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Haverhill Volunteer Centre is the chosen charity in 2009/10 for:
Cllr. Elaine McManus, Haverhill Town Mayor
Cllr Patsy Warby, St Edmundsbury Mayor
Sainsbury's Haverhill
FREE TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS 2010
All training courses or work shops are FREE to HVC registered volunteers, to find out more how to register with HVC please contact the office.
Volunteer Centre Haverhill offers support, free CRB checks, free training (accredited & non-accredited) i.e. Basic First Aid (for adults & young volunteers), Health & Safety/Fire training, Safeguarding Children, managing wheelchairs, listening skills, confidence building, Trustee training and other relevant training.
We are currently planning our training schedule for the year.
To make it more accessible for everybody we would like to get as much input from you as possible.
Volunteer Centre Haverhill offers a range of training
to organisations and volunteers.
Any workshops or Training courses offered by Haverhill Volunteer Centre are FREE to HVC registered volunteers. (limited spaces available)
Any volunteers from other organisations are welcome to attend provided there are available spaces. (bookings might be subject to an administration fee.)
Please contact the office for more details.
Please contact the office if you are interested or would like to find out more about the training available.
FREE BASIC FIRST AID COURSE
Are you a member of a Community Group in Haverhill
or the surrounding area?
Would you like training in any of the following areas?
Calling all Volunteers!
Would you like training in any of the following areas?
2010 CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING COURSES Safe Activities for Everyone
The Cathedral Centre, Bury St Edmunds
(Courses in Ipswich also available)
Evening Courses (6pm to 9:30pm)
TBC
Saturday Morning (9:30am to 1pm)
TBC
Safeguarding Children Course
Due to the January session in Bury St Edmunds being cancelled Volunteer Centre Haverhill has arranged for a course to be held in Haverhill:
Saturday, 20th March 2010
9:30-1:00
Haverhill Arts Centre
High Street
CB9 8AR
Please contact the Centre for more information or to book your place.(limited places available)
The course is free to HVC registered volunteers but open to paid staff at a cost of £20.
Developed by a team of highly experienced child protection
experts, the course is in line with the latest government
legislations and guidance.
A training course specifically designed for anyone who comes into contact with children and young people during their work or voluntary or leisure activities.
The course will raise awareness of:
Therapeutic Hand Care
Friday, 9th July 2010
Haverhill Volunteer Centre, Meeting room
Participants take part in a one-day course on Therapeutic Hand Care, in which they learn the specialised techniques of hand massage.
The treatment is a way to communicate care through touch and the fact that the volunteer spends time with the person can often be the valuable aspects of the service. The techniques learned can be used in a variety of volunteering opportunities. Often people who have been ill for a long time can lose interest in their appearance and the hand care can give a great boost to morale.
Befrienders Training
Volunteer Centre Haverhill facilitates various Befriending & Support projects. Befrienders visit elderly, housebound and
families for a coffee and a chat and provide a listening ear or a helping hand. They also support families who need help with looking after a child / young person with additional needs in their home or during activities.
Role of the Befriender
This training programme is an invitation to volunteers who are Befrienders or who are thinking of becoming Befrienders.
You may want to find out more about what Befrienders do
You may want to Gain confidence in your role
You may want to share experiences with others
The aim of the course is:
To provide you, the volunteer, with sufficient training and information to enable you to feel confident carrying out the role as a Befriender.
By the end of the course you will:
When you have completed the course , you will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
PROJECTS
HVC is currently running the following projects
Anybody interested in taking part please contact the office.
There will be no cost to participants.
Volunteer Centre Haverhill is involved in a variety of projects.
Projects are supported by grants from various funders and are for the benefit of the community, the volunteers and organisations. They provide additional resources to enable the centre to recruit, place, train and support volunteers and to publicise the work the volunteers and the organisations do.
We are currently running the following projects:
GOOD NEWS: Haverhill Volunteer Centre has received funding for three new projects.
Funding has been received from Activities Unlimited to support families with children with additional needs. This project aims to match up volunteers with families needing support, it might be a visit once a week or a helping hand when taking the children out on trips or attending local activities. Training and ongoing support will be offered to volunteers.
We also have received funding from the West Suffolk Local Strategic Partnership to offer a befriending service in Haverhill. As part of this we have arranged training for volunteers on the ’role of the befriender’. This training aims to provide volunteers with sufficient training and information to enable them to feel confident in carrying out the role as a befriender. As part of the project we will be setting up an International Women’s Group in Haverhill. (see article below) The aim is to bring women from minority groups living in Haverhill together and we hope to arrange a meeting once a month with speakers from a variety of organisations.
We haven’t forgotten the young people living in Haverhill either, We have received funding from Youth & Connexions to support young people (11+) with volunteering in their community. The young people will work on local projects, design publicity materials, produce a youth newsletter and make a short film about their work to promote the benefits of voluntary work for young people. Accredited training available.
Various other training sessions have been set up as part of our training project supported by The Suffolk Foundation. (see page 4 or insert)
Anybody interested in any of the projects or for more information, please contact the office.
Youth Volunteering:
NEW PROJECT 2010: YOUth can do it
Funded by: YOUNG SUFFOLK
HVC actively encourages young people in Haverhill & District to volunteer. We are working in partnership with relevant organisations and schools to promote the benefits of volunteering to young people. To develop volunteering roles for young (some still in education) and provide relevant training.
GO WILD 2010:
Funded by: Haverhill ROTARY
A community conservation project for young volunteers, supported by adult volunteers. The aim is to transform a derelict area into a wildlife haven.
Dates:
Saturday 19th June 2010
We will meet at 9:45 at the Wildlife Centre (next to East Town Park car park) and finish at 12 noon.
Please wear suitable clothing as we will be working on the grounds
YOUNG VOLUNTEERS (16-25 yrs) please check-out www.vinspired.com
formerly known as Millennium Volunteers,to register & receive accreditation for your volunteering.
Volunteer Centre Haverhill offers support, free CRB checks, free training (accredited & non-accredited) i.e. Basic First Aid (for adults & young volunteers), Health & Safety/Fire training, Safeguarding Children, managing wheelchairs, listening skills, confidence building, Trustee training and other relevant training.
NEW PROJECT 2010: Volunteering for Ex-offenders
Funded by: The Suffolk Foundation (SSG)
To encourage and support ex-offenders in their volunteering role as a stepping stone towards employment.
NEW PROJECT 2010: Volunteer training
Funded by: The Suffolk Foundation
To facilitate & promote training for volunteers and groups/organisations
GARDENING/CONSERVATION:
To support volunteers with tools, expenses, training and safety equipment.
SUPPORTED VOLUNTEERING: 2009/10
Funded by: The Suffolk Foundation
To assist volunteers in need of extra support in their volunteering to find a placement to gain new skills, built confidence and self esteem. To research& develop new opportunities and network with relevant organisations
1-2-1 Mentors:
To recruit volunteers who are able to support a volunteer in their chosen role
Visitors/Befriending Schemes: 2010
ICE New Project
Funded by: Local Stratigic Partnership
A joint project between Volunteer Centre Haverhill, VC Bury St Edmunds and VC Forest Heath for West Suffolk.
Volunteer Centre Haverhill gives practical support to the following groups
NEWSLETTER
Summer 2010
These are only a few articles from our Newsletter. Contact the office for a full copy or just pick one up at the Library or the Borough Council Offices.
Groups and volunteers are welcome to write a small article about their group and the work they do,eg meeting times,events etc. You can e-mail us or drop - of a copy at the HVC and we will try to include it in our next edition.
Dear All
Over 60 volunteers, including a group of Castle Manor students, have attended our free training this year. A variety of other training sessions have been planned for the next few months, (please see last page). If you have any ideas for future relevant training please let us know and we will source funding and trainers.
After the success of the ‘How to Write a Good Funding application’ course, Funding surgeries have been set up in Haverhill, please see last page for more information and dates.
The office is very busy with getting evidence together to renew the Volunteering England Accreditation and also the Young Suffolk Quality Standard. These accreditations prove that we are working to the high standard expected from the Centre.
Volunteers’ Week is nearly here once again. Volunteers’ Week is a national celebration of volunteering which takes place from 1st to 7th June. This dedicated week gives us the opportunity to raise additional awareness of volunteering, but most of all—it gives us the chance to thank all of our volunteers for their commitment to volunteering. Without YOU the volunteer many groups would not be able to exist.
Thank you once again, we hope you will be able to join us at the Coffee Morning.
Best wishes from Elaine & Gaby
Volunteers & members sought to set up an
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S GROUP in Haverhill
We are planning to set up a group of International and British women helping each other learn about living in Haverhill this will be a a volunteer-led group organised to provide mutual support to women of all nationalities in and around Haverhill. Activities may include social functions, learning, sharing, training opportunities, cultural exchange, volunteering and language knowledge exchange.
THIS GROUP WILL PROVIDE:
Provide a social forum to exchange views and ideas and to make friends
Create a forum for sharing and learning about our local community and all its cultures
Undertake training as needed to improve skills
Provide and encourage mutual support in order to participate in activities within the community
Help open doors to volunteering opportunities in and around the community.
Please attend our coffee morning at the Arts Centre, Friday 4th June 12noon-1pm if you are interested in helping with setting up this new group or to find out more details.
Are you a voluntary or charitable group?
Do you want advice on funding?
Do you want help to develop your group or charity?
We can assist with funding applications, charity law, assist with developing plans for your group.
Book in for an hour of advice and support.
Haverhill Centre for Voluntary Agencies
Lower Downs Slade, CB9 9HB
Hourly Sessions from 9am to 12 noon
Wednesday 12 May 2010
Friday 4th June 2010
Monday 19th July 2010
Wednesday 29th September 2010
Wednesday 3rd November 2010
To book appointment contact Hazel Pidsley or Karen Seichter: 01284 766126
Email: reception@volunteercentre.co.uk
To all groups and voluntary organisations
Please make use of our free offer of publicising your organisation or event in our newsletters.
The closing date for the Spring edition is Friday the 15th of January 2010 and the newsletter will be distributed in February 2010 .
Our Spring, Summer and Autumn editions are full colour and the Winter one is in black and white due to calendar mail out.
You are welcome to email us your article and include a photo as well.
Please contact the office if you would like to find out more details.
West Suffolk Caring Cards
informing businesses
about what you do!
A handy pack of Caring Cards has been designed to help promote the Voluntary and Community Sector services to businesses throughout West Suffolk. Rather like a pack of large playing cards in its own case this directory classifies the sectors services into 29 different categories such as sport, caring or children. For each card you will find the category name with a picture on the front and on the reverse a list of all the VCS service providers within West Suffolk for that category along with their contact telephone number. There are also 6 cards explaining about items such as employee volunteering, corporate social responsibility and payroll giving with the view to increase business involvement within our community.
Not only are these cards easy to use, stylish and free but they also offer a great opportunity to widen your services and become recognised. When Suffolk CONNECT carried out recent corporate social responsibility research into Suffolk businesses they found that nearly half of those approached were unaware of many VCS organisations in their local area. 89% however would like to be known for working with the community so hopefully these cards can help trigger the movement.
Through the West Suffolk Consortium and Suffolk CONNECT we will be distributing these Caring Cards across West Suffolk. It is hoped that companies will take these cards and use them as a signposting tool for queries that they cannot deal with alone. Employers will also be encouraged to use them for addressing employee issues and making sure that the cards are available for employees to access easily.
If you know of a particular business that would benefit from these cards or you would like to help distribute them yourself please contact the Volunteer Centre on 01440 708444 or get in touch with Anna Martin at Suffolk CONNECT on 01502 584061 or at anna@zwc.org.uk.
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more pics
15 October 2004
Website Launch
Welcome to the new Haverhill volunteer centre website launched at the October
2004 AGM. We hope that you find the website useful and would welcome your
feedback.
news : forthcoming
events : past events