Tag Archives: Community engagement

Training and mentoring for community groups: workshop

What: workshop for community groups doing heritage-led regeneration projects

Where: Riddle’s Court, 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2PG

When: Thursday, 22 May 2014 from 10:00 to 16:30

Who: Prince’s Regeneration Trust

Cost: £15.75 + VAT and processing fee. £25 per person travel bursaries are available

Here’s the full announcement:

The Prince’s Regeneration Trust has recently started a new UK wide training and mentoring programme – Building Resources, Investment and Community Knowledge (BRICK). BRICK is a three year programme funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and a number of corporate sponsors, and it is aimed at community groups taking forward heritage-led regeneration projects. For further information about BRICK please see here:http://www.princes-regeneration.org/resources/BRICK.

The second in the series of BRICK workshops will take place in Edinburgh on 22 May 2014. The day-long event will bring together community groups in Scotland and beyond, interested in learning about:

  •  Ideas to options – Developing creative options for the reuse of historic buildings and sites
  •  Funding journey – Funding strategies and effective management
  •  Innovative financing – Social investment and community banking.

Speakers include representatives of Scottish Historic Buildings Trust, Purcell, The Royal Bank of Scotland and Social Investment Scotland, alongside The Prince’s Regeneration Trust.  The event will also feature interactive sessions and surgeries with the speakers, as well as a tour of the venue – itself a regeneration project. The event will be chaired by Rosie Fraser, The Prince’s Regeneration Trust’s Operations Director.

We are contacting you because we believe that you may be interested in this workshop. We encourage all community groups and all those involved in community lead regeneration projects to take the opportunity to learn through BRICK over the next three years. Further information about BRICK events will be disseminated through various heritage and regeneration agencies and membership organisations, local and regional press, social networking sites (Facebook and Twitter), email and via our new BRICK web site once that is up and running.

If you think that the workshop in Edinburgh might benefit you and would like to attend, please note that a registration fee of just under £20 per person will apply. This includes the cost of lunch & refreshments, online registration charges and VAT. A small number of travel bursaries are available on application.

To register for the event please follow the link: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brick-workshop-2-edinburgh-tickets-11398696809 .

We would also be grateful if you could pass along details for this event to any other contacts or community groups that you think may benefit from attending.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at BRICKworkshops@princes-regeneration.org if you have any questions or require further information. Apologies for any cross-posting.

Kind regards

The BRICK Team
Building Resources, Investment and Community Knowledge
The Prince’s Regeneration Trust
14 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0QP
T: 020 3262 0560  F: 020 3262 0570
E: BRICKworkshops@princes-regeneration.org
W: www.princes-regeneration.org

Make Leith a safer place

Tell us how to make Leith a safer place

 We are still looking for suggestions of things we can do to make Leith a safer place over the three month period starting in June 2014.

 For more information & to make your suggestion follow this link: http://www.edinburghnp.org.uk/neighbourhood-partnerships/leith/about/feeling-safe-community-forum/suggest-a-feeling-safe-neighbourhood-priority/

 Leith community conference


The Leith Neighbourhood Partnership are holding a community conference in Leith on Friday 16th May, 2pm – 4pm.

 For more information, follow this link:  http://www.edinburghnp.org.uk/neighbourhood-partnerships/leith/what’s-on/latest-news-in-leith/2014/05/leith-community-conference-16-may-2014/

 Facebook question & answer session

 Paul Baxter, Environmental Warden for the City Centre & Leith areas is holding a Facebook question & answer session this Wednesday, between 2pm & 4pm.

If you have a question, visit Paul on Facebook by following this link: http://on.fb.me/1fZ492l

Leith Community Conference 16th May

Just a reminder that Leith NP is holding a Community Conference this Friday to determine the focus of its work for the next 3 years.  This is an open meeting with lots of opportunity to contribute.  If you attend only one NP meeting/event this year – make it this one! 

 

Leith needs Leithers’ views and ideas.

All welcome at

Leith Community Conference

on

Friday, 16 May 2014

at

South Leith Parish Church Halls, Henderson Street

 

A light lunch will be served at 1.30 pm and discussions will start at 2.00pm.

 

A crèche for children 4 years and younger and creative play for 5-9 years olds(short sessions) is available.  Limited places allocated on a first come basis.

 

Draft minutes of LCCC April meeting

As with all draft minutes, these should be regarded as a rough draft until and unless they are approved at the next meeting.

Click to download: 2014_04_28 draft

Topics discussed include

  • Leith police station’s area
  • police action against antisocial behaviour
  • Leith festival
  • Leith CCs get-together
  • Community engagement
  • Leith walk repairs: contracts have been issued
  • Pilrig Park
  • Croall place advertising: planning outcome
  • McDonald Road secondary school: planning outcome
  • Shrub Hill House and Shrub Place
  • Leith community plan conference (16 May)
  • Redbraes community Garden
  • Edinburgh Tool Library
  • Referendum debates

Funding newsflash

Spring 2014

Prepared by Maureen Thompson, Policy Assistant, City Of Edinburgh Council, The Drumbrae Library Hub, 81 Drum Brae Drive, Eh4 7fe

You may also be interested in looking at previous monthly Newsflashes. Please have a look at our website: http://www.edinburghnp.org.uk/about-nps/funding/external-funding-updates/

You can also access a free online database of funding sources, Edinburgh4Community. All you need is a library number to log in: http://www.open4community.info/edinburgh/Default.aspx
Source Themes Min/Max Eligibility Contact Deadlines
Sport
£1m Legacy 2014 Sustainable Scottish Sport for Communities Fund Increase sustainable community ownership of sports facilities Up to £25k Social enterprises http://www.legacy2014.co.uk/be-part-of-it/funding 23/5/14
Health
Comic Relief Give It Up Grants Addiction Two grants

  • Small grants for activities: Up to £5k
  • Large for three year recovery communities: Up to £70,000
 Not for profit organisations http://www.comicrelief.com/giveitup 25/6/14
Youth
Hilden Charitable Fund Summer playschemes for refugee and ethnic minority familes £500 to £1,500 Community groups http://www.hildencharitablefund.org.uk/ 18/5/14
Community
Science & Society Community Challenge Grant Scheme Taking science to diverse audiences £10k to £20k or £40k Schools, community groups, churches etc https://www.gov.uk/science-and-society-community-challenge-grant-scheme#who-is-eligible-to-apply 16/5/14
OFcom Community Radio Fund Community Radio Stations Support for core running costs Average grant £15,000 Community radio licensees http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/radio/community-radio-fund/ 7/5/14