Community Focus
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Please find a details of grants, groups and other information your organisation or community may find useful to use or share on your media networks.
The HSE have confirmed that this letter is not legitimate and that any visit to a premises will be conducted by an official HSE inspector with the appropriate HSE ID.
When an HSE inspector calls:
• Whilst HSE inspectors have the authority to enter your workplace, they must still follow the government’s code of practice on entering businesses.
• In all cases local access and security procedures must be properly followed.
• The HSE can be contacted on 0300 790 6787 (08.30am to 5pm) and will be able to confirm whether a visit is legitimate or not.
There are some useful websites that offer advice on COVID-19 scams:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-fraud-and-cyber-crime/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-on-how-to-protect-yourself-and-your-business-from-fraud-and-cyber-crime
https://www.nationaltradingstandards.uk/news/protecting-businesses-from-covid19-scams/
https://www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk/article/505/beware_of_covid_19_scams
https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/fraud-scams-covid19
If you have any questions, please contact using the email address below. Steve Lampett, Technical Manager, British Security Industry Association. Mob: 07710 157885 | s.lampett@bsia.co.uk | www.bsia.co.uk
- Food and Mood Group for Diabetes patients (attached)
- Dementia support service (attached)
- Adult Learning opportunities November 2020 (attached)
- Technology Support from Age UK (attached)
- Enrych technology support (attached)
- Hospice Hope tablet loan scheme (attached)
- Room available to rent at Marlene Reid Centre the Favier room. It is roughly 6m X 8m and could be used for a variety of uses. It has a lovely vaulted ceiling and plenty of natural light. The Favier building has ground level access from our car park area and can be offered for out of hours hire as well as during normal office hours.
- National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and partners: Respond, recover, reset: the voluntary sector and COVID-19 - October 2020
- Why not get creative this Christmas and send a homemade gift from the heart to your loved ones 🎨❤️ Instructions on how to make candles, bath bombs and even slime for the kids, can be found here 👇
- Voluntary community Sector Support Sessions - From Wednesday 28 October a new service called sector support online surgery sessions will be introduced. This is in addition to VAL’s existing voluntary sector support services. They will be held weekly on Wednesdays from 1.30pm-3.30pm. A member of the Voluntary Sector Support team will be available to discuss any issues or concerns that your group has during a 15-minute virtual call. Read more
- Trustees' Week 2020 takes place 2–6 November. It's an opportunity for the general public to consider trusteeship. As part of Voluntary Action LeicesterShire (VAL)’s approach to trustee week, VAL will be promoting the various trustee opportunities registered with us via social media. If your organisation is a registered or unregistered charity and you have some vacant trustee roles within your trustee board, then register as a recruiter now on the VAL Volunteering website for free.
- NWLDC Grant Schemes re-launched https://www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/grants_and_funding
- Want to work for National Forest? They are advertising for a Project Officer Vacancy https://www.nationalforest.org/about/who-we-are/jobs/project-officer
- Beware of COVID-19 scams
The HSE have confirmed that this letter is not legitimate and that any visit to a premises will be conducted by an official HSE inspector with the appropriate HSE ID.
When an HSE inspector calls:
• Whilst HSE inspectors have the authority to enter your workplace, they must still follow the government’s code of practice on entering businesses.
• In all cases local access and security procedures must be properly followed.
• The HSE can be contacted on 0300 790 6787 (08.30am to 5pm) and will be able to confirm whether a visit is legitimate or not.
There are some useful websites that offer advice on COVID-19 scams:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-fraud-and-cyber-crime/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-on-how-to-protect-yourself-and-your-business-from-fraud-and-cyber-crime
https://www.nationaltradingstandards.uk/news/protecting-businesses-from-covid19-scams/
https://www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk/article/505/beware_of_covid_19_scams
https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/fraud-scams-covid19
If you have any questions, please contact using the email address below. Steve Lampett, Technical Manager, British Security Industry Association. Mob: 07710 157885 | s.lampett@bsia.co.uk | www.bsia.co.uk
- Please see a link below to details of the CAF £20m Resilience Fund for charities, https://www.cafonline.org/charities/grantmaking/caf-resilience-fund
- SAFEGUARDING ADULTS WEEK 16 – 22 NOVEMBER 2020 – VIRTUAL EVENTS (attached)
- Please see attached leaflets from HMRC on the National Minimum Wage . (attached)
- NWLDC Health Advice Booklet (attached)
- https://www.sportengland.org/news/return-play-fund-launched
- The Mercia Park Community Fund, managed by Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation round 2 is …. OPEN https://www.llrcommunityfoundation.org.uk/apply-for-funds/