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	Council for Voluntary Service Community Links Bromley  Supporting Bromley's third sector  bulletin 119 Dear Jackie,  Welcome to our e-news bulletin  119, published 25th February. March is going to be a busy month here at Community Links Bromley as you will see from the events round up. If you haven't booked onto any of the events yet, please have a look over what's on offer. This month I've  highlighted a couple of generous donations of office equipment to local groups in the spotlight section. Many thanks to J&B solicitors and the Crystal Palace Community Development Trust for these. Best Wishes, Philippa Philippa Leary, Membership, Information and Communication Officer	e-news sign up forward to a friend email the Editor download in MS Word download in PDF
	CLB events March 2011 Police Consultation Event – Phase 2 - Wednesday 2 March - still booking In May 2010 Bromley Police, in partnership with CLB, held a consultation event to look at how crimes against vulnerable groups were dealt with by Bromley Police and identify any areas for improvement. A follow up half day event is planned for the morning of 2nd of March at Ripley Arts Centre to look at progress to date and where to go from here. Follow this link to read more Third Sector Conference Event  - Friday 11 March Conference title; Seeds of Change - Growing Community Wellbeing This partnership event is a significant landmark and the beginning of a process of essential dialogue with the local authority around Health & Social Care. This free event takes place at Community House in South Street, Bromley, on Friday 11 March between 2 and 7.30pm. Booking is essential. Read more Download booking form Social Enterprise Networking Bromley -  Wednesday 16 March This partnership event, between Community Links Bromley and Bromley Council will be of interest to people already operating or starting social enterprise.Voluntary and charitable sector looking to access new sources of income, and entrepreneurs looking to ‘put something back’ into the community will also find it invaluable. Booking essential read more... Register  Wednesday 16 March 2011 An update on SORP - Tuesday 29 March 2011 An update on SORP, run on Tuesday 29 March from 10am – 1pm at Community House, South Street, and Bromley will provide you with on the preparation of accruals accounts and applies to accounting years commencing on or after 1st April 2005. Book Now Developing an Investment Ready Business Plan: Thursday 31 March 2011 As part of the social enterprise development programme, a separate one day training event on developing investment ready business plans will be delivered by Nigel Wilkinson, a leading social enterprise consultant and trainer.  Read more... Register  Thursday 31 March 2011 Volunteers Awards 2011 – nominations now open Recognise the work your volunteers do by nominating them Young Volunteers – Under 16 or 16-25 Overcoming Barriers Significant Contribution Long Service Leslie Marks’ Trustee Award Volunteer Manager Award Volunteer Involving Organisation – Inclusivity award Read more and Nominate     Spotlight     Donations - Office Equipment PCtastic Offer - 40 FREE computers donated to local organisations Judge & Priestley solicitors would like to offer 40 free computers to any charities in Bromley who could make use of them (first come, first served ). There are approximately 40 towers loaded with Microsoft XP, and these would come with keyboard, mouse and a licensed copy of MS Office 2003. There are also a limited number of 15” flat screen monitors available. Find out more. Free black and white photocopier -  looking for a good home Crystal Palace CDT is looking for a community organisation who would be interested in a free black & white photocopier; it is a Sharp AR M55 OU. It has recently been fully serviced and is in good working order. It has the function to sort and staple. Read more.    Local news CLB trustee John Bruce wins award Are your organisation’s internal adult safeguarding policies due for review in 2011? Pioneering dance theatre project stages first public performance Wednesday 9 March 2011 is NO SMOKING DAY Local events Catch Hay Fever with Bromley Mind Carers’ Week 2011 13 -19 June Free Training & Information for Carers Carers Bromley 20th Anniversary - Charity Golf Day Local training Counselling Skills for non counsellors – only two places left Free training in basic emergency first aid –hours and place to suit you Introducing Living Better For Less–a free five week course Accredited Training from Advocacy First Want to learn BSL? Level 1 course now available National & regional news Localism Bill Consultation on new community rights to challenge and run local services Consultations closing soon Justice for All No health without mental health: a cross-government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages National & regional events Citizenship Awards for young Muslims LVSC – The Future of Volunteering in London Recession mapping – BAME Children and Young People National & regional training Special Offers on LVSC Courses How do your staff and volunteers represent your organisation on the phone? National Conference on the support needs of BAME families with vulnerable young boys Schedule of training events from the Refugee Council How social media helped fight the Queensland flood disaster Jobs Experienced care staff needed for Burrell Mead Residential home Cook / Cake-Baker Job-Share Consultant – viability study for new performance company Funding news Sport for You grant New website helps charities /small businesses to find public sector contracting opportunities Heritage Fund Consultation open Kelly Family Charitable Trust Volunteer news Celebrate Volunteers’ Week 2011 with the Volunteer Centre Changes to checks and disclosures in working with children and the vulnerable Financial Management news The five most common reasons Companies House Rejects Accounts Best Practice, services and offers Wonderland Productions – films for the community Monitoring and Evaluation on a Shoestring E-learning website KnowHow NonProfit launch ‘How-to’ guide micro-volunteering platform What’s a “Green Mortgage”? 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