ECEN e-Bulletin – 20 December 2007 This e-bulletin contains information about the following topics: ECEN Annual Performance Assessment Local Area Agreement e-Bulletin Christmas Party at Total Healthcare Burns Night Event Job Vacancy Funding News Space for Community Groups at Oasis Academy Enfield Disability Report Available on the Enfield Observatory Indices of Deprivation Youth Sport, Leisure and Anti-Social Behaviour TellUs2 Survey – Results for Enfield
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ECEN Annual Performance Assessment
ECEN is inviting voluntary and community groups to take part in its annual performance assessment. This is your opportunity to let us know how you think ECEN has performed over the last year and which areas we need to improve. We are asking people to take part in telephone discussions with an independent consultant, Ian Beever, who will be carrying out the performance assessment. The telephone discussion will last no more than 30 minutes and will take place between January and February 2008. If you would like to take part in the telephone discussions, please contact Ian Beever at ian@ianbeever.com or on 020 2819 9488.
Local Area Agreement e-Bulletin
LVSC (London Voluntary Service Council) has begun producing e-Bulletins dedicated to Local Area Agreements. Click here to download the latest e-Bulletin.
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Christmas Party at Total Healthcare
On Christmas Day, Tuesday 25th December 2007, Total Healthcare is teaming up with a Christian Ministry (Jesus Mission to Nations Ministry) to host a FREE Christmas party to people who may be lonely, without family or friends or those that want to freely share that time in fellowship with others on Christmas Day. The party is taking place 2pm-7pm in the Visitors Centre, Pymmes Park, Edmonton N18 2UF.
Burns Night Event
The Metropolitan Police (Bushey) Sports Club will be hosting a Burns Night on Saturday 26th January 2008, 7pm-12.30am. The evening will include a four-course meal, music from Quicksilver and a raffle in aid of Nightingale Community Hospice. Tickets for the event cost £27 each. For more information call 01923 243947.
Job Vacancy
Ponders End Community Development Trust (PECDT) is seeking a change-maker to lead the long-term sustainable development of the Trust. As a Development Manager you will be experienced in strategic planning and have excellent communication and organisational skills as well as a proven fund-raising track record. This is a full-time post for 7 months in the first instance, with the possibility of an extension, subject to funding. The salary is £35,000 per annum. The closing date for the applications is 7th January 2008. Interviews will be held on Monday 14th January 2008 and the chosen candidate will be expected to commence employment by mid-February 2008 at the latest. Application packs are available from the PECDT Office on 020 8805 0412 or by emailing halina@pondersend.org.uk.
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ENFIELD VOLUNTARY ACTION A Company Limited By Guarantee (England and Wales) Registered Office as above. Co. Registration : 3755382 Charity Registration : 1077857
Funding News
The latest edition of Funding Insight, the weekly e-Newsletter that summarises the latest grant funding opportunities, is now available. Click here to download it.
Space for Community Groups at Oasis Academy Enfield
Oasis Academy Enfield is a new school that will be housed in Innova Park, Enfield. The school building will be ready in September 2008. The building will be four floors tall with capacity for 1100 students, although the Academy will have only 360 students in September 2008. Therefore, there will be space to spare for a year or two, and the Academy is making the empty space available for community groups to use. They are also thinking about setting aside some rooms on a permanent basis to act as a "community hotdesk". It might be that the Academy could provide some basic admin support. Oasis Academy has not decided yet what the charge will be, but it is likely that they will provide a substantial discount for those groups who could demonstrably make a contribution to school life. This might involve providing volunteering opportunities to the Academy’s students, meeting parental needs, making a curriculum input or providing a translation service. Ideally, Oasis Academy would like to have a situation where some groups have a permanent presence inside the school in return for this investment in community needs. Some groups will be looking for a simpler arrangement - simply hiring a classroom or a meeting space. The Academy is very happy to do that as well, although hire charges have not yet been determined. Oasis Academy Enfield is currently housed in temporary accommodation but the building is apparently up to a high specification and suitable for letting to a supplementary school or for meetings. Paul Hammond (Deputy Principal, Community, Oasis Academy Enfield) is arranging a meeting on Tuesday 8th January 2008 from 4.00pm to 5.00pm, when interested parties can view the current temporary school and get a good view of the new building in advanced construction.
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ENFIELD VOLUNTARY ACTION A Company Limited By Guarantee (England and Wales) Registered Office as above. Co. Registration : 3755382 Charity Registration : 1077857
If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, please email Paul Hammond at Paul.Hammond@oasisenfield.co.uk or paul.hammond3@btinternet.com; alternatively you can call him on 07841 514953.
Disability Report Available on the Enfield Observatory
The Disability Report has now been published on the Enfield Observatory. It can be downloaded by clicking here. You will find the Key Findings on page 4 of the document. The Report describes a range of characteristics for disabled people living in Enfield, principally by estimating the number of people living with certain conditions and by showing the scale of services provided.
Indices of Deprivation
The Department for Communities and Local Government released these new deprivation indicators on 6 December 2007. The indicators use data for 2005 and can be compared with the previous 2004 indices which used data for 2001. The Indices provide what may be viewed as league tables for deprivation by local authority district and for small areas within each district. Enfield’s position, relative to other local authorities, worsened between 2001 and 2005, from 104th to 74th worst, out of the 354 authorities in England. Amongst the Indices is an Index of Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) – put simply, child poverty. This also shows a worsening, from 39th to 21st worst, on a simple calculation done by averaging all the small area rankings. The Enfield Observatory team will be producing a fuller information briefing and will be researching changes since 2005. For further information please e-mail Observatory@enfield.gov.uk or telephone 020 8379 3883/5617. You can access the Indices of Deprivation by clicking here.
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ENFIELD VOLUNTARY ACTION A Company Limited By Guarantee (England and Wales) Registered Office as above. Co. Registration : 3755382 Charity Registration : 1077857
Youth Sport, Leisure and Anti-Social Behaviour
The Audit Commission has recently begun a piece of research into the use of local positive activities to discourage young people from getting involved in anti-social behaviour. Through fieldwork the study will assess the ways in which local authorities and their partners co-ordinate, deliver and commission positive activities to reduce anti-social behaviour, and will also, crucially, talk to the young people involved in those activities about their experiences. For more information, please visit the Audit Commission website.
TellUs2 Survey – Results for Enfield
TellUs2 is a survey of children and young people in England carried out in 2007, which asks about their experiences and views of life, their school and their local area. Included were questions covering the five Every Child Matters outcomes. The questions in the survey were put to a number of Year 6, 8 and 10 pupils in Enfield schools during May and June 2007. Click here to see the survey results for Enfield.
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ENFIELD VOLUNTARY ACTION A Company Limited By Guarantee (England and Wales) Registered Office as above. Co. Registration : 3755382 Charity Registration : 1077857