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Dan Do Môn - Issue 12
The Newsletter for voluntary organisations on Anglesey
Objective 1
Anglesey has been given Objective 1 status, which will provide the highest level of financial support for development from the European Unions Structural Funds. The West and Valley areas of Wales have been deemed deprived areas of Europe, and it is hoped that Objective 1 status will help them catch up with the EU average. Details of priorities under Objective 1 have yet to be agreed, however, job creation will underpin the programme. The European Unit of the Isle of Anglesey County Council is seeking local consultation on identifying ways that the local economy can be regenerated. If you require further information or want to be put on the mailing list for Objective 1, contact:
A meeting will be held Wednesday 16 June at Oriel Môn, Llangefni at 7.00pm for the voluntary/community sectors to learn more about this important development, and to consider how they can be part of any procedure.
CELEBRATING THE MILLENNIUM
Ynys Môn Charitable Trust
The Millennium Festival
ANNUAL MEETING
Ynys Môn Voluntary Services Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday 8 September 1999 at 7.00pm at Môn Training, Llangefni. The speaker will be Ieuan Wyn Jones AM MP. Election papers for the Management Committee will be forwarded at the beginning of June.
CONGRATULATIONS Pentraeth and Llaingoch village halls have received money from Cynnal the Village Halls for the 21st Century project. The National Lotteries Board also decided to give money to Gwalchmai Elderly Peoples Centre, Benllech Ex-Servicemens Community Hall and Anglesey Crossroads.
This investment totals £457,683 towards voluntary activity on the Island.
The Children and Youth Partnership Fund for Wales
The Welsh Office has published the above, and has allocated £95,000 for Anglesey to encourage the local authority, in partnership with the health service and other agencies, especially those from the voluntary sector, to promote a range of targeted and innovative services which will support the emerging strategy for children and young people in Wales.
Modernising the Council Isle of Anglesey County Council has published a consultation paper,Modernising the Council, to establish a framework for a new decision making system, and a streamlined management structure.
Ynys Môn Voluntary Services are responding to this important document, and for a copy of our response, contact the office.
Crime in your community
Are you worried about crime in your community? Do you have problems with your neighbours? Do you worry about vandalism and graffiti? Had enough of disruptive youngsters? Then Crime Concern, a national charity, can help.
Sure Start The Welsh Office has announced Sure Start: a Programme to increase opportunity for very young children and their families in Wales. The project aims to improve services for very young children, including better co-ordination of services between all agencies with an interest; support for parents of such children; capacity-building in the more disadvantaged communities. £57,000 is available on Ynys Môn, and you should contact the Social Services Department for more information. Children in Wales have organised a Sure Start Seminar at Oriel House Hotel, St Asaph on 11 June between 1.00pm and 4.00pm. The aims of the seminar are:
to give information about the Sure Start programme
For further details contact:
Booking forms are available at the office, contact Wendy on . Voluntary Arts Wales If you run a voluntary or community based arts organisation on Anglesey and are struggling with funding, marketing and or planning then Voluntary Arts Wales can help. Voluntary Arts Wales is the Wales development agency for the voluntary arts. Their team of five staff are based in Welshpool but work across the whole of Wales to provide mentoring, skills training, help with planning, development, fundraising and marketing strategies. Their aim is to assist new and existing umbrella bodies and voluntary arts organisations in creating a strong, staffed and supported infrastructure for the voluntary arts in Wales. They exist to promote and support participation in the arts as a force for personal development, community cohesion and fun. The first two years of their work will focus particularly on rural Wales and training course locations for 99 include Snowdonia, Builth Wells and Newtown.
And the best news of all their services and their training courses are FREE and available in both Welsh and English. To find out more about Voluntary Arts Wales and the free training courses and consultancy services they offer, or to add your organisations details to their database and receive news of their latest developments, contact:
Voluntary Arts Wales is a part of the Voluntary Arts Network and is funded by the Arts Council of Wales Lottery funds and the European Social Fund and European Regional Development Funds for Rural Wales (5B). CoASt Community Development Conference Following the first CoASt Conference in Wales (Sustainable Developments) in October 1998 at the Bulkley Hotel, Beaumaris, another conference was held during the afternoon of 24 May at the Celtic Royal Hotel, Caernarfon.
CoASt is an INTERREG project which promotes work to exchange information and facts between North West Wales, Dublin and central east Ireland. Along with Isle of Anglesey County Council, Gwynedd Council and Conwy Council are partners in the project. A number of speakers addressed the conference, and talked about their work in developing communities. Some of subjects discussed were Jigso, Llanrwst Town Council 2000 and Ynys Môn Youth Council, for further information contact
Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust This Trust now has a contact for North and Mid Wales. Elwyn Owens is based in Mold and is happy to discuss any potential applications before they are submitted. Elwyn can be reached on . Sportslot
A new £1m grants scheme to help youngsters throughout Wales enjoy more local sport is expected to be operational by April. Awards of up to £1000 will focus in the first instance on creating new sporting opportunities for young people.
EUROPE
The Galway Carrefour is involved in a piece of research on services available to families who have children between the ages of 0-6 years.
health care
They have a special interest in projects in rural areas. Contact:
An association at Thuringia, Germany, have established a service for the elderly people, families, women, young people and children since 1994. The association spends most of their free time helping elderly people and children with homework, playing games or talking together and so on. They have an interest in contacting a society in this country in order to exchange experiences, to get to know the people; the manners; the traditions and cultures and visit each other etc.
The Office is situated in Eisenach, a large historical town in Wetthuringian called Warburgstadt. The contact is
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION Volunteering in Wales Fund Voluntary groups involved in recruiting, training and supporting volunteers for new and innovative projects are invited to apply to the above fund by 5 August 1999, with decisions being made 16 September 1999. Any organisation that wants to hear more about the scheme, or would like an application form, should get in touch with Stan Salter at WCVAs Caerphilly Office on . Small Grants Scheme Maximum grants of £500 are available to voluntary organisations who are registered with the Charity Commission, or who are constituted and supported by a registered charity. For further information or an application form contact Stan on the above number. Welsh Language Board Small Grants Scheme The Small Grants Scheme provides support for organisations wishing to produce bilingual material. 50% of the cost, up to £500. Telephone . The Welsh Language Fact File The Welsh Language Fact File from the Welsh Language Board gives useful background information about the Welsh language and about the Welsh Language Board and its work. For details and information phone .
Princes Trust Bro
Advice and funding for developing sustainable environmental schemes may be available for the financial year 1 April 1999 - 31 March 2000 from Princes Trust - Bro Grants Programmes. For further information and an application form contact:
The Charles Shorto Trust
Set up in 1998 this trust is willing to fund any registered charitable organisation or institution throughout the UK. There are no restrictions on the type of grant or beneficiary. Applications should be made to:
Trustees meet quaterly. Comic Relief
The latest information about the priorities for the Comic Relief UK grants programme is now available.
The closing dates for receipt of summary applications for larger grants are: 8 July, 8 October 1999, 13 January 2000, 2 May 2000, and 10 August 2000. Contact for further details and forms. Pilgrim Trust
This Trusts priorities are social welfare, especially disadvantaged people; arts and education; preservation; and places of worship.
YNYS MÔN VOLUNTEER BUREAUS PAGE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
FREE ADVERT
As were at the beginning of a new financial year, the Bureau has put aside a sum of money to pay for a monthly advertisement, size 8 cm x 8.5 cm in the Chronicle from this April to March 2000 on current volunteering opportunities.
If your group is interested in taking advantage of this opportunity, please come forward and enlist as members of the Bureau. There is no cost but we ask you to fill in two forms Request form for Volunteers and Task Request Form
As a Volunteer - You should be reimbursed for all of your out of pocket expenses, its the time given thats for free. - Continue to claim your benefits providing you inform your local benefits agency. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 1. Womens Aid Female Volunteers required to give support, information and refuge to women and children escaping domestic violence recruiting in May. 2. Kids Club Network volunteer required at their club at Captain Jesse Hughes Centre, Holyhead. 3. Crossroads Caring for Carers Fundraising Committee Amlwch - are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to assist with their fundraising activities. 4. The Princes Trust Volunteers currently recruiting unemployed/employed volunteers between the ages of 16 25 in the Holyhead area, to join a team of 15 people on a development programme. You will be helping the community, the environment and people in need and having fun in the process. Nationally recognised certificates of achievement will be given at the end of the course. 5. Tyddyn Môn (Brynrefail) volunteers required to assist during Haymaking in June/July. 6. Crossroads Caring for Carers Fundraising Committee Llangefni are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to assist with their fund raising activities. 7. J.E. OToole Centre (Holyhead Unemployed Workers Centre) - are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to assist with Welfare Advice Service. 8. Car Linc Môn require volunteer drivers from the following areas: Holyhead, Amlwch/Cemaes, Dwyran/Brynsiencyn, Beaumaris/Menai Bridge, Benllech/Moelfre, Llanfairpwll. 9. Good Turn Scheme Volunteers required to assist and support these schemes which are currently being set up in Morawelon (Holyhead), Aberffraw, Amlwch, Benllech, Beaumaris, Brynsiencyn/Dwyran, Gwalchmai. 10. Gwynedd and Anglesey Age Concern - Volunteers required to assist at their Luncheon Clubs in Pentraeth and Menai Bridge. 11. Ynys Môn Homestart - Volunteers required to support families at home with young children under the age of 5 years. 12. Amlwch Industrial Heritage Trust Volunteer Wardens urgently required for Heritage trail on Parys Mountain. Also Volunteers required to help maintain the trail (painters, stone wall builders etc.) 13. Holyhead CAB (Citizens Advice Bureau) Volunteers required to advise members of the public on all issues at Holyhead and Llangefni.
OUR ADDRESS IS:
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