Volunteers are sought for the following ‘Learn with Grandma’ event and to help at in the office:
- Margam Country Park (Neath Port Talbot) on 18th August 2010
If you are interested, please contact Val on 01550 720994 or email valwoodgaiger@aol.com. Alternatively you can contact the NPTCVS Volunteer Centre on 01639 631387.
Health at Work Advice Line Wales is a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL telephone service offering health at work advice to anyone who runs a small business or who is employed by a small business. The line will be open 24 hours a day, with qualified professionals available 9-5 on weekdays. Outside of these hours a call-back service will operate.
You can contact the freephone Health at Work Advice Line Wales on 0800 107 0900.
For more information please visit www.healthyworkingwales.com
Neath Port Talbot Youth Opportunities Bank received a great number of applications for its first deadline of June 30th. Since then the panel have been meeting on a regular basis to analyse the applications, score them against the criteria and decide which projects should be funded. It was decided a total of seven projects would be funded allocating £3368.66. If you are interested in applying to the Youth Opportunities Bank the next deadline is October 29th 2010.
The successful projects for this round were:
Port Talbot Town Cricket Club- £500
The money allocated will go towards equipment to enable a group of young volunteers to run a summer cricket school at their cricket club. The cricket school is aimed at young people from the surrounding areas to firstly provide activities for them for a week during the summer but also aimed at attracting more young people to joining a team within the cricket club.
Cwmavon Boys and Girls Club- £500
The club are looking to purchase training equipment for their new under 7s team who will be coached by two young volunteers.
Witchvale Troopers- £576.66
This dance group based in Cwmgwrach required money to help cover the cost of rent of a community building and also to purchase further equipment to cope with the growing numbers of young people wishing to attend their classes. There are a number of young volunteers in the group and further young people have asked to teach others to dance. The group are also looking at developing young people’s skills by getting them trained as youth workers.
Barn Project- £500 (dependent on receiving further information)
A youth club for the young people of Llansawel, they have asked for money for equipment to assist their activities and to give the young people a greater choice of activities. Young people get the chance to volunteer as assistant coaches and they also have the opportunity to run a small tuck shop from within the youth club.
Neath Amateur Operatic Society- £500
The society requested money for a laptop, printer and computer accessories to assist young people in learning projection and sound skills and to use the equipment to research ideas for performances and design publicity to promote their performances and activities. The group recently completed a production involving fifty young people and are looking to increase their numbers in the coming months.
Cwmavon Youth Rugby- £360
The team have requested a grant to cover the cost of training equipment for their new youth rugby team. The team will encourage young people from the community to get involved in team sports, giving them a sense of belonging and allow them to make new friends. The team are looking at encouraging young people to progress by giving them the opportunity to get involved in coaching.
Cimla Mobile Youth Skate Ramp- £432
A team of young volunteers will be taking mobile skate ramps into the Cimla area for young people to use on a regular basis. Volunteers will be receiving OCN accreditation for the volunteering they complete. Meanwhile the young people in the Cimla area will get a chance to access the ramps free of charge in a supervised environment.
A vacancy is currently being advertised for Sustainable Organisation Development Officer, Collaborative Communities (Maternity Cover) based at Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services in Haverfordwest. Closing date for applications is noon on Friday 20th August 2010.
More information is available on their website.
SNAP Cymru is hosting the first annual Pandy to Hay-on-Wye sponsored walk on September 12th 2010.
Help SNAP Cymru raise funds through sponsorship, or entry fee. You can walk all or part of the route, supported by experienced guides and accommodation and packed lunches are available. Further information is available on their website.
There will be a funding and information session at Neath Port Talbot CVS on Thursday 16th September at 5.30pm featuring presentations on the GwirVol and Millennium Volunteers Grant Schemes as well as from the Terrance Higgins Trust.
For more information, please contact Helen Williams on 01639 631246 or HelenW@nptcvs.org.uk
Please find attached an application form to apply for the Working Age Poverty Best Practice Awards. There are so many organisations in Wales which make a genuine difference to the lives of people experiencing poverty and disadvantage, but they are rarely recognised either inside Wales nor outside. People are urged to apply for the awards to demonstrate the contribution that is made by all sorts of organisations.
Details of how to apply and how the competition works are attached, but the main benefits of applying are
Please find the application form and more information here.
The recruitment for the RLP team is now underway with Carmarthenshire CC and Careers Wales West as Joint Sponsors of the project.
The two posts available include:
Application forms are available from 01267 234567 or e-mail direct@carmarthenshire.gov.uk .
Applications are invited by completion of the application form to arrive with Carmarthenshire CC no later than 27th August 2010.
Interviews will be held in on Tuesday 7th September and Tuesday 14th September 2010 with a representative panel from across the Partnership.
For more information, please contact Danielle Hurley (tel. 01554 756818 / danielle.hurley@wlga.gov.uk).
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The National Assembly for Wales’ Legislation Committee No.3 is calling for evidence on the general principles of the proposed Local Government (Wales) Measure. For the details of this Measure please visit the: Website
