Survey on community food

24/03/2015

Brighton and Hove Food Partnership are doing a survey to find out about all kinds of places where people eat together in groups.

The survey is at  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BHFPcommmeals

They would like to hear from places people eat together in groups (or would like to in future).  Also from anywhere that regularly receives donated food. Some examples include

  • lunch clubs
  • growing projects
  • day centres
  • community groups
  • cafes which offer a lunch club option or a meal for particular groups (e.g. an ‘OAP meal’)
  • food banks
  • hostels
  • care homes
  • others – anywhere serving a shared meal or receiving donated food

The survey will take less than 15 minutes and directly influence local policies which relate to food and to food poverty.  If anything isn’t clear or you would like to talk to someone about this work please call the Food Partnership on 01273 431700. As a thank you for your time you will also be entered into a prize draw to win £50 for your group or activity.

Piggy Bank Fund deadline extended to 17th April

20/03/2015

The Piggy Bank Fund provides small grants of around £500 for projects that benefit young people aged 13-19 in Whitehawk, Manor Farm and Bristol Estate.

Applicants will need to fill out an application form, and provide a one minute video about their project. They will then be required to attend a grant presentation session on 22nd April at the Crew Club between 16-30 and 18-00.

The deadline for applications has now been extended to 5pm on Friday 17th April.The videos will be shown at a public event on March 25th, where a vote will be taken on which projects to fund.

For more information contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

Jewson Building Better Communities project funding

18/03/2015

Deadline 12/04/15.

Jewson are awarding funding of between £1,000 and £50,000 to community projects. Examples of projects: a new roof for your village hall, a sensory garden for local school children or the renovation of a long-forgotten community building.

Works by nomination, followed by shortlisting, followed by voting by the public then a judgement by the panel.

Go to their website: www.buildingbettercommunities.co.uk for more information.

 

RAISE Challenge Fund grants available to support innovative ideas

18/03/2015

RAISE Challenge Fund grants are available to support community and voluntary organisations across the South East with grants in the region of £2,500 – £10,000 to help develop leadership and vision, unlock potential and develop innovative ideas. Examples of projects which could be funded are:

  • Business planning
  • Use of data and research
  • Training
  • Marketing and Communications
  • Starting new ventures

Applicants should be able to demonstrate how the proposed project represents a clear change for the organisation.

To apply, fill in an expression of interest form on Surrey Community Foundation’s website.

Deadline for submitting Expressions of Interest is 31 May.

Women’s Empowerment Fund grants of £2,000 to £20,000

11/03/2015

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is launching a call for applications for a Women’s Empowerment Fund. The Fund is £250k in total and voluntary and community groups whose primary objective is to work with women in the community are invited to apply for funding for local community engagement projects that empower women.

They will award 10 -20 grants across the country.

The deadline is 31st March 2015.

For more info see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fund-to-empower-women-to-tackle-abuse

 

Free video production workshop

10/03/2015

The Media Trust is running an introductory workshop for charitable and community groups to help them understand how they can create video content that will enable them to amplify their campaigns and calls to action.

When: 13 May 2015, 10.00am-4.00pm,

Where: Brighton 

You need to complete an application form to apply to attend.

For more details and an application form contact Adam Perry on: [email protected]

Free table tennis equipment for groups

10/03/2015

Over the past three summers Table Tennis England, Brighton & Hove Council and Brighton Table Tennis Club have organised Ping! – placing loads of tables around the city for anyone to play on – all for free! Last year over 42,000 people played on the tables.

Ping! is back this year and will be bigger than ever. Table Tennis England is offering organisations based in Brighton and Hove up two Instant Ping Pong Packs to get people playing table tennis.

Each pack contains 7 bats, 7 balls and a roll net that allows you to set up on almost any table. With the game ideas booklet that comes with it, you can be set up and playing in seconds.

To see how flexible the pack is, watch this YouTube video! http://bit.ly/1wTlC4Y

What’s the catch?

All they ask is that the packs get used at least once a week for 30 minutes, and that you are willing to provide some feedback on how things are going

Link into the bigger scene

There will be loads of table tennis events to get involved with this year including Ping! and Brighton & Hove Council’s Take Part festival of Sport & Physical Activity http://bit.ly/1AVjlkI

Hurry!

The number of packs available is limited, so first come first served. This is a great chance to get your organisation active so don’t miss out!

To express your interest or to find out more please contact:

Kieron Pelling

Development Officer – South East

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 07972 222068

Serviced offices to let in central Brighton

10/03/2015

Two serviced offices have just become available to rent at the Care Co-ops Social Enterprise Centre, just 2 minutes from the clocktower. Offices accommodate 4-5 desks each (for social enterprises we would explore renting by desk to a group of organisations). Facilities include all services and internet access, 24 hour access, additional on-site hire options including meeting rooms and a 250 capacity venue.

Cost: £440 per month each (10% discount for social enterprises)

To find out more contact: Fiona Ras [email protected]

Making the media work for you

05/03/2015

This free publication is a useful guide for community and voluntary organisations on using the media. It’s aimed at larger charities, but has some useful advice and tips for anyone getting to grips with publicising their organisation.

It’s written by journalists, and covers news media, social media and developing media campaigns.

You can download it at http://ejc.net/projects/Ongoing/making-the-media-work-for-you-a-guide-for-civil-society-organisations

 

Free Food safety training for community group volunteers

03/03/2015

These courses are run by Brighton & Hove Community Learning. To book a place, call them on 01273 294287 or email [email protected]

Level 2 Food Safety – Central Portslade

This is a one day course. There is no crèche facility on this course.
Course date: Wednesday 6 May
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: Portslade Town Hall. Victoria Rd. Portslade BN41 1YF
Tutor: James Aldcroft

Level 2 Food Safety – Central Brighton

This is a one day course. There is no crèche facility on this course.
Course date: Tuesday 9 June
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: Brighton Town Hall, Bartholomew Square. BN1 1JA
Tutor: James Aldcroft