Community Action Suffolk is asking people to tackle the shortage of volunteers in Suffolk caused by the pandemic by making a New Year’s Resolution to give their time. The charity is currently … Read Article about Make volunteering your New Year’s resolution!
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Suffolk Village Halls Must Innovate For The Future
Community buildings across the county will be challenged to do something different as part of Village Halls Week 2022 and make a pledge on social media. Community Action Suffolk will be raising awareness of the contribution village halls make to … Read Article about Suffolk Village Halls Must Innovate For The Future
10 Ways to Make Your Comms More Accessible
No-one should be shut out from help. And for those of us working in the voluntary, community or social enterprise sector in particular, it’s vital that our work is accessible to all. But it can be hard to know where to start. How do you make sure … Read Article about 10 Ways to Make Your Comms More Accessible
Improving services for carers
The independent charity, Carers Voice Norfolk and Waveney, have co-produced a survey with carers as part of their work on the All Age Carers Strategy. This will be used to improve services and ensure carers receive the support they want and … Read Article about Improving services for carers
‘Learnable’: A new blog by Jacqui Wilkinson, Training, Safeguarding and Quality Standards Development Officer
Lessons from Meerkats Hello and welcome to ‘Learnable’. This is my first monthly blog for CAS and I am really excited to do this. There is always something we can learn. Often we can learn from the most unlikely things, if we take the time to … Read Article about ‘Learnable’: A new blog by Jacqui Wilkinson, Training, Safeguarding and Quality Standards Development Officer
Free funding for your organisation
Exciting news! To offer your community organisation opportunities to access free funding, we have partnered with easyfundraising. easyfundraising is a fundraising platform that turns online shopping into free donations for your charity, … Read Article about Free funding for your organisation
Funding boost for innovative new youth project
Over £100,000 has been agreed for innovative new project which supports young people in rural areas of East Suffolk. Last night, East Suffolk Council’s cabinet agreed to allocate £101,650 for a two-year pilot project which aims to support young … Read Article about Funding boost for innovative new youth project
New Ipswich BMX Track Opens!
New Ipswich BMX Track Opens! The grand opening of the new Ipswich BMX track in Landseer park took place on Saturday 11th September surrounded by a huge buzz of excitement and a flurry of BMXers testing out the new track. The project was led by … Read Article about New Ipswich BMX Track Opens!
Chris On Volunteers: Valued Then, And Just As Valuable Now
Just imagine for a moment that the army of volunteers who came forward in the height of the pandemic, had not in fact done so. Imagine there had been no volunteers to ‘muck in’, to ‘pitch up’, and to take on the shopping trips, the house visits, … Read Article about Chris On Volunteers: Valued Then, And Just As Valuable Now
Festival of Suffolk 2022: An Invitation!
The Festival of Suffolk 2022 will be a celebration of our county during The Queen’s historic Jubilee and will bring together all people and communities in joyful celebration. It will create a powerful legacy to increase the visibility of Suffolk and … Read Article about Festival of Suffolk 2022: An Invitation!
Joy for Youth Cricketers As Funding Helps Their Post-Covid Restart
Aspiring Joe Root and Ben Stokes wannabes from West Suffolk are back playing the game they love most, after a devastating year for their youth cricket experience. Nowton Cricket Club has this week been awarded a grant of £700 from the Suffolk … Read Article about Joy for Youth Cricketers As Funding Helps Their Post-Covid Restart
Suffolk businesses invited to attend Cycle September webinars!
As more and more people return to the office, local businesses are being encouraged to help their employees commute by bike by registering for Cycle September. Cycle September, organised by Love to Ride, is a fun and engaging campaign that helps … Read Article about Suffolk businesses invited to attend Cycle September webinars!
Community ‘Shed’ Reopens As Social Lifeline, Thanks To Restart Grant
A SUFFOLK project based in a former shipping container and designed to encourage men to talk, has officially reopened this week, thanks to a community grant. The Debenham Men’s Shed is part of a national network – UK Men’s Shed Association – and … Read Article about Community ‘Shed’ Reopens As Social Lifeline, Thanks To Restart Grant
Suffolk Sports Clubs And Teams Told – ‘We Hear You. Welcome Back.’
A COUNTY-WIDE commitment to help charities and community schemes restart after Covid, has now received a huge financial boost specifically to aid sporting activities. Public Health Suffolk is to grant a further £350,000 to the Suffolk Community … Read Article about Suffolk Sports Clubs And Teams Told – ‘We Hear You. Welcome Back.’
What’s social value – and what are we doing about it?
Social value - what's it all about? Social Value is a really good way of showing the additional impact of implementing a project or policy. It has come to the fore through a desire to better show the wider beneficial impacts of public and … Read Article about What’s social value – and what are we doing about it?