Wed 4 Aug 2021
Sporting Communities believes in celebrating the achievements of young people and our Youth Awards aim to highlight the amazing things that young people do, the life barriers that they overcome and the aid that they provide to others.
We are delighted that this year we will be hosting Youth Awards in both Derby City and Staffordshire. We would also like to give a special thank you to the National Community Lottery Fund and all of our other Award sponsors for their support of this celebration of inspirational young people.
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Wed 4 Aug 2021
Back in 2010, there was much fanfare as the then new coalition government began to dismantle and reorganise the NHS, from the top down (it didn’t really follow any calls from the grassroots) – exactly the thing they had promised during the election, not to do. Fast forward 11 years and a major reorganisation of the NHS is well underway once again, not that you would know this from the absence of discussion in the public eye.
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Tue 3 Aug 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that we have had to look at different ways of offering services to adults with a learning disability.
Replacement care services had previously been reviewed in 2019, but with the coronavirus pandemic affecting how many people can access building-based services at any one time, the county council has explored other options to ensure services can be offered in different ways. Now, we want to look again at these services to understand how they can embrace the changes that have been made, and make sure the services are fit for the future.
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Tue 3 Aug 2021
Association of Mental Health Providers is pleased to announce the launch of the second round of a small grants fund on Monday 26 July. This fund will be used to provide grants of up to £5,000 to support the sustainability of mental health voluntary, community and social enterprise provider organisations, with a turnover of £0-250k.
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Tue 3 Aug 2021
A key leader has today been announced for the new organisation that would lead to closer co-operation and integration of services across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
Prem Singh has become ‘Chair designate’ of the NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) in anticipation of it becoming formally established in April 2022.
Prem was appointed as Independent Chair of Together We’re Better, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent’s Integrated Care System (ICS) in November 2020. He has a background in nursing and has served at board level in the NHS for over 30 years.
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Tue 3 Aug 2021
Assessing the ‘State of the Sector’ in
Stoke-on-Trent
Our mission is to promote, support, and advance the development of the local VCSE sector, and for over 100 years, that is exactly what we have been doing.
The Coronavirus pandemic has created more and more barriers to the ability of charities, community groups, and social enterprises to deliver their services, support their communities, and fundraise for their cause. Although, the community spirit we have seen in the face of a crisis has been phenomenal!
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Tue 3 Aug 2021
Background
The Community Life Survey collects information about whether adults (16+) have volunteered and given to charitable causes.
This section provides headline data measuring engagement in formal and informal volunteering, reasons for and barriers to volunteering, as well as charitable giving behaviours and views. The data looks at engagement over time, and differences in engagement between demographic groups.
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Wed 28 Jul 2021
Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire fire and rescue service have produced a digital flyer with advice and information for yound people on how they can stay safe during the school summer holidays.
The digital flyer attached is downloadable and contains information on the following:
- Knife crime
- County Lines
- Staying safe online
- Being water safe aware
- Activities for 8 to 17 year olds
- You're not alone campaign
- Useful Contacts.
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Wed 28 Jul 2021
Here's some important news to share:
Ashley and Loggerheads to lose its village hall unless new volunteers step in!
Ashley Memorial Hall faces being closed unless new volunteers come forward to join the management committee and get involved in the day to day running of the hall
The five remaining members of the Village Hall management committee announced they would be standing down at the Annual General meeting at the end of the year.
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Wed 28 Jul 2021
The Uttoxeter Big Green Week, organised by members of our community, will be running from the 18th- 26th of September 2021. The Green Week will be a celebration of everything people in Uttoxeter are doing to improve our local environment and tackle climate change, as well as a call for our government to do more.
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