January 4, 2017

Cumbria Arts and Culture Network: weekly zoom calls
Every Friday we’re going to continue our weekly Zoom conversations.  This Friday we’ll be catching up on the latest impacts of COVID19 and looking at the support being made available.  To join the call, please contact Laurar@cumbriacvs.org.uk for login details.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the network and receiving newsletters, event invites and access to the networks facebook group, please sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/rtjdb7k

Domestic Abuse
Cumbria Domestic Abuse Partnership information poster: Poster
Please find attached full update: Domestic Abuse Update 25032020
Please find a full list of contact details here: Cumbria services contact details

North West Ambulance Service
During our community engagement events last summer, one feedback theme that we received was how we can provide accessible services to our patients and the public,  We would like to share with you some of the ways that North West Ambulance Service provides support to our deaf and hard of hearing communities.  All of the services listed below are free of charge to use:

Using our 999 Emergency SMS Service

• The Emergency SMS service lets deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people in the UK send a SMS text message to the UK 999 service where it will be passed to the police, ambulance, fire rescue, or coastguard. You need to register before you can use it. All information on how to register for the service can either be found on the attached poster or the following link:
  Click here to download the Emergency SMS leaflet (it is also attached to this email) or you can read more here http://www.emergencysms.net/
• Our Paramedic Emergency Service crews also carry Pictorial Communication handbooks – more information can be found on them here:
  https://www.nwas.nhs.uk/services/help/pictorial-communications

Using NHS111

• To use NHS111, you can use InterpreterNow to connect you to an online BSL interpreter who will phone NHS111 for you. The NHS111 adviser will ask you questions to assess your symptoms and then decide what to do next, depending on the severity of your health problem. This could be: giving you self-care advice, or direct you to the local service that helps you best, or if your health problem is urgent, they will send an ambulance for you.
• To access InterpreterNow, you can either use the internet: https://interpreternow.co.uk/nhs111 (suitable with computers, tablets or phones) or through the InterpreterNow app (suitable for either Android or iOS) but to use the App you need to register it beforehand through here: www.interpreternow.co.uk/reg.  It is recommended that you do this before you may need to use it.

Cumbria Vicitims Charitable Trust
At times like this, there may be an increased demand for help with being a victim of crime in need and distress.
http://www.cumbriavictimstrust.org.uk/
https://www.cumbriafoundation.org/fund/cumbria-victims-charitable-trust/

AgeUK Barrow and St Marys set up Support Hub
Please find full details on the attached poster: Support Hub Barrow – COVID19

Local Services in Barrow
Please find attached a list of local services offering advice and support here

@Together Cumbria
A new countywide twitter account @TogetherCumbria aims to share positive stories and information from Cumbria, lifting morale and showcasing the efforts of people responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. Please follow them and share your positive stories using the hashtags #togetherwecan and #togethercumbria

BBC Local Radio Making a Difference
BBC local radio stations have been playing an active role in supporting communities throughout the COVID-19 crisis, using their platform to share details of help and support from local organisations and individuals. Find your local station here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3yrtgmkfHBbsXfQfYkJp7CF/make-a-difference
BBC Radio Cumbria: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p086t1jv

Joe Wicks profits to go to NHS
Fitness coach Joe Wicks has said he is donating “every single penny” of the money made by his online PE sessions to the NHS.
Wicks’s YouTube channel, The Body Coach TV, has live fitness sessions every day at 9am, aimed at children in a bid to help them stay active while the UK is in lockdown and schools are closed.
In a post shared on Instagram, Wicks said the popularity of his videos had increased his advertising revenue “unlike anything I’ve seen or experienced on my channel before”.
He said: “So I’ve decided that as long as I’m the nation’s PE teacher, every single penny of the money generated on these videos is going to the place where we need it the most right now. All of it is going straight to the NHS, to support the real heroes right now.”
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/28/joe-wicks-body-coach-tv-pe-youtube-nhs-covid-19-lockdown

Learning Fields Community Interest Company says Goodbye and Thank you!
After 12 years of providing educational & environmental opportunities for people of all ages and abilities in an outdoor setting, during 2019 the Directors made the decision to close the Community Interest Company at the end of our financial year, 30th April 2020.
During this period we have introduced hundreds of people to the wonders of the natural environment and made a real difference to the lives of many.
We will continue to offer 1:1 support for individuals in a Care Farm setting, at Nag’s Head Farm, and Ernie’s Shed remains as a workspace available for groups to hire for running their own workshops. If any further information is required, please contact Alex Chalmers: Tel. 017683 53860 or e-mail alex@learningfields.co.uk

Living With and Beyond Cancer – New Support Line – 01228 525197
We know that having a cancer diagnosis is a worrying time and even more so now with the current Covid19 pandemic.  Many people are having to isolate at a time when help and support is needed more than ever.
We can help
Our Support Line is open every Wednesday and Thursday between 9:30am and 4:30pm at all other times there is an answering service, which we check regularly. Our team of skilled and experienced volunteers can provide a friendly listening ear; help connect you with the help and support you need; provide information on a wide range of issues.
Please see attached poster

Giving World: Free Resource for people you support
Giving World is a registered charity. We redirect new business end-of-line and discontinued stock (e.g. warm clothing, food, toiletries) for free to the most deprived communities in the UK. Our evidence indicates charities across the UK are struggling to meet the increasing level of need in their communities.  And that beneficiaries face multiple and complex problems. Amongst the highest are loneliness, unemployment, low income, homelessness, and mental health needs. With the removal of institutional safety nets there is now a greater need than ever to draw people in to safety.

You can help your clients and beneficiaries by registering with Giving World and accessing free resources for people you help and your charity. Our partner charities tell us that the goods help to:

·         Extend services – The goods provided by Giving World enable charities to diversify their approach and meet the needs of their local communities.

·         Reach more people – Life essential goods are a unique source of recruitment for the hard to reach, drawing in those in need who are not actively seeking support e.g. those suffering with addiction

·         Increase charity capacity – Increased reach and awareness of the charity can attract more volunteers and funding.  Many beneficiaries go on to give back by volunteering themselves.

To access free goods register at www.givingworld.org.uk or you can contact Louise on 0116 251 6051

Bright Ideas Fund – now open for applications
Do you have a bright idea for a community business? Need a bit of help developing it and making it a reality? The Community Business Bright Ideas Fund is now open for applications until Tuesday 7 April 2020! Apply and discover more here.

Funded by Power to Change, the £3.2m Bright Ideas fund offers tailored support and grants of up to £15,000 to develop their projects. The fund gives community groups the early stage finance they need to work with local people to develop a community business idea the community wants and needs. It also gives them support and tools to start setting up their community businesses. The funding programme is delivered by Locality in partnership with Co-operatives UK, the Plunkett Foundation and Groundwork UK.

 

Charity annual returns: print before you submit!
The Charity Commission is no longer providing copies of annual returns once they have been submitted online.

Charities are being advised to print their returns in draft form before submitting them, as you will not receive a PDF of the final version as you may have done in previous years. Once submitted, there is no way to retrieve the information so it is important that you remember to print your return in draft format before you have pressed ‘submit’.

This useful information was circulated by Sandy Adirondack in her free legal update email service for voluntary organisations, which you can sign up for by emailing legalupdate@sandy-a.co.uk with your contact details. You can find out more about this useful service here.

 

New safeguarding resources on NCVO Knowhow
October saw the launch of new safeguarding resources on NCVO Knowhow. Over the past six months, NCVO has been working in partnership with some of the leading organisations in the sector to develop a range of briefings, guides, practical tools, podcasts and videos about good safeguarding practice and safe culture.