Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (IESCCG), Adult & Community Services (ACS) and Children & Young People’s Services (CYP), Suffolk County Council, would like to invite you to participate in a workshop to develop the first ‘Early adopter site’ in Ipswich. This is an opportunity for front-line operational team members, and voluntary & community

(Message from Suffolk County Council) Suffolk County Council and the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are in the process of developing the Joint Commissioning Strategy for People with Learning Disabilities. The strategy is to ensure that communities and services offer the right support, in the right place at the right time to people with learning disabilities and their

We are pleased to announce details of this networking event offered by Community Action Suffolk in Ipswich. This will take place in Ipswich on Tuesday 21st April 2015 from 10am – 12.30pm. Are you a new or fledgling organisation still finding your feet, or an established group with knowledge and experience to share? This event is geared towards start-up organisations who

Community Action Suffolk has just released its new programme of training courses, for April – July 2015. 20 courses are available across the county, bookings are now open! A number of the courses are accredited and run by skilled trainers, including our own staff, bringing local knowledge and expertise. With courses on a range of subjects,

Do you want to find out what other community groups are doing? Do you want to have your say about the needs of your group? We are pleased to announce details of this free networking event offered by Community Action Suffolk in Suffolk Coastal. This will take place in Felixstowe on Wednesday 8th April 2015 from 1-4pm. Throughout the event

Community Action Suffolk has for some time now been on the Better Broadband Suffolk Partnership Board, which Suffolk County Council set up at the start of the Better Broadband for Suffolk programme, to improve engagement with the variety of communities across Suffolk. Alongside other key partners such as the business community, police, Suffolk Association with

This is an important conference for anyone who is involved with a community building whether it is a Village Hall, Community Centre, Scout Hut, Bowls Club or Sports Pavilion. Here are 3 things we don’t think you should miss! First hand experience about Big Lottery funding Find out more about the Big Lottery Reaching Communities

Following on from industrious Volunteering Network meetings in Bury St. Edmunds and Sudbury, a further meeting of voluntary and community sector groups in March was organised in Newmarket to explore “What Makes A Good Volunteer Role Description?” Facilitated by our local Volunteering Field Officer, Glenn Hubbard, the meeting started with group introductions, an update and discussion

A new workshop to help people learn more about getting into volunteering will start in Felixstowe in April. The “Introduction to Volunteering” workshops are free and will take place over 3 weeks, lasting for 2 hours each. They will focus on anyone aged 25 and over who is interested to learn more about what volunteering

by Rachael Warner Youth Advocate – Talent Match I’ve been out and about networking this week, attending the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast on 10th March and will be at another on 12th March at Momentum Café, being run by the Job Centre. Both are promoting apprenticeships and working to encourage employers to explore apprenticeships more to build