The purpose of the ARCS fund is to support initiatives that will prevent crime or reduce the fear of crime and so contribute to safer communities where we respect the law, and each other. ARCS funding is not intended to serve as gap funding or to support salary costs in the long term however it could be used to provide start-up funding to projects that will be ongoing, or one-off funding to time-limited projects. It is not intended to fund capital projects or schemes already funded or delivered through other service providers.
Organisations applying for funding must clearly demonstrate how their project will directly benefit victims, communities and/or the environment.
Assets Recovery Community Scheme (ARCS) 2021/22
Applications are invited from voluntary and community organisations, registered charities and statutory organisations seeking to deliver projects in community settings. In the context of the Covid-19 recovery period, this interim funding will cover the remainder of 2021/22, from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.
Applications for the 2021/22 scheme are open to 13 September 2021 at 5pm.
The NLCF are offering from £1,000 to £10,000 of National Lottery funding to support communities across the UK to take action on climate change.
Projects should reflect what matters to your community and can be small in scale. They could cover an area like:
food
transport
energy
waste and consumption
the natural environment.
You do not need to be an expert in any of these areas to apply. We’re particularly interested to hear from people starting to think about taking action on climate change in their communities.
In November 2021, the UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. The UK Government’s Together for Our Planet initiative has been created to engage people with COP26 and inspire positive climate action. National Lottery funding will support this by helping communities to take action on climate change.
Building on interest and excitement for this international conference, we hope to nurture and develop local ideas through this funding, supporting a legacy of ongoing climate action projects in hundreds of communities across the UK.
Together for Our Planet information sessions
To help answer any questions groups may have about the Together for Our Planet funding programme, including the criteria and what we are hoping to fund, we will be holding two information webinars. To attend a webinar, please sign up ahead of the event. Tuesday 7 September, 11am Tuesday 21 September, 11am
Application Deadline: 5pm on 18 November 2021
We expect most of the funding to support activities taking place after the COP26 event in November 2021. If you’re applying for funding for activities during the time of COP26, contact us via togetherforourplanet@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk to discuss your application
3 Asda Foundation: Bringing Communities Back Together Grant Phase 2
In phase 2, we will continue to reunite communities, celebrate togetherness, and support groups as they resume their activities again. Asda Foundation is looking to support grass roots community groups in need which support, help, and encourage inclusiveness for all. Asda Foundation is looking to fund the core needs to improve lives and ensure all communities thrives.
In addition, there is new element ‘Essential Support’ which is aimed at helping groups who are supporting the immediate needs of people in their local area from October to December, including Christmas. With this new element included, this is one of our broadest grants, empowering communities to apply for what is important to their community, enabling us to help and support more groups in the most relevant way possible.
The Asda Foundation will accept applications from ASDA Community Champions from 1st September. All applications must be submitted through an ASDA Community Champion. Each superstore has a Community Champion, their role is to support projects within the community and support bringing people together. They manage all applications for Asda Foundation grants. The Asda Foundation does not accept applications sent directly from community groups. Please use the Asda Store Locator on the Asda Foundation website to get in touch with your local superstore and speak to your Community Champion about how we might be able to support you.
We welcome applications from not-for-profit groups which:
• Have a presence in the local community and / or work to benefit that geographical area
• Are local to an Asda store
• Have the aim of bringing people back together as social distancing guidelines have eased
• Ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to become involved
• Aim to provide the ‘core needs’ for their community
• Are UK based
Groups applying must meet all the following criteria:
• End beneficiaries must be community groups of people
• Group must be not for profit
• Group must have a presence in the local community and its work must benefit that local community
4Join the Dots Participatory Budgeting - Support Workshops
Collaboration for Change (CfC) and partners are delighted to announce the launch of Join the Dots Participatory Budgeting (PB) around the theme of creating connections.
CfC is a collective of organisations and individual activists who are working alongside each other for the Common Good. We work to create open spaces for shared learning, peer support, practical hope and collaboration.
Marian Farrell, CfC said “We are excited to have our first and totally digital PB process on the theme of Creating Connections. This theme is all about bringing new folk together to work on an idea for the common good. People could also submit an idea that will, in itself Create new Connections that bring folk together for the common good. Groups can bid for funds of up to £500 (or its euro equivalent) to make an idea happen”.
Roisin McLaughlin, from NWCN one of the 9 partnering organisations said “This has been an excellent opportunity to learn about PB. PB is all about people voting to decide how to allocate part of a budget. It is a way for citizens to have a direct say in how funds are used to address local needs. We are very proud that the funds available have been sourced through crowdfunding by our own CfC activists and supporters. It has been all about collaboration within the community sector right from the start and it has been a pleasure to work with all of the other partners involved.”
The Join the Dots PB process launched on 23rd August, 2021. To find out more, come along to one of our support workshops, on the 9th and 14th of September.
Topic: Join the Dots PB Support Workshop 1
Time: Sep 9, 2021 19:00 London https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83986944449...
Meeting ID: 839 8694 4449
Passcode: 888830
Topic: Join the Dots PB Support Workshop 2
Time: Sep 14, 2021 11:00 London
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84745600840...
Meeting ID: 847 4560 0840
Passcode: 809022
We need more women in Leadership roles. We need more women engaged in the civic and public life. We need your voice being heard!
The First Step is a tailored training programme to empower women to recognise the positive difference they can make to civic and public life. The programme will give the opportunity to 100 women living in Northern Ireland to increase their sense of self-worth, develop their leadership skills, learn how to work together to effect real and long-lasting change and to rise above and beyond their barriers and their backgrounds.
The First Step programme is the Groundwork NI approach to support women to increase their networks and gain a better understanding of the local landscape and how their skills can help them empower themselves and their communities. We will do that by delivering a leadership programme, tailored to you, that will use immersive learning and experiential mentoring.
Are you a woman over the age of 17, living in Northern Ireland?
Join us this Autumn and get the opportunity to learn form experienced leaders and mentors.
Application Deadline: Tuesday 10th September 2021, 11:59 PM
Important Notice: Please, before you start competing the application for the First Step Programme carefully read the Application Pack and make sure you are available to attend all the training and mentoring sessions. The dates and times of all sessions can be found in the Application Pack.
For any queries about the First Step programme, please contact the Project Manager, Ani Kanakaki by email at anikanakaki@groundworkni.co.uk
The Facing up to the Future Programme is led by the Peace Foundation and supported by the Northern Ireland Victims and Survivors Service with funding from the Special EU Programme Body PEACE IV programme. This programme is not affiliated with the Northern Ireland Office.
About the course
This is a flexible 30-hour programme delivered online over 10 weeks which aims to train individuals to resolve conflicts and build peace – at home and in the community. The course is designed to build community resilience and help people develop practical skills in running community dialogue events to tackle local issues.
Who is it for?
Victims, survivors and those affected by the ‘Troubles’ who are interested in developing their skills as community leaders and facilitators of difficult conversations in a supportive environment.
Those who are interested in and want to contribute to the future of community relations within the Island of Ireland and beyond.
Those who want to explore ways in which dialogue can be used to better understand and develop stronger relationships.
How does it work?
The programme is free, online, and requires a commitment of two to three hours a week for ten weeks. Successful participants will receive an Open Awards accreditation at Level 2 on the Regulated Qualifications Framework and all the tools and techniques will be provided. There is no homework or exams therefore the commitment is finite. There are numerous courses running throughout 2021 and 2022 and courses can be scheduled to fit around participants. Participants require no previous training or qualifications.
7Inclusion & Diversity = Equity & Equality NEW Courses
Volunteer Now Enterprises Ltd introduce another series of new courses! Working in partnership with JoinHer, we bring you a series of four 2-hour session on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Equality. Attend all four sessions to gain new knowledge and experience.
Is your organisation inclusive and managed in a way that encourages the involvement of and is welcoming to, a wide range of people?
Is there a proactive approach to increasing volunteer diversity, addressing under-representation, and including targeted groups as part of your organisation’s overall inclusion, equity and diversity aims?
Is your information about volunteering opportunities made a widely available as possible using a range of methods and is there active engagement with a diverse range of people?
Join us over the four sessions to explore and learn new and creative ways to increase INCLUSION in your volunteer projects or volunteer team.
8AWARE- Living Life to Full Programme starting in September
AWARE NI have some places left on an upcoming 6 weeks Living Life to the Full programme via zoom.
Day
Dates
Time
Thursday
16th, 23rd, 30th September
7th, 14th, 21st October
7pm – 9pm
This is a programme that can make a big difference to your life. It can help you manage your feelings when you are stressed, worried or depressed and learn simple practical skills to help you cope with life’s challenges. It looks more closely at how mental health can be impacted by life events and unhelpful thinking styles which may also then affect our physical health and overall enjoyment of life.
Victim Support NI can now provide free legal representation to victims of serious sexual assault, up to the point of trial. This is a groundbreaking scheme as victims of crime are not usually entitled to their own legal representation.
The SOLA (Sexual Offences Legal Adviser) pilot scheme, funded by the Department of Justice, was set up following the Gillen report, which made recommendations on how the criminal justice system could better serve victims of sexual violence. As you may be aware, up to 80% of victims do not report sexual crime, and those who do, often drop out of the process due to a multitude of factors: the length of time taken for cases to reach court, the intrusion into their life that an investigation brings, the trauma of having to repeatedly share their experience with different organisations, and a need to put the trauma behind them and simply move on with their lives. All of these are valid choices, but we believe that engagement with the justice system can be improved, and attrition rates reduced with the appropriate support.
The SOLAs are legal advisers, so any discussions with them are subject to the rules of solicitor/client confidentiality.
You can contact them by phone at the Belfast Hub on 028 9024 3133, the Foyle Hub on 0287370086 or via email at sola@victimsupportniorg.uk
If you have any questions, would like to find out more about how SOLAs can help or would like to organise either a Zoom presentation or, COVID permitting, an in-person presentation for your staff about the SOLA service, please do get in touch with Paul McCann on:
Tel: 028 95920663 | Email: paulm@victimsupportni.org.uk
We are running virtual presentations and workshops for community groups, schools and small businesses. This free service is a great way for you to learn about your consumer rights and how we can help.
There are four themed workshops you can choose from including:
Are your feelings of low self esteem and self-confidence limiting you from living the life that you truly want to live?
Having the ability to believe in ourselves and step outside our comfort zones is more often than not easier said than done.
In response to this, I have developed a four week workshop series aimed at helping you push the reset button on any limiting negative beliefs and behaviours you may be experiencing.
These will be held each Tuesday from 7pm - 8pm in 4 week blocks, commencing on Tuesday 28th September at Holywell Trust Building, 10-14 Bishop Street.
£50 for full four week course.
12 World Alzheimer's Day Tuesday 21st September 2021
What: Alzheimer's Society Northern Ireland conference: Future of Dementia - Better together
Where: Online event
When: 21 September 2021, 12.30 - 16.30
Registration is now open for Alzheimer's Society Northern Ireland conference: Future of Dementia - Better together.
Join us on Tuesday 21 September (World Alzheimer's Day) where we will be joined by Department of Health Minister Robin Swann MLA.
The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating impact around the world. In Northern Ireland, people affected by dementia have been hardest hit and our fragmented social care system has been exposed for all to see.
In Northern Ireland, care home residents accounted for 51% of all COVID-19 related deaths, compared to 50% in Scotland, 39% in England and 34% in Wales. NISRA have confirmed that over a third of all deaths in Northern Ireland relating to the virus were people with dementia.
Thanks to a charitable donation we are able to offer this Scholarship to one student on either the LLM Gender, Conflict and Human Rights or the LLM Human Rights Law and Transitional Justice at the University, entering the programme in September 2021.
The Scholarship is valued at a total amount of £1,000. One Scholarship will be awarded in each academic year.
The Scholarship funding will be paid directly to the Scholar(s) to be used in support of course tuition fees or expenses associated with their studies.
14Quotation call - Conference on impact of Covid Pandemic on Patriarchy and Peace
Derry City and Strabane District Council PEACE IV Team are issuing a competitive quotations call for provision of a 1 day conference on the theme of ‘The impact of the Covid Pandemic on Patriarchy and Peace.’
15Quotation Call - 1 day conference - Impact of Covid on Community Development & Cross-border networking
Derry City and Strabane District Council PEACE IV Team are issuing a competitive quotations call for provision of a 1 day conference on the theme of ‘The impact of the Covid Pandemic and the Protocol on Community Development and Cross-Border Networking.’
The Old Library Trust Healthy Living Centre invites applications for the following post for the National Lottery people and communities funded project
DEEDS (Dementia Engaged and Empowered Derry & Strabane)
Project support worker Salary: £22,020 pro rata 25 hrs per week
The DEEDS Project Support Worker will be responsible to the project co-ordinator and work as part of the ‘DEEDS’ Team focusing on supporting people living with dementia to live better for longer within their community.
Applicants must have:
• A third level qualification in a health or social sciences subject AND one year’s paid experience working with people with Dementia AND experience of facilitation of groups.
• OR four years’ paid experience working with people with Dementia AND experience of facilitation of groups
Application packs can be obtained by telephone on 7137 3870, by emailing roisin@olt.ie or calling into the Healthy Living Centre.
Completed applications must be returned to the Chairperson, The Old Library Trust, Healthy Living Centre, Central Drive, Creggan, Derry, BT48 9QG no later than Friday 3rd September @ 12 Noon.
PLEASE NOTE THAT INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER
The Old Library Trust is an equal opportunities employer and all applicants will be considered on merit.
The Churches Trust was established over 30 years ago in recognition of the fact that deprivation and disadvantage are key barriers to building a united community, equality of opportunity and good relations. The Churches Trust work is characterised by two main facets: on the one hand addressing deprivation and social injustice, working with people at the margins of society; and on the other hand, standing together with a united voice in an area plagued with the legacy of division through the troubles in Northern Ireland, aiming to create a shared and better future for all. Hence, ‘standing together with those in need’.
The Churches Trust wishes to appoint the following post: Project Worker Permanent part-time position: 20 hours per week
Salary £24,108 pro rata (£13,776 for 20 hours per week)
Purpose and function of post:
To coordinate and administer Special Projects: current projects include ‘The Columba Journey: Celebrating Christian Heritage’ and a ‘Building Community Pharmacy Partnership’ project. Projects will vary year on year.
To further the mission of the Churches’ Trust by providing effective and timely administrative support and project co-ordination
Essential criteria include but are not limited to:
A minimum of 5 GCSE grade A*- C, including English and Maths.
A minimum of 3 years’ experience working in administration/ office management / project management / other relevant posts.
Strong organisational skills.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
For information and application packs, please contact Veronica Keenan:
Tel: 028 71311322 or e-mail info@thechurchestrust.org.uk.
Closing date for applications: 3pm on Thursday 16th September 2021
18New Job Opportunities suitable for young people - Hinduja Global Services
HGS have a requirement for immediate starts for anyone aged 16+ and we feel it could be a great opportunity for younger people as pay is across all age groups at £8.95 an hour. Hours are flexible and range from 20 to 37 1/2 hours and shifts range from 7am to 11pm. All roles are remote and work from home.
Hinduja Global Services (HGS) have been at the centre of the customer service industry for over 40 years. We are delighted to inform you that they have expanded their recruitment to include the North West: https://tinyurl.com/HGSrecruitment
HGS have announced hundreds of opportunities for local people to work from home in a permanent job with a competitive rate of pay and flexible working hours.
In addition unemployed applicants may also be able to purchase the cost of the equipment required for the role via the Advisor Discretionary Fund at the local Jobs and Benefits office.
19DfE Energy Strategy - Energy e-bulletin Issue 14
Please find attached the fourteenth edition of the Energy Strategy E-Bulletin, which aims to keep stakeholders informed about progress on the new Energy Strategy for Northern Ireland.
Cevdet Erek is an Istanbul based artist and musician. A background in architecture, sound engineering, and performing in a band forms the basis of his practice. In his working process Erek often responds to architectural context through interventions, using sound to inhabit architectural spaces. The exhibition at Void, Beating a Retreat, was disrupted by COVID-19 and due to travel restrictions, has been developed at a distance through the lens of conversations, processes of experimentation and virtual tools.
For his exhibition at Void Gallery, Erek has composed a new sound piece titled Back with the bodhrán, an instrument associated with traditional Irish music of the 1960’s. Erek draws parallels between the bodhrán and instruments widely used across Turkey, Northern Africa and the Middle East, as well as the traditions of disparate cultures. Alongside Back, Erek presents a wall piece utilising parchment similar to the drum’s skin.
In Beating a Retreat, Erek also draws on our perception and experience of time in the series Rulers and Rhythm Studies (2007 -ongoing). A new ruler conceived for this exhibition, Ruler 2019 BC19 to 1AC19, bases itself on an imaginary COVID-19 calendar that takes 2020, the year that the pandemic declared by WHO, as its year zero. The exhibition serves as a punctuation and meditates on where we are at present as we slow down and move through this tumultuous period.
Beating a Retreat starts and ends with the sound work Welcome and Goodbye - a piece that builds on Erek's previous large scale installation works such as ÇIN (Turkish Pavilion, Venice Biennale, 2017). Welcome and Goodbye utilises signals which interfere differently, corresponding to whether you are entering or leaving the exhibition.
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