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EVENTS

LOCAL EVENTS

'Empowering the Voluntary Sector' workshop
 
Navca is delivering this workshop, which is part of the partnership project with The Public Law Project, in conjunction with CVS North Wilts on Wednesday 2nd July in Chippenham. To date around 350 VCS worker have been trained nationally and the support of the Public Law Project has prevented around £250,000 from being lost to the sector in cuts from public bodies. Further details and a booking form can be downloaded here.

Summer Lecture
 
Wessex Community Action are hosting a Summer Lecture in Salisbury on Wednesday 18th June at 6.30pm. Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive of NCVO will ask 'Is civil society in danger of being hugged to death by government local and national'. For further details please contac Wessex Community Action on 01722 421747.

Review of working with Voluntary & Community Sector - consultation events
 
Wilsthire County Council and Wiltshire PCT are hosting two consultation events to enable groups to give their views on the recommendations in the report. The events are taking place on Wednesday 16th April 11.45am to 2.15pm at Melksham Assembly Rooms and Monday 19th May 11.45am to 2.15pm at Salisbury City Hall. To book download and complete the booking form. Groups that are unable to attend one of the events can complete the consultation questionnaire. A copy of the report can be downloaded here.

REGIONAL & NATIONAL EVENTS

Volunteering England National Convention
 
Transforming passion into power: volunteering at the heart of social change
is the focus for Volunteering Englands National Convention which takes place on 23rd to 25th April at Hilton Newcastle in Gateshead. The convention is aimed at volunteer managers or anyone with a responsibility for volunteers in organisations large and small. For further details please download the convention brochure.

 
 
Ulrika Jonsson-Swinburne, Consortium Development Worker
Based at: CVS North Wiltshire, 3-4 New Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 1EJ, Telephone: 01249 654089, Email: ulrika@cvsnw.org.uk