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Supporting Voluntary & Community Action         December 2009 & January 2010




                                                                               Inside Voscur’s
                                                                               Magazine
                                                                               Bumper Recession
                                                                               Support Edition

                                                                               Protection for your
                                                                               Organisation

                                                                               Freebies and Resources

                                                                               New Advice Services Available

                                                                               10 New Year Resolutions for
                                                                               a Thriving Third Sector

                                                                               Green Pages

                                                                               Cycling City

                                                                               Changing Face of 14-19
                                                                               Education

                                                                               Training and Learning
Image: Creative Kids International
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Welcome


Contents
4	         Editorial                                                    24-25	 Place	Survey
5	         Voscur	Assembly                                              26–27	 Comprehensive	Area		
                                                                               Assessment	Update
6-7	       Voscur	Winners
                                                                        28	         The	Compact
8	         New	Voscur	Members
                                                                                    Working in a Compact Way
9	         Voscur	News
                                                                        29	         The	Queen’s	Award	for		
           Voscur staff changes
                                                                                    Voluntary	Service
           New Voscur board members
           Help for Volunteer Managers                                  30-34	 Green	Pages
           Catch up on the Funders’ Fair                                            Green ICT
                                                                                    Cycling City
10-11	 Member	profiles                                                              Peak Oil
           Creative Kids
           Fareshare                                                    35	         Volunteering	Bristol
                                                                                    Support for Volunteers and their Managers
12–13	 Sector	News
           Advice services merger                                       36–37	 Children	and	Young	People
           CAB/Macmillan joint work                                                 The Changing Face of 14–19 Education
           Community at Heart services on offer                                     1625 Independent People
           Planning Watch                                               39	         Voscur	Training	and	Learning
14–15	 10	New	Year	Resolutions	for	a	                                   40	         Diary
       Thriving	Third	Sector
16	        Thriving	Third	Sector	Strategy
17-23	 Safeguarding	the	Sector
           Voscur’s Recession Support
           Freebies
           Protection for your organisation
           Resources

Cover photo: Banner made with ‘chitenge’ (Zambian fabric) at Lusaka International Community School, Zambia. See page 10 - Creative
Kids, Voscur Member profile.


  Why	not	advertise?
                                                                        Thrive! is available on disc. Please contact the
  Special	discounts	for	Voscur	members.	
                                                                        office if you would like to receive your Thrive!
  Deadlines	for	February/March	edition	of	Thrive!:	
  Monday	4	January	for	ads	and	Monday	25	January	for	                   this way. The newsletter is also available online
  flyers.	Details	of	prices	at	www.voscur.org/magazine	or	
                                                                        as a pdf at www.voscur.org/magazine
  phone	Polly	Stewart	on	0117	909	9949


Disclaimer: some of the views expressed in this publication are those of individual contributors and do not necessarily represent those of
Voscur. Publications, events and services mentioned in Thrive! are not necessarily endorsed by Voscur.


Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010                                                                                 www.voscur.org          3
Editorial


  Dear Voscur Members and Friends
  A huge amount of planning            Rachel Robinson from The Care
  went into our Annual Event,          Forum, Ayannah Griffith from
  held on 21 October, which            the Black Development Agency
  attracted lots of people and         and I had met with the Leader
  was a great success. Thanks to       of the Council in different
  everyone who made the effort         circumstances. We met Councillor
  to come and support us and to        Janke, Jan Ormondroyd (the Chief
  everyone who put so much into        Executive of the Council) and Will
  making it work.                      Godfrey (the Strategic Director
                                       of Resources) to talk about
  Our keynote speaker, Debra
                                       ‘Voluntary Sector Funding’.
  Allcock-Tyler from the Directory
                                                                                Cllr Barbara Janke and Wendy
  of Social Change was inspiring and   This meeting was a warning shot          Stephenson
  controversial. To see what Debra     that cuts are anticipated, belts
  said visit: www.youtube.com/         will be tightened and ‘smarter’          else that you think we can help
  user/voscur                          working is required. We voiced           with, please get in touch.
                                       concerns from our member
  More controversy followed during                                              Wendy Stephenson
                                       groups about the lack of clarity of
  the questioning of the media                                                  wendy@voscur.org
                                       commissioning processes, stressed
  panel – we were beginning to get
                                       the importance of investing in
  into a meaty discussion with the
                                       local voluntary and community
  deputy editor of the Evening Post
                                       sector organisations, and the
  when we ran out of time...
                                       value of the sector to the city.
  The Voscur awards gave us all a
                                       One commissioning process that
  warm glow; Councillor Barbara
                                       has been clear so far has been the
  Janke, the Leader of the Council
                                       commissioning of infrastructure
  presented our winners with their
                                       support services. By the time
  certificates and great prizes
                                       you read this, you will have
  including a balloon ride and a
                                       been invited to comment on               Key	to	symbols
  year’s subscription to the Venue
                                       the Council’s ‘Voluntary Sector
  magazine.
                                       Support Services strategy’.                        Equalities	Article
  Sally Pickering, CEO of Gloucester
                                       The strategy proposes radical
  CVS and board member of the
                                       changes to the way support                         Training
  National Association of Voluntary
                                       services are delivered. We will be
  and Community Action (NAVCA)
                                       discussing these at our meeting
  presented Voscur with our very                                                          Resources
                                       on 15 December (see page
  own NAVCA quality award.
                                       opposite). If you can’t get to the
  Unfortunately, it’s not all          meeting, but would like to talk to                 Event
  good news, earlier in October,       me about this issue, or anything


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Open invitation to Bristol’s Voluntary,
     Community and Social Enterprise organisations

      Join	us	at	the	Voscur	Assembly	on
     Tuesday 15 December, 1:00 – 4:30pm (including lunch)
     Knowle	West	Media	Centre,	Leinster	Avenue,	Knowle	West,	Bristol	BS4	1NL


     Tell us what you think about the Council’s Commissioning Infrastructure Strategy. Find out
     how council proposals will affect you and tell us your views on the proposals.

     Voscur staff will be offering one to one advice sessions – drop in and get advice on:

     • Help during the recession – Ruth Pitter
     • Funding Advice – Eva Pollard
     • Workforce development and training – Sophie Bayley
     • Representation – what matters to you? – Matthew Symonds
     • ICT advice – Sean Kenny
     • Governance and managing finance – Rebecca McDougall

     Alan Eaton from Peninsula will provide information and answer questions on Voscur and
     Peninsula’s employment protection offer (see page 17).

     Plus network with others over a FREE festive lunch.




       To	book	please	visit:	www.voscur.org/assemblydecember09	
       or	email	stephanie@voscur.org	or	tel:	0117	909	9949


       A	date	for	the	New	Year:	Voscur	Assembly	–	Criminal	Justice
       The	push	for	local	partnerships	in	criminal	justice
       How can the local partnership between voluntary and community sector and statutory
       partners working within the criminal justice system in Greater Bristol be improved?
       20 January 2010, 9.30am to 1.00 pm at
       The Southville Centre, Beauley Road, Bristol BS3 1QG
       For details and to book please visit: www.voscur.org/networks/assemblies




Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010                                                     www.voscur.org   5
Voscur Winners


  The 2009 Voscur Award Winners Announced
  Voscur was pleased to announce the winners of the second annual Voscur awards,
  ‘The Voscurs’ at our Annual Event on 21 October at St Pauls Sports Academy.

  The winners of the six categories:


   The Most Active                      The Community                           anything from filling in forms to

   Community Activist                   Venue of the Year                       solving quite complex problems,
                                                                                and provide an individual service
  Prize provided by GWE Business       Prize provide by Voscur – £100           for each client.”
  West with particular thanks to       voucher for Voscur training
  James Durie the Deputy Chief                                                  Runners up
  Executive – a flight in a hot air    Winner: Redcatch Community               Coexist (Hamilton House)
  balloon.                             Centre (Knowle)                          People’s Republic of Stokes Croft
                                       “By the hard work and unflagging         Somali Development Group
  This year’s award is dedicated to
                                       enthusiasm of volunteers but             Somali Resource Centre
  the memory of Sue Njie, former
                                       with no paid staff, the community
  community development worker,
                                       centre which started as a derelict
  15 July 1951 – 15 July 2009
                                       unloved building, is now a thriving,      The ‘I Will Survive’
  Winner: Musnilya Babatunji
                                       attractive and well maintained            Award
                                       venue for community use.”
  (St Pauls)                                                                    Prize provided by Tobacco
  “Musnilya’s door is open to her                                               Factory Theatre – tickets to a
                                       Runners up
  community day and night, all kinds                                            production at the theatre
                                       Easton Community Centre
  of people turn to her and she
                                       Jubilee Hall (Wedmore Vale)
  does her best to help, whoever                                                Winner: Studio Upstairs
                                       Southville Centre
  they are. She is one of the                                                   “The campaign was extremely
                                       Wellspring Healthy Living Centre
  ‘community mothers’ in St Pauls.”                                             successful not only in securing
                                                                                the future of Studio Upstairs but
  Runners up
                                        The Most Innovative /                   also as an empowering experience
  Denise Britt
                                        Engaging Project                        for vulnerable members who
  Mohammed Elsharif                                                             were able to contribute directly
  Tony Hicks                           Prize provided by Venue                  to the campaign with their artistic
  Simon Nelson                         Magazine – a year’s subscription         talents.”
                                       to Venue Magazine
                                                                                Runners up
                                       Winner: Neighbourhood Shop               Bristol Disability Equality Forum
                                       (Barton Hill)                            CEED
                                       “The Shop is a lifeline to the many      Coexist (Hamilton House)
                                       residents living in the area who are     Trinity Community Arts
                                       struggling to manage day-to-day.         Wellspring Healthy Living Centre
                                       Staff are on hand to help with


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Voscur Winners




 Left to right: Maxine Powell (presented Most Active Community Activist Award), Mubarig Bodleh and Mandy Wachon (Neighbourhood Shop), Cllr Barbara
 Janke, Oli Roberts and Julian Thomas (Parks Department), Lisa Blackwood (on behalf of Musnilya Babatunji and St Pauls Unlimited), Peggie Jennings (Redcatch
 Community Centre).




 The ‘Thanks for                                        The Partnership                                       Thank you
 Supporting The                                         Award – New for 2009
                                                                                                              Voscur would like to thank
 Sector’ Award                                                                                                everyone who took the time to
                                                      Prize provided by The Bristol
Prize provided by Fairbridge                          Partnership – £100 book token                           nominate local voluntary and

South West – a meal prepared                                                                                  community groups and partners

by young people.                                      Winner: St Pauls Unlimited                              for this year’s awards. We
                                                      Community Partnership                                   received over 50 nominations
Winners: Oli Roberts and                              “The relationship between local                         making it very difficult to choose
Julian Thomas, Bristol City                           people and service providers – city                     the winners. Voscur would like to
Council Parks Department                              council and police in particular,                       thank those who supported the

                                                      has improved beyond measure.                            awards and donated some great
“Julian goes far beyond the call
                                                      There’s still work to be done but                       prizes for the winners.
of duty in his role as park keeper
for Local Nature Reserves                             we’ve got off to a great start.”
Troopers Hill, Eastwood Farm
and Callington Road”                                  Runners up
                                                      Amana / Barnardos
“Oli has worked with the St Pauls
                                                      Avon Fire and Rescue Service
Parks Sub Group to make sure
                                                      Greater Bedminster Older People’s
plans are developed and agreed
                                                      Partnership
with local people. It hasn’t always
been an easy process and at times
we have disagreed but despite
this Oli continues to come to our
meetings and seeks our opinion
for which we are very grateful.”
                                                                                                                          For more details about
Runner up                                                                                                                 the Voscurs visit:
                                                                                                                          www.voscur.org/
Graham Partridge,
                                                                                                              node/5695
Avon and Bristol Law Centre


Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010                                                                                                    www.voscur.org         7
New Voscur members


  Who’s joined Voscur recently?
  Bristol Golden                       on Church Road, Redfield, BS5.             help children, adults with learning

  Agers Club                           They are not-for-profit and receive        difficulties and older people learn
                                       no wages. They aim to become an            about safety in a fun and practical
  A luncheon Club with 90
                                       official co op soon.                       way, specifically in the home, on
  members. They meet twice weekly
                                                                                  the road or during leisure time.
  – Tuesday and Thursdays. They        To find out more phone:
  run a variety of classes, organise   07726 164827                               To find out more visit:
  day trips, open days and lots of                                                www.lifeskills-bristol.org.uk
  general fundraising.                 Positive Action
                                       Consortium (PAC) Ltd                       People’s Republic of
  Details from the Voscur office:
                                       Provides a range of learning
                                                                                  Stokes Croft (PRSC)
  0117 909 9949
                                       opportunities for people aged 16           A social enterprise seeking to pull

  St John Ambulance                    and over, particularly those who           together the skills of the local
                                       have suffered deprivation and              community to build upon the
  The key provider of an effective
                                       disadvantage. Participants are             culture and heritage of Stokes
  and efficient charitable first aid
                                       better equipped to compete for             Croft. PRSC seeks to realise a
  service to local communities.
                                       jobs in the labour market where            Cultural Quarter where creativity
  Encourages personal development
                                       they are under represented.                in all its forms can flourish and
  for people of all ages, through
                                                                                  to facilitate a sustainable local
  training and by voluntary            To find out more email:
                                                                                  economy.
  membership of the organisation.      kekura@ceed.co.uk
                                                                                  To find out more visit:
  To find out more visit:
                                       Cerebral Palsy Plus                        www.prsc.org.uk
  www.avon.sja.org.uk
                                       A charity for those with cerebral
                                                                                  ZAC (Zigoudam Arts &
  Unchosen                             palsy, their families and carers.
                                                                                  Culture)
                                       Committed to providing
  Raises awareness of the tragic
                                       high quality information and               ZAC develops arts and cultural
  and ongoing situation of 21st
                                       confidential support to the                opportunities and provides
  Century Human Trafficking,
                                       cerebral palsy community of                information, training and
  primarily through film. This year,
                                       Bristol, South Gloucestershire and         education services. It aims to
  Unchosen has worked with a
                                       North Somerset.                            create an international platform
  range of statutory and voluntary
                                                                                  of cultural cooperation and
  organisations.                       To find out more visit:
                                                                                  exchange. They promote Africa’s
                                       www.cerebralpalsyplus.org.uk
  To find out more visit:                                                         culture and are building an
                                                                                  educational resource for African
  www.unchosen.org.uk
                                       Lifeskills – Learning
                                                                                  Arts and entertainment through
                                       for Living
  The Little Co-op                                                                news, books films and music.
                                       A safety education and training
  A second hand bookshop which                                                    To find out more email:
                                       centre built as a realistic ‘village’
  also sells organic food and eco                                                 zigoudam95@yahoo.co.uk
                                       on the 4th floor of The CREATE
  friendly cleaning products based
                                       Centre. Lifeskills is designed to


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Voscur News


Voscur News
Staff changes – hellos               New Voscur board                        Catch up on the
and goodbyes                         members elected                         Funders’ Fair
We’re very pleased to welcome                                                If you missed the Funders’ Fair
Lucy Fletcher to Voscur. Lucy will                                           organised by Voscur and the
be supporting Voscur training                                                Black Development Agency in
sessions and events. In November                           Heather           November you can still catch up
we said farewell to Voscur’s                               Malcolm           with resources from the event
Compact Liaison Worker, Louise                                               and lots of other useful funding
Clark, who has decided to move                                               advice on the funding page of
on to new challenges. We’re                                                  the Voscur website.
pleased to announce that Ariaf
Hussain has joined Voscur on                               Marvin Rees       For more details visit:

secondment from Bristol City                                                 www.voscur.org/funding

Council for three months to
continue the Compact work
                                                                             Planning ahead
until a replacement for Louise                                               We’ve already started to plan
has been appointed.                                        Ian Steele        Voscur Assembly and Network
                                                                             meetings that will be taking place
To contact Ariaf call
                                     Heather Malcolm, Marvin Rees            throughout 2010. We want to
(0117) 909 9949 or
                                     and Ian Steele were elected to          make sure that these meetings
email ariaf@voscur.org
                                     the Voscur board at the Annual          are helpful and relevant for our
                                     General Meeting in October.             members and include issues that
Help for Volunteer                   Voscur would like to thank Clare        matter to you. If you have any
Managers coming soon                 Hall (Eco-Adventure Sports) and         suggestions for our meetings in
From February 2010 Voscur will be    Fran Harrison (Fairbridge West)         2010 please let us know.
working with Volunteering Bristol    who retired from the Voscur
                                                                             Contact Matthew Symonds
to provide Action Learning for       board at the AGM and who have
                                                                             on (0117) 909 9949 or email
Volunteer managers in voluntary      both contributed a great deal to
                                                                             matthew@voscur.org
community and social enterprise      the work of the Board.

organisations in Bristol.            To see the full list of who is on the

To find out more contact Sophie      Voscur Board visit:

Bayley on: (0117) 909 9949 or        www.voscur.org/about/who

email sophie@voscur.org or visit
www.voscur.org




Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010                                                            www.voscur.org    9
Member profile


   Creative Kids International
   Creative Kids International (CKI) is a Bristol based organisation working with children in
   Zambia and in the U.K. through an exciting visual arts exchange.




                                                                                                                       To find out more,
                                                                                                                       see photos, make a
                                                                                                                       donation, become a
                                                                                                              CKI member, or book workshops
                                                                                                              please visit www.myspace.com/
                                                                                                              creativekidsinternational.

                                                                                                              Contact Mia and Sian at
                                                                                                              creativekids.int@hotmail.co.uk
                                                                                                              / 07791 319 614.

                                                                                                              To see a short film about the
                                                                                                              project visit www.youtube.com/
                                                                                                              watch?v=NivJDnX49MQ


    Children at Fountain of Hope Children’s Centre, Lusaka, Zambia with suns they had made from recycled
    material for a carnival




   In Zambia, CKI works in partnership                  dangers that come with street                         African Arts Week at Knowle Park
   with Barefeet Theatre, who work                      life at such a young age (some                        Primary School, and also run
   with vulnerable street children                      children are as young as six). It                     interactive hands-on workshops at
   through performance and music.                       also encourages children to learn                     community events and festivals.
   CKI spent 5 months working with                      new skills and gain confidence in
                                                                                                              CKI is looking to develop its work
   Barefeet, providing regular visual                   their own abilities. They can then
                                                                                                              with schools and organisations
   art workshops at children’s centres                  be linked with other services such
                                                                                                              in Bristol so please contact them
   in the capital, Lusaka, as well as                   as education, health care and
                                                                                                              if you are interested in their
   on large scale events such as the                    housing.
                                                                                                              workshops.
   Barefeet Annual Carnival with
                                                        CKI also works with two schools in
   over 1000 children, and last year a                                                                        CKI has run various fundraising
                                                        Lusaka, and Knowle Park Primary
   Christmas adaptation of ‘Edward                                                                            events in Bristol and are now
                                                        School in Bristol. Through their art
   Scissorhands: The Story of Snow’                                                                           fundraising to return to Zambia,
                                                        work, accompanying workshops
   at The Lusaka Playhouse.                                                                                   and also hoping to build links with
                                                        and exhibitions, children in
                                                                                                              two projects in Kenya.
   Engaging the children in exciting                    both countries are able to learn
   activities helps to keep them                        about each other’s countries
   away from the streets, and the                       and cultures. In April, CKI ran an


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Member profile


           FareShare
FareShare works with the food industry to redistribute quality, fit for purpose,
surplus food to a network of organisations working with vulnerable and
disadvantaged people.


“We get food before it goes              Programme), each year
anywhere near a shop” explains           retailers produce 1.6 million
Jacqui, Project Manager “This            tonnes of waste.
food would be thrown in a landfill
                                         In addition to the food
for all sorts of reasons, from
                                         deliveries, the project also offers
labels not printed straight to
                                         supported volunteering and
change in packaging and out
                                         training opportunities to the
of date promotions. Some food
                                         local community. Many of the
is short life but usually it still has
                                         volunteers are people who are
a few days”.
                                         most in need of a second chance,
Through food deliveries,                 such as individuals who are or                  For further information
community organisations such as          have had life controlling addiction,            about FareShare South
hostels, day centres and luncheon        ex-offenders, people with                       West, please contact
clubs are able to make significant       mental health issues and long-
                                                                                Jacqui Reeves, Project Manager,
savings on their food budgets            term unemployed people. Nine
                                                                                tel: 0117 971 1005,
which can then be redirected             of our volunteers have recently
into improving services for their        successfully completed NVQ’s in        email: Jacqui@
clients, such as drug rehab,             warehouse distribution and plant       faresharesouthwest.org.uk
medical services, housing advice         machinery.
and training.
                                         You too can get involved today by
Fareshare South West works               volunteering, making a donation,
in partnership with over 40              organising an event to raise funds
food companies and 35 local              or offering professional expertise
community groups, and since              such as help with training or public
opening in late 2007, has                relations. Or if you are a socially
redistributed over 390 tonnes of         responsible food supplier you can
in-life surplus food to charities in     contribute good quality, fit for
                                                                                Would you like your organisation
and around Bristol. Organisations        purpose uncooked food.
                                                                                to appear in Thrive? If you are
based further afield such as
                                                                                a member of Voscur then we
Somerset and Gloucester also pick
                                                                                would like to hear from you.
up food from their warehouse.
                                                                                Please contact Polly Stewart,
FareShare is only touching the
                                                                                email: polly@voscur.org or
surface, according to WRAP
                                                                                tel: 0117 909 9949.
(Waste and Resources Action


Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010                                                              www.voscur.org   11
Sector News


   £594,000 funding for Advice Network in Bristol
   The advice sector in Bristol,          current economic situation, which       Having recognised that smaller
   South Gloucestershire and              is going to continue to have a          agencies often struggle to
   North Somerset has had a               negative impact for many people         participate in development work
   welcome boost as they have             for a long time to come, access to      such as the Advice Network
   received funding from The              free, professional advice remains       project, The Baring Foundation
   Big Lottery Fund and The               of crucial importance.“                 has made £40,000 available to
   Baring Foundation.                                                             help these groups participate
                                          The Advice Network team; Ben
                                                                                  in strategic and organisational
   Sally Gapper from North Bristol        Sansum, Jane Emanuel and Ellen
                                                                                  development activities.
   Advice Centre said “The Advice         Cheshire, will be tackling issues
   Network Project is the result of       that affect the whole sector such       For more information about
   a lot of hard work by the Advice       as referral systems, social policy      The Advice Network project
   Sector in Bristol and surrounding      and workforce development. They         please get in touch with Ben,
   areas and is going to have a major     will also be working one to one         Jane or Ellen on 0117 929 2153,
   positive impact on advice services     with agencies to help with a range      info@advicenetwork.org.uk,
   enabling them to provide a better,     of issues including advice funding      www.advicecentresforavon.org.uk
   more co-ordinated service to           applications, Quality Mark audits
   people most in need. Given the         and recruitment of advisers.



   Knowledge is Power – Planning Watch
   in Shirehampton
   Ash Bearman at Shirehampton            the neighbourhood, rather than          Bristol Neighbourhood Planning
   Community Action Forum                 reacting to done deals”                 Network (a network of groups)
   (SCAF) keeps residents up                                                      has worked to get local groups
                                          Ash also checks the Bristol City
   to date with local planning                                                    involved in community level
                                          Council website each week and
   applications.                                                                  pre-application consultations
                                          provides information about
                                                                                  in planning applications. SCAF
   By subscribing to Planningfinder.      Planning & Development related
                                                                                  attends these Planning Briefing
   co.uk, Ash receives details            public consultations, briefings or
                                                                                  Sessions, for Avonmouth &
   of Shirehampton planning               exhibitions.
                                                                                  Kingsweston wards which are
   applications. Those with a local
                                          Visit: www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/          held at the Council House and
   commercial or community impact
                                          content/Environment-Planning            focus on major development
   are sent as a ‘Planning Watch’
                                          for information on lists of             proposals. To find out more visit
   weekly email to over 250 local
                                          registered applications, decided        www.bristolnpn.net
   subscribers. The service is free and
                                          applications and applications
   popular with local people.                                                     Ash is happy to talk to groups
                                          affecting listed buildings or
                                                                                  about this service. Contact her
   “We have a chance of supporting        conservation areas.
                                                                                  on 0117 982 9963 or
   or opposing anything new in
                                                                                  ash@shirecaf.org.uk


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Sector News


Partnership Working – Easing the Cost of Cancer
                                                                                                               their families, have the stress of
                                                                                                               financial worries in addition to a
                                                                                                               cancer diagnosis is unacceptable
                                                                                                               and we believe that cancer patients
                                                                                                               urgently need a better deal.”

                                                                                                               Ken Pickering, Director of Bristol
                                                                                                               CAB said, “This project really
                                                                                                               demonstrates the value of working
                                                                                                               in partnership. Working with
                                                                                                               MacMillan has enabled us to bring
 Left to right: Caroline Blake, Ellen Cronin, Judy Porter and Chris Marks, four of the five Welfare Benefits   their expertise and CAB’s specialist
 caseworkers for this project.
                                                                                                               advice knowledge together. We

Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)                     cancer each year in Bristol.                          are confident the project will be

and Macmillan Cancer Support have                                                                              a success and look forward to
                                                         Katie Morrison, Macmillan                             working with MacMillan for many
introduced a new welfare benefits
                                                         Fundraising Manager for Bristol                       years to come”.
advice project, specifically for
                                                         says “We are delighted to be
people affected by cancer. This is                                                                             For more information, please
                                                         able to launch this service, in
the first dedicated welfare benefits                                                                           contact the Bristol Citizens Advice
                                                         partnership with the CAB. The
advice service available to the 1,100                                                                          Bureau on: 0117 9462563 or email:
                                                         fact that cancer patients, and
people who are diagnosed with                                                                                  macmillan@bristolcab.org.uk



Strengthening and Supporting
Stacy Yelland outlines what’s on offer in Easton and Lawrence Hill

A lot is changing in Easton and                          Neighbourhood Renewal and will                        to do this then we would be happy
Lawrence Hill at the moment.                             complement the Neighbourhood                          to hear them.
Community at Heart and Easton                            Partnership.
                                                                                                               Also I have been offering my
Community Partnership are
                                                         As Communications Officer for                         services to help support small
working together to look at ways
                                                         this new Board, my role has                           organisations in Easton and
of continuing and strengthening
                                                         changed quite a bit over the last                     Lawrence Hill. This could be
resident involvement in improving
                                                         12 months. As well as producing                       advice or help with press releases,
the area.
                                                         our regular newsletter, Up Our                        putting together leaflets or similar
In September the two partnership                         Street, I am looking at other ways                    things. If you would like to discuss
Boards agreed to form the Easton                         we can communicate better with                        either of these things with me
and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood                          residents and organisations in the                    then please get in touch on
Management Board. The new                                area. If any Voscur members who                       0117 377 3638 or stacy.yelland@
Board is building on the legacy of                       work in Easton and Lawrence Hill                      communityatheart.co.uk
New Deal for Communities and                             have any suggestions about how

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10 New Year Resolutions


   A thriving new year
   As 2010 approaches here are ten New Year resolutions that can help support a Thriving
   voluntary and community sector in 2010.




   1. Become a Trustee                   To find your nearest charity shop          5. Support a Social
   Many voluntary and community
                                         visit: www.charityshops.org.uk/
                                                                                       Enterprise
                                         locator.php
   organisations in Bristol are in                                                  The recession has made people
   search of volunteer trustees to
                                         3. Join the Credit                         much more cautious with their
   join their boards. Becoming a
                                            Union                                   spending. You can help make
   trustee can be a very rewarding                                                  sure your money has more local
   experience and give you the           The Bristol Credit Union was
                                                                                    impact by supporting a local
   opportunity to gain skills and        developed in 2005 / 2006 through
                                                                                    social enterprise. Bristol has a
   knowledge that will help you in       a partnership of community credit
                                                                                    wealth of social enterprises from
   other areas of your life. Many        unions in the city and aims to be
                                                                                    community art shops and farm
   trustee positions are advertised      a community anchor for the city,
                                                                                    shops to cinemas and cooperative
   in the voluntary jobs section of      providing fair financial services
                                                                                    garden centres where all profits
   the Voscur website and through        for all the people of Bristol. Credit
                                                                                    are reinvested back into the
   Volunteering Bristol.                 Unions offer competitive and
                                                                                    local economy.
                                         alternative financial provision
   To find out more visit the Voscur     to benefit their members and               To find a social enterprise in Bristol
   website: www.voscur.org/view/         they are not for private profit. In        visit: www.socialenterpriseworks.
   jobs and the Volunteering Bristol     addition to loan facilities you can        org/category/social-business-
   website: www.bristolvolunteers.       also save with the credit union.           directory
   org.uk
                                         To find out more visit:                    6. Spread the Good
   2. Clear Out Your                     www.bristolcreditunion.org or
                                                                                       News
      Wardrobe                           call 0117 924 7309
                                                                                    Bristol has a fantastically diverse
   According to Third Sector
                                         4. Learn Something                         voluntary and community sector,
   magazine, donations to charity
                                            New                                     working in every part of Bristol.
   shops have fallen by up to 20% in                                                Make sure you tell people about
   the past year due to the recession,   The New Year is a good time to try
                                                                                    the good work you do by including
   at the same time demand has           something new. Voscur provides a
                                                                                    your news in the weekly Voscur
   increased. Why not take the           range of training that will help you
                                                                                    e-bulletin and bi-monthly Thrive!
   New Year as an opportunity to         and your organisation thrive in the
                                                                                    magazine. If you put your news
   sort through your wardrobe and        coming year.
                                                                                    and events in the Voscur Online
   donate any good clothes that          To find out more about Voscur              Diary or Community Notice board
   you’re not wearing any more to        training visit: www.voscur.org/            we’ll check them regularly and
   your local charity shop?              training


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10 New Year Resolutions




 Hartcliffe Health and Environmental Action group organises walks for the   The Watershed is a Social Enterprise
 community.



include items in our magazine                         8. Volunteer                                       on the voluntary and community
and e-bulletin.                                                                                          sector to someone else.
                                                      Volunteers can do almost
To find out more about the Voscur                     anything! From helping a                           To find out more visit:
Online Diary visit:                                   neighbour with their shopping,                     www.bristol.gov.uk/elections
www.voscur.org/event                                  to providing legal advice for a

To find out more about the Online                     local charity, volunteers make a                   10. Phone a Friend
Noticeboard visit: www.voscur.                        vital contribution to all aspects                  Why not persuade a friend or
org/view/classified-ads                               of community life. According to                    family member to get involved
                                                      Volunteering Bristol there are                     in supporting the voluntary and
7. Use your Local                                     over 600 volunteering                              community sector in Bristol? Tell
   Community Buildings                                opportunities in around 400                        them about an organisation, event
                                                      voluntary and community                            or activity that you think they
Bristol is home to many different
                                                      organisations across Bristol.                      might be interested in. Voscur
community centres and venues
                                                                                                         can help keep you up to date
run and managed by local                              To find out more visit:
                                                                                                         with what’s going on in Bristol’s
community groups. By holding                          www.bristolvolunteers.org.uk
                                                                                                         voluntary and community sector:
your meetings and events in
these buildings you’ll be                             9. Vote                                            www.voscur.org

supporting these groups and                           Some time before June 2010                         You can also follow Voscur on
helping them maintain their                           there will be a general election                   these social media channels:
buildings which in turn are used                      in the UK. There will also be local                Twitter: twitter.com/voscur
by the local community.                               elections in 23 wards in Bristol.
                                                                                                         Facebook: tinyurl.com/voscurf-
                                                      Make sure your name is on the
To find out more visit:                                                                                  book
                                                      electoral register so that you can
www.bristol.gov.uk/
                                                      vote in these elections. If you                    YouTube: www.youtube.com/
communitycentres or download
                                                      don’t vote someone else will and                   voscur
a list of accessible community
                                                      their views may not be the same
venues in Bristol from
                                                      as yours, so don’t leave important
www.voscur.org/system/files/
                                                      policy decisions that will impact
AccessibleVenuesList.pdf



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Thriving Third Sector


   A Third Sector Strategy for Bristol
   Voscur has been pushing for a Bristol Partnership Third Sector Strategy for some
   time and Wendy Stephenson, Voscur’s Chief Executive, has recently been involved in
   developing a draft strategy which will go out for consultation in the new year.




   Why do we need a strategy?            as the winning bid is not always          public services rooted in the local
   Bristol’s third sector is made        the best bid.                             community, has high quality local
   of up of hundreds of not-for-                                                   infrastructure organisations, and
                                         In order to thrive, the third sector
   profit organisations, from the                                                  can access a mix of funding/
                                         also needs a range of support
   smallest self-help or campaigning                                               contracting arrangements.
                                         from infrastructure organisations
   group to city-wide service            (such as understanding local
   delivery organisations, working       government structures, charity            A Bristol Partnership ‘owned’
   across diverse areas including        law, writing constitutions, making        third sector strategy will mean
   health and well being, arts,          funding bids, and possibly                that partners:
   sports, community safety, the         even European procurement
   environment, equalities, learning     regulations); and good                    • publicly recognise the role
   and skills – all for the benefit of   relationships with public sector             and value of the third sector,
   the people of Bristol.                partners.                                 • demonstrate support for
                                                                                      Compact principles,
   Evidence shows that the areas         The Bristol Partnership has chosen        • identify the actions that
   with the healthiest local charity     to include National Indicator                Partnership members
   and voluntary sector have a good      7 (NI7), an environment for a                will take individually and
   mix of funding available including    thriving third sector in the Local           collectively to support
   grants, contracts, donations,         Area Agreement, but it is not clear          the sector,
   earned income and loan finance.       how partners are putting their            • have clarity and consistency
   In recent years this balance has      commitment into practice.                    of approach in enabling the
   changed as grant funding has          Providing an environment for                 third sector to participate
   been replaced by contracts.           a thriving third sector requires             in policy and decision-
                                         Bristol Partnership members to               making and commissioning
   The commissioning agenda
                                         acknowledge and understand                   processes.
   presents the third sector with a
   significant change to the way in      the issues facing the third sector,
   which it can access investment.       and to be able to demonstrate
                                         their commitment to supporting            We believe that fully supported
   However, too often procurement        the sector.                               third sector involvement will
   practices favour large companies                                                lead to public services that fully
   and big charities. Not only do        This means: ensuring the sector
                                                                                   address local need.
   smaller charities miss out, but       has a voice in public decision
   local people and taxpayers suffer     making, is able to contribute
                                         to the design and delivery of

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Safeguarding the Sector


Free Support in the Recession
Are you supporting groups during the recession, or experiencing change within your
organisation due to the recession?




                                                                            group, per term, for more
                                                                            information see: www.voscur.
                                                                            org/recessionsupport

                                                                            For details of training
                                                                            opportunities see page 39.


                                                                            Free HR Support
                                                                            If you are having to consider
                                                                            making changes to staff
                                                                            contracts, or staff redundancies
                                                                            there is HR support available to
                                                                            ensure you are acting legally. An
                                                                            individual one to one session can
                                                                            be arranged with an advisor to
Are you considering                  the four unitary authorities.
                                                                            discuss contracts of employment
partnerships or joint                Deadline for applications
                                                                            and other staffing issues you
working with other groups            31 January 2010. For more
                                                                            may have. For more information
or projects?                         information visit: www.voscur.
                                                                            see: www.voscur.org/
We know that partnership working     org/partnershipworking
                                                                            recessionsupport
takes planning and resources. If
you are thinking of joint working
                                     Bursaries for Voscur
with another organisation or
                                     training courses
agency from a different sector       Encourage your staff, board
we can assist by offering you        members, or volunteers to attend
a bursary of £1,000 to pay a         the range of training sessions we
consultant who can work with you     have on offer every term such as
to explore your ideas, and help to   roles and responsibilities of board
plan actions.                        members, supporting volunteer                  If you would like to
                                     managers, fundraising, equalities              discuss any of the
The scheme is available to groups    – everything to help you improve               above then please call
with a turnover of under £150,000    skills, knowledge and performance      Ruth Pitter at Voscur on
per year, and who have been          within your organisation. Up           0117 909 9949 or email
operational for at least 2 years.    to two bursaries available per         support@voscur.org
Available to organisations across


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Safeguarding the Sector


   Freebies
   It’s not just money that can help community and voluntary groups to deliver their
   services! Here is a selection of other free or low cost resources.


   Children’s                            not-for-profit groups working           IT4 Communities
   Scrapstore                            for the social and economic
                                                                                 Over 6000 IT volunteers can offer
                                         regeneration of their local area
   Bristol’s Children’s Scrapstore                                               support with IT issues such as
                                         may apply to receive professional
   collects safe waste from                                                      website development, databases
                                         support. Community organisations
   businesses which can be re-used                                               and email systems. Interested
                                         receive the same level of service
   as a low cost creative resource by                                            groups must register online and
                                         as a fee-paying client – the only
   its member groups. Membership                                                 pay a one-off administration
                                         difference is that the community
   is open to groups working in                                                  fee of £85 which covers them
                                         client is not charged for the work
   creative play, care, educational                                              for a year. Staff will discuss the
                                         undertaken.
   and therapeutic settings. There is                                            feasibility of their ideas with them
   a suggested donation for scrap.       www.prohelp.org.uk                      over the phone before advertising
   The Scrapstore also operate           0117 972 2111                           the project among the volunteer
   Artrageous, an art and craft shop,                                            network. At present, there are
   which is open to the public as        Giving World Online                     more volunteers than projects
   well as members. All profits from     Links businesses with unwanted          so groups will get a choice of
   Artrageous go back to the charity     surplus to not-for-profit groups        volunteers to work with them.
   side of the Scrapstore’s work, and    in need of supplies. Unwanted
                                                                                 www.it4communities.org.uk
   member groups receive a 20%           surplus includes stationery and
                                                                                 Tel: 020 7796 2144
   discount when they shop there.        IT equipment, medical supplies,
   The Scrapstore is located in the      clothing, toys and educational
                                                                                 The Cranfield Trust
   St. Werburghs area of Bristol.        materials. Community groups
                                         can register online, search for         Provides free management
   www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk                                                 consultancy to voluntary sector
                                         surplus and select what they
   0117 908 5644                                                                 groups working with issues
                                         need. Donated goods must not
                                                                                 of poverty, disability or social
   ProHelp                               be offered for resale or used in
                                                                                 exclusion. Their register of
                                         fundraising activities (including
   A national network of over 600        raffles). Further information is        volunteers is made up of skilled
   professional firms committed to       provided on the website regarding       business people who wish to use
   making a difference in their local    arranging collection of surplus         their management experience
   community by providing free           goods.                                  to work as mentors or advisors
   advice and professional support.                                              to support the voluntary sector.
   Members include solicitors,           www.givingworldonline.com               Volunteers can offer support with
   accountants, surveyors, architects,   0845 833 3783                           strategic or business planning,
   public relations and management                                               marketing, human resources,
   consultants who undertake one-                                                financial advice or performance
   off projects. Community-based,                                                management. Time input from


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volunteers is usually between six
and twelve days over the course
of a 3-6 month project.

www.cranfieldtrust.org
0844 800 3390


In Kind Direct
Redistributes new goods donated
by companies, manufacturers
and retailers to not-for-profit
organisations working in the
UK and abroad. Goods available
include toiletries, clothing
and shoes, cleaning supplies,
household appliances, toys, and
educational items, tools, office
and computer supplies. Goods
                                       In Kind Direct redistributes a wide range of goods
received through In Kind Direct
must be either used to meet the
                                     a Press Association journalist                         disappointed to know that there
operational needs of the receiving
                                     and then sent out via the Press                        does not appear to be anything
organisation, or distributed free
                                     Association newswire to thousands                      from City or Rovers…
of charge in accordance with
                                     of journalists each day.
the organisation’s charitable                                                               www.ourprice.co.uk
objectives. Not-for-profit           www.communitynewswire.                                 Tel: 0870 777 5001
organisations must register as       press.net
an In Kind Direct Charity Partner.   Tel: 08701 240866                                      COSMIC
It is free to join, but there is a
                                                                                            A website design and IT
handling charge.                     Our Price                                              consultancy social enterprise
www.inkinddirect.org                 Has a range of exclusive and                           which offers a range of IT
020 7398 5510                        unique personally signed items                         services to organisations in the
                                     from the worlds of music, sport,                       South West. Although some of
Community                            film and television for charities                      their services need to be paid
Newswire                             to use as auction prizes at                            for, others are offered for free.
                                     fundraising events. There are also                     This includes the Switched On
A free news service to help
                                     some activities that can be used                       Communities programme, which
voluntary organisations gain
                                     as prizes including a champagne                        offers free training, assistive
valuable media coverage.
                                     balloon ride or the chance to drive                    equipment and support to
Voluntary groups can email or
                                     a Formula 1 racing car. All items                      voluntary sector organisations to
upload press releases to the
                                     are supplied free of charge and                        support disabled IT users.
website, which is managed by
                                     signed items come complete with
the Media Trust. A selection of                                                             www.cosmic.org.uk
                                     a full certificate of authenticity.
uploaded press releases are                                                                 Tel: 01404 813226
                                     Local football enthusiasts will be
written up into news stories by


Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010                                                                           www.voscur.org   19
Safeguarding the Sector


   Recession Hits Voluntary
   Sector Employers
   The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service’s (Acas) annual report reflects on the
   effects of the recession on employment.


   The report tells us that the
   recession stimulated a 22% rise
   in unfair dismissal conciliation
   cases, an increase in other forms
   of employment tribunal cases, the
   demand for redundancy advice
   soared by almost three quarters.

   Figures show that Acas received
   78,000 (net) conciliation cases
   from the Employment Tribunal
   Service – almost a fifth (18%) more
   than last year.

   There was also a significant          Protect your trustees – employment
   increase in unfair dismissal          insurance at a discounted rate
   conciliation cases received
   over the last year, compared          We believe it’s important to protect your organisation, and your
   to a decrease in the number           volunteer management committee when they come to make
   of these cases over the last          decisions about restructuring and/or staff redundancies.
   two years. www.acas.org.uk/
                                         Voscur has subscribed to employment law and health and
   annualreport2008-09
                                         safety specialists Peninsula to ensure that we have up to date
   Bristol’s Voluntary, Community        employment policies and procedures in place and so that we have
   and Social Enterprise sector is a     somewhere to go for employment advice should we need it.
   significant employer. The most
                                         We have joined with Peninsula to offer our members this same
   recent survey of the sector
                                         protection. If Voscur can get enough organisations interested
   estimated that 15,000 people are
                                         in this offer we will be able to bulk buy this protection at a
   employed in the sector in Bristol.
                                         discounted rate.
   Management Commitees, as
                                         If you are interested in this offer please contact Rebecca
   employers, need support as we
                                         McDougall: Rebecca@voscur.org or come along to an informal
   begin to see the recession hit
                                         discussion on 15 December 2009 at the next Voscur Assembly.
   the sector. The effects will surely
   multiply as public spending cuts      For details visit: www.voscur.org/assemblydecember09
   are announced next year.


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Safeguarding the Sector


Free on-line Human Resources and
Health and Safety legislation help
for Voscur members
Voscur has taken up a new            • CBUK is written and kept up to
service offered through NAVCA          date by lawyers so users are
partners, Tennyson Insurance.          always aware of changes in
Voscur is delighted to announce        legislation.
the launch in December of            • 100,000 small businesses
Charity Builder UK (CBUK).             currently use the business
                                       version of this service; they pay
CBUK is an interactive web-based
                                       an annual subscription – Voscur
service that Voscur can provide
                                       members will be offered this
free of charge to our members.
                                       service free of charge.              Chief Executive, Cornwall
Recognising that small and           • CBUK will help funding               Voluntary Sector Forum.
medium-sized groups often              applications by helping groups
                                                                            The service is now in its final
find it difficult to comply with       provide key policies when asked
                                                                            stages of completion before its
human resources and health             to as part of the application.
                                                                            launch in December. If you would
& safety legislation, CBUK has         This will help in today’s
                                                                            like to register for CBUK please
been developed to help local           competitive market.
                                                                            complete the registration form
charities and community groups
                                     Kevin Curley, Chief Executive          from the following link. You will
carry out key administrative
                                     NAVCA, said “NAVCA believes this is    be contacted after validation with
tasks quickly and easily. It is an
                                     a service which will add real value    Voscur of your membership status
online innovation so no additional
                                     to the sector. CBUK is a new and       and given a unique User ID and
software is required:
                                     unique service.”                       password: www.charitybuilderuk.
• CBUK does not just signpost                                               com/register.php
                                     Three local infrastructure
  advice but interacts with the
                                     organisations around the country       In the meantime if you have any
  user to create tailor-made
                                     have already trialled the service      questions about CBUK please
  documents such as staff
                                     and incorporated it as a tool used     contact Rebecca McDougall at
  contracts, health & safety
                                     by Development Officers, with          Voscur, email: rebecca@voscur.
  policies and staff handbooks.
                                     very positive feedback:                org or tel: 0117 909 9949.
• CBUK helps to avoid the risk of
  complicated employment             “One of the best pieces of
  tribunals by driving compliance    corporate social responsibility
  by prompting the user with         work that I’ve seen in many years,
  checklists in human resources      with real benefits for grassroots
  and health and safety.             organisations.” Mark Richardson,



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Safeguarding the Sector


   Recession support resources


   Links to a range of                   together with constrained or             Northern Ireland Council for
   support tools:                        reduced resources, it is often           Voluntary Action (NIVCA)
   ACEVO’s recession support page        difficult to find the time to            Support Tools
   with links to books, magazines,       effectively support and engage           Voluntary and community
   surveys, reports.                     good skilled volunteers. However,        organisations face not only the
                                         skilled volunteers can make a real       same risks as others, but also
   Visit: www.recessionsupport.          difference to your organisation,         a set of risks more specific to
   org.uk/resources/recession_           providing you with a resource            the sector. Therefore some
   resources                             which could improve your ability         organisations are already planning
                                         to survive. The following link will      for reduced income and some
   Determine what stage your
                                         take you to an article which offers      are making decisions to cut staff
   organisation is in:
                                         advice to guide you and provide          and services. Planning for what
   The Non-profit Life Stage
                                         you with some contact points for         might lie ahead is vital if your
   Assessment is a tool for
                                         finding out more.                        organisation is to come through a
   determining what stage your
                                         Visit: www.reachskills.org.uk/           recession and still be able to do its
   organisation is in. It helps you to
                                         reach-article-sarah-king                 job effectively.
   understand your organisation’s
   strengths and weaknesses and will     www.bristolvolunteers.org.uk             Risk Management
   help you plan for future needs. It
                                                                                  In the current financial climate
   is particularly relevant:
                                                                                  it is more important than ever
   • during times of high stress or      SKiLD tools for                          for organisations to develop
     challenge for the organisation.     Development workers                      risk management procedures.
   • when engaging an organisation       Supporting voluntary and                 Managing risk is a way of
     development consultant.             community groups can be hard             safeguarding the organisation’s
   • prior to an executive search.       work. These tried and tested             assets and ensuring that the
   • as pre-work, discussion topics,     practical tools offer a new set of       organisation is effectively fulfilling
     or action learning tool at a        bite-sized exercises to support          its objectives. Risk is not confined
     board or staff retreat.             work with groups. Current list of        simply to the financial affairs of
                                         tools includes Agreeing a Mission,       an organisation, or health and
   Visit: www.surveys.wilder.org/
                                         Attracting New people, Getting           safety, it applies to all areas of
   fieldstone/lifestages
                                         ready for Paid Staff, Improving          the charity’s operations. Risk
   Making the most of                    Governance, Recruiting a Worker          identification should be built into
   volunteers in a recession             and many more.                           everything that the organisation

   Volunteers are the lifeblood of                                                does. To ensure that the
                                         Visit: www.navca.org.uk/services/
   many charities. When there is an                                               organisation gets the most out
                                         learningopps/skild/tools/Home
   increased demand for services                                                  of the process it should have a


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 It is important to have positive local leadership in times of recession                                 Image by NotFromUtrecht



participative approach. Staff                          website for valuable              Positive Local Leadership in
and volunteers should be                               recession advice:                 a Recession – Support for
involved in the process and all
                                                       www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/advice-       Councils and Councillors
the organisation’s activities
                                                       support/recession-resources/      These are challenging times
should be assessed.
                                                       recession-proof                   nationally and internationally.
Look out for Voscur’s Managing                         Download their publication        Yet there is an extremely
Risk training in the new year.                         Support in Uncertain Times:       important local dimension to
Details yet to be confirmed. Visit                     tinyurl.com/yd64epl               the recession, both in terms of
www.voscur.org/training                                                                  its impact, shaping a response
                                                       www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/
                                                                                         to that impact and preparing
Download a copy of the                                 uploadedFiles/NCVO/Press/
                                                                                         for the post-recession world.
Managing in a Downturn report                          Press_Releases/Support_in_
                                                                                         If there has ever been a time
by PricewaterhouseCoopers                              Uncertain_Times_June%2709.pdf
                                                                                         when effective local community
LLP (PwC), the Charity Finance
                                                                                         leadership is required, this is it.
Directors’ Group (CFDG) and the
                                                                                         Its time has come. The primary
Institute of Fundraising (IOF).
                                                                                         task of this guide is to help local
Visit: www.nicva.org/index.cfm/                                                          councils to fulfil their community
section/General/key/260309-                                                              leadership responsibilities in these
Recession-Toolkit                                                                        challenging circumstances.

Visit the National Council for                                                           www.idea.gov.uk/idk/
Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)                                                           aio/9560735



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Place Survey


   A quick guide to the Place
   Survey 2008
   The results of the first ever Place Survey have been released, summarising the headline
   findings for England and the individual Government Office regions.



   The Place Survey is a new            Methodology                              The survey collected information
   consultation that all local                                                   on 18 National Indicators (NI)
                                        The Place Survey is a statutory
   authorities are required to carry                                             for local government, used
                                        requirement of all local authorities
   out on a two-yearly basis. The                                                to measure local government
                                        in England and will be undertaken
   Place Survey was devised by                                                   performance for 152 county
                                        every two years as a postal survey.
   central government and replaces                                               councils, metropolitan district
   the Best Value Performance           Its main purposes are:                   councils, London boroughs and
   Indicator Survey (BVPI). The Place                                            unitary authorities. The England
                                        • To help councils and their
   Survey has been developed as                                                  indicators covered by the survey
                                          partners to better understand
   part of a new focus on improving                                              include the following:
                                          local views and needs.
   outcomes for local people and
                                        • To enable local councils and           NI 1: % of people who agree
   places – rather than on processes,
                                          their partners to improve areas        that their local area is a place
   institutions and inputs.
                                          where residents are dissatisfied.      where people from different
   The survey provides information      • To form part of the Audit              backgrounds get on well together.
   on people’s perceptions of their       Commission’s monitoring
                                                                                 NI 2: % of people who feel
   local area and the local services      of the performance of local
                                                                                 that they belong to their
   they receive.                          public services as part of
                                                                                 neighbourhood.
                                          the Comprehensive Area
                                          Assessment (CAA). See page 26.         NI 3: % who have been involved in
                                                                                 decisions that affect the local area
                                        Questions asked included:
                                                                                 in the past twelve months.
                                        • What are the most important
                                                                                 NI 4: % of people who agree they
                                          things that make your area a
                                                                                 can influence decisions in their
                                          good place to live?
                                                                                 local area.
                                        • Which of these things most
                                          need improving?                        NI 5: % of people who are
                                        • How satisfied are you with your        satisfied with their local area as a
                                          area and the services provided         place to live.
                                          by local public organisations?
                                                                                 NI 6: % of people who have
                                        • How involved are you, or would
                                                                                 participated in regular
                                          you like to be, in decisions that
                                                                                 volunteering.
                                          affect your local area?



24 www.voscur.org                                                             December 2009 / January 2010 Issue 8
Place Survey




Bristol Picture                      NI 4: % of people who agree           Jargon buster:
                                     they can influence decisions
NI 1: % of people who agree          in their local area.                  Core Cities
that their local area is a place     The England average is 29%,           The Core Cities group is a network
where people from different          London has the highest score          of England’s major regional
backgrounds get on well              with 35%, but Bristol is low with     cities: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds,
together.                            only 25%.                             Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle,
Respondents in Bristol gave the                                            Nottingham and Sheffield. They
city a score of 76%, the same        NI 5: % of people who are             form the economic and urban
as the national average, but 4%      satisfied with their local area       cores of wider surrounding
below the South West average         as a place to live                    territories, the city regions and
of 80%.                              Bristol is high at 78.6% compared     are the economic drivers of their
                                     with the other core cities, but the   regions. The umbrella theme for
NI 2: % of people who                England average is 80% and the        the joint activity of the Core Cities
feel they belong to their            South West is 85%.                    Group is economic development.
immediate neighbourhood.
                                                                           This article is adapted from
Bristol is a high scorer at 63%      NI 6: % of people who have
                                                                           the briefing produced by
compared to the other core cities,   participated in regular
                                                                           South West Forum. Visit
and higher than the England          volunteering
                                                                           www.southwestforum.org.uk
average of 59%.                      Bristol is higher than the other
                                     core cities at 24%, but lower than
NI 3: % of people who have           the South West average of 28%.
been involved in decisions           The England average is 23%.
that affect the local area in
the past twelve months.
Bristol is higher than the England
average of 14% and all of the core
cities with a score of 18%.




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  • 2. Shape a life. Be a foster carer. TACT is a well respected fostering and adoption agency. TACT will offer you excellent training with 24hr support and a break from caring when you need it. TACT pay between £322 & £574 per week per child as well as additional allowances for birthdays, festivals and holidays. Although fostering can be challenging it can also be very rewarding. If you believe you have the capacity and commitment to support vulnerable children and young people between 10-16 years old, then we would like to hear from you. To make a difference give us a ring now on: 0117 927 7725 or email e.graham@tactcare.org.uk www.tactcare.org.uk Charity no. 1018963
  • 3. Welcome Contents 4 Editorial 24-25 Place Survey 5 Voscur Assembly 26–27 Comprehensive Area Assessment Update 6-7 Voscur Winners 28 The Compact 8 New Voscur Members Working in a Compact Way 9 Voscur News 29 The Queen’s Award for Voscur staff changes Voluntary Service New Voscur board members Help for Volunteer Managers 30-34 Green Pages Catch up on the Funders’ Fair Green ICT Cycling City 10-11 Member profiles Peak Oil Creative Kids Fareshare 35 Volunteering Bristol Support for Volunteers and their Managers 12–13 Sector News Advice services merger 36–37 Children and Young People CAB/Macmillan joint work The Changing Face of 14–19 Education Community at Heart services on offer 1625 Independent People Planning Watch 39 Voscur Training and Learning 14–15 10 New Year Resolutions for a 40 Diary Thriving Third Sector 16 Thriving Third Sector Strategy 17-23 Safeguarding the Sector Voscur’s Recession Support Freebies Protection for your organisation Resources Cover photo: Banner made with ‘chitenge’ (Zambian fabric) at Lusaka International Community School, Zambia. See page 10 - Creative Kids, Voscur Member profile. Why not advertise? Thrive! is available on disc. Please contact the Special discounts for Voscur members. office if you would like to receive your Thrive! Deadlines for February/March edition of Thrive!: Monday 4 January for ads and Monday 25 January for this way. The newsletter is also available online flyers. Details of prices at www.voscur.org/magazine or as a pdf at www.voscur.org/magazine phone Polly Stewart on 0117 909 9949 Disclaimer: some of the views expressed in this publication are those of individual contributors and do not necessarily represent those of Voscur. Publications, events and services mentioned in Thrive! are not necessarily endorsed by Voscur. Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010 www.voscur.org 3
  • 4. Editorial Dear Voscur Members and Friends A huge amount of planning Rachel Robinson from The Care went into our Annual Event, Forum, Ayannah Griffith from held on 21 October, which the Black Development Agency attracted lots of people and and I had met with the Leader was a great success. Thanks to of the Council in different everyone who made the effort circumstances. We met Councillor to come and support us and to Janke, Jan Ormondroyd (the Chief everyone who put so much into Executive of the Council) and Will making it work. Godfrey (the Strategic Director of Resources) to talk about Our keynote speaker, Debra ‘Voluntary Sector Funding’. Allcock-Tyler from the Directory Cllr Barbara Janke and Wendy of Social Change was inspiring and This meeting was a warning shot Stephenson controversial. To see what Debra that cuts are anticipated, belts said visit: www.youtube.com/ will be tightened and ‘smarter’ else that you think we can help user/voscur working is required. We voiced with, please get in touch. concerns from our member More controversy followed during Wendy Stephenson groups about the lack of clarity of the questioning of the media wendy@voscur.org commissioning processes, stressed panel – we were beginning to get the importance of investing in into a meaty discussion with the local voluntary and community deputy editor of the Evening Post sector organisations, and the when we ran out of time... value of the sector to the city. The Voscur awards gave us all a One commissioning process that warm glow; Councillor Barbara has been clear so far has been the Janke, the Leader of the Council commissioning of infrastructure presented our winners with their support services. By the time certificates and great prizes you read this, you will have including a balloon ride and a been invited to comment on Key to symbols year’s subscription to the Venue the Council’s ‘Voluntary Sector magazine. Support Services strategy’. Equalities Article Sally Pickering, CEO of Gloucester The strategy proposes radical CVS and board member of the changes to the way support Training National Association of Voluntary services are delivered. We will be and Community Action (NAVCA) discussing these at our meeting presented Voscur with our very Resources on 15 December (see page own NAVCA quality award. opposite). If you can’t get to the Unfortunately, it’s not all meeting, but would like to talk to Event good news, earlier in October, me about this issue, or anything 4 www.voscur.org December 2009 / January 2010 Issue 8
  • 5. Open invitation to Bristol’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations Join us at the Voscur Assembly on Tuesday 15 December, 1:00 – 4:30pm (including lunch) Knowle West Media Centre, Leinster Avenue, Knowle West, Bristol BS4 1NL Tell us what you think about the Council’s Commissioning Infrastructure Strategy. Find out how council proposals will affect you and tell us your views on the proposals. Voscur staff will be offering one to one advice sessions – drop in and get advice on: • Help during the recession – Ruth Pitter • Funding Advice – Eva Pollard • Workforce development and training – Sophie Bayley • Representation – what matters to you? – Matthew Symonds • ICT advice – Sean Kenny • Governance and managing finance – Rebecca McDougall Alan Eaton from Peninsula will provide information and answer questions on Voscur and Peninsula’s employment protection offer (see page 17). Plus network with others over a FREE festive lunch. To book please visit: www.voscur.org/assemblydecember09 or email stephanie@voscur.org or tel: 0117 909 9949 A date for the New Year: Voscur Assembly – Criminal Justice The push for local partnerships in criminal justice How can the local partnership between voluntary and community sector and statutory partners working within the criminal justice system in Greater Bristol be improved? 20 January 2010, 9.30am to 1.00 pm at The Southville Centre, Beauley Road, Bristol BS3 1QG For details and to book please visit: www.voscur.org/networks/assemblies Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010 www.voscur.org 5
  • 6. Voscur Winners The 2009 Voscur Award Winners Announced Voscur was pleased to announce the winners of the second annual Voscur awards, ‘The Voscurs’ at our Annual Event on 21 October at St Pauls Sports Academy. The winners of the six categories: The Most Active The Community anything from filling in forms to Community Activist Venue of the Year solving quite complex problems, and provide an individual service Prize provided by GWE Business Prize provide by Voscur – £100 for each client.” West with particular thanks to voucher for Voscur training James Durie the Deputy Chief Runners up Executive – a flight in a hot air Winner: Redcatch Community Coexist (Hamilton House) balloon. Centre (Knowle) People’s Republic of Stokes Croft “By the hard work and unflagging Somali Development Group This year’s award is dedicated to enthusiasm of volunteers but Somali Resource Centre the memory of Sue Njie, former with no paid staff, the community community development worker, centre which started as a derelict 15 July 1951 – 15 July 2009 unloved building, is now a thriving, The ‘I Will Survive’ Winner: Musnilya Babatunji attractive and well maintained Award venue for community use.” (St Pauls) Prize provided by Tobacco “Musnilya’s door is open to her Factory Theatre – tickets to a Runners up community day and night, all kinds production at the theatre Easton Community Centre of people turn to her and she Jubilee Hall (Wedmore Vale) does her best to help, whoever Winner: Studio Upstairs Southville Centre they are. She is one of the “The campaign was extremely Wellspring Healthy Living Centre ‘community mothers’ in St Pauls.” successful not only in securing the future of Studio Upstairs but Runners up The Most Innovative / also as an empowering experience Denise Britt Engaging Project for vulnerable members who Mohammed Elsharif were able to contribute directly Tony Hicks Prize provided by Venue to the campaign with their artistic Simon Nelson Magazine – a year’s subscription talents.” to Venue Magazine Runners up Winner: Neighbourhood Shop Bristol Disability Equality Forum (Barton Hill) CEED “The Shop is a lifeline to the many Coexist (Hamilton House) residents living in the area who are Trinity Community Arts struggling to manage day-to-day. Wellspring Healthy Living Centre Staff are on hand to help with 6 www.voscur.org December 2009 / January 2010 Issue 8
  • 7. Voscur Winners Left to right: Maxine Powell (presented Most Active Community Activist Award), Mubarig Bodleh and Mandy Wachon (Neighbourhood Shop), Cllr Barbara Janke, Oli Roberts and Julian Thomas (Parks Department), Lisa Blackwood (on behalf of Musnilya Babatunji and St Pauls Unlimited), Peggie Jennings (Redcatch Community Centre). The ‘Thanks for The Partnership Thank you Supporting The Award – New for 2009 Voscur would like to thank Sector’ Award everyone who took the time to Prize provided by The Bristol Prize provided by Fairbridge Partnership – £100 book token nominate local voluntary and South West – a meal prepared community groups and partners by young people. Winner: St Pauls Unlimited for this year’s awards. We Community Partnership received over 50 nominations Winners: Oli Roberts and “The relationship between local making it very difficult to choose Julian Thomas, Bristol City people and service providers – city the winners. Voscur would like to Council Parks Department council and police in particular, thank those who supported the has improved beyond measure. awards and donated some great “Julian goes far beyond the call There’s still work to be done but prizes for the winners. of duty in his role as park keeper for Local Nature Reserves we’ve got off to a great start.” Troopers Hill, Eastwood Farm and Callington Road” Runners up Amana / Barnardos “Oli has worked with the St Pauls Avon Fire and Rescue Service Parks Sub Group to make sure Greater Bedminster Older People’s plans are developed and agreed Partnership with local people. It hasn’t always been an easy process and at times we have disagreed but despite this Oli continues to come to our meetings and seeks our opinion for which we are very grateful.” For more details about Runner up the Voscurs visit: www.voscur.org/ Graham Partridge, node/5695 Avon and Bristol Law Centre Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010 www.voscur.org 7
  • 8. New Voscur members Who’s joined Voscur recently? Bristol Golden on Church Road, Redfield, BS5. help children, adults with learning Agers Club They are not-for-profit and receive difficulties and older people learn no wages. They aim to become an about safety in a fun and practical A luncheon Club with 90 official co op soon. way, specifically in the home, on members. They meet twice weekly the road or during leisure time. – Tuesday and Thursdays. They To find out more phone: run a variety of classes, organise 07726 164827 To find out more visit: day trips, open days and lots of www.lifeskills-bristol.org.uk general fundraising. Positive Action Consortium (PAC) Ltd People’s Republic of Details from the Voscur office: Provides a range of learning Stokes Croft (PRSC) 0117 909 9949 opportunities for people aged 16 A social enterprise seeking to pull St John Ambulance and over, particularly those who together the skills of the local have suffered deprivation and community to build upon the The key provider of an effective disadvantage. Participants are culture and heritage of Stokes and efficient charitable first aid better equipped to compete for Croft. PRSC seeks to realise a service to local communities. jobs in the labour market where Cultural Quarter where creativity Encourages personal development they are under represented. in all its forms can flourish and for people of all ages, through to facilitate a sustainable local training and by voluntary To find out more email: economy. membership of the organisation. kekura@ceed.co.uk To find out more visit: To find out more visit: Cerebral Palsy Plus www.prsc.org.uk www.avon.sja.org.uk A charity for those with cerebral ZAC (Zigoudam Arts & Unchosen palsy, their families and carers. Culture) Committed to providing Raises awareness of the tragic high quality information and ZAC develops arts and cultural and ongoing situation of 21st confidential support to the opportunities and provides Century Human Trafficking, cerebral palsy community of information, training and primarily through film. This year, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and education services. It aims to Unchosen has worked with a North Somerset. create an international platform range of statutory and voluntary of cultural cooperation and organisations. To find out more visit: exchange. They promote Africa’s www.cerebralpalsyplus.org.uk To find out more visit: culture and are building an educational resource for African www.unchosen.org.uk Lifeskills – Learning Arts and entertainment through for Living The Little Co-op news, books films and music. A safety education and training A second hand bookshop which To find out more email: centre built as a realistic ‘village’ also sells organic food and eco zigoudam95@yahoo.co.uk on the 4th floor of The CREATE friendly cleaning products based Centre. Lifeskills is designed to 8 www.voscur.org December 2009 / January 2010 Issue 8
  • 9. Voscur News Voscur News Staff changes – hellos New Voscur board Catch up on the and goodbyes members elected Funders’ Fair We’re very pleased to welcome If you missed the Funders’ Fair Lucy Fletcher to Voscur. Lucy will organised by Voscur and the be supporting Voscur training Black Development Agency in sessions and events. In November Heather November you can still catch up we said farewell to Voscur’s Malcolm with resources from the event Compact Liaison Worker, Louise and lots of other useful funding Clark, who has decided to move advice on the funding page of on to new challenges. We’re the Voscur website. pleased to announce that Ariaf Hussain has joined Voscur on Marvin Rees For more details visit: secondment from Bristol City www.voscur.org/funding Council for three months to continue the Compact work Planning ahead until a replacement for Louise We’ve already started to plan has been appointed. Ian Steele Voscur Assembly and Network meetings that will be taking place To contact Ariaf call Heather Malcolm, Marvin Rees throughout 2010. We want to (0117) 909 9949 or and Ian Steele were elected to make sure that these meetings email ariaf@voscur.org the Voscur board at the Annual are helpful and relevant for our General Meeting in October. members and include issues that Help for Volunteer Voscur would like to thank Clare matter to you. If you have any Managers coming soon Hall (Eco-Adventure Sports) and suggestions for our meetings in From February 2010 Voscur will be Fran Harrison (Fairbridge West) 2010 please let us know. working with Volunteering Bristol who retired from the Voscur Contact Matthew Symonds to provide Action Learning for board at the AGM and who have on (0117) 909 9949 or email Volunteer managers in voluntary both contributed a great deal to matthew@voscur.org community and social enterprise the work of the Board. organisations in Bristol. To see the full list of who is on the To find out more contact Sophie Voscur Board visit: Bayley on: (0117) 909 9949 or www.voscur.org/about/who email sophie@voscur.org or visit www.voscur.org Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010 www.voscur.org 9
  • 10. Member profile Creative Kids International Creative Kids International (CKI) is a Bristol based organisation working with children in Zambia and in the U.K. through an exciting visual arts exchange. To find out more, see photos, make a donation, become a CKI member, or book workshops please visit www.myspace.com/ creativekidsinternational. Contact Mia and Sian at creativekids.int@hotmail.co.uk / 07791 319 614. To see a short film about the project visit www.youtube.com/ watch?v=NivJDnX49MQ Children at Fountain of Hope Children’s Centre, Lusaka, Zambia with suns they had made from recycled material for a carnival In Zambia, CKI works in partnership dangers that come with street African Arts Week at Knowle Park with Barefeet Theatre, who work life at such a young age (some Primary School, and also run with vulnerable street children children are as young as six). It interactive hands-on workshops at through performance and music. also encourages children to learn community events and festivals. CKI spent 5 months working with new skills and gain confidence in CKI is looking to develop its work Barefeet, providing regular visual their own abilities. They can then with schools and organisations art workshops at children’s centres be linked with other services such in Bristol so please contact them in the capital, Lusaka, as well as as education, health care and if you are interested in their on large scale events such as the housing. workshops. Barefeet Annual Carnival with CKI also works with two schools in over 1000 children, and last year a CKI has run various fundraising Lusaka, and Knowle Park Primary Christmas adaptation of ‘Edward events in Bristol and are now School in Bristol. Through their art Scissorhands: The Story of Snow’ fundraising to return to Zambia, work, accompanying workshops at The Lusaka Playhouse. and also hoping to build links with and exhibitions, children in two projects in Kenya. Engaging the children in exciting both countries are able to learn activities helps to keep them about each other’s countries away from the streets, and the and cultures. In April, CKI ran an 10 www.voscur.org December 2009 / January 2010 Issue 8
  • 11. Member profile FareShare FareShare works with the food industry to redistribute quality, fit for purpose, surplus food to a network of organisations working with vulnerable and disadvantaged people. “We get food before it goes Programme), each year anywhere near a shop” explains retailers produce 1.6 million Jacqui, Project Manager “This tonnes of waste. food would be thrown in a landfill In addition to the food for all sorts of reasons, from deliveries, the project also offers labels not printed straight to supported volunteering and change in packaging and out training opportunities to the of date promotions. Some food local community. Many of the is short life but usually it still has volunteers are people who are a few days”. most in need of a second chance, Through food deliveries, such as individuals who are or For further information community organisations such as have had life controlling addiction, about FareShare South hostels, day centres and luncheon ex-offenders, people with West, please contact clubs are able to make significant mental health issues and long- Jacqui Reeves, Project Manager, savings on their food budgets term unemployed people. Nine tel: 0117 971 1005, which can then be redirected of our volunteers have recently into improving services for their successfully completed NVQ’s in email: Jacqui@ clients, such as drug rehab, warehouse distribution and plant faresharesouthwest.org.uk medical services, housing advice machinery. and training. You too can get involved today by Fareshare South West works volunteering, making a donation, in partnership with over 40 organising an event to raise funds food companies and 35 local or offering professional expertise community groups, and since such as help with training or public opening in late 2007, has relations. Or if you are a socially redistributed over 390 tonnes of responsible food supplier you can in-life surplus food to charities in contribute good quality, fit for Would you like your organisation and around Bristol. Organisations purpose uncooked food. to appear in Thrive? If you are based further afield such as a member of Voscur then we Somerset and Gloucester also pick would like to hear from you. up food from their warehouse. Please contact Polly Stewart, FareShare is only touching the email: polly@voscur.org or surface, according to WRAP tel: 0117 909 9949. (Waste and Resources Action Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010 www.voscur.org 11
  • 12. Sector News £594,000 funding for Advice Network in Bristol The advice sector in Bristol, current economic situation, which Having recognised that smaller South Gloucestershire and is going to continue to have a agencies often struggle to North Somerset has had a negative impact for many people participate in development work welcome boost as they have for a long time to come, access to such as the Advice Network received funding from The free, professional advice remains project, The Baring Foundation Big Lottery Fund and The of crucial importance.“ has made £40,000 available to Baring Foundation. help these groups participate The Advice Network team; Ben in strategic and organisational Sally Gapper from North Bristol Sansum, Jane Emanuel and Ellen development activities. Advice Centre said “The Advice Cheshire, will be tackling issues Network Project is the result of that affect the whole sector such For more information about a lot of hard work by the Advice as referral systems, social policy The Advice Network project Sector in Bristol and surrounding and workforce development. They please get in touch with Ben, areas and is going to have a major will also be working one to one Jane or Ellen on 0117 929 2153, positive impact on advice services with agencies to help with a range info@advicenetwork.org.uk, enabling them to provide a better, of issues including advice funding www.advicecentresforavon.org.uk more co-ordinated service to applications, Quality Mark audits people most in need. Given the and recruitment of advisers. Knowledge is Power – Planning Watch in Shirehampton Ash Bearman at Shirehampton the neighbourhood, rather than Bristol Neighbourhood Planning Community Action Forum reacting to done deals” Network (a network of groups) (SCAF) keeps residents up has worked to get local groups Ash also checks the Bristol City to date with local planning involved in community level Council website each week and applications. pre-application consultations provides information about in planning applications. SCAF By subscribing to Planningfinder. Planning & Development related attends these Planning Briefing co.uk, Ash receives details public consultations, briefings or Sessions, for Avonmouth & of Shirehampton planning exhibitions. Kingsweston wards which are applications. Those with a local Visit: www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/ held at the Council House and commercial or community impact content/Environment-Planning focus on major development are sent as a ‘Planning Watch’ for information on lists of proposals. To find out more visit weekly email to over 250 local registered applications, decided www.bristolnpn.net subscribers. The service is free and applications and applications popular with local people. Ash is happy to talk to groups affecting listed buildings or about this service. Contact her “We have a chance of supporting conservation areas. on 0117 982 9963 or or opposing anything new in ash@shirecaf.org.uk 12 www.voscur.org December 2009 / January 2010 Issue 8
  • 13. Sector News Partnership Working – Easing the Cost of Cancer their families, have the stress of financial worries in addition to a cancer diagnosis is unacceptable and we believe that cancer patients urgently need a better deal.” Ken Pickering, Director of Bristol CAB said, “This project really demonstrates the value of working in partnership. Working with MacMillan has enabled us to bring Left to right: Caroline Blake, Ellen Cronin, Judy Porter and Chris Marks, four of the five Welfare Benefits their expertise and CAB’s specialist caseworkers for this project. advice knowledge together. We Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) cancer each year in Bristol. are confident the project will be and Macmillan Cancer Support have a success and look forward to Katie Morrison, Macmillan working with MacMillan for many introduced a new welfare benefits Fundraising Manager for Bristol years to come”. advice project, specifically for says “We are delighted to be people affected by cancer. This is For more information, please able to launch this service, in the first dedicated welfare benefits contact the Bristol Citizens Advice partnership with the CAB. The advice service available to the 1,100 Bureau on: 0117 9462563 or email: fact that cancer patients, and people who are diagnosed with macmillan@bristolcab.org.uk Strengthening and Supporting Stacy Yelland outlines what’s on offer in Easton and Lawrence Hill A lot is changing in Easton and Neighbourhood Renewal and will to do this then we would be happy Lawrence Hill at the moment. complement the Neighbourhood to hear them. Community at Heart and Easton Partnership. Also I have been offering my Community Partnership are As Communications Officer for services to help support small working together to look at ways this new Board, my role has organisations in Easton and of continuing and strengthening changed quite a bit over the last Lawrence Hill. This could be resident involvement in improving 12 months. As well as producing advice or help with press releases, the area. our regular newsletter, Up Our putting together leaflets or similar In September the two partnership Street, I am looking at other ways things. If you would like to discuss Boards agreed to form the Easton we can communicate better with either of these things with me and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood residents and organisations in the then please get in touch on Management Board. The new area. If any Voscur members who 0117 377 3638 or stacy.yelland@ Board is building on the legacy of work in Easton and Lawrence Hill communityatheart.co.uk New Deal for Communities and have any suggestions about how Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010 www.voscur.org 13
  • 14. 10 New Year Resolutions A thriving new year As 2010 approaches here are ten New Year resolutions that can help support a Thriving voluntary and community sector in 2010. 1. Become a Trustee To find your nearest charity shop 5. Support a Social Many voluntary and community visit: www.charityshops.org.uk/ Enterprise locator.php organisations in Bristol are in The recession has made people search of volunteer trustees to 3. Join the Credit much more cautious with their join their boards. Becoming a Union spending. You can help make trustee can be a very rewarding sure your money has more local experience and give you the The Bristol Credit Union was impact by supporting a local opportunity to gain skills and developed in 2005 / 2006 through social enterprise. Bristol has a knowledge that will help you in a partnership of community credit wealth of social enterprises from other areas of your life. Many unions in the city and aims to be community art shops and farm trustee positions are advertised a community anchor for the city, shops to cinemas and cooperative in the voluntary jobs section of providing fair financial services garden centres where all profits the Voscur website and through for all the people of Bristol. Credit are reinvested back into the Volunteering Bristol. Unions offer competitive and local economy. alternative financial provision To find out more visit the Voscur to benefit their members and To find a social enterprise in Bristol website: www.voscur.org/view/ they are not for private profit. In visit: www.socialenterpriseworks. jobs and the Volunteering Bristol addition to loan facilities you can org/category/social-business- website: www.bristolvolunteers. also save with the credit union. directory org.uk To find out more visit: 6. Spread the Good 2. Clear Out Your www.bristolcreditunion.org or News Wardrobe call 0117 924 7309 Bristol has a fantastically diverse According to Third Sector 4. Learn Something voluntary and community sector, magazine, donations to charity New working in every part of Bristol. shops have fallen by up to 20% in Make sure you tell people about the past year due to the recession, The New Year is a good time to try the good work you do by including at the same time demand has something new. Voscur provides a your news in the weekly Voscur increased. Why not take the range of training that will help you e-bulletin and bi-monthly Thrive! New Year as an opportunity to and your organisation thrive in the magazine. If you put your news sort through your wardrobe and coming year. and events in the Voscur Online donate any good clothes that To find out more about Voscur Diary or Community Notice board you’re not wearing any more to training visit: www.voscur.org/ we’ll check them regularly and your local charity shop? training 14 www.voscur.org December 2009 / January 2010 Issue 8
  • 15. 10 New Year Resolutions Hartcliffe Health and Environmental Action group organises walks for the The Watershed is a Social Enterprise community. include items in our magazine 8. Volunteer on the voluntary and community and e-bulletin. sector to someone else. Volunteers can do almost To find out more about the Voscur anything! From helping a To find out more visit: Online Diary visit: neighbour with their shopping, www.bristol.gov.uk/elections www.voscur.org/event to providing legal advice for a To find out more about the Online local charity, volunteers make a 10. Phone a Friend Noticeboard visit: www.voscur. vital contribution to all aspects Why not persuade a friend or org/view/classified-ads of community life. According to family member to get involved Volunteering Bristol there are in supporting the voluntary and 7. Use your Local over 600 volunteering community sector in Bristol? Tell Community Buildings opportunities in around 400 them about an organisation, event voluntary and community or activity that you think they Bristol is home to many different organisations across Bristol. might be interested in. Voscur community centres and venues can help keep you up to date run and managed by local To find out more visit: with what’s going on in Bristol’s community groups. By holding www.bristolvolunteers.org.uk voluntary and community sector: your meetings and events in these buildings you’ll be 9. Vote www.voscur.org supporting these groups and Some time before June 2010 You can also follow Voscur on helping them maintain their there will be a general election these social media channels: buildings which in turn are used in the UK. There will also be local Twitter: twitter.com/voscur by the local community. elections in 23 wards in Bristol. Facebook: tinyurl.com/voscurf- Make sure your name is on the To find out more visit: book electoral register so that you can www.bristol.gov.uk/ vote in these elections. If you YouTube: www.youtube.com/ communitycentres or download don’t vote someone else will and voscur a list of accessible community their views may not be the same venues in Bristol from as yours, so don’t leave important www.voscur.org/system/files/ policy decisions that will impact AccessibleVenuesList.pdf Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010 www.voscur.org 15
  • 16. Thriving Third Sector A Third Sector Strategy for Bristol Voscur has been pushing for a Bristol Partnership Third Sector Strategy for some time and Wendy Stephenson, Voscur’s Chief Executive, has recently been involved in developing a draft strategy which will go out for consultation in the new year. Why do we need a strategy? as the winning bid is not always public services rooted in the local Bristol’s third sector is made the best bid. community, has high quality local of up of hundreds of not-for- infrastructure organisations, and In order to thrive, the third sector profit organisations, from the can access a mix of funding/ also needs a range of support smallest self-help or campaigning contracting arrangements. from infrastructure organisations group to city-wide service (such as understanding local delivery organisations, working government structures, charity A Bristol Partnership ‘owned’ across diverse areas including law, writing constitutions, making third sector strategy will mean health and well being, arts, funding bids, and possibly that partners: sports, community safety, the even European procurement environment, equalities, learning regulations); and good • publicly recognise the role and skills – all for the benefit of relationships with public sector and value of the third sector, the people of Bristol. partners. • demonstrate support for Compact principles, Evidence shows that the areas The Bristol Partnership has chosen • identify the actions that with the healthiest local charity to include National Indicator Partnership members and voluntary sector have a good 7 (NI7), an environment for a will take individually and mix of funding available including thriving third sector in the Local collectively to support grants, contracts, donations, Area Agreement, but it is not clear the sector, earned income and loan finance. how partners are putting their • have clarity and consistency In recent years this balance has commitment into practice. of approach in enabling the changed as grant funding has Providing an environment for third sector to participate been replaced by contracts. a thriving third sector requires in policy and decision- Bristol Partnership members to making and commissioning The commissioning agenda acknowledge and understand processes. presents the third sector with a significant change to the way in the issues facing the third sector, which it can access investment. and to be able to demonstrate their commitment to supporting We believe that fully supported However, too often procurement the sector. third sector involvement will practices favour large companies lead to public services that fully and big charities. Not only do This means: ensuring the sector address local need. smaller charities miss out, but has a voice in public decision local people and taxpayers suffer making, is able to contribute to the design and delivery of 16 www.voscur.org December 2009 / January 2010 Issue 8
  • 17. Safeguarding the Sector Free Support in the Recession Are you supporting groups during the recession, or experiencing change within your organisation due to the recession? group, per term, for more information see: www.voscur. org/recessionsupport For details of training opportunities see page 39. Free HR Support If you are having to consider making changes to staff contracts, or staff redundancies there is HR support available to ensure you are acting legally. An individual one to one session can be arranged with an advisor to Are you considering the four unitary authorities. discuss contracts of employment partnerships or joint Deadline for applications and other staffing issues you working with other groups 31 January 2010. For more may have. For more information or projects? information visit: www.voscur. see: www.voscur.org/ We know that partnership working org/partnershipworking recessionsupport takes planning and resources. If you are thinking of joint working Bursaries for Voscur with another organisation or training courses agency from a different sector Encourage your staff, board we can assist by offering you members, or volunteers to attend a bursary of £1,000 to pay a the range of training sessions we consultant who can work with you have on offer every term such as to explore your ideas, and help to roles and responsibilities of board plan actions. members, supporting volunteer If you would like to managers, fundraising, equalities discuss any of the The scheme is available to groups – everything to help you improve above then please call with a turnover of under £150,000 skills, knowledge and performance Ruth Pitter at Voscur on per year, and who have been within your organisation. Up 0117 909 9949 or email operational for at least 2 years. to two bursaries available per support@voscur.org Available to organisations across Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010 www.voscur.org 17
  • 18. Safeguarding the Sector Freebies It’s not just money that can help community and voluntary groups to deliver their services! Here is a selection of other free or low cost resources. Children’s not-for-profit groups working IT4 Communities Scrapstore for the social and economic Over 6000 IT volunteers can offer regeneration of their local area Bristol’s Children’s Scrapstore support with IT issues such as may apply to receive professional collects safe waste from website development, databases support. Community organisations businesses which can be re-used and email systems. Interested receive the same level of service as a low cost creative resource by groups must register online and as a fee-paying client – the only its member groups. Membership pay a one-off administration difference is that the community is open to groups working in fee of £85 which covers them client is not charged for the work creative play, care, educational for a year. Staff will discuss the undertaken. and therapeutic settings. There is feasibility of their ideas with them a suggested donation for scrap. www.prohelp.org.uk over the phone before advertising The Scrapstore also operate 0117 972 2111 the project among the volunteer Artrageous, an art and craft shop, network. At present, there are which is open to the public as Giving World Online more volunteers than projects well as members. All profits from Links businesses with unwanted so groups will get a choice of Artrageous go back to the charity surplus to not-for-profit groups volunteers to work with them. side of the Scrapstore’s work, and in need of supplies. Unwanted www.it4communities.org.uk member groups receive a 20% surplus includes stationery and Tel: 020 7796 2144 discount when they shop there. IT equipment, medical supplies, The Scrapstore is located in the clothing, toys and educational The Cranfield Trust St. Werburghs area of Bristol. materials. Community groups can register online, search for Provides free management www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk consultancy to voluntary sector surplus and select what they 0117 908 5644 groups working with issues need. Donated goods must not of poverty, disability or social ProHelp be offered for resale or used in exclusion. Their register of fundraising activities (including A national network of over 600 raffles). Further information is volunteers is made up of skilled professional firms committed to provided on the website regarding business people who wish to use making a difference in their local arranging collection of surplus their management experience community by providing free goods. to work as mentors or advisors advice and professional support. to support the voluntary sector. Members include solicitors, www.givingworldonline.com Volunteers can offer support with accountants, surveyors, architects, 0845 833 3783 strategic or business planning, public relations and management marketing, human resources, consultants who undertake one- financial advice or performance off projects. Community-based, management. Time input from 18 www.voscur.org December 2009 / January 2010 Issue 8
  • 19. Safeguarding the Sector volunteers is usually between six and twelve days over the course of a 3-6 month project. www.cranfieldtrust.org 0844 800 3390 In Kind Direct Redistributes new goods donated by companies, manufacturers and retailers to not-for-profit organisations working in the UK and abroad. Goods available include toiletries, clothing and shoes, cleaning supplies, household appliances, toys, and educational items, tools, office and computer supplies. Goods In Kind Direct redistributes a wide range of goods received through In Kind Direct must be either used to meet the a Press Association journalist disappointed to know that there operational needs of the receiving and then sent out via the Press does not appear to be anything organisation, or distributed free Association newswire to thousands from City or Rovers… of charge in accordance with of journalists each day. the organisation’s charitable www.ourprice.co.uk objectives. Not-for-profit www.communitynewswire. Tel: 0870 777 5001 organisations must register as press.net an In Kind Direct Charity Partner. Tel: 08701 240866 COSMIC It is free to join, but there is a A website design and IT handling charge. Our Price consultancy social enterprise www.inkinddirect.org Has a range of exclusive and which offers a range of IT 020 7398 5510 unique personally signed items services to organisations in the from the worlds of music, sport, South West. Although some of Community film and television for charities their services need to be paid Newswire to use as auction prizes at for, others are offered for free. fundraising events. There are also This includes the Switched On A free news service to help some activities that can be used Communities programme, which voluntary organisations gain as prizes including a champagne offers free training, assistive valuable media coverage. balloon ride or the chance to drive equipment and support to Voluntary groups can email or a Formula 1 racing car. All items voluntary sector organisations to upload press releases to the are supplied free of charge and support disabled IT users. website, which is managed by signed items come complete with the Media Trust. A selection of www.cosmic.org.uk a full certificate of authenticity. uploaded press releases are Tel: 01404 813226 Local football enthusiasts will be written up into news stories by Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010 www.voscur.org 19
  • 20. Safeguarding the Sector Recession Hits Voluntary Sector Employers The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service’s (Acas) annual report reflects on the effects of the recession on employment. The report tells us that the recession stimulated a 22% rise in unfair dismissal conciliation cases, an increase in other forms of employment tribunal cases, the demand for redundancy advice soared by almost three quarters. Figures show that Acas received 78,000 (net) conciliation cases from the Employment Tribunal Service – almost a fifth (18%) more than last year. There was also a significant Protect your trustees – employment increase in unfair dismissal insurance at a discounted rate conciliation cases received over the last year, compared We believe it’s important to protect your organisation, and your to a decrease in the number volunteer management committee when they come to make of these cases over the last decisions about restructuring and/or staff redundancies. two years. www.acas.org.uk/ Voscur has subscribed to employment law and health and annualreport2008-09 safety specialists Peninsula to ensure that we have up to date Bristol’s Voluntary, Community employment policies and procedures in place and so that we have and Social Enterprise sector is a somewhere to go for employment advice should we need it. significant employer. The most We have joined with Peninsula to offer our members this same recent survey of the sector protection. If Voscur can get enough organisations interested estimated that 15,000 people are in this offer we will be able to bulk buy this protection at a employed in the sector in Bristol. discounted rate. Management Commitees, as If you are interested in this offer please contact Rebecca employers, need support as we McDougall: Rebecca@voscur.org or come along to an informal begin to see the recession hit discussion on 15 December 2009 at the next Voscur Assembly. the sector. The effects will surely multiply as public spending cuts For details visit: www.voscur.org/assemblydecember09 are announced next year. 20 www.voscur.org December 2009 / January 2010 Issue 8
  • 21. Safeguarding the Sector Free on-line Human Resources and Health and Safety legislation help for Voscur members Voscur has taken up a new • CBUK is written and kept up to service offered through NAVCA date by lawyers so users are partners, Tennyson Insurance. always aware of changes in Voscur is delighted to announce legislation. the launch in December of • 100,000 small businesses Charity Builder UK (CBUK). currently use the business version of this service; they pay CBUK is an interactive web-based an annual subscription – Voscur service that Voscur can provide members will be offered this free of charge to our members. service free of charge. Chief Executive, Cornwall Recognising that small and • CBUK will help funding Voluntary Sector Forum. medium-sized groups often applications by helping groups The service is now in its final find it difficult to comply with provide key policies when asked stages of completion before its human resources and health to as part of the application. launch in December. If you would & safety legislation, CBUK has This will help in today’s like to register for CBUK please been developed to help local competitive market. complete the registration form charities and community groups Kevin Curley, Chief Executive from the following link. You will carry out key administrative NAVCA, said “NAVCA believes this is be contacted after validation with tasks quickly and easily. It is an a service which will add real value Voscur of your membership status online innovation so no additional to the sector. CBUK is a new and and given a unique User ID and software is required: unique service.” password: www.charitybuilderuk. • CBUK does not just signpost com/register.php Three local infrastructure advice but interacts with the organisations around the country In the meantime if you have any user to create tailor-made have already trialled the service questions about CBUK please documents such as staff and incorporated it as a tool used contact Rebecca McDougall at contracts, health & safety by Development Officers, with Voscur, email: rebecca@voscur. policies and staff handbooks. very positive feedback: org or tel: 0117 909 9949. • CBUK helps to avoid the risk of complicated employment “One of the best pieces of tribunals by driving compliance corporate social responsibility by prompting the user with work that I’ve seen in many years, checklists in human resources with real benefits for grassroots and health and safety. organisations.” Mark Richardson, Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010 www.voscur.org 21
  • 22. Safeguarding the Sector Recession support resources Links to a range of together with constrained or Northern Ireland Council for support tools: reduced resources, it is often Voluntary Action (NIVCA) ACEVO’s recession support page difficult to find the time to Support Tools with links to books, magazines, effectively support and engage Voluntary and community surveys, reports. good skilled volunteers. However, organisations face not only the skilled volunteers can make a real same risks as others, but also Visit: www.recessionsupport. difference to your organisation, a set of risks more specific to org.uk/resources/recession_ providing you with a resource the sector. Therefore some resources which could improve your ability organisations are already planning to survive. The following link will for reduced income and some Determine what stage your take you to an article which offers are making decisions to cut staff organisation is in: advice to guide you and provide and services. Planning for what The Non-profit Life Stage you with some contact points for might lie ahead is vital if your Assessment is a tool for finding out more. organisation is to come through a determining what stage your Visit: www.reachskills.org.uk/ recession and still be able to do its organisation is in. It helps you to reach-article-sarah-king job effectively. understand your organisation’s strengths and weaknesses and will www.bristolvolunteers.org.uk Risk Management help you plan for future needs. It In the current financial climate is particularly relevant: it is more important than ever • during times of high stress or SKiLD tools for for organisations to develop challenge for the organisation. Development workers risk management procedures. • when engaging an organisation Supporting voluntary and Managing risk is a way of development consultant. community groups can be hard safeguarding the organisation’s • prior to an executive search. work. These tried and tested assets and ensuring that the • as pre-work, discussion topics, practical tools offer a new set of organisation is effectively fulfilling or action learning tool at a bite-sized exercises to support its objectives. Risk is not confined board or staff retreat. work with groups. Current list of simply to the financial affairs of tools includes Agreeing a Mission, an organisation, or health and Visit: www.surveys.wilder.org/ Attracting New people, Getting safety, it applies to all areas of fieldstone/lifestages ready for Paid Staff, Improving the charity’s operations. Risk Making the most of Governance, Recruiting a Worker identification should be built into volunteers in a recession and many more. everything that the organisation Volunteers are the lifeblood of does. To ensure that the Visit: www.navca.org.uk/services/ many charities. When there is an organisation gets the most out learningopps/skild/tools/Home increased demand for services of the process it should have a 22 www.voscur.org December 2009 / January 2010 Issue 8
  • 23. Safeguarding the Sector It is important to have positive local leadership in times of recession Image by NotFromUtrecht participative approach. Staff website for valuable Positive Local Leadership in and volunteers should be recession advice: a Recession – Support for involved in the process and all www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/advice- Councils and Councillors the organisation’s activities support/recession-resources/ These are challenging times should be assessed. recession-proof nationally and internationally. Look out for Voscur’s Managing Download their publication Yet there is an extremely Risk training in the new year. Support in Uncertain Times: important local dimension to Details yet to be confirmed. Visit tinyurl.com/yd64epl the recession, both in terms of www.voscur.org/training its impact, shaping a response www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/ to that impact and preparing Download a copy of the uploadedFiles/NCVO/Press/ for the post-recession world. Managing in a Downturn report Press_Releases/Support_in_ If there has ever been a time by PricewaterhouseCoopers Uncertain_Times_June%2709.pdf when effective local community LLP (PwC), the Charity Finance leadership is required, this is it. Directors’ Group (CFDG) and the Its time has come. The primary Institute of Fundraising (IOF). task of this guide is to help local Visit: www.nicva.org/index.cfm/ councils to fulfil their community section/General/key/260309- leadership responsibilities in these Recession-Toolkit challenging circumstances. Visit the National Council for www.idea.gov.uk/idk/ Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) aio/9560735 Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010 www.voscur.org 23
  • 24. Place Survey A quick guide to the Place Survey 2008 The results of the first ever Place Survey have been released, summarising the headline findings for England and the individual Government Office regions. The Place Survey is a new Methodology The survey collected information consultation that all local on 18 National Indicators (NI) The Place Survey is a statutory authorities are required to carry for local government, used requirement of all local authorities out on a two-yearly basis. The to measure local government in England and will be undertaken Place Survey was devised by performance for 152 county every two years as a postal survey. central government and replaces councils, metropolitan district the Best Value Performance Its main purposes are: councils, London boroughs and Indicator Survey (BVPI). The Place unitary authorities. The England • To help councils and their Survey has been developed as indicators covered by the survey partners to better understand part of a new focus on improving include the following: local views and needs. outcomes for local people and • To enable local councils and NI 1: % of people who agree places – rather than on processes, their partners to improve areas that their local area is a place institutions and inputs. where residents are dissatisfied. where people from different The survey provides information • To form part of the Audit backgrounds get on well together. on people’s perceptions of their Commission’s monitoring NI 2: % of people who feel local area and the local services of the performance of local that they belong to their they receive. public services as part of neighbourhood. the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA). See page 26. NI 3: % who have been involved in decisions that affect the local area Questions asked included: in the past twelve months. • What are the most important NI 4: % of people who agree they things that make your area a can influence decisions in their good place to live? local area. • Which of these things most need improving? NI 5: % of people who are • How satisfied are you with your satisfied with their local area as a area and the services provided place to live. by local public organisations? NI 6: % of people who have • How involved are you, or would participated in regular you like to be, in decisions that volunteering. affect your local area? 24 www.voscur.org December 2009 / January 2010 Issue 8
  • 25. Place Survey Bristol Picture NI 4: % of people who agree Jargon buster: they can influence decisions NI 1: % of people who agree in their local area. Core Cities that their local area is a place The England average is 29%, The Core Cities group is a network where people from different London has the highest score of England’s major regional backgrounds get on well with 35%, but Bristol is low with cities: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, together. only 25%. Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Respondents in Bristol gave the Nottingham and Sheffield. They city a score of 76%, the same NI 5: % of people who are form the economic and urban as the national average, but 4% satisfied with their local area cores of wider surrounding below the South West average as a place to live territories, the city regions and of 80%. Bristol is high at 78.6% compared are the economic drivers of their with the other core cities, but the regions. The umbrella theme for NI 2: % of people who England average is 80% and the the joint activity of the Core Cities feel they belong to their South West is 85%. Group is economic development. immediate neighbourhood. This article is adapted from Bristol is a high scorer at 63% NI 6: % of people who have the briefing produced by compared to the other core cities, participated in regular South West Forum. Visit and higher than the England volunteering www.southwestforum.org.uk average of 59%. Bristol is higher than the other core cities at 24%, but lower than NI 3: % of people who have the South West average of 28%. been involved in decisions The England average is 23%. that affect the local area in the past twelve months. Bristol is higher than the England average of 14% and all of the core cities with a score of 18%. Issue 8 December 2009 / January 2010 www.voscur.org 25