External Events

The County Council is inviting all parishes to an Open Dialogue Evening to hear their views, please register your attendance below.  If the demand is such attendance may be limited to two representatives per council only.

In order to reach as wide an audience as possible, PKF Littlejohn are running an interactive webinar on Tuesday 23rd January at 11am – 12.30pm.

Please note this event is not being run by WALC

Committee members are welcome to join WRCC for lunch and you can find out more about topics including funding, planning a village hall rebuild and volunteering.  Meet other hall representatives and share your ideas and experiences! 

Stratford Ambulance Association will be running six free CPR and AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) awareness sessions open to all from the Stratford District area

Please note this event is not being run by WALC and is not specifically directed at local councils

The workshops will provide an opportunity for you to critically evaluate how Western Power Distribution's are performing, as well as to tell us your priorities for the future.

We would love to get a good turnout from Parish and Town Councillors.

Please note this event is not being run by WALC

Getting ready for GDPR - an interactive session with Paula Tighe Data Protection specialist at Wright Hassall Solicitors which will help you think about the practical realities of the new regulations.

Please note this event is not being run by WALC and is not specifically directed at local councils

Date for your diary: Community Action Network (CAN) Stratford District
Wednesday, 28th February 2018
Compton Verney, Warwickshire CV35 9HZ

Please note this event is not being run by WALC and is not specifically directed at local councils

Western Power Distribution are the company responsible for keeping the lights on, dealing with emergencies, connecting renewables to the network and a range of initiatives to help people in vulnerable situations and in fuel poverty – across the midlands.

They are running a series of stakeholder workshops where they seek feedback from a range of stakeholders on the company’s future plans.  It’s really important that they get good representation from town and parish councillors at these events as many of the topics are of real relevance for them.

This is not a marketing initiative. WPD get no money for doing this – but they have an onus placed on them to ensure that their business decisions reflect the views of their stakeholders. The events are completely free and lunch is provided.

Do you live in the rural areas of Rugby borough and want to know more about what’s on offer in your local community? Would you like to find out about a new rural transport service? Or volunteer for a new wildlife project? Or pick up safety advice from Warwickshire Police and Rugby Neighbourhood Watch?

As part of the Mental Health Challenge for Local Authorities, Centre for Mental Health is pleased to
invite you to a one‐day workshop to give you the tools you need to promote good mental health in
your local community.
The tailored workshop is for all local councillors with an interest in mental health, including
registered Member Champions, Executive or Health and Wellbeing Board members, Scrutiny
Committee members and any others wanting to learn more about the key role of elected members
in making communities healthier, fairer and more resilient.
I hope you can join us for this exciting and informative event.

We will look at the skills and practice needed to resolve conflict, from preparation to holding a difficult conversation. It will cover the various stages involved, including identifying needs, exploring options, and reaching an outcome. The underlying emphasis will be on fairness and preserving relationships.

This event is being run by Green Pepper

The workshop will provide a broad overview of the GDPR; and how it affects the way organisations collect and process data. In particular, it will look at the practical steps needed for compliance.

This event is being run by Green Pepper

We will look at the skills and practice needed to resolve conflict, from preparation to holding a difficult conversation. It will cover the various stages involved, including identifying needs, exploring options, and reaching an outcome. The underlying emphasis will be on fairness and preserving relationships.

This event is being run by Green Pepper

To help launch the PCC Road Safety Fund and give prospective bidders an understanding of the grants available, network with other road safety organisations and help the Commissioner build more detailed knowledge of the kinds of schemes which could be of benefit in Warwickshire, a special Road Safety Workshop is being organised.

Do you have good examples of low-carbon initiatives in your community? Do you have aspirations to address climate change where you live and are looking for ideas? Do come along if you’re interested in getting involved. There’ll be time for informal conversation too. 

Our mission is 21st century enlightenment. By sharing powerful ideas and carrying out cutting-edge research combined with practical action, we believe we can help create a better society by unleashing the talents of others. 

We will consider the various factors in a workplace that can motivate (or de-motivate) a person, drawing where possible on the experience of the workshop participants. We will then look at how current practices might be improved. We will also consider the important role of leaders, managers and supervisors in driving motivation, looking in particular at the positive qualities and ethical behaviours that can help to achieve this.

This event is being run by Green Pepper

A free workshop on Rights to Access Primary Care, and NHS guidelines, for any community/voluntary/statutory organisation who supports or knows anyone experiencing homelessness within Warwickshire

This workshop will help participants to become more confident in using social media to market their organisation, whether that be for events, campaigns or more generally to raise awareness. It will consider how to extend your organisation’s presence on social media and how to help increase engagement. In particular, it will look at how to make content more effective, using examples from Facebook and Twitter.

This event is being run by Green Pepper

A free workshop on Rights to Access Primary Care, and NHS guidelines, for any community/voluntary/statutory organisation who supports or knows anyone experiencing homelessness within Warwickshire

Full details and poster

The Major Exhibition of Products and Services for Local Councils returns.
The largest event for Local Councils in 2019

An event to build relationships between Warwickshire's third
sector and public sector commissioners

Click here for the Agenda

A free workshop on Rights to Access Primary Care, and NHS guidelines, for any community/voluntary/statutory organisation who supports or knows anyone experiencing homelessness within Warwickshire

After the success of the recent meeting “How Low-Carbon is Your Community” led by Harbury Energy Initiative, a second event aims to encourage local communities as well as RSA members to get actively involved.  This includes developing new initiatives and supporting existing ones to take more action towards creating a low carbon future. 

We’ll hear about new funding for rural community energy projects - and details of a major funding bid for ecological projects (along the route of HS2).  Crucially, attendees will be asked whether forming a 'Support Hub' would be helpful for those already or wanting to become actively involved - and what you'd hope it would achieve. 

Held over three days in Bournemouth, the Local Government Association conference provides plenty of opportunities for delegates to engage in a range of sessions on how innovation and good practice can deliver the best local public services for our communities.  We will be holding policy discussions on subjects ranging from sustainable funding, adult and children's social care, housing and homelessness as well as local government in a post-Brexit world.

A workshop to look at the organisational and management steps
needed to protect staff, volunteers and the public.

A Chance for You to Have Your Say

All welcome! Click here for the agenda.

Arrival from 7pm with a meeting start at 7:30pm.

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Arrival from 5:30pm with a meeting start at 6pm

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The event is free, but we are hoping as many attendees as possible bring their own homemade cakes & bakes with you to share. These can be your personal favourites, specialties, or something which reflects yourself and your identity. Star of The Great British Bake Off, Ali Imdad, will be part of this event, so get your aprons on!

Arrival from 6pm with a meeting start at 6:30pm

Further information

Thursday 14 November 2019, 2pm - 4pm.

The Pound Lane Learning Centre, Pound Lane, Leamington Spa CV32 7RT

Grapevine Coventry and Warwickshire as the local Community Organisers Social Action Hub, together with the Company of Community Organisers and Warwickshire County Council would like to invite you to attend an initial gathering to help us plan for any future networking.

The event is aimed at anyone who has taken part in The Introduction to Community Organising (1 day) training course and would like to link with other like minded people.

Click here to register for your free place.

Tuesday, 26th November 2019, 9.00am - 12.30pm

BVSC 138 Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6DR

This half day seminar will cover three key areas in risk management; risk assessment, data and security management and safeguarding. This seminar is open to everyone who is responsible for the risk management in their organisation. Find out more here.

Thursday 5 December 2019, 9am - 2pm.

The Benn Hall, Newbold Road, Rugby CV21 2LN

This event is open to anyone working in the field of Community Development or following Community Development practice.

Click here to register for your free place.

NALC were informed that Aviva has taken the responsible decision, given its size, to cancel for the foreseeable future all internal and external events at Aviva due to the risk of Coronavirus. The Aviva City of London office remains open. As a result, NALC’s Spring Conference due to be held on 17 March in the Auditorium of the Aviva City of London office is being postponed, and will now take place at a later date to be confirmed. Given the nature of the circumstances, and these being out of NALC’s control, we do hope those scheduled to attend will understand. More details will be made available in due course.

Following the introduction of social distancing measures earlier this year, the focus of trustees has rightly on responding to the crisis. This involved understanding and managing a charity’s immediate financial position as well as making difficult decisions about delivering services differently and ensuring that staff and volunteers were safe and supported in their roles.

This webinar is now full. The recording will be available afterwards on NCVO's Coronavirus pages.

The webinar will be presented by Alex Farrow and Jenny Potkins, our in-house consultants focusing on strategy, impact and organisational development. Find out more about our strategy work here.
 
As voluntary organisations emerge from the immediate crisis of covid-19, rapid and significant decisions will need to be made about the future. Senior leaders and trustees will need to make choices about services, programmes and resources under conditions of great uncertainty.

Throughout the webinar, we’ll discuss:

The session will be interactive and be followed by a 15-minute Q and A session.

This webinar is open to all but will be particularly useful for trustees and senior charity leaders.

This online course will help you understand and analyse the current funding situation of your organisation and teach you how to plan for the future. We’ll use key strategic tools, a funding strategy template (that you’ll adapt and tailor) and help you consider various sources of funding that are most suitable for your organisation including looking at diversification.

• Feel confident analysing your funding portfolio
• Fully grasp the income spectrum
• Have identified which sources of funding are most suitable for your organisation
• Considered where you could diversify and how you could approach it
• Have a clear understanding of the key components of a funding strategy 

For more information, prices and booking details, please click here to visit the NCVO website.

WCAVA's recent State of the Sector survey highlighted that 60% of organisations who responded had reduced activity in a significant way in response to the pandemic. Although it is still too early to determine the full extent of the impact from the coronavirus pandemic, it is still expected to be a smaller sector that emerges.

WCAVA wants to help groups to bounce back and tackle the challenges they face on resuming or expanding activities over the next few months as lockdown eases.

The event will cover topics such as:

• Share issues/problems and hear how others are tackling these

• Recovery planning

• Keeping volunteers safe and recruiting new ones

• Financial implications-fundraising

• Facility opening

• Good governance in a pandemic

The events will be delivered by Zoom and a meeting ID and a password will be emailed prior to the event. Click here to book.

For further information please contact one of the Funding and Group Development Officers below:

North Warwickshire and Rugby

Sarah Newell, Tel. 07966 380195 sarah.newell@wcava.org.uk

Michelle Black, Tel. 07458 017969 michelle.black@wcava.org.uk

Click here for more information from WCAVA.