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NEWSLETTER FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN GWYNEDD Issue 70 • July 2 01 5 Volunteers’ Week 1-7 June Contents From Mantell 2 News 2 3 Volunteering Centre 4 Children a nd Youn g People 5 Health, Social Care and 6 Well-bei ng Ffrindia’ 7 Teulu Ni 8 Funding Opportunities 9 Training and Events 10 The volunteers with their certificates T h e a i m s o f Volunteers’ Week was: Recognise, Recruit and Reward volunteers. Among the various different activities held across Gwynedd, the highlight was the Celebration and Thank You Event held at Portmeirion on the 4th June. It w as a su nn y day an d gu ests enjoyed t he e vent in the co mpany o f R hy s Meirion th e g uest speake r. The three ‘Rs” summarises the aims of the w R hys g av e a wo nd erful perfor mance o f ‘An fonaf An gel’ before presenting I cert ificat es to wor thy and ded ica ted volunte ers in Gw yn edd to ac knowledge MANTELL GWYNEDD Back Row:- Wil Huntley, Professor Robin Grove-White (guest speaker), Registered Office: J thei r outstan ding c ontribu tions. 23-25 Y Bont Bridd, Caernarfon, Tw o volu n Unfortunatelyteers from Gw Gwenynedd Angharad were the Robertswinners iwasn th eunable Volun ttoee rattend. of the Y e ar Gwynedd, LL55 1AB. M Awar ds: Jam es Ke lleh er (F elin Uchaf), You ng Volu nte er of the Yea r a nd H ugh Tel: 01286 672626 • Fax: 01286 678430 Griffith Ro ber ts (‘ Hugh’s Views’- Barmouth), Adult Volunteer of the Year. E-mail: Unfortunately, neither [email protected] could make it to the Registered Office: event. The Old Police Station, Lombard Street, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, LL40 1SB. Tel: 01341 422575 • Fax: 01341 422147 Tom Jones OBE – Website: www.mantellgwynedd.com WCVA Vice President Tel: 01286 672626 • Fax: 01286 678430 R The Old Police Station • Lombard St. • DOLGELLAU • LL40 1SB. Tel: 01341 422575 • Fax:L e 01341sley G 422147riffiths AM Facebook: mantellg E James Kelleher – Volunteer Twitter: @mantellgwynedd Ruth Marks – WCVA Chief Executive From Mantell July 2015 MANTELL GWYNEDD STAFF A note from the Chief Officer Chief Officer: Everyone knows that it’s a particularly tough time for the voluntary Bethan Russell Williams and community sector. To be honest, it’s a tough time for most people DEVELOPMENT & SERVICES TEAM and sectors. As the Chief Officer of a County Voluntary Council I Senior Development & Services Officer: know, only too well, about the smaller groups and organisations in Delyth Vaughan Gwynedd who are really struggling to keep the show on the road. Projects Development Officer: Fabulous work is delivered by volunteers’ right across the public Eleri Lloyd sector. There are also many paid and highly skilled specialists in the Children & Young People Facilitator sector who provide specialised services in very specialised Paul Edwards organisations. Even when volunteers are used to provide support TEULU NI PROJECT there is still a cost for the organisations they work with. Teulu Ni Project Officer: Mair Richards Volunteers deserve to be supported with supervision, proper FAMILY BUDDIES management and adequate training. There are also the other Arfon overheads to consider like insurance and safeguarding checks. All Dawn Jones, Janet Jones these things make sure that our communities and its population Dwyfor benefit from a quality and safe service. Llinos Owen Jones Meirionnydd Iona Williams There continues to be a lack of understanding both by those in government, as well as public service commissioners, about the real HEALTH TEAM cost of things when the voluntary sector comes to the rescue in Health & Social Care Facilitator: Sioned Llwyd Larsen difficult times. Ffrindia’ Project Manager: Carys Williams For the last few years reduced funding has had a huge impact on Arfon Volunteer Co-ordinator: everyone but our sector has been hit particularly hard. Matters have Alan Thomas been made much worse by commissioners designing public service Dwyfor Volunteer Co-ordinator: Dawn Thomas contracts in such a way which often prevents smaller more specialised Meirionnydd Volunteer Co-ordinator: organisations being able to tender at all. The real danger now is that Mirain Roberts these organisations which bring so much social value to the wider FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION TEAM community might well disappear altogether. Deputy Chief Officer & Head of Finance & Operations Team: Our sector will always be there to support our communities. This is Ceren Williams why we are so passionate about it and why we work in the sector in Administration Officer: the first place. But it’s long overdue for our sector to be taken more Bronwen Rowlands seriously not just seen as an amateur supplementary resource. We Finance Assistant: Tracy Williams need recognition of the expertise and professionalism which exists in Administration Assistant: our sector and a realistic understanding of how much it costs to do Tracy Lynne Rotheram what we do. Administration Assistant: Ellen ap Dafydd As the public sector goes out to consultation on proposed cuts and Receptionist: Hilary Margaret Jones (to April 2015) savings in Gwynedd over the next few weeks and months please Mair Davies (from April 2015) remember the message above... When there is talk of closing your library or leisure centre remember that volunteers do not come free. VOLUNTEER CENTRE TEAM Volunteer Centre Co-ordinator Remember also that the public sector have failed sometimes to Carwyn Humphreys efficiently deliver these services themselves and that is why they are Volunteer Officer: out on consultation as cuts or savings. Don’t let your emotions over Ann Angharad Fleming your beloved community hoodwink you into a false sense of anything Volunteer Officer: – the third sector does not mean service for free! Gwenllian Glyn Dafydd Until next time, Bethan 2 MANTELL GWYNEDD July 2015 News ROOMS / OFFICES TO LET 23-25 Y Bont Bridd, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1AB Yr Hen Swyddfa Heddlu, Y Lawnt, Dolgellau LL40 1SB For more information contact: Ceren Williams, Mantell Gwynedd 01286 672626 [email protected] www.mantellgwynedd.com Charity No:. 1068851 Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru Company Limited by Guarantee 3420271 MANTELL GWYNEDD TRAINING cyfieithu Level 2 in Food Safety in Catering – 15th October 2015 – Mantell cymunedol Gwynedd Office, Caernarfon Emergency First Aid – 25th November 2015 – Penygroes Memorial Hall C Contact Ellen – [email protected] or 01341 422 575 in order to register your wish to attend. Are you a community or Please remember training information is also on the website at charitable group? Do Welsh www.mantellgwynedd.com speakers and non-Welsh speakers attend your meetings? GWYNEDD CHALLENGE Would you like to give everyone the opportunity Whilst Gwynedd Council has done everything it possibly can to avoid cuts to to speak in their language services, the unprecedented financial pressures the authority continues to face of choice? means that unfortunately it is unavoidable that there will be no choice but to consider how cuts can be implemented from 2016/17 onwards. Cyfieithu Cymunedol aims to offer Before taking any difficult decisions and implementing cuts to services, the a professional translating service, Council is eager to discuss and to understand the priorities of the county’s both written and simultaneous for residents. The Council’s members are currently looking in detail at all the a price within reach of community authority’s services to identify those areas that cannot be considered for cuts. groups and third sector Options for cuts on the remainder of the Council’s services will then be put to organisations. the people of Gwynedd so that they can present their views in a comprehensive If interested in the service and for public consultation that will be held from September to November 2015. As more details contact: part of this consultation, a range of meetings and drop-in sessions will be held in every part of the county along with an online and paper consultation. Information about the consultation will be published shortly on the Gwynedd Glyn Jones on 01492 642357 Council website, in Newyddion Gwynedd, on the Council’s social media www.cyfieithucymunedol.org accounts and through the local press. INFO & ARTICLES FOR THE NEXT ISSUE OF MANTELL The deadline for information or articles to be included in the next edition of Mantell is 13th November, 2015 Send or e-mail any information to Ellen ap Dafydd , at Mantell Dolgellau. e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01 341 422 575 NEWSLETTER 70 3 Volunteering Centre July 2015 VOLUNTEER AWARDS Wales Volunteer of the Year Awards 2015 Nearly 200 nominations were received across Wales this year. These are the volunteers who received their Highly Commended certificates at the Celebration and Thank You Event at Portmeirion: Howel Roberts – Highly Commended: Trustee Category (Gwynedd Guide Dog Society) Alison Jones – Highly Commended: Adult Category (South Gwynedd Domestic Abuse Services) Beryl Jones – Highly Commended: Adult Category (Clwb Trwm Eu Clyw Dolgellau) Jago Williams – Highly Commended: Green Volunteer Category (Wild Elements) Trawsfynydd Church Luncheon Club – Highly Commended: Group Category Special outstanding contribution certificates were also presented this year. There were 11 nominations from Gwynedd and here are some of the volunteers: Elisabeth Jones – Gwasanaeth Cynnal Gofalwyr Craig Dobbins – Barmouth Drop in Centre Eryl Williams – O Ddrws i Ddrws From top down: Rhys Meirion and Elizabeth Jones, Rhys Meirion and Craig Dobbins, two members of Trawsfynydd Church Luncheon Club Right: Beryl Jones Left: Rhys Meirion and Eryl Williams 4 MANTELL GWYNEDD July 2015 Children and Young People Millennium Volunteers – Successes Rebecca Roberts, Dolgellau Certificate for 50 hours of volunteering with her Certificate for volunteering with the Michael Aaron Hughes – Ysbyty Gwynedd Cancer Research charity. Radio, Royal Voluntary Servide, Youth Led Grant Panel. Theatr Bara Caws, BBC.