Take Part Cornwall still has places available for its FREE training on working as a volunteer with the police.
The session is an introduction to becoming Independent Custody Visitors and Independent Members of the Police Authority, two exciting and very different ways to influence policing in your area.
Take Part Cornwall is rolling out a series of free How To guides and other publications designed to stimulate interest in volunteering and community action in Cornwall.
Produced by Cornwall VSF, the How To Guides are colourful and easy to understand introductions to getting active in the community. Some are about traditional volunteering roles, including becoming a Charity Trustee or Magistrate, while others in the pipeline will tackle broader subjects, such as making freedom of information requests and campaigning about local issues on the internet.
Government Office South West (GOSW) is hosting two events for community activists and representatives of VCS organisations to give their feedback on the Government’s Big Society plans.
The events in Bristol (Monday 13 September) and Plymouth (Wednesday 15 September) will focus specifically on plans to train Community Organisers to co-ordinate Big Society work in their local area.
Anyone who attends will be encouraged to discuss: -
1 What they do already
2 What works, and what doesn’t
3 What encourages people to come forward
4 What skills are support are needed
5 What obstacles need to be overcome to make Community Organisers a success
Click on the flyer for more details.
To reserve a place for either workshop contact Heather Milsom at heather.milsom@gosw.gsi.gov.uk or 0117 900 1890. Please supply your name, organisation, which workshop you would like to attend, contact details and any specific requirements.
This is now the 3rd year for Cornwall Pride and again this years event is to be held in Truro on Saturday, August 28th 2010.The event aims to celebrate a vibrant and diverse community, which needs YOUR support.
For more information, visit http://www.cornwallpride.co.uk/
Devon & Cornwall Police Authority has a number of exciting roles for volunteers, both hands-on and strategic. Run by Take Part Cornwall, these FREE training sessions in Bodmin and Penzance are an introduction to two of them.
Independent Custody Visitors work on the front line of law and order, making visits to busy working police stations. They check and report on the welfare of people in custody, and make sure they know their rights.
Take Part Cornwall now offers a menu of short workshops to community groups in the county. These are designed to be active and fun, helping individuals and groups gain information and skills to make a difference in their community.
The new government has finalised the date to stage a referendum on changing the voting system. On 05 May 2011 voters across UK will decide whether they want Alternative Voting system or not.
Alternative Vote (AV) is a form of preferential voting whereby voters rank their choice of candidate. If no candidate is the first preference of a majority of voters (more…)
Following the elections in May, do you think you will have the local and national government you want or the one you deserve? Do you think the voice of local communities will have more influence or less?
Take Part Cornwall, in collaboration with NAVCA and the WEA, are organising a Democracy Day for communities across the county. (more…)
Volunteer Cornwall has produced a series of Take Part Cornwall How To guides for distribution in its Volunteer Centres across the county.
The guides give information on How To get involved in several civic roles, including magistrate, school governor and town councillor.
Visit one of the volunteer centres in Truro, Liskeard, Bodmin, St. Austell and Redruth to pick up one of the guides. See www.volunteercornwall.org.uk.
Democracy Day Cornwall takes place at The Shire House Suite in Bodmin on Friday 30th July.
The event is aimed at voluntary and community organisations, and public sector staff working with the voluntary sector. It explores how organisations can bring about change on issues that are important to them, and also help individuals become more active citizens.
The event is run by NAVCA and East Cornwall CVS as part of Take Part Cornwall.
For more information see the flyer.
