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FAREHAM EDITION FEBRUARY 2019

A Shop Window Onto Fareham’s Green Spaces

Would you be able to recognise an animal by its skull? Do you know your shells? Would you like to know what mysterious items can be found in and around our region? One Community is currently hosting a quiz like no other. Come along to our Information Centre in Osborn Mall, Fareham Shopping Centre, and try to identify 10 mysterious objects found nearby. and Wildlife Trust—Swanwick Lakes—is keen to share with everyone the delights of our local green spaces. They currently hold guided walks showing you different breeds of birds, trees and much more. Come and have a go at the quiz, find out more, not just about Swanwick Lakes but Fareham Creek and many more places besides. Our Information Centre provides a shop window in Fareham town centre for local voluntary and community groups to highlight their activities. One Community News

It’s cold and 3. Use the stick to press the waste into the bottle, understandably ensuring that it is tightly packed all the way we all stay from the bottom. It’s easier to do this from indoors as much when you start, than later as we can to 4. Keep compressing until the bottle weighs the keep warm, so required amount maybe 5. Put the lid back on and pat yourself on the back! members are The bricks have to weigh a certain amount, to ensure not coming to they are robust enough to build with. The amount is club sessions or roughly 1/3 of the millilitres in grams, for eg: getting out as they might normally do? If you know of 500 ml – 180 grams anyone struggling with the cold weather, we don’t 600 ml – 200 grams have a magic wand but we might be able to signpost 1000ml (1L) – 350 grams people to someone or a service who can help, so do 2 litres – 660 grams let us know. The bricks can then be made into all sorts of brilliant If you’re anything like us you’ll be planning things. Check out the Eco Bricks website: events and activities for the year ahead, let us know https://www.ecobricks.org about them. We can promote them in this One Community staff make eco bricks in the newsletter, in our Information Centre, and through office- here’s one that’s half filled: social media. So do keep us in the loop. If you look after the Volunteers in your organisation, whether you are a member of staff or a volunteer yourself, don’t miss our Volunteer Managers’ Network Meeting on Tuesday 26 February - see page 4. Jean Roberts-Jones Chief Executive One Community Green Tips Sri Kandiah, Chair of One Community, There are a few things we can all do to have a Set to Retire positive impact on the planet, Professor Sri Kandiah, to avoid waste, conserve Chair of Trustees at One resources and fight climate Community, following change. Here’s our monthly tip many years of devoted from our environmental service as both Trustee friend: and Chair, has made the decision to retire on 31 Eco Bricks March 2019, as announced Eco bricks are a great way of lessening the amount of at our AGM last Septem- volume that you send to landfill, ensuring that small ber. bits of unrecyclable plastic are kept safely away from At an election at wildlife, and providing a sustainable building the Trustee’s January material. To make eco bricks: Board Meeting, Adrian Hughes, currently one of two 1. Get a clean and dry bottle of any size, with a lid, vice chairs, was elected to succeed Sri from 1 April and a long stick! 2019. 2. Collect non-recyclable plastics, for example We are immensely grateful to Sri for his hard packaging, sweet wrappers, plastic tags, crisp work and dedication to One Community, seeing the bags, and ensure it’s clean and dry organisation through a number of significant changes.

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January Drop-Ins, One Community Information Centre, Osborn Mall, Fareham Shopping Centre Friday 1 Marvels & Meltdowns 10am-1pm Parkinsons Local Support Group 10am-12 noon; Monday 18 Fareham Disability Forum 1-3pm Disabled People’s Voice 1-3pm Monday 4 Tuesday 19 Home-Start Hampshire 10am-12 noon; Quit4Life 11am-1pm Disabled People’s Voice 1-3pm Wednesday 20 Tuesday 5 One Community Knitters 11am-1pm; Osteoporosis Quit4Life 11am-1pm Arthritis Advice & Support from QA 1-3pm Wednesday 6 - One Community Knitters 11am-1pm; Friday 22 Thursday 7 Richmond Fellowship 10am-12 noon Open Sight 10am-3pm Monday 25 - Southern Domestic Abuse Service 10am- Friday 8 12 noon Richmond Fellowship 10am-12 noon Tuesday 26 Monday 11 Quit4Life 11am-1pm Southern Domestic Abuse Service 10am-12 noon Wednesday 27 Tuesday 12 One Community Knitters 11am-1pm; Local Crime Clinic Quit4Life 11am-1pm 10am-12 noon Wednesday 13 Thursday 28 One Community Knitters 11am-1pm; The You Trust 11am-12 noon Royal British Legion -1 3pm For further information contact the Information Thursday 14 Centre on 0770 2802 556

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Governance Guidance Understanding What Vicarious Liability If you are an Organiser or a Committee Member then Means to You you are most likely a Trustee for your organisation and Vicarious liability refers you should be aware of your responsibilities and to a situation where requirements. At One Community we realise the someone is held complexities of your roles and this regular column is responsible for the designed to support you with this. actions or omissions of “Trustees have overall control of a charity and another person. In a are responsible for making sure it’s doing what it was workplace context, an set up to do. They may be known by other titles, such employer can be liable as: Directors, Board Members, Governors, Committee for the acts or omissions Members. of its employees, Whatever they are called, trustees are the including volunteers, people who lead the charity and decide how it is run. provided it can be shown Being a trustee means making decisions that will that they took place in the course of their impact on people’s lives. Depending on what the employment. charity does, you will be making a difference to your Many employers are unaware that they can be local community or to society as a whole. liable for a range of actions committed by their Trustees use their skills and experience to employees in the course of their employment - these support their charities, helping them achieve their can include bullying and harassment, violent or aims. Trustees also often learn new skills during their discriminatory acts or even libel and breach of time on the board.” copyright. It's also possible to take action against an From: Charity Commission /Charity trustee: what’s employer for the behaviour of third parties, such as involved (CC3a)/: clients and customers, provided these parties are https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charity-trustee-whats deemed to be under the control of the employer. -involved#find-out-more-about-being-a-trustee The key question of any case of vicarious liability is whether the employee was acting in a personal We are here to help capacity, or in the course of their employment. This At One Community, we are can often be difficult to determine. Nor does an always happy to offer direct, employer's liability end once the employee leaves the specific support and advice to organisation- as the law stands, action can still be you and your organisation, taken against an employer even though the person in whenever you need it. Please question no longer works for them. contact Carol Grant (pictured), So what practical steps can employers take to our Community Development avoid vicarious liability for the acts of their employees? Manager on 023 8090 2460 The most important thing that employers can do is to [email protected] with ensure that they have taken all reasonable steps to any queries about being a Trustee prevent such acts or omissions from occurring. For or governance issues such as constitutions, policies, example, maintaining an up-to-date Equalities & safeguarding, funding. Diversity policy and providing anti-discrimination Be confident that if we don’t know the answers, we’ll training to staff serve to demonstrate an active know someone who does! commitment on the part of the employer towards combating discriminatory practices in the workplace.

This would then reduce the likelihood of an employer Topic this month: being held vicariously liable for any discriminatory acts Understanding what vicarious liability means to you committed by its employees.

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High Sheriff of Hampshire Community Awards Hitting the Cold Spots Open for Nomination – Deadline 4 February 2019 The High Sheriff of Hampshire 2018-19, Mark Thistlethwayte, has launched this year’s High Sheriff Community Awards, calling for Hampshire based The successful Hitting the Cold Spots campaign is there public servants, individuals, to help you keep warm and healthy through the volunteers, charities and wintry weather. community groups to While the weather is cold some people struggle to submit their entries for the keep their homes warm. Cold weather doesn't just annual honours. make life a little uncomfortable, it can lead to serious The awards aim to make health problems in the very young, vulnerable and the county a better and elderly, such as respiratory diseases, depression, heart safer place to live and work for all residents, and are disease or stroke. for those who deserve special recognition for their The Hampshire-based Hitting the Cold Spots good work or who go beyond the call of duty in their helpline is staffed during office hours by experienced everyday activities, in the area of law and order related advisers. They offer practical advice on reducing your projects that enhance safety and cohesion in local energy bills and information on accessing grants and communities. loans to improve the energy efficiency of homes. They If you would like to make a nomination, please also provide emergency boiler repairs or download the form as either a PDF or Word file from replacementsand lend out electric oil-filled radiators to http://www.hiwcf.com/high-sheriff-2018-9- ensure you are not left in the cold. community-awards/ and return to Call free during office hours on 0800 804 8601 or email [email protected] before 4 February 2019. [email protected] Awards will be presented by the High Sheriff at a ceremony at the Great Hall, Winchester on the Have Your Say at Welborne CAT meetings afternoon of 13 March 2019. Revised plans for the Welborne development of 6,000

new homes will be on public display next month at two New Safeguarding App from community meetings. Hampshire County Council Residents are being invited to have their say at Please take some time to have a two Community Action Team (CAT) public meetings on look at the ‘See It Stop It’ app, the changes to Buckland Development Limited’s created by Hampshire Safeguarding outline planning application which were submitted at Adults Board, which raises the end of December. awareness and understanding of Both meetings start at 7pm and will be held at: abuse.  Knowle Village Hall on Friday 1 February It also has useful contacts  Ferneham Hall on Tuesday 12 February and guides to support you through a The meeting will focus on significant amendments to Safeguarding alert. The app is the planning application submitted in 2017 which available on Google Play and the include a major change to the layout of J10 of the M27, Apple app store, and is a really a revision of the local road networks, cycling and useful tool for understanding and pedestrian routes and changes to community facilities, combating abuse. such as schools and a new district centre. Leader of Fareham Borough Council, Councillor

Seán Woodward, will introduce the Council’s planning

ONE COMMUNITY NETWOR K : P A G E 6 Training team so residents can question them directly. An The aim of this course is to improve the food safety exhibition with display boards will also be on show knowledge and skills of learners. By the end of the before the meeting. course learners will be able to:  identify and state how to control One Community Training, Workshops microbiological, physical, chemical and allergenic hazards and Information Service  explain how to store, prepare and cook foods safely  explain how to put personal hygiene systems into place  explain the importance of food premises design, legal requirements and food safety management systems. For further information about training, to Cost: Free for volunteers discuss your needs or to book your place please contact EMERGENCY FIRST AID AT WORK Rachel Webb 023 8090 2400 TUESDAY 12 MARCH 2019, 9.30AM [email protected] – 4.30PM Venue: The Point, Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DE GDPR ACTIONS WORKSHOP This one day training session will cover all aspects of WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH 2019, Emergency First Aid at Work. At the end of the course learners will have 9.30AM – 11.00AM demonstrated competence in basic life support skills Venue: The Point, Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DE and increased their awareness in managing a first aid The General Data Protection Regulation came into incident in the workplace. effect on 25 May 2018 to protect personal and A certificate of competence will be issued and is valid business information from being abused, misused or for three years. mismanaged. This course is designed to act as a Cost: Voluntary Sector £70, Others £85 (tea and checklist for those who have already taken action coffee included, please provide your own lunch) following the GDPR and to provide practical guidance on actions to take for those who have not yet COMING SOON - BITE SIZED undertaken a full review. The course will cover: TRAINING:  overview of GDPR and data protection  principles, accountability and proportionality Attracting Volunteers  actions required Tuesday 7 May, 10-11.30am  structure for policy documents  how to manage the process Celebrating Volunteers  question and answer session. Tuesday 21 May, 10-11.30am Cost: Voluntary Sector £30, Others £40 Keeping Volunteers LEVEL 2 FOOD SAFETY FOR Tuesday 18 May, 10-11.30am VOLUNTEERS THURSDAY 7 MARCH 2019 For further information contact: 10.00AM - 5.30PM Venue: Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum, Rachel Webb 023 8090 2400 Coal Park Lane, Swanwick, SO31 7GW [email protected]

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HIWCF Funding Hampshire Old Industrial & Reformatory Schools (Hampshire, excludes , Southampton) – Provides grants of up to £500 for those who have been in care with Hampshire County Council and are seeking further education. A young person who has obtained a place on a course needed to further their chosen career may also be eligible for financial assistance. Here is an update on funding from the Hampshire and Deadline 5 April 2019. Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) who currently have the following grants available: Michael Austin Harlick Sports Awards Hampshire, includes Portsmouth and Southampton) – Montagu Neville Durnford and Saint Leo Cawthan Provides grants of up to £1,000 to sport Memorial Trust (Portsmouth) – Provides grants organisations, towards the cost of awards that of up to £5,000, in particular supporting those recognise the sporting achievements of young over 50, with links to the Naval services. people, and help with the purchase of Projects focusing on helping those with challenge cups, individual medals, team award disabilities or struggling with poverty and and colours. disadvantage will be considered. Deadline 5 April 2019. Deadline 15 Feb 2019.

Dayas Music Scholarship, (Hampshire, includes Portsmouth City Community Fund (Portsmouth Portsmouth and Southampton) – Provides City) – Provides grants of up to £5,000 to grants of up to £600 for musicians, particularly support a wide range of beneficiaries including older individuals, with grants covering tuition young and old people, focusing on health and costs to allow progression of music abilities, disability, medical research and general particularly if the tuition will benefit a wider community projects in the City. Applications group, e.g. those performing in hospitals, may also demonstrate disadvantage and need schools or for other community events. in the greater Portsmouth area. Scholarships can cover tuition for playing an Deadline 15 Feb 2019. instrument, singing, conducting or composition. Deadline 30 Nov 2019. MACE Educational Trust (Hampshire, excludes Portsmouth, Southampton) – Awards grants of Please apply via the HIWCF website on up to £400 to support the advancement of www.hiwcf.com/grants/ education for students aged 18-25 years. Grants are primarily for students on or due to start a course of Higher Education, Further Education, internships, apprenticeships, Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust employment and some extracurricular Veterans’ Community Centres activities. Scholarships may also be awarded to This is a £3 million funding programme to fund students formerly in the care of Hampshire renovations and improvements to veterans’ County Council for them to pursue a course of community centres. Higher Education in any suitable subject. Grants of up to £30,000 are available. A small Deadline 5 April 2019. number of grants of up to £150,000 will be made to more complex projects. The Veterans’ Community Centres Programme

ONE COMMUNITY NETWOR K : P A G E 8 Events is a specialist pot of funding. Applicants must be Armed Charity Cocktail Event Forces charities with an existing building that requires Saturday 23 February, 7.30-11.30pm refurbishment. Abshot Community Centre Most grants will be for £30,000 or less. There Kelsey Close, Park Gate, Fareham PO14 4NR will be three rounds of funding. Grants of up to Cost: £25 £150,000 will only be made in the final application Contact: [email protected] or 07833 round. Applicants seeking between £30,000 and 573484 £150,000 must have a mandatory conversation with A ticketed event to raise funds for the MS Society. A the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust before £25 ticket provides you with 4 elegant cocktails, a fun submitting an application. quiz, live music and the chance to have a professional photo taken with your friends. Further information here

Sherlock Holmes: Armed Forces Day Grant The Hound of the Baskervilles Grants are available to help Wednesday 20-Sunday 24 February, 7.30pm organisations and Ferneham Hall, Osborn Road, Fareham, PO16 7DB individuals in the UK to Cost: £12 host an Armed Forces Day Please note this show is in the Octagon Room event which can take place Contact: 01329 231942 within two weeks of the Join Fareham Musical Society for a spine-chilling, Armed Forces Day event. atmospheric and faithful dramatization of one of the Maximuim value £10,000. most iconic and successful thrillers ever written. Further information here

EVENTS

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All That Jazz 19 January-10 March

Westbury Manor Museum, in West street, Fareham, is hosting an exciting and exhilarating exhibition telling the story of jazz and its impact in the Fareham area, particularly in the post-war period. Find out how jazz contributed not just to the development of popular music but also had an impact on the look of everyday objects from ceramics to textiles, fashion to interior design. This family friendly exhibition will have fun things do see and do for all ages, you won’t need to be a jazz fan to enjoy All That Jazz!

Family Fun Day 18 February 11am-3pm Half-term drop-in craft session inspired by the All That Jazz exhibition. Pop-up cards and art deco designs. Cost: £1 per item made.

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