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Cornwall Respect Festival

Aug 13

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Cornwall Respect Festival takes place tomorrow (Saturday 14 August) in Truro, celebrating Cornwall’s diversity with a terrific selection of live music and fun activities.

Daytime events in Victoria Gardens include dance, mask-making and costume-making workshops. In the evening, the action switches to Lemon Quay with outdoor performances by bands including Kissmet, Zubop Gambia and Nucleus Roots.

For a full breakdown of events see the website www.cornwallrespect.com/

To read organiser Dean Harvey’s thoughts on the festival, see the One Kernow blog.

Donations and proceeds from a live auction will be going to Shelterbox.

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Cornwall Council hosts Lottery funding event

Aug 13

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Members of the South West Heritage Lottery Fund team will be giving presentations about funding opportunities at the Council Chambers, Luxstowe House, Liskeard on Thursday 23 September.

Running from 10.15am to 2pm, the event explains current grant programmes and priorities for support, and also features a networking lunch for Cornish organisations to discuss funding and ideas for projects.

The event is hosted by Cornwall Council’s Localism and Environment teams, in association with Cornwall Funding Advisors Network.  Confirm your attendance by Tuesday 21 September with Amanda Hilton, Cornwall Gateway Community Network Support Officer,
Email: ahilton@cornwall.gov.uk, Tel: 01579 341020

Tell Government what you think about the Big Society

Aug 12

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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.

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Police Authority training sessions

Aug 10

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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.

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New, free workshops in East Cornwall

Aug 9

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Our friends at East Cornwall CVS have three upcoming FREE workshops for organisations and individuals who volunteer in the east of the county. A recent workshop booked up within three days, so don’t wait to confirm your place if you want to go.
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Take Part workshops

Aug 6

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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.

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