Mental Health Wellbeing and Recovery Courses

Maldon and District Community Voluntary Service, The Square, Holloway Road, Heybridge, Essex, CM9 4ER, Tel: 01621 851891, Fax: 01621 851896, Email: [email protected]. Web: www.maldoncvs.org.uk Registered charity no 1086460, company limited by guarantee no 4170241 15th September 2017 Dengie Funding Fair Mental Health Wellbeing and Recovery Courses High Sheriff of Essex Awards Scheme Think Family Network Just Play! General Data Protection Regulation

Dengie Funding Fair

Maldon and District Community Voluntary Service are hosting a funding event for voluntary and community groups working in the Maldon District.

The event will include presentations from both national and local funders who will outline how to apply to them for funds and how they make grants. There will also be an opportunity to network with them and other local groups and to speak to Maldon and District CVS about their funding advice service.

The Funding Fair will be held on Thursday 5th October from 1pm at the Memorial Hall in Southminster. To book a place please click here

For more information or to discuss the funding needs of your organisation please contact Sarah Laskar on 01621 851891 or [email protected]

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Mental Health Wellbeing and Recovery Courses

Adult Community Learning Maldon are running 2 courses for learners in the Autumn term 2017. The courses are free to attend and open to all. The courses are:

The views expressed in this E-Bulletin are not necessarily endorsed by Maldon and District Community Voluntary Service. Whilst every effort is made to promote accurate information, we accept no liability for error or omission. Member groups are welcome to reproduce or forward items appearing in this Bulletin  Building Self-Confidence, running for 6 weeks from Monday 25th September between 10am and 12pm  Improving Health and Wellbeing, running for 6 weeks from Monday 13th November between 10am and 12pm

The courses will be held at Carmelite House, White Horse Lane, Maldon, CM9 5FW.

To enrol please call 0345 603 7635 or email [email protected]

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High Sheriff of Essex Awards Scheme

The High Sheriff of Essex Awards Scheme is now open for applications.

These grants are to support those working to make their communities safer and better places in which to live. Organisations from Essex, Southend and Thurrock can apply. The amount that voluntary groups can apply for has increased to £35,000.

Projects which have received grants previously include diversionary activities for young people, schemes which highlight the dangers of financial scams, educational programmes about drug and alcohol misuse and initiatives which support victims of crime.

The deadline date for applications is 1 December 2017 and decisions will be made in February 2018. For community and voluntary organisations to apply for a grant and for more information please click here . Please note, there is a specific application form.

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Think Family Network

The Think Family Network is for frontline workers from any agency who work with parents and families in Braintree, Chelmsford or Maldon Districts. It offers

The views expressed in this E-Bulletin are not necessarily endorsed by Maldon and District Community Voluntary Service. Whilst every effort is made to promote accurate information, we accept no liability for error or omission. Member groups are welcome to reproduce or forward items appearing in this Bulletin an opportunity to network, hear updates from invited speakers, participate in facilitated discussions, share ideas and jointly identify solutions.

In Maldon the launch event will be on Thursday 19th October between 930- 11.30am at Maldon District Council Offices, Princes Road, Maldon, CM9 5DL. It will focus on Early Help and Effective Support for Children and Families, whilst future themes will be shaped by participants.

The event is being launched as part of the Art of the possible event, so please book your place by clicking here and search for ‘think family’ in the events section.

If you would like to request a short slot on the agenda then please email [email protected]

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Just Play!

Just Play is about playing football. It gives the casual 16+ years footballer a chance to just turn up to a venue in either Maldon or Burnham and play football.

It is free of charge for a trial period. Come as an individual or get a group of friends together. Players should wear shinpads.

In Burnham the session will take place in the sports hall at Ormiston Rivers Academy, Southminster Road, Burnham on Crouch, CM0 8DD, on Tuesdays between 5-6pm, starting from 3rd October 2017.

In Maldon the session will take place on a 3G Astroturf surface at Upper Plume School, Fambridge Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6AB on Mondays between 5-6pm.

To register your interest please contact Simon Walker at [email protected] or call 01621 854477.

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The GDPR will apply in the UK from 25 May 2018. The government has confirmed that the UK’s decision to leave the EU will not affect the commencement of the GDPR.

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) is committed to assisting businesses and public bodies to prepare to meet the requirement of the GDPR ahead of May 2018.

By clicking here those who have day-to-day responsibility for data protection can read the ICO’s overview which highlights the key themes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to help organisations understand the new legal framework in the EU. It explains the similarities with the existing UK Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA), and describes some of the new and different requirements.

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