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VOLUNTEER PROFILE - Madelaine Clarke, Berwickshire Wheels Volunteer Driver First full time job? A trainee laboratory technician, but I left after a year to join the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRENS) as a radar plotter, based in Portsmouth. In 1974 I became a nursing auxiliary, training as a registered nurse soon after and remained in the NHS until retiring in 2011. Did you choose the voluntary sector or did it choose you? Soon after retiring, in 2012, I applied to BAVS Berwickshire Wheels service as a volunteer driver. What's good about your job? I can do as little or as much driving as I want to suit other commitments I may have each week. Driving for Berwickshire Wheels makes me feel useful as I am helping the community by volunteering for this service. What's bad about your job? Nothing - other than not getting paid! Joking aside though, it is a shame that the Government leaves the driving of such a worthwhile community service to volunteers rather than paid staff. Services like Berwickshire Wheels should get more financial support. Is this a job for life? For as long as I am fit to drive. After this, I look forward to benefitting from the service myself as an end-user.
A Heart for Duns and the People’s Millions
A Heart for Duns (AHFD) is really excited to have won an award of £43,000 in the People’s Millions competition, following a public vote organised through ITV Border television on 26 November. Most of the funding will be used to improve the community theatre and cinema facilities in Duns Volunteer Hall. This will allow our partners, Duns and District Amateur Operatic Society and Duns Players, to present their superb shows in a more professional setting, and let AHFD itself host high-quality film nights and in time develop live streaming of performances from other venues. There is also money to underwrite some other activities and provide support for our events team. This will mesh with a recent grant from the Blackhill Windfarm Community Fund for events support, promotion and training. In addition to this, AHFD will soon receive a Feasibility Study and Business Plan, paid for by the Big Lottery. This will inform our decisions about the long-term future of the Volunteer Hall as a vibrant and flexible venue for all the people of Duns and Berwickshire. A Heart for Duns would like to thank everyone for their support in these recent initiatives, which strengthen the Volunteer Hall ahead of its 120
th anniversary in February. And if your organisation is
considering a bid for the People’s Millions, we would be glad to offer help and advice.
For more information visit www.aheartforduns.org
Contact us at: BAVS
Platform One Station Road
Duns Berwickshire
TD11 3HS Opening Hours:
Mon - Fri 9.30am - 1.30pm ( 01361 883137)
www.bavs.org.uk
Executive Officer: Tony Fowler
Development Officer: Philippa Wetton
Berwickshire Wheels: Development Officer:
Allister Hart ( 01361 884652)
Administrator: Sharon O’Brien Ferguson
Finance Administrator: Joyce Nelson
NEWSLETTER WINTER 2015
BAVS New Website soon to go live!! We are aiming to launch our new website before the Summer full of useful resources and current news to help further support our community and voluntary groups in Berwickshire.
A little free time in your week? – BAVS is looking for new volunteers in our charity shops, for our Wheels service and on our Board Do you have a few hours a week to spare? Would you like to meet lots of different people, make new friends, have fun and be part of an organisation that actively supports local communities? If so, why not either volunteer in one of our charity shops in Coldstream, Duns or Eyemouth where you can make a real difference and help BAVS to continue to provide a valuable service to the Berwickshire community. There’s lots to do in our charity shops and something to suit most tastes and interests. For example; you may enjoy helping people to choose something for a special occasion; have a good eye for selecting items to go on sale in the shop; or you may like to try your hand at window displays; perhaps you would like to price goods or prepare them for display or you may even be a dab hand with backroom shop work. For more information about volunteering in our shops please contact one of our Shop Managers on: Coldstream: Susan Taylor Tel: 01890 882988 Duns: Rene Richardson Tel: 01361 882772 Eyemouth: May Robertson Tel: 018907 50212 Alternatively, you could be a driver for our community transport service. If you can offer a couple of hours a week or know someone who might be willing to assist please contact the Service Development Officer Allister Hart on 01361 884652 or email [email protected] or telephone our BAVS Office on 01361 883137. Our BAVS Board are also recruiting new volunteers to help with the running of our organisation. The Board meet monthly. For more information contact Tony Fowler on 01361 883137 or email [email protected]
GENERAL NEWS
SCVO launches free new funding search tool Funding Scotland, a free new online search tool has been launched to help Scottish charities, community groups and social enterprises access funding. Created by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), the new online search engine will help people find out about over 800 funds that provide support to Scottish projects. It includes grants, loans, prizes and other sources of funding support.
For more information and to start searching visit http://www.fundingscotland.com/ and for twitter updates follow @fundingscotland
Health and Safety The HSE have issued revised Approved Codes of Practice (ACoPs) and guidance on the Safe Use of Lifting Equipment (www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l113.htm) and Safe Work in Confined Spaces (www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l101.htm)/ Community Growing Resource Pack Scotland A new Community Growing Resource Pack specifically for Scotland has been published. This fully revised and updated pack is a comprehensive introduction to setting up, developing and sustaining a community-managed farm, garden or related community growing space. Find it at: http://community-toolkit.org.uk/Managin-and-Developing-your-group/Community-GrowingResource-Pack-Scotland.html Eat Better, Feel Better If you fancy making healthier and cheaper meals for your family, improving your cooking skills, getting some tips for fussy eaters and loads more besides, check out www.eatbetterfeelbetter.co.uk
Take the Heart Month 10 minute challenge 1 small change every day for 10 days 10 simple workplace challenges 16-27 February 2015
www.bhf.org.uk/heartchallenge
Borders Third Sector Interface Pathfinder Update Borders Third Sector Interface (BTSI) was selected to be one of five ‘Pathfinder’ areas to try out and assess a new quality evaluation programme which would then be rolled out to all Third Sector Inter-faces (TSI’s) across Scotland over the next four years. Working with the Improvement Service and Voluntary Action Scotland we have been developing a suite of complimentary self-assessment, improvement, benchmarking tools and support that will contribute to a stronger relationship between Community Planning partners and the wider Third Sector in the Borders. We want to improve the im-pact of our TSI on Community Planning, so that the public and Third Sector can work together efficiently to plan and deliver better ser-vices which make a real difference to people’s lives. The BTSI Ac-tion Plan will be communicated out over the coming few months.
The Borders Third Sector In-terface is a Partnership be-tween; BAVS The Bridge Scottish Borders Social Enterprise Chamber, and Volunteer Centre Borders.
Sing Handel’s Messiah—from scratch
Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 February at the Volunteer Hall, Duns
All day Saturday and Sunday morning, singers will rehearse with Greg Batsleer and a pianist. On Sunday afternoon they will rehearse with soloists and 19 professional musicians drawn from Scotland’s leading symphony orchestras. A public performance of the Messiah will be held at 7.00pm on the Sunday evening.
To apply, please return the form below or visit www.aheartforduns.org
Name ____________________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
Phone _______________________ Email _____________________________
Voice type(s): soprano ⃝, alto ⃝, tenor ⃝, bass ⃝.
I enclose a cheque for £ ____ to cover ____ singer tickets (at £20) and ____ audience tickets (at £10).
Please make cheques payable to ‘A Heart for Duns’ and send with the form to A Heart for Duns, c/o Genny Dixon, Grueldykes, Duns TD11 3QJ. Confirmation and full details will then be emailed to you.
Performance tickets will also be available from Nairn’s Newsagent, Duns, from 19th January.
A Heart for Duns is organizing a “scratch” performance of Handel’s oratorio, the Messiah, to mark the 120th anniversary of the opening of the Volunteer Hall.
Amateur singers of all ages are invited to rehearse and perform over a weekend with professional soloists and musicians, led by Greg Batsleer, chorus director of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
To close the weekend, an evening public performance of the Messiah will be held, just as the people of Duns chose to mark the opening of the Volunteer Hall in February 1895.
Singer tickets are £20. Scores will be provided, as well as a soup and sandwich lunch on both days. Audience tickets for the performance are £10.
GENERAL NEWS cont.
Loan Scheme from Unity Trust and Big Issue Invest Unity Trust Bank and Big Issue Invest Scotland (BIIS) are working in partnership to provide social organisations including charities and social enterprises with 100% loan finance to support projects which create social impact. This means that even if you do not have the cash reserves to provide a deposit, you can still take out a loan as Unity and BIIS will provide all of the finance you need. Your organisation just needs to be able to demonstrate the ability to generate revenue and other income to repay the borrowing. Unity can provide up to 70% of the amount required, with BIIS providing up to 30%. Full information can be found on the enclosed leaflet or by contacting: Big Issue Invest Scotland: David Cousland or Nicola Cosgrove 0141 425 2930 [email protected] www.bigissueinvestscotland.com Or Unity Trust Bank: Gordon Allan 07711 412889 [email protected] www.unity.co.uk Scottish Charity Awards 2015 Open for Entries This is the perfect way to shine a light on your successes and celebrate the hard work and dedication of your staff and volunteers. There are five award categories:
Charity of the Year Celebrating communities Perfect partnership Cracking campaign Charity champion
Marjory Jagger, project manager at previous award winners Skye and Lochalsh Young Carers, said, "Our funders were very impressed with our achievement . . . we believe winning the award increased funders' confidence in investing in us and what we do." Lucy McTernan, deputy chief executive of SCVO, said, “Scotland’s third sector is one of the strongest and most vibrant in the world and we have so much to be proud of. Every year we are overwhelmed with fantastic entries from tiny projects operating in the remotest parts of Scotland to big national charities based in the central belt. If you know that your organisation, or an individual involved, is doing something innovative and life-changing for your community, then I urge you to enter. This is a great way to ensure that more people hear about and celebrate this great work.” More information about the awards is available at: http://www.scvo.org.uk/scottish-charity-awards/ The closing date for entries is 13th March 2015 and the awards will be presented on 4th June in Edinburgh.
FUNDING NEWS
Comic Relief Local Communities Programme Comic Relief has decided that £4.5 million should be available to fund projects across the UK which are addressing economic and social deprivation. This is being done through the 'Local Communities' programme. The Local Communities programme will run for two years and during this time, grants of between £1000 and £10,000 will be available. The programme aims to empower local people, enabling them to create lasting change in their communities. Projects should be run by people directly affected by the issues they are dealing with and priority will be given to small, locally based groups or organisations in areas of disadvantage that have a clear understanding of the needs of their community. Under the programme, organisations can apply for funding to: • increase local services, • build skills of local people, • increase community cohesion • respond to local economic needs A Local Communities grant must be at least 30% of the total cost of the project. Priorities • Community Groups • Resident Associations • Community Centres • Social Enterprises/Community Interest Companies/Community Interest Organisations • Credit Unions Types of activities that might be funded: • Community sport activities • Furniture Projects • Projects providing access to benefits advice • Projects combating fuel poverty • Community consultation exercises • Community employment projects • Food Co-ops • Running costs; including salaries, core costs and project costs • Committee and volunteer/staff training To allow you to receive a timely decision on your grant application please note the decision making committee will meet week commencing 2nd March 2015. This date is NOT the application deadline date. This is a rolling programme so please ensure you apply at least 8 weeks before the panel meeting date. To apply online or gain more information go to: http://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/programmes/comic-relief/
Foundation Scotland Express Grants Express Grants can help meet a wide range of costs, including general running costs such as rent or staff salaries; activities and events; equipment or materials; marketing and awareness-raising initiatives and training. Express Grants are available up to £2,000. For more information visit; http://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/grants-and-funding-for-organisations/avail-grants/express-grants/ Funding at your fingertips Funding Scotland brings together over 800 sources of funding, enabling you to track down funding that is needed to make a difference in your community. Why don’t you have a look and you may just be lucky enough to get that dream project off the ground. http://fundingscotland.com/funder/searchfunders
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY cont
Ebba Centre, St Abbs Weekly - Aerobics with Iona Stobbart, Monday at 6:30pm. A fun and friendly class suitable for all fitness levels. Please call Iona for further information on: 0755465320 Monthly - Whist & Dominoes, last Thursday of the month. 7pm, Entry £1.50 (includes light refreshments), Raffle - £1 Event - Saturday 28 February, 10am - 4pm. St Abbs Wool Festival - A celebration of all things woolly. Spinners, Dyers, Knitters, Crocheters, Weavers and Felters. Demonstration & sales from local makers and producers. Event - Friday 27 March, doors open 7 pm. Ebba Centre Art Exhibition Opening Night, Riddell Fiddles in concert. Join us for a celebration of local art and traditional music. Ebba Centre Art Exhibition - 27 March - 2 April. Local Art and Photography from - Amanda Bell, Roni Butcher, Simon Holding, Rachael McKenna, Kevin Peden. For more information on the Ebba Centre visit our website or get in touch via:
http://www.ebbacentre.weebly.com http://facebook.com/EbbaCentre http://twitter.com/EbbaCentre Borders Care Learning Network FREE Training For information on upcoming training courses for those who volunteer or work within the care sector visit http://www.borderscarevoice.org.uk/training-bcln email [email protected] or phone 01896 757290. BCLN run courses ranging from; Emergency First Aid, Food Hygiene, Moving and Handling, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Self-Directed Support, Time Management, Assertiveness, Communication, Supervisor / Management, Autism, Dementia to name just a few. Volunteer Leadership and Management Training Courses – For a full schedule visit http://www.volunteerscotland.net/organisations/training/ Pass it on Week Scotland’s new national week for re-use will take place from 7th to 15th March. For more information visit Zero Waste Scotland website at: www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/content/events-2
Lloyds TSB Foundation Surgeries As part of its ongoing commitment Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland holds a series of surgeries for potential applicants, which should be registered charities. The surgery is an opportunity to have a one-to-one session with an Assessor and to discuss how to go about submitting an application. If you wish to attend a surgery by Skype, please call 0131 444 4020 to arrange an appointment. Dates being: 4 March, 1 April, 6 May, 3 June, 1 July, 5 August, 2 September, 7 October, 4 November, 2 December 2015.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Ayton Community Hall – Friday Film Nights (starting 7.30pm) Feb 6 THE BIG SLEEP (1946) 114 mins. Black and White. Crime/ Mystery PG Tribute to Lauren Bacall, Private Detective Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he’s seen murder, blackmail and what might be love. Feb 20 NEBRASKA (2013) 115mins. B/W. Comedy/Drama Rated 15 An aging, booze-addled father makes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstake prize. Deadpan humour. Every Wednesday morning (9.30am to 11am). Tea, coffee and home-made scones available. A great chance for a blether as well as looking through several folders of old photographs of the area. Also, come and try out the new FREE Wi-Fi Access at the Ayton Hall!! For more information about What’s On in our hall visit: http://ayton-village.org/community-hall/ Chirnside Development Group For more information on upcoming events as well as an update on their community centre redevelopment project visit: http://www.chirnsidedevelopment.org.uk/whats-on.html Coldingham Hall Theatre For up to date event listings visit: www.coldingham.info/events Coldstream Community Centre Every Friday afternoon (1pm – 4pm) Handicraft Club - Knitting, sewing and crochet plus paper crafts. £2 per session & includes a cuppa! 28 March 11am MacMillan Soup & Sweet 28 March 7pm Coldstream Pipe band Concert For more information and up to date event listings visit: www.coldstreamcommunitycentre.org Cranshaws Village Hall Saturday 28 March 2pm—4pm Puppet Animation Oscar and the Highland Castle - Mousetale Puppets Age advisory: all the family £4 entry. Afternoon tea service. http://www.mousetalepuppets.co.uk/OHC/OHC.html Longformacus Village Hall Saturday 25th April 7.00 for 7.30pm- - Still Whisky - a local group featuring Deep Purple classics among many others. Tickets £8.00 Bar available. Gavinton Village Hall Film Club Thursday 22 February 7.30pm - A Royal Affair Saturday 14 March 7.30pm - Angels Share (Stovies & a wee nip) ticket event, check website for details. Saturday 28 March - 4pm Paddington Saturday April 18 - Interstellar 7.30pm Thursday April 23 - 7.30pm The Untouchables Saturday May 16 - The Theory of Everything May 21 - 7.30pm Le Quattro Volte www.gavinton.net/cinema Tickets - Adults £5 & Children £3
FUNDING NEWS cont
Challenge Fund This is a fund of £200,000 (per annum) aimed at groups and organisations that work closely with local communities. It will enable them to digitise content, build digital networks and improve the digital skills of their members in order that they might continue to thrive in the digital world. The focus is smaller scale awards to support activity that will generate valuable learning for future activity. It is anticipated at this stage that awards will range from £200 to £10,000. Awards over £10,000 will only be made where the applicant had proposed an exceptional project. In partnership with the Digital Participation Charter signatories, a wide range of support types are being developed, e.g. provision of IT equipment, infrastructure support, provision of volunteers, etc. This will be offered in addition to or as an alternative to financial grant where appropriate. To apply visit; http://www.scvo.org.uk/news-campaigns-policy/campaigns/digital-participation/challenge-fund/ Next Launch of online application - Monday 12 January 2015 Deadline for applications - Friday 13 February 2015 Notification of award - By Friday 20 March 2015 The Weir Charitable Trust Services or projects, run by Scottish-based community groups and small charities, in the following qualifying categories that address any aspect of the following purposes are supported: Sport: encouraging and increasing public participation in sport (activities which involve
physical skill and exertion) Recreational facilities: the provision or organisation of recreational facilities (buildings,
pitches or similar) with the aim of improving the conditions of life for the people for whom the facilities are primarily intended. This is only in relation to facilities which are primarily intended for people who need them due to age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
Animal welfare: for the advancement of animal welfare Health: the advancement of health, including prevention or relief of sickness, disease or
human suffering Culture: supporting the heritage - tangible or otherwise - of Scotland, through projects that
encourage participation in and preservation of Scotland's distinctive culture. Next application submission date: 28
th February 2015. For more information visit: http://
weircharitabletrust.com/what-we-fund Big Lottery Fund Investing in Communities The Big Lottery Fund Scotland said it aims to keep funding from its current Investing in Communities programme until 2016. This means that voluntary organisations may still be able to apply to the funder during its transition to new programmes in 2015. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) SNH has recently refreshed its funding priorities. The updated guidance can be found on the SNH website and provides information on what you need to know before you apply for funds. SNH expects to open to new funding requests early in 2015. There is more information available at http://www.snh.gov.uk/funding/our-grants/whats-new/
FUNDING NEWS cont Wellcome Trust Arts Awards This scheme support projects that engage the public with biomedical science through the arts including dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media. The aim of the awards are to support arts projects that reach new audiences which may not traditionally be interested in science and provide new ways of thinking about the social, cultural and ethical issues around contemporary science. The scheme is open to a wide range of people including, among others, artists, scientists, curators, filmmakers, writers, producers, directors, academics, science communicators, teachers, arts workers and education officers. Applications are invited for projects of up to £40,000 through their small grants programme. For more information visit: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/index.htm The next application deadline for small projects is the 1 May 2015. Santander Foundation The Foundation has three distinct grant programmes to help disadvantaged people in the UK: Community Plus – grants of up to £5,000 are awarded to local charities every month for specific items or costs
to help disadvantaged people (apply via your local branch) Learn and Grow – grants of up to £10,000 are available to fund activities which help disadvantaged people to
improve skills, build confidence or employability Money Skills – grants of up to £10,000 are available to charities and credit unions who want to help
disadvantaged people to understand and manage their money For more information visit: http://www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/ The Kids Fund The Field Studies Council is an independent educational charity committed to raising awareness about the natural world. The Council works through a network of 17 residential and day Centre’s in the UK providing courses for schools and colleges at all levels in addition to adult Individuals & Families courses, outreach education, training and consultancy. The Kids Fund aims to bring environmental understanding to disadvantaged young people by attending a course at a Field Studies Council centre. It helps disadvantaged young people to attend a course who may otherwise be excluded due to some form of disadvantage - health, mobility, deprivation or financial. The Kids Fund will pay for up to 80% of the course fee for groups of disadvantaged young people to attend a non-curriculum day or residential course at an FSC Learning Location. This includes all equipment, tuition and waterproof hire costs. Food and accommodation are included for residential courses. For more information visit: http://www.field-studies-council.org/supporting-you/applying-to-fsc-kids-fund.aspx Submission deadline date is: 1 March 2015. Garfield Weston Foundation The trustees of this large UK-wide trust are keen to see applications for core and project costs for charities delivering services directly to beneficiaries, especially in the welfare, youth and community fields, and also in regions of economic disadvantage. Applications can be submitted at any time, either online or by post. For more information visit: http://www.garfieldweston.org/ BBC Children in Need – Small Grants Programme Funding up to £10,000 is available for projects that combat disadvantage and improve children and young people's lives. In particular, grants are available for projects that help children and young people experiencing illness, distress, abuse or neglect; any kind of disability; behavioural or psychological difficulties; and/or living in situations of deprivation. Applications for funding are accepted from charities; voluntary organisations; schools; churches; and community interest groups. For more information visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4fJVTzz5QmQx5rx0S4NVg0Q/small-grants
The next application submission date is 1 March 2015.
FUNDING NEWS cont
Naturesave Trust The Naturesave Trust will consider applications for specific projects from charities, companies or organisations whose activities are based within the UK. Funding is to benefit specific environmental, conservation and community renewable energy projects. The Trust prefers to provide start-up capital to small projects to get them going, rather than to contribute to the general administration costs of a larger charity or company. They provide start up ‘seed corn’ grants for community renewable energy projects, whatever type of renewable power generation you, as a community, are considering. Funded projects include: wind turbine at a school; biomass boiler for a college; demonstration and research projects; community bio-diesel processing, micro-hydro project; solar PV in community buildings and schools. For more information email [email protected] or contact Stacey Hedge on 01803 864390 or visit http://www.naturesave.co.uk/the-naturesave-trust/about-the-trust/ Heath Hearts Grants Programme This programme supports innovative projects designed to promote heart health and to prevent or reduce the risks of heart disease in specific groups or communities. Grants are available to community groups, voluntary organisations and researchers who are spreading the healthy heart message. Grants of up to £5,000 or £10,000 can be applied for. For more information visit: http://heartresearch.org.uk/grants/apply-hruk-healthy-heart-grants 2015 application submission dates are: 28 February and 31 August 2015 Heritage Lottery Fund – First World War: Then and Now Groups that wish to develop projects that improve the understanding of World War I can apply for grants. The aim of this programme is to help communities mark the Centenary of the First World War. HLF want to fund projects which enable communities to understand more about the heritage of the First World War. In particular, HLF would like to help young people aged 11–25 to take an active part in the centenary commemorations. Focusing on the identification, recording and preservation of local heritage; the creation of community archives or collections; exhibitions, trails, smartphone apps and creative material such as plays and music based on heritage sources, the idea is to create an enduring cultural and educational legacy for communities. Applications can be for between £3,000 and £10,000. The programme will award £1 million per year for six years. For more information visit: http://www.hlf.org.uk/looking-funding/our-grant-programmes/first-world-war-then-and-now#.UZM78sokBjs This is a rolling programme, and so applications can be submitted at any time. The Women’s Fund for Scotland The Women's Fund for Scotland is looking for all charities and community groups helping women to apply for grants. Organisations eligible to apply for funding from the Women’s Fund for Scotland will be working to improve the health, well-being, employability and self-esteem of women across the country. The Fund focuses on four themes, building skills and confidence; improving health and well-being; building social networks and moving on from violence. Applications for up to £2,000 will be accepted at any time. For more information visit: Contact - https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk
