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'Getting Your Community Heard' ... a series of OFFER workshops happening in many Community Assembly areas...
5th March 2010, 15:33

'Getting Your Community Heard' is a half day OFFER workshop happening in the majority of the Community Assembly Areas.   These workshops are designed to help community representatives:

  • Explore how local needs/issues/ problems are identified and fed into decision making structures e.g. Community Assemblies
  • Take a look at how the communcations process is working - do you think the opportunities for debating issues is in place for example. How do you hear about local issues that have been raised with decision makers? 

To find out more and/or book your place visit our events page or contact us: 
T. 0114 253 6730   E: info@offer.org.uk

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Feb 2010 Sheffield First ebulletin now available....
26th February 2010, 15:31

The February 2010 edition of the Sheffield First ebulletin, featuring how the VCF SF reps influenced the discussion is available for download here

Want to sign up to receive the bulletin direct? Email Sue Faxon at OFFER and add the words  'SF ebulletin' in the title bar suef@offer.org.uk

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So what do you think about Community Assemblies? ....come along and tell us on 18 March
25th February 2010, 11:38

Community Assemblies have been around for almost a year now - this 2 hour event on Thursday 18 March, 3-5 [and repeated at 6-8pm] at Sheffield Town Hall provides a key opportunity for VCF reps and individuals who've been involved with their Community Assembly to come along and share  experiences. It's your opportunity to share what went well / not so well, and put forward your ideas about what the Community Assemblies might try in the future. 

For full details about the event download the flyer/booking form here.  To book a place either complete and return the flyer to our FREEPOST address, or alternatively why not book online at www.offer.org.uk/events If you're booking online in the top field of the form entitled 'Event' if you could also add which session you are planning to attend either 3-5 or 6-8pm that would be really helpful.    

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Few places still left on the South Community Assembly area 'How Your Area Works' Programme.... read on for more details
16th February 2010, 11:20

Live/work in the South Community Assembly Area? [which includes Nether Edge, Graves Park, Gleadless Valley and Beauchief & Greenhill].  Places still available on 'How Your Area Works' - a free programme arranged over the course of 1 half day a week for 4 weeks. Download the event flyer here. 

'How Your Area Works' is aimed at helping local people be in the know about:

  • Local decisions - who makes them and how they are made
  • How to shape decisions that affect the future of their Communities
  • Opportunities created by the new Community Assemblies
  • How groups in the area will work with the Assembly
  • Who is working for change in your area  

A couple of the 'How Your Area Works' programmes have already happened with people telling us it's been a really good experience - they've both learned a lot of practical stuff they'll be able to use in their Community and met some really great people who care about what happens in their local area.

  • To book your place either download and complete the event flyer/booking form and return to our freepost address
  • Book online at www.offer.org.uk/events
  • Book over the phone: T 0114 253 6730  

     

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Sheffield First Partnership seeks VCF Reps
5th February 2010, 14:29

The Sheffield First Partnership is seeking to recruit Representatives from the Voluntary, Community and Faith sector to various Partnership Boards [see advert attached].   Specifically these are the :   

  • Sheffield First Partnership Board
  • Sheffield First Children and Young People's 0-19+ Partnership Board
  • Sheffield First Children and Young People's 0-19+ Partnership Children's Trust Executive Board
  • Sheffield First Environment Partnership Board

Anyone interested is invited to attend an information session on 1 March, 6pm - 7.30pm at The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane, Sheffield S1 4FW. [Please either email / ring the Sheffield First  Partnership office to confirm your attendance].      

For an application pack visit 
http://www.sheffieldfirst.org.uk E: sheffield.first@sheffield.gov.uk or  T: 0114 273 6318.

Please note the closing date is: 5 March 2010

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Available now - the Jan 2010 edition of the OFFER Sheffield First e-bulletin
1st February 2010, 15:54

The January 2010 edition of the Sheffield First ebulletin, featuring how the VCF SF reps influenced the discussion is available for download here.

Want to sign up to receive the bulletin direct? Email Sue Faxon at OFFER and add the words  'SF ebulletin' in the title bar suef@offer.org.uk

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Launch event for the new Disability Network for Sheffield, 10am to 12.30pm Thursday 18th Feb 2010 at the Circle, Rockingham Lane....
8th January 2010, 11:42

The newly formed Disability Network for Sheffield is holding it's launch event at 10am - 12.30pm on Thursday 18th February 2010 at the Circle, Rockingham Lane, Sheffield, S1 4FW.  You can download the event booking form here.

The aim of this new network, hosted by Inclusive Living Sheffield is to ‘increase the influence of Disabled People by bringing together Disabled People and their organisations to share knowledge and expertise'.  Membership is open to a wide range of organisations and individuals.

A network membership form, providing full details about the different levels of membership and more information about what the network is about is available here.  

If you have any questions about any aspect of the network and/or the launch event, please feel free to contact OFFER on 0114 253 6730.

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OFFER's Annual Report for 08/09 'Supporting the VCF Sector to make a difference for Sheffield' now available....
25th November 2009, 10:53

OFFER's Annual Report for 08/09 'Supporting the VCF Sector to make a difference for Sheffield' is hot off the press and available for download here.  This gives a few key 'headlines' of OFFER activity to support our sector to have voice and influence about decisions that affect Sheffield and its citizens. 

If you'd prefer to receive a hard copy please get in touch, we'd be happy to send you a copy out. T: 0114 253 6730 E:info@offer.org.uk   

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November 09 edition of Regen News now available to download
28th October 2009, 14:34

The November '09 edition of Regen. News is hot off the press and available to download here 

Key features include a 3 page spread on networks, a great way for our sector to stay 'in the know' and an interview with the Richard Webb the new Executive Director of Sheffield City Council's Communities Portfolio.   

 

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