Hart Matters #1 - June 2023 by https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw en-us 2023-06-05 14:40:35 UTC 2026-02-01 04:58:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/2066782384/4efa664d86b609eaaf01ae2e108d5f1c/HVA_logo_rectangle.jpg Healthwatch Hampshire Engagement Officer ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2614898767 Location: Hampshire: Home-based with travel across the county. Salary: £23,611 - £26,249 (pro rata) per annum. Closing Date: Sunday 02 July 2023. Healthwatch Hampshire are looking for a passionate and innovative communicator to join their small and friendly team on a permanent basis, working 37 hours per week.  https://www.networxrecruitment.com/Jobs/Advert/3136631]]> 2023-06-05 14:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2614898767 Hart Voices: 50th Anniversary Concert ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2614909014 Saturday 1 July 2023, 7.30pm - Victoria Hall, Hartley Wintney
Hart Voices says Thank You for the Music to finish its 50th Anniversary Year with choral works including Abba & other Scandinavian delights! Join Hart Voices for an evening of music celebrating the music of Abba, Benny & Bjorn and a host of other Scandinavian choral delights! ​Get your tickets before they sell out!
Tickets: £17 (Under 16: £6)
On sale now at:  https://thankyouforthemusic.eventbrite.co.uk]]> 2023-06-05 15:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2614909014 Hampshire Playing Fields Grants ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2614916520 The Hampshire and IOW Community Foundation have re-opened this grant programme aimed at sports clubs/physical activities providers.  The aim is to fund local provision that helps people to access outdoor spaces and sporting opportunities, enabling them to participate in games, sports, and physical activity.  12 month grants of £500 to £2,500. Closing date 29 June 2023.  More info at this link. ]]> 2023-06-05 15:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2614916520 Alzheimer Cafe - Farnborough Branch ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2614929772 Friday 16 June 2023:  St. Peter’s Parish Centre, 60 Church Avenue, Farnborough, GU14 7AP 
Topic – Grieving and Guilt - Dr Gemma Jones
Alzheimer Cafés provide dementia-related education in a café-like setting for people with dementia (any type), their family, friends, professionals, and for anyone else interested in dementia. NEWCOMERS ARE WELCOME! No advance registration required. For more information about the cafés: 
Phone: Farnborough Alzheimer Cafe: 07938 175 002 
alzheimercafe@hotmail.co.uk
https://alzheimercafe.co.uk/
]]> 2023-06-05 15:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2614929772 Advice Session Supervisor - Citizens Advice Hart ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2614959599 Advice Session Supervisor (Trainee or Lead role)
Hours: 22.5 – 30 hours per week (hours negotiable)
Days: Monday – Thursday. Salary: Ppro rata £15,000-£17,400 for 22.5 hrs, £20,000-£23,200 for 30 hrs.
Contract: Permanent. Citizens Advice Hart is looking for a part-time Advice Session Supervisor to work with other Advice Session Supervisors, responsible for day-to-day supervision and development of the advice team of volunteers to deliver a high quality service to help clients. Will to consider someone new to the role to be trained or an experienced supervisor keen to take a lead role with progression opportunities.  Full details at this link: 
]]> 2023-06-05 15:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2614959599 Welcome to our newest member! ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2614999993 We would like to welcome CPRE Hampshire as our most recent Hart Voluntary Action member.  CPRE Hampshire's mission is: "To promote, enhance and protect a thriving countryside."  Some of the ways they do this are:
  • Raise awareness of the Hampshire countryside as a vital space for health and wellbeing.
  • Encourage care of fields and hedgerows to help protect landscapes and wildlife.
  • Celebrate and support businesses that give back to the Hampshire countryside.
  • Promote renewable energy that does not damage the Hampshire countryside or wider environment.
More detail about the charity's work and how to get involved at this link
]]> 2023-06-05 16:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2614999993 Localgiving.com - Magic Little Grants ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615012708 A simple 20-minute application process for a £500 grant and an outcome within six weeks. Organisations must either be in their first year of operation or have an annual income under £250,000.  Funding can be used to launch new projects, support existing ones, or cover core costs associated with ongoing work.  Closing date 31/10/23.
Applicants may apply for funding for projects under one of the following themes:
  • Providing support to improve mental health.
  • Enabling participation in physical activity.
  • Enabling participation in the arts.
  • Preventing or reducing the impact of poverty.
  • Supporting marginalised groups and tackling inequality.
  • Improving biodiversity and responding to the climate emergency.
  • Improving green spaces and increasing access to the outdoors.
Open to charitable groups whether they already subscribe to the Localgiving.com donations platform or not.  More information here: 
]]> 2023-06-05 16:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615012708 Vision 4 Youth - Summer Youth Activity Scheme ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615021862 Vision 4 Youth is the first local youth organisation to join Hampshire County Council's list of approved Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) school holiday activity providers.  This means that they are able to offer free places to children aged 11-16, who attend Hampshire schools and are in receipt of free school meals for their summer holiday scheme in Yateley. Contact office@vision4youth.org.uk or call 07423 336516.]]> 2023-06-05 16:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615021862 Employment opportunities with Rushmoor Voluntary Services ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615042314 Rushmoor Voluntary Services are recruiting a Community Support Worker (Mental Health & Wellbeing) and a Health Walks Development Officer.  Both roles are part-time.  You can download a recruitment pack for either role at this link]]> 2023-06-05 17:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615042314 Lions Funfest 2023 ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615054485 Lions Funfest returns for another year - 25th June.  This immensely successful event  is a fun packed day for people with disabilities or special educational needs, their families and helpers. There is no charge to attend but those wishing to attend should register. The emphasis will be on music and fun, for people of all ages and abilities: with bouncy castles, roundabouts, steam train rides and plenty of sideshows and games.  The event is wheelchair accessible.  Further details about to book at this link. ]]> 2023-06-05 17:35:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615054485 Winchfield Music Festival 23 June - 1 July ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615063540 Check out the website for the full programme - a lovely setting in the field next to St Mary's Church on Bagwell Lane.  Funds raised go towards the upkeep of St Mary's.  Further details at this link.]]> 2023-06-05 17:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615063540 Fleet & District Carnival 2023 ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615082859 One of Hart's most longstanding annual community events is back for another year.  Fleet & District Carnival is organised by a volunteer committee, and all proceeds will go towards their chosen charity for 2023 - Sasha's Project.  Activities in Calthorpe Park start from 10.00 and include a Carnival Market & Bar, traditional fete games, Searle's Fun Fair. The Grand Procession along Fleet Road starts at 12.00pm, and there will be a Dog Show and Music also in Calthorpe Park from 2.00pm.  The event finishes at 8.00pm. Full details at this link.]]> 2023-06-05 18:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615082859 Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice - Walk for the Wards - 18 June ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615111646 Register now for Phyllis Tuckwell’s Walk for the Wards taking place on 18 June and enjoy a unique opportunity to explore the Hampton Estate, a beautiful 200-acre area of rich and diverse habitat, located between Puttenham and Seale.  Entry is £10 for adults and £4 for children, and dogs are welcome (on a lead). Walkers can start their walk between 9.30 and 10am, and there will be a free ice cream at the end for all who take part, kindly sponsored by Spire Health. Register now at www.pth.org.uk/walk-for-the-wards and start raising sponsorship money. ]]> 2023-06-05 18:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615111646 Save Our Wild Isles Community Fund ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615122252 Aviva, in partnership with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), is making £1 million in funding available to support community groups across the UK to protect and restore nature in their local area. The Save Our Wild Isles Community Fund is a crowdfunding initiative that will give £2 for every £1 raised by each project. The matching applies to each individual donation up to £250, with a total of £5,000 in match funding available per community project. A wide range of nature projects can be supported, from creating community gardens and replanting wildlife meadows, to protecting wildlife and promoting community connection to nature. Applications can be made at any time until all funding has been allocated.  ]]> 2023-06-05 18:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615122252 Hart & Rushmoor LCP - Ukraine Support Fund 2023-24 ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615478133 The Ukraine Support Fund is being organised by the Hart & Rushmoor Local Children’s Partnership (LCP) with funding received from Hampshire County Council.  Small grants of £100-£250.
  • Applications must come from referral organisations such as voluntary/community or public sector organisations, not the individual or family
  • In the first instance, contact Tony McGovern at Rushmoor Borough Council with your idea / suggestion – only after discussion should you complete and send the application form.
  • The fund is mostly available to remove barriers to progress, for instance in finding work, independent living, education and learning outside the regular school day/curriculum.
Full details about the Ukraine Support Fund can be downloaded from this link and the application form from this link.
]]> 2023-06-06 05:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615478133 Welcome! ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615493850 Welcome to our first news bulletin on "padlet" and many thanks to our colleagues at Rushmoor Voluntary Services for the inspiration!  Please scroll up and down each section for news items.  You can click on any of the items to see them in a larger view.  Click on the side-bar to share all or any of the items with friends and contacts.  We will be aiming for a fortnightly issue, so do send any updates about your activities, events, appeals for new members/clients, funding successes, jobs, etc to admin@hartvolaction.org.uk 

]]> 2023-06-06 06:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2615493850 The Annexe Counselling Rooms - Odiham ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2616795097 Did you know that Hart Voluntary Action has a suite of 3 counselling/therapy rooms to hire on a hourly/sessional basis?  The Annexe is part of Odiham Cottage Hospital and can be used by counsellors and other professionals who would like a calm and inviting space for one-to-ones with clients (small groups of up to 3 or 4 people also possible).  Rooms work for all ages.  Subsidised rates for charitable and public sector services.  More detail at this link.]]> 2023-06-07 07:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2616795097 Hampshire Community Buildings Forum - 21 June ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2616813303 Update from Kevin Sawers from Action Hampshire.  "The next online forum for community buildings reps across Hampshire: Weds 21 Jun, 9.30-11.45am.   Zoom link  will be sent nearer the time. Two of my colleagues will provide an introduction to business / development planning and marketing, as Action Hampshire moves towards a team-based approach to community buildings support. There will also be a presentation on Insurance for Community Buildings by Norris & Fisher specialist brokers. We also run district-focused forum sessions with our colleagues from Hampshire's other Councils for Voluntary Services  Details of these meetings are on our website." 

If you run any type of building for community hire/use, then HVA can recommend you join this network for peer support and knowledge-sharing.]]> 2023-06-07 07:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2616813303 Big Bike Revival 2023 ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2616859831 The Big Bike Revival programme is for people returning to cycling, or those starting as a complete beginner. The Big Bike Revival 2023 is focusing on teaching skills and leading bike rides. If your organisation is able to deliver events that meet those criteria, you can apply for a grant of up to £2,000. Grants can be spent on equipment to expand capacity; venue hire for learn events or instructors to lead bike rides. The delivery period for the 2023 programme began on 15 May and lasts until 30 September 2023. Applications open to 31 May.]]> 2023-06-07 08:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2616859831 Funding for Life Skills Projects ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2617315964
The MSE Charity is dedicated to supporting UK voluntary groups deliver financial life skills, which make a lasting impact on the way people think, behave & manage their money.
The September 2023 grant round is focused on funding groups working with adults who are specifically impacted by one of the life changing transitions listed on their website (bereavement, redundancy, homelessness, offenders, resettlement, relationship breakdown etc.) to develop the personal financial life skills which are essential to navigate through the transition they are facing.  Deadline: 29 September 2023. 
https://www.msecharity.com/how-to-apply/application-guidance

]]> 2023-06-07 16:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2617315964 Lead Mental Health Youth Worker - Youth Safe Haven ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2619075761
No Limits are looking to recruit a part-time Lead Mental Health Youth Worker - Safe Haven (North East Hampshire and Farnham) - based in Farnham. Closing date to apply 14 June 2023. Details about post at the link below.
https://actionhampshire.org.uk/.../lead-mental-health.../

]]> 2023-06-09 06:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2619075761 New Health Walk for Blackwater ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2619129848 Hart Voluntary Action is launching a new Health Walk in Blackwater from Monday 19 June - 10.30 start with time at the end for refreshments in the cafe at Blackwater & Hawley Leisure Centre.  If you are interested to find out more either as a participant or volunteer, do check out the link above. ]]> 2023-06-09 07:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2619129848 Grand Opening..... ceo184 https://padlet.com/ceo184/co3rg9ow3ti41oaw/wish/2619314472 The weather couldn’t have been kinder for the grand opening of Church Crookham & Fleet Men’s Shed (CC&FS) ‘building 505’ at Hartland Village.
On Wednesday 7th June representatives from developers, Berkeley St Edward & Hart District Council joined a plethora of ‘shedders’ & their guests at the official opening of the charity’s second shed.   

The CC&FS committee led by Chairman Allan Walker have worked closely with Berkeley representative, Lisa Smith to bring the new facility on-line; coupled with their Naishes Lane shed, Building 505 will enable CC&FS to reduce their waiting-list of new ‘shedders’ whilst continuing to deliver fabulous projects for the local community. 

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