The Dementia Strategy 2022-2026: Stage two consultation is now live and will run until the Friday 17th June 2022. This is the second stage of consultation on the strategy refresh, seeking further views on the proposed commitments to deliver against the agreed nine priorities. In this consultation the questions ask whether or not you agree that the proposed commitments are the right ones, and if there is anything else you would like to see included.
Please do consider whether you are able to host focus groups for your networks, local communities or with colleagues to inform the consultation. We would love to hear about your local discussions and would appreciate your providing any insight back to us by the 17th June for collation with the wider feedback.
Essex County Council will hold its second social value festival on 18 – 21 July, aimed at organisations of any size, including charities, social and community enterprises across all sectors wishing to know more about social value. All the sessions will run online and are free of charge. View the full SV Fest 22 programme and book here.
This year, SV Fest includes a fringe event for public sector anchor institutions only (such as local authorities, NHS Trusts, universities, voluntary organizations) in partnership with Essex Anchor Network, an opportunity to share early ideas and practical steps on social value for climate and place. The Public Sector Knowledge-Sharing event takes place on 18 July 14:15 – 16:30. To book, please email the team at [email protected] with ‘DAY 1 PUBLIC SECTOR’ in the subject line to book.
It would be great if you could join us, and please do feel free to share this invitation far and wide to any partners, organisation or colleagues that you feel may be interested, especially in your own supply chain and community partners.
Poor mental health and poor wellbeing have an impact on every part of society, and every part of society has a role to play in supporting positive mental health and wellbeing.
We need to take a radical new, truly cross-society approach to promoting wellbeing, preventing mental health conditions emerging, intervening earlier, improving treatment, supporting people with mental health conditions to live well and preventing suicide.
We need your support and ideas to develop a comprehensive plan that will help set and achieve our vision for mental health in a decade’s time.
Are you a Third Sector or Small Organisation that delivers support to unemployed and economically inactive local residents within the South East LEP area to help them progress into paid employment or further education? Then your organisation could be eligible to apply for the ESF Community Grants. Target Groups Participants targeted must be 16+, not in receipt of any type of income and not in any type of training or courses:
Participants over 50 years of age
Participants with Mental Health, Disabilities and/or Learning Difficulties (LLDD)
Homeless Ex-offenders LGBTQ+
Participants from an ethnic minority (BAME)
Participants who are women Parents/mothers Carers Migrants and refugees Groups with low labour market participation
Delivery Area The South East LEP participants must also be specifically from any of the following Local Authorities listed below:
Essex
Southend
Thurrock
Kent Medway
East Sussex
Please visit our website and contact us if you are interested and need further clarifications. Website: www.londonlc.org.uk/community-grants/south-east-lep/ Phone: 0208 774 4040 Mobile: 0795 458 9942 Email: [email protected]
On 20th May, the opportunity went live to bid for up to £79,120 (per area) to set up and run Community Supermarkets in Tendring and Basildon, as part of the Essex County Council (ECC) Levelling Up programme.
Research has shown us that Community Supermarkets work best when there is a partnership between the District or Borough Council, Voluntary and Community Sector partners and the local community. ECC is keen to receive strong, collaborative proposals from organisations, that reflect a local understanding of the communities and the opportunities that exist in Tendring and Basildon.
Working with national experts Feeding Britain, Essex County Council has been investigating the Community Supermarket concept which forms the bridge between the crisis support of Food Banks and the affordable supermarkets. Nationally, Community supermarkets provide a much needed pressure valve on the fluctuating finances of individuals and families by offering a saving of between 50% and 60% on the same fresh produce, groceries and household items brought elsewhere. As well as a broad range of fresh, frozen and chilled items, groceries and household essentials, Community Supermarkets can become an important local asset, meeting point and base for other community activities.
Want to find out more?
ECC are holding local information sessions for anybody interested in finding out more about this opportunity and who are interested in submitting a proposal by the closing date of 20th June 2022
Monday 13th June – BASILDON – The Place Leisure Centre, Pitsea, SS13 3DU (6pm – 8pm)
Self-employed contract, renewal subject to annual review.
Home-based, working with schools and host farms within:
– 1x Essex, North London, East London and parts of Hertfordshire*
*Please note: we are also recruiting for Food Discovery Coordinator for Essex and these roles can be combined.
Have you always loved engaging children with the world around them or with the food they eat and where it came from? Do you think you could use your passion and skills to bring others such as teachers and farmers along with you on a journey to inspire children with the fewest opportunities to explore the world around them?
We are looking for someone with this passion and these skills to promote, organise and deliver Farm Discovery visits for schools in areas of high disadvantage. The role will also involve providing our Farm in a Box programme. You will have responsibility for identifying and recruiting suitable host farms and schools for these visits and activities, as well as building and maintaining these relationships over time. We would love it if you had experience of leading cooking and nutrition sessions for children too.
We are looking for someone who….
..inspires confidence …
Who can take a group of children and their accompanying adults safely into a new and unfamiliar space and open the door to irresistible learning experiences. Who can inspire children to recognise, touch and taste fresh ingredients and cook simple, delicious meals with them.
…is a skilled communicator and networker…
Who can engage and inspire teachers to want to bring their class on a farm visit. You need to make them feel safe, see clearly where these visits can offer value, listen to their needs and priorities, and get them excited about what you can do together.
Who can engage farmers and other food providers to work with you to help create these irresistible learning experiences. They need to feel both excited to work with you and clear about what this will entail.
…can become an expert guide…
You need to be someone who can walk into a farm or countryside space and bring it alive for those with limited opportunities to explore the world around them. This will involve working with a farmer to help them tell their story in a way which will excite and engage. You will also need to be able to understand and manage the risks that outdoor and farm spaces bring.
…will be a great team member…
We know that we are greater than the sum of our parts. We are an organisation full of possibilities and we are looking for someone who wants to work and contribute to that kind of environment.
Applications are open to community and voluntary groups to apply for funding to support women’s reproductive health & wellbeing in the workplace.
The fund aims to support women experiencing:
➡️ miscarriage & pregnancy loss
➡️ fertility issues
➡️ menstrual health and gynaecological conditions
➡️ the menopause
The fund will also ensure employers feel well equipped to support women in managing their health within the workplace and help break down taboos through open conversation, so that they can remain in or return to the workplace throughout their careers.
We are a grant making foundation giving grants to small and medium sized local organisations in the UK
with a demonstrable track record of success working to address local issues in communities of extreme urban deprivation and deprived rural districts.
Who & What We Fund
Trusthouse gives grants for running costs to charities and not-for-profit organisations in accordance with criteria that are regularly reviewed and decided by the Trustees.
As required by the NHS Pharmaceutical Regulations 2013, the Essex Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) are preparing to publish a revised Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) by 1st October 2022. The PNA is an assessment of needs for pharmaceutical services in the area which must be revised every three years.
The Draft PNA is now ready for consultation. The consultation will be open from 30th May 2022 to 5th August 2022. As part the consultation we are inviting you to comment on the draft PNA by accessing the documents and the online survey through the Essex County Council consultation website: Essex HWB draft PNA Consultation.
The Leathersellers’ Company Charitable Fund provides a wide range of funding to UK registered Charities, Educational Institutions and University Students. Last year (2020/21) we awarded £3,386,462 in charitable and educational grants – you can read more about this in our Annual Review here. This year (2021/22) we expect to spend a similar amount on deserving causes.
We are strongly committed to transparency, working with 360Giving to publish information about our Main and Small Grants. For more information and details of these grants given from 2019 onward, please click here.
The Leathersellers’ Main Charity Grants programme now operates through targeted funding rounds to reduce the number of unsuccessful applications made by charities who will not receive funds. As a committed Flexible Funder, we always aim to be open and provide clear and relevant information. If any of the guidance below or our application form do not meet those standards, please do contact us with any questions or points to clarify/improve upon – we welcome your feedback.