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Ian Ferguson From: Mark Waddington [[email protected]] Sent: 05 July 2012 15:48 To: [email protected] Subject: FW: Council for Voluntary Service News - 5 July 2012 Importance: High Welcome to our weekly roundup of all things Voluntary Community Faith Sector in Central Lancashire! This email is issued to subscribers and contributors. Please feel free to circulate (preferably in its entirety) within your own networks. If you are receiving this email through forwarding and wish to subscribe directly, please email [email protected] with " subscribe newsletter" in the subject line. And now, the news … Guild 2012 Preston Cake City! On Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd September 2012 as part of Preston Guild 2012 and the first ever Square Food Festival, a giant, edible map of the Preston City will be built in Winckley Square. We are seeking dozens of teams of amateur and professional bakers from across the North West to build their favourite iconic Preston site in cake. http://www.prestoncakecity.com/ Procession will reflect our times – organiser More than 5,000 people will take to the streets in a single procession as part of Preston’s Guild celebrations. On Monday, details of the trades procession which kicks-off a programme of events have been revealed with marching bands, a fleet of double decker buses and motorbikes set to be involved. Liz Pugh, processions director from creative agency Walk the Plank, said there would be “some real highlights” in the trades procession line-up. She said: “We have never organised a parade of 5,000 people before, so I am hoping it will be something spectacular. http://www.lep.co.uk/news/business/procession-will-reflect-our-times-organiser-1-4699737 Preston Now and Then Photography Exhibition A photo exhibition showcasing modern-day Preston versus the city of yesteryear is currently on show at St George's Shopping Centre (top of the Rotunda at the car park entrance). The exhibition, featuring more than 30 unique views of Preston past and present, runs at St George's until the end of July and will then move to the Avenham Park Pavilion until the end of September. Please help support the exhibition by downloading and displaying the attached poster: Visitor comments: "In a word EXCELLENT. The concept and execution are first class". "Absolutely Fantastic! Well done!" "I think this is an amazing idea and shows me what it was like before I was born". "Brill!". Poster: http://btckstorage.blob.core.windows.net/site7587/Preston%20Now%20and%20Then.pdf International Reception - 4 September Preston Guild Hall The Guild Mayor hosts a once in every 20 years opportunity for guests from all over the world to get together for an evening of nostalgia and Lancashire fun ! 1 Are you one of the many people who used to live in Preston or have connections to Preston who wil l be returning to Preston for the Guild ? Are you getting ready to welcome family and friends to stay for the Guild? If so the Guild Mayor invites you to this International Reception with a warm Lancashire feel and just a little bit of pomp - a great way to celebrate and be part of a Guild tradition which goes back to the 1952 Guild. Popular folk singers the Houghton Weavers will entertain the audience with their unique brand of Lancashire songs. This will be a friendly and informal event with no set seating but plenty of time to meet up with the Guild Mayor and other Guild officials as well as reminisce with friends old and new. The Guild Scrolls of Friendship will be on display and for the first time we will use the internet to link in with messages from all over the world on the online scroll. If you haven't already posted your message to the world don't leave home before you do! Guild Scrolls: http://www.guildscrolls.com/ Reception: http://www.prestonguild2012.com/reception Tickets, priced at £10 per adult, free under 12's, including refreshments, are available to book online now from the Guild Hall Box Office, . https://etickets.preston.gov.uk/WEBPAGES/EntaWebEvent/EventSeatBlockPrices.aspx alternatively call 0845 344 2012 Community gets into ‘Guild spirit’ A community garden named after a battling 12-year-old boy is to be officially opened. Miller Gardens Community Group wanted to pursue a community project which fitted into the ‘spirit of the Preston Guild’ and the idea of residents working together. Ollie’s Guild Garden 2012 recognises the event and the life of Oliver Ashton, who suffers from the life-shortening condition Coffin-Siris Syndrome and visits the garden regularly with his father, Ian, who lives at Miller Gardens. The area, next to the Guild Wheel and a footpath linking Broadgate to Miller and Avenham Parks, will be enjoyed by thousands of passers-by. Designed by a Preston Council architect, the garden is an area where residents can relax and also hold events, such as the recent Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The Mayor of Preston, Coun Carl Crompton, will open the garden at 10.30am on July 15. http://www.lep.co.uk/community/community-gets-into-guild-spirit-1-4701495 Funding and Fundraising Lancashire Young People's Service - deadline 16 July Community groups that work with young people in Lancashire are invited to apply for a share of funding that will help them to run a wide range of activities. Groups can apply for a grant of up to £4,000 of the £111,000 using the young people's service's new online registration form for voluntary youth groups across Lancashire. http://yps.lancashire.gov.uk/vcfs 2012 Preston small arts grants scheme - deadline 23 July The small arts grants scheme offers grants of up to £250 to individuals, groups and organisations supporting artistic development activity benefitting the growth of cultural development in Preston. The scheme intends to support cultural practitioners and organisations based in the city including the voluntary arts sector. Grants involving Guild activity in this year's round will be prioritised. Please read the attached grant guidelines to ensure that your proposal meets the grant funding requirements before completing this application. Applicants must have an annual income of not exceeding £20,000 to qualify for a grant. Guidelines http://btckstorage.blob.core.windows.net/site7587/preston%20small%20art%20grants%20guidelines%202012.doc Application Form http://btckstorage.blob.core.windows.net/site7587/Preston%20Small%20Arts%20Grants%20Scheme%202012%20fi nal%20v%20(2).docx 2 Heritage Grants over £2 Million and under £5 Million - deadline 6 August Under the Heritage Grants scheme funding is available for projects that relate to the national, regional or local heritage of the UK. To be eligible for funding a project must; help people to learn about their own and other people’s heritage; conserve the UK’s diverse heritage for present and future generations to experience and enjoy; and help more people, and a wider range of people, to take an active part in and make decisions about heritage. HLF welcome applications from single organisations and partnerships. Priority is given to not-for-profit organisations, and partnerships led by not-for-profit organisations. If private owners are involved, HLF expect the public benefit to be greater than any private gain. In addition, the HLF also makes grants of £100,000 - £2 million; and Grants in excess of £5 million. These are subject to different application deadlines information on which can be access through the link below. http://www.hlf.org.uk/howtoapply/programmes/pages/heritagegrants.aspx Fund to support healthcare social enterprises now open to applications - deadline 24 August A £19m grant and loan fund for social enterp rises in the health and social care sector is now open to applications. The Social Enterprise Investment Fund, managed on behalf of the Department of Health by the Social Investment Business, will offer capital and revenue grants of between £30,000 and £150,000. It will also make at least £8m of loans. Loans of up to £1m are available. The fund will support public sector workers who want to set up independent mutuals. A specific loan and grant fund has also been created to pay for IT services to support these mutuals. The fund will also be open to social enterprises and charities working with the NHS. http://www.thesocialinvestmentbusiness.org/seif/ MacRobert Trust - deadline 31 August The MacRobert Trust which makes grants to organisations in the United Kingdom has announced that the next application deadline is the 31st August 2012. The MacRobert Trust makes grants to registered charities in the areas of; Services and Sea; Education and Training; Children and Youth; Science, Engineering and Technology; Agriculture and Horticulture. Grants can range between £5,000 and £25,000 and occasionally the Trustees make a recurring grant of up to three years. In addition a small grants programme facilitates awards of up to £5,000. http://www.themacroberttrust.org.uk/grant-making/ Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund - deadline 3 September The HSCVF Local Grant and Capacity Building Scheme 2012 has been launched this week. The funding offers both a capacity building support package, which aims to build organisational capacity that will assist with longer term sustainability, and grant monies to develop volunteer-led service delivery through a discrete project. http://www.volunteeringfund.com/ Hilden Charitable Fund - deadline 7 September Within the UK, the Hilden Charitable Fund makes grants to projects that address disadvantages, notably by supporting causes which are less popular. In particular, the Fund wants to support projects that address homelessness; asylum seekers and refugees; Community based initiatives for disadvantaged young people 16 - 25; Penal Affairs.