Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service

NPTCBC Lifelong Learning Service in partnership with Positive Direction is running Free ‘LOTO’ (Learning Opportunities Training Opportunities) tasters at the Positive Direction Training Centre at 40-41 Milland Rd, Neath, SA11 1NJ. The tasters can be run in either morning sessions (10.00am – 12.00) or afternoon sessions (1.00pm – 3.00pm). The free tasters are currently available until Friday 2nd December 2011.

The workshops are primarily aimed at NEETS but are open to anyone either unemployed or economically inactive, participants can ‘have a go’ at trying something new. If you have a young person or anyone else who would be interested in attending the tasters, please get in touch with Positive Direction on 01639 633167 for more information or to book your place. Alternatively contact NPTCBC Lifelong Learning Service on 01639 898581.

Size; 300 sq ft within a building shared by three organisations, Dynamix, Circus Eruption and Soundscape.

Cost; Rent £7 per sq ft per annum = £ 175 per month

Water rates included. Electricity additional.

Facilities include; communal kitchen space, Burglar alarm, Fire alarm, Rubbish collection, Heating. Access to an accessible training room and broadband available at extra cost. 

Location; Dynamix Unit 4 D, Cwm Road, Hafod, SA1 2AY. 10 minutes walk from train station.

Contact Ness and Sions for more details

01792 466231

admin@dynamix.ltd.uk

For more information about Dynamix see website

To create a successful and sustainable visitor economy in an area, all the components that make a successful destination need to be managed in an integrated way.

The objective of the TISS Destination Management scheme is to enhance the visitor experience through what may be individually small but collectively significant improvements to visitor amenities and the local environment in support of destination management plans.

The September edition of the RDP Newsletter is now available for download

The Guardian has launched a new award just for social enterprises. The awards seek out the UK’s most promising social enterprises who look set to make a big impact. The Guardian will award four outstanding finalists by showcasing the winning ideas at the Guardian Social Enterprise 2011 summit, where delegates will vote for the overall winner.

Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP is delighted to be involved and will be represented on the judging panel.

The deadline for entries is 11.59 on Friday 14 October 2011 and the competition results will be announced at The Guardian’s annual summit on the 8th November 2011.

For further information about the awards and for a full list of entry criteria please visit the Guardian website

A governing document is a charity’s instruction manual, and every charity has one. It sets out the purposes of the charity and the rules the trustees must follow, and could take the form of, for example, a constitution, trust deed or Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Trustees need to regularly review their governing document to ensure it is up to date and enables them to run the charity effectively.  If you need more information, please see the Commission’s guidance CC36 – Changing your Charity’s Governing Document.

Internet Rangers – one month to win up to £4,000 for your school

BT Internet Rangers Schools Award

If you think you know a school or a young person that has helped or plans to help people within your community to get online, they could be in with a chance to win some incredible awards. There are cash awards of up to £4,000 available for schools and laptops and iPads available for young people up to the age of 16.

For more information, to apply or nominate please visit the BT website

Remember that IAITH in collaboration with Trinity Saint David University College will bear fruit in February 2012 with the first intake of students to its new Welsh-medium postgraduate certificate course in Language Policy and Planning.

The course consists of two 30 credit modules – Essential Language Planning and Promoting Welsh – with IAITH staff leading the teaching team. It is an ideal course for those already involved in language issues in Wales as well as students who are considering language planning as a carer option.

For more information contact Christine Jones on c.m.jones@tsd.ac.uk or calling 0300 5001822. Some bursaries are available. see leaflet here 

Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations are preparing for a regional forum event to be held on November 8th where they will have a presentation on the document and a chance for people to ask questions. In addition to this, the event will aim to update members about the progress being made around the mental health measure and triage system being rolled. The document is available for download here

CMW are in the process of putting out three tenders for a Music Participation Programme. We will contract organisations working with and seeking to engage with young people not in education, training and employment (NEETs) and those at risk of becoming so, to run music engagement activities. This project is part of Reach the Heights, a European Social Fund project.

Reach the Heights aims to strengthen the position of young people in Wales between the ages of 11 and19 in relation to opportunities for learning, advice, support and guidance, including those who are not in education, employment or training, or are at risk of not becoming so. In February 2009, Reach the Heights was awarded up to £27 million from the European Social Fund to support two projects First Footholds and Routes to the Summit.

This project falls under Routes to the Summit, which aims to raise the skills and aspirations of young people aged 11-19 years. The project delivers against Priority 1 Theme 2 of the Convergence European Social Fund by providing enhanced information, advice, guidance and support for young people through a wide range of opportunities for gaining skills useful for learning and employment.

Community Music Wales is a joint sponsor of Reach the Heights.

Full information and all tendering documents can be found on the Sell2Wales website

Information can also be found on the Community Music Wales website