by Hannah Danson | 18 Apr 2019 | Criminal justice / community safety, Equality and diversity, Health care and wellbeing |
ARC UK is launching a new user-led project on domestic abuse and learning disability/autism, which is taking place in Cornwall & Devon over the next two years. ‘Us Too’ is funded by Comic Relief and builds on a successful pilot that took place in...
by Hannah Danson | 17 Apr 2019 | Children and young people, Equality and diversity, Older people, Public sector |
Cornwall Council has asked us to seek your views on their efforts to improve the customer experience for vulnerable customers. They say: We are trying hard to improve customer experience and meet the commitments in our Customer Service Promise. As part of this work,...
by Hannah Danson | 16 Apr 2019 | Funding and grants |
Funding opportunities for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Cornwall, including funds for those who work in the Newquay area in surf or sport, those supporting families in need, and those who work to address a variety of social problems....
by Hannah Danson | 15 Apr 2019 | Criminal justice / community safety |
David Sillifant, of Safer Cornwall’s Serious and Organised Crime partnership has circulated a document about Modern Slavery in Cornwall, asking members of the third sector to be aware, and ensure that they know what to do if they suspect a person is a victim of...
by Hannah Danson | 12 Apr 2019 | Criminal justice / community safety |
This week the Independent Office for Police Conduct launched the #MakeYourselfHeard campaign to raise awareness of the #SilentSolution system and how to get police help when you’re too scared to speak. The instructions are clear – 1 – Dial 999 2 –...
by Hannah Danson | 11 Apr 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
A handful of stories around health and wellbeing from the news recently. HPV vaccine linked to dramatic drop in cervical disease Researchers in Scotland have reported a dramatic drop in cases of cervical disease reported in women who have had the vaccination for Human...
by Hannah Danson | 10 Apr 2019 | Education and training, Employment and skills, Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
Frontline Immigration Advice Project Refugee Action is running a Frontline Immigration Advice Project, which is offering high quality advice to vulnerable migrants, aiming to prevent injustice and destitution. The project trains advisers and supporting organisations...
by Hannah Danson | 9 Apr 2019 | Culture and recreation |
Cornwall Sports Partnership has shared with us a press release about the Cornwall School Spring games, which took place at the end of March: 800 pupils from primary schools across Cornwall visited Newquay Tretherras School and Newquay Sports Centre to compete in the...
by Hannah Danson | 8 Apr 2019 | Environment and nature |
A selection of recent news stories around the environment Call for ban on glitter sales In the light of the increased awareness of plastic waste, there are calls for a ban on the use of glitter. Standard glitter is comprised of etched aluminium bonded to...
by Hannah Danson | 5 Apr 2019 | Housing and related services |
Cornish charity Resonance has been awarded top prize in the NatWest SE100 Awards, recognising the top 100 Social Enterprises in the UK. Resonance won in the Investment category, for its project @Good Deal of the Decade’, which is a partnership with St...
by Hannah Danson | 5 Apr 2019 | Development, Public sector |
Local organisations in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Cornwall are being asked to feed their views into a Local Industrial Strategy for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The Government has tasked every Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in...
by Hannah Danson | 4 Apr 2019 | Advice advocacy and legal |
The Association of Chairs in running the Beacon Programme, offering support to Chairs and Vice Chairs of small organisations, and still has spaces on a workshop coming up on 11 April. Entitled ‘ Strengthening Your Organisation’ organisers say: Come along...
by Hannah Danson | 4 Apr 2019 | Children and young people, Health care and wellbeing, Housing and related services |
A selection of education-related news stories recently. Home Educated children – consultation Following a significant rise in the numbers of children being home educated, and concerns around the safety of some of these children – and the robustness...
by Hannah Danson | 3 Apr 2019 | Community support, VSF news |
Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum is working in partnership with St Austell Bay Economic Forum (SABEF) to bring together organisations and individuals that are already doing excellent work in your local community. We know that by working together we stand a better...
by Hannah Danson | 3 Apr 2019 | Health care and wellbeing, Older people |
A selection of recent news stories around disabilities The Autism Act 10-year renewal – Have your say! This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Autism Act in England and the National Autism Society is working with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism...
by Hannah Danson | 2 Apr 2019 | Advice advocacy and legal, Public sector |
From a press release from Cornwall Council: Cornwall Council is undertaking a Community Governance Review for the whole of Cornwall. This review may consider parish boundaries, the number of seats and warding arrangements for local councils and their names. It...
by Hannah Danson | 2 Apr 2019 | Criminal justice / community safety |
Changes to gambling which were introduced yesterday may not be fit for purpose – and there is no mechanism in place to judge their effect in any case! FOBTs, Fixed Odds Betting Terminals, from yesterday are only able to accept minimum bets of £2, instead of up...
by Hannah Danson | 1 Apr 2019 | Environment and nature |
Could you be a #LitterHeroes Ambassador and help keep Britain tidy? Keep Britain Tidy is seeking new #LitterHeroes Ambassadors to join their volunteer programme. The programme is for people from all walks of life who want to get their community involved in litter...
by Hannah Danson | 1 Apr 2019 | Children and young people, Health care and wellbeing |
A brief update on some health-related stories that have been in the news recently. Children’s Centres warning The Local Government Association has warned that underfunding will cause more Children’s Centres to close, with over 1,000 having closed in the last decade...
by Hannah Danson | 29 Mar 2019 | Culture and recreation, Environment and nature, Health care and wellbeing |
A selection of the awareness-raising and celebration events during April. Other occasions are available… The whole month Stress awareness month Increasing public awareness about the causes of, and cures for, stress. According to the Mental Health Foundation,...
