A recent report shows that people are increasingly choosing to participate in payroll giving, where an employee donates to a charity through their pay packets, before tax. Figures for 2017/18, released by the Association of Payroll Giving Organisations (APGO) show...
by Hannah Danson | 6 Dec 2018 | Culture and recreation |
Cornwall Council’s Autism Spectrum Team, in partnership with Cornwall Sports Partnership are working to make leisure centres more friendly places for young people with autism. This includes training for staff, and communication passports for young people, to...
by Hannah Danson | 5 Dec 2018 | Community support, Funding and grants |
Cornwall Independent Poverty Forum has published the 2018 Cornish Christmas Giving Catalogue for 2018, listing gifts that can be given for Christmas that benefit others. Examples include Backpack beds for homeless people in Cornwall, £10 to train a new volunteer at...
by Hannah Danson | 4 Dec 2018 | Advice advocacy and legal |
The Charity Digital Code of Practice has been published, which identifies seven principles for organisations that want to develop their digital activity. The code, which has been funded by the Lloyds Banking Group and the Co-op Foundation, has been overseen by a...
by Hannah Danson | 4 Dec 2018 | Advice advocacy and legal, Health care and wellbeing, Housing and related services, Older people, Public sector |
Cornwall Council and partners are launching the annual Winter Wellbeing guide, for elderly or vulnerable residents, with advice on keeping warm and well this winter. There is information on insulating your home, saving money on energy, and sources of support. You can...
by Hannah Danson | 3 Dec 2018 | Equality and diversity, Health care and wellbeing |
From the 5th to the 16th of November the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Phillip Alston made an official visit to the UK. He travelled the country, and spoke to people who were in poverty, many of whom were forced to rely on emergency food...
by Hannah Danson | 3 Dec 2018 | Equality and diversity |
There have been several ‘Days’ recently, and even a Month – Movember has finished, with men growing luxurious moustaches and raising money and awareness around men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s...
by Hannah Danson | 30 Nov 2018 | Criminal justice / community safety |
Clinks has published its State of the Sector report this week, looking at the current voluntary provision in the criminal justice sector. Their press release says: The report presents the best information we have on voluntary organisations working in criminal justice...
by Hannah Danson | 30 Nov 2018 | Community support |
The Chaos Group CIC has been featured by Unlocking Potential as one of their success stories. Find out more on the Unlocking Potential website and Chaos Group’s own site. Launching from an idea, 5 years ago, Founder Babs Rounsell is now head of four companies...
