Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service

Poetry Competition on Climate Change for adults and children

Closing date: 31st March 2012

Judges: Carol Ann Duffy (English entries) & Elin ap Hywel (Welsh entries)

Prizes :

Adults: 1st £500; 2nd £100; 3rd £50

Children: 1st £50; 2nd £30; 3rd £20

Entry fee:

Adults: £3 per poem or 4 for £10

Children: £1 per poem or 4 for £3

Contact:

email: ehinshelwood@awelamantawe.co.uk

website: www.awelamantawe.co.uk

Entry details:

All poems submitted must be original work of the entrant. They cannot be returned so please don’t send your only copy. Each poem should be no more than 40 lines on any aspect of the theme of Climate Change. It must be typewritten. Please don’t put your name or address on the poems. Instead, you should put your name, contact details and titles of all poems submitted on an accompanying piece of paper.

The closing date is 31st March 2012. Prize winners will be notified by May 2012.

A prize-giving evening will take place on June 8th 2012 at Pontardawe Arts Centre.

Copyright of each poem remains with the author, but Awel Aman Tawe has the unrestricted right to publish the winning poems.

You may submit as many poems as you like as long as your entry is accompanied by the correct fee. Cheques payable to Awel Aman Tawe.

Please send your poems, accompanying details and payment to:

Awel Aman Tawe Poetry Competition

76-78 Heol Gwilym, Cwmllynfell, Swansea, SA9 2GN

You can also enter online and pay via paypal: www.awelamantawe.co.uk

Working in Partnership with Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) Health Board – A Third Sector Service Providers Event, Draft Report is now available for download.

Dance Days to be held in Sandfields and Taibach during February Half Term.

See flyers below for further information.

• Sandfields Dance Day
• Taibach Dance Day

Old Bell 3 are supporting the Wales Probation to arrange a workshop that they are organising for social enterprises and social firms due to be held in Cardiff on 6th  March 2012.  Details about this event can be found here..

5 things every small charity needs to know about fundraising

We are delighted to announce that the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) in Wales is funding three small charity training days, delivered by the Institute of Fundraising (IoF), during March 2012.

Aimed specifically at charities with voluntary incomes under £1 million, this series of courses is aimed at building the fundraising skills of smaller organisations. The two topics will be:

• Building an effective case for support
• Raising funds from the local community and event

Further information is available below or from the Fundraising Standards Board website. 

• Small Charities Training Wales
• Raising Funds from the Local Community & Events Course Outline
• Building an Effective Case for Support Course Outline

An employment opportunity has arisen via the Regional Learning Partnership. The post is for a Temporary E-Portal Manager and will be based in the Business Centre, Swansea. The contract is fixed term until November 2012 and the closing date for applications is Thursday, February 16, 2012. Please note that secondments would be welcomed.

Further information can be found on www.swansea.gov.uk/jobs or by calling 01792 636875.

Heritage Lottery Fund: changes to small grants programmes

From April 2012, the maximum grant limit for Your Heritage applications is increasing form £50,000 to £100,000.

The maximum grant limit for Young Roots applications is also increasing from £25,000 to £50,000. Young Roots projects can last up to two years (up from 18 months) and the age range widened to include young people from 11 – 25 years old (previously started at 13 years old).

Also from April 2012, HLF will make decisions on Your Heritage and Young Roots applications at bi-monthly meetings. A full list on submission deadlines and decision meetings can be found on the website. 

As always, if you have an idea for a heritage project HLF encourages seeking pre-application advice using the on-line portal

The Neath Port Talbot Community Network Newsletter is now available for download.

Learn With  Grandma CYF invite  you  to  an  information  Seminar On The Learn with Grandma Concept of: Inter-Generational Learning and Skills Exchange

Followed  by an evening  reception at the

Pierhead  Building

Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF99 1NA

on February 29th  from 3-8 pm

Sponsored by:

Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM & Peter Black AM

To Launch the Learn with Grandma website and our Granny SOS Card

Patrons:

Peter Black AM The Right Reverend Wyn Evans, Bishop of St Davids’: Daphne Fowler (of Eggheads fame) Cllr Meryl Gravell (Leader of Carmarthenshire County Council): Menna Trussler (Actress & grandma, “Pobol y cwm”, “Jam & Jerusalem”): Professor Sugata Mitra (Professor of Educational Technology, Newcastle ) : Rhodri Morgan (retired Leader of The Welsh Assembly Government)):

RSVP:

Learn with Grandma Cyf – phone: 01550720994

The Old Vicarage, Myddfai – phone: 01550721474

Llandovery SA20 0JE

Email: carroll.nunnerley@btinternet.com or valwoodgaiger@aol.com

please note that we do need RSVP for this as The Pierhead is part of The Senedd complex.

NewLink Wales are offering a number of training courses, including:

• Substance Misuse Awareness Level One 28th & 29th February 2012, Colwyn Bay, Voluntary £140.00, Statutory £150.00
• International Treatment Effectiveness Project 6th & 7th March 2012, Cardiff, Voluntary Sector £260.00, Statutory Sector £270.00
• Substance Misuse Awareness Level One 15th & 16th March 2012, Cardiff, Voluntary Sector £140.00, Statutory £150.00
• Working with People Affected by the Substance Misuse of Others Level 3 22nd March 2012, Cardiff, Voluntary Sector £115.00, Statutory Sector £125.00
• Substance Misuse Awareness Level Two 20th & 21st March 2012, Wrexham, Voluntary Sector £155.00 Statutory Sector £165.00

Bursaries for training fees may be available for those working in the Cardiff and Vale areas.

If you want further information or require a copy of the NewLink Wales training booklet please contact us on our details below:

NewLink Wales

Meridian Court

North Road

Cardiff

CF14 3BE

Tel: 02920 529002

Fax: 02920 619250

Email: info@newlinkwales.org.uk  Website: www.newlinkwales.org.uk