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In the time before Christmas, Advent prepares us for the joyful celebrations ahead. Church Urban Fund offers you an Advent Calendar with a difference. An opportunity to prayerfully reflect each day of Advent on the mystery of Christ the Light who brings hope into the darkness of our world; hope to all those trapped in poverty and courage to all those working to tackle poverty.
"It's an opportunity to build community spirit, to have fun and to see people of all ages taking part" said Rev Sue Griffiths, Minister of the church, "In a small way it reminds us of the importance of Christmas and its amazing message - it's a real community event", she added.
Entry forms can be obtained from the following locations from 1st December:
The Olive Grove Coffee Shop,
The Christian Resource Centre,
Tourist Information at the Guildhall
or from the website at www.centralmethodist.org.uk/adventangel . The church will also be giving clues on twitter, follow them @preston_church.
Dear Friends
In parts of Lancashire, houses are in an appalling state, and this has a serious effect on the health of the people who live there.
Our hearing on the 4th of December brings together local and international speakers to consult with the third sector and housing interests about this problem, and what can be done about it.
Keynote speaker is Mike Grady, a member of the review team working with Professor Michael Marmot on the 'Social Determinants of Health', a European-wide project raising the profile of the root causes of ill –health. Mike has worked as an NHS Chief Executive and Chief Officer in a large Metropolitan Authority.
Our other speakers are:
Clare Pritchard, Deputy Leader of Hyndburn Council , who beat off opposition from Manchester and Liverpool to become Chair of the North West Housing Forum, holding also the Council's portfolio for Regeneration and Housing
Mark Ellerby, Associate Director of Place First, a private housing developer working with the Council
Dr Fiona Ford, a General Practitioner in Accrington, who also researches health issues.
An additional feature of the event is a morning bus tour of housing areas in Accrington, where there is an oversupply of ageing , low demand properties being brought to back to life, as well as innovative approaches to new house building.
This promises to be a fascinating and useful day. If you have already booked to attend the afternoon session, please use the additional form attached to signify your wish to join the bus tour. Following the tour Councillor Pritchard's presentation will expand on the links between health and housing and illustrate how effective housing investment can help reduce the pressures on health budgets.
The bus will be leaving at 12:00 but please arrive at the Globe Centre for 11:45 to avoid delays. The tour will finish at 13:00 and as we will not be providing lunch at this event a sufficient amount of time has been made available before the hearing for lunch. If you wish to purchase your lunch there is a canteen at the Globe Centre or a nearby Tesco's.
If you have not already booked to attend, please fill out both the forms attached and return them to my colleague Jo Thompson
Looking forward to seeing you
Mike Wedgeworth
Hearing Booking Form 4th December 2013
Date: Wednesday 4th December
Time: 14:00- 16:00
Venue: The Jupiter Suite at The Globe Centre, Accrington
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Please note: As we will not be providing lunch a sufficient amount of time has been made available before the hearing, if you wish to purchase your lunch, The Globe Centre has a canteen and there is also a local Tesco's nearby.
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For the Faiths In Preston (2011 Census) powerpoint use this link.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/89023969/Faiths%20in%20Preston.ppt
And for the powerpoint of action points and questions to the panel click here.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/89023969/actionpointsquestionsFITCpreston.ppt
The Preston Community Assets mapping web pages presented by Matthew Stanton are on the web here...
Don't forget you can tell the council about your activities or facilities as a local community asset by following the link on this page and submitting your information.
The Faith in Community report which Danny Webster spoke about is here
(both the summary and full report can be downloaded)
http://www.eauk.org/current-affairs/news/faith-in-the-community.cfm
Information about Preston Faith Forum is at... http://www.prestonfaithforum.org.uk/ and on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/prestonfaithforum/
Information about Together Lancashire is at http://www.cuf.org.uk/together-lancashire and the Preston Christian Action Network is at www.pcan.org.uk with the blog at http://prestonchristianactionnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/ and the facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/pcanfbk/
Finally Cllr Matthew Brown wanted to invite everyone to play a part within the developing work of the Social Forum
The Social Forum is an opportunity for people with an interest in the city to get together and discuss and influence issues around equality and fairness in Preston, including
· trade unions
· students
· voluntary organisations
· religious organisations
· pensioners
· environmental groups
· tenants
The group has been set up with an aim to promote the 'Fairness Agenda' which includes the following topics:
· affordable housing
· living wage
· co-operative
· credit unions
· community asset transfer
· workforce representation
· green energy initiatives
The group is looking at, amongst other things, the establishment and promotion of Credit Unions and implementation of the Living Wage in Preston. It will also consider green energy initiatives and look for opportunities for the wider community through renewable energy. This is a community led approach seeking improvements in Preston in a range of areas including wage levels and housing.
The next meeting of the group is on
5th December 2013 at 6pm
at Preston Domestic Violence Services, Oakham Court, Avenham Preston.
If you would like to be added to the Social Forum mailing list please contact the Social Forum Secretary, Julie Humphrey julie@prestoncn.org
More Information at
http://www.preston.gov.uk/yourservices/neighbourhoods-and-community/social-forum/
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Thank you to all those organisations who responded to the recent survey on the impact of Welfare Reform.
We have had a good response so far but wanted to let those organisations have one last opportunity to complete the survey and as such have extended the deadline to 29th November.
I have provided below some additional background to the survey and a link to the online form.
Preston City Council is committed to ensuring that its services can provide a co-ordinated response to the impact of welfare reform. An internal Welfare Reform Group has been established and tasked to develop an action plan to ensure that the Council can best utilise its resources to support people who may be affected by the reforms.
We would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete this short questionnaire(10 minutes)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/impactofwelfarereformpreston which will be used by the Group to prioritise resources and better understand the cumulative impact of welfare reform.
We know there are many demands on your time, but feel that it is important to understand the impact of welfare reform on the CVFS and how the sector can best be supported to respond this agenda..
Thank you
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Please find below a message regarding funding available to CVFS organisations from the Police and Crime Commissioners Office. Prior to submitting an application organisations may find it beneficial speaking to either Alison Hatton or Michelle Pilling (Tel 01772 209938/209796) from Preston's Community Safety Partnership who will be able to offer advice on the Partnership's current priorities in relation to any funding application.
Still time for grants to make a difference
Local community groups are being urged to bid for vital money which could make a real difference in their neighbourhoods.
So far Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner has given away more than £28,000 from his Community Action Fund – with just over £21,000 still to be allocated.
Clive Grunshaw is keen to ensure grassroots projects across Lancashire are benefitting from the money, and criteria for applying for the fund has been changed to focus more on local community groups.
The Commissioner said: "I am delighted we have been able to support so many worthwhile projects across Lancashire already, and I know from visiting some of the organisations the difference the money has made.
"I want the fund to go towards projects which support the priorities in my Police and Crime Plan, such as reducing anti-social behavior or protecting vulnerable people. I know there are many small community groups out there who are doing vital work in their local area, and I want to give these projects the funding they need to have a real impact in their communities."
Projects which have benefitted so far include:
Cheets Not Streets, in Blackburn, which was granted £2,000 toward a summer project to provide diversionary activities for young people to reduce anti-social behaviour
Sahara in Preston which was granted £1,500 to provide counselling services for women in the Asian community affected by domestic abuse and violence
The Fraser Street Project, in Burnley, where a grant of £1,500 supported a 12-week project to reduce youth anti-social behaviour
Lancaster Boys' and Girls' Club, which was granted £1,430 toward a community festival fun day as part of its Make a Positive Change programme.
In total, 21 projects across the county have successfully secured a grant to date.
To find out more about the revised application criteria, how to apply and the full list of which projects have benefitted so far log onto http://www.lancashire-pcc.gov.uk/Partnership/Commissioners-Community-Action-Fund
Central Lancashire services and organisations invited to attend.
The workshops will be held on one morning per week 9:30-12:30 from January 2014, they will be available for the cost of £15 per person for the first 100 places, thereafter the charge will be £25.
Aims and objectives
The aim of this Childhood Sexual Abuse Awareness Workshop is to equip services and organisations with basic information of issues around CSA, which they may find beneficial to have when coming into contact with adult survivors who may be seeking support.
At the end of session you will be able to;
define and know the differences between Childhood Sexual Abuse & Child Sexual Exploitation
be knowledgeable of the long term impact & possible consequences on individual's lives
have an understanding of the reasons why survivors choose to disclose or decide against doing so
have up-to date information of national, regional and local statistical evidence of the prominence of CSA & CSE in our society.
Services and organisations will also be familiar with and aware of the importance of their own personal perceptions, attitudes and professional boundaries and how these can impact on the disclosure process.
Services and organisations will also become familiar with of the stages of healing which survivors may be experiencing, they will also recognise the importance of having effective sign-posting procedures and guidelines within their services.
Workshop content:
Definitions of CSA & CSE
Facts & Statistics
Myths & Perceptions
Adult survivors-Impact & Consequences
Barriers to disclosure
Safe disclosure
Healing & recovery process
Local support
In the first instance please register an interest by contacting
annvolunteer-training @rivlancs.org.uk
I just wanted to let you know about the latest report...from CUF
In partnership with the Church of England, we have produced a short briefing paper about credit unions. The aim of this paper is to give some info on the problem of payday lending, to explain what credit unions are and to give some suggestions about how churches could support their local credit union.
You can see the paper here: http://www.cuf.org.uk/credit-unions
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