EventsEvents
last updated 21.02.12
We will be highlighting events on this page which may be of interest - sometimes they are at short notice so it may be worth visiting this page regularly!
Future of youth activities in Derbyshire - stakeholder consultation events
Big Response Conference, Tuesday 28 February
Derbyshire Dales CVS Networking Event Tuesday 28 February
God of the Poor Tues-Wed 28-29 February 2012
Amber Valley Funding Event Wednesday 29 February
Healing on the Street (HOTS) Training Conference Friday 2 March and Saturday 3 March
Lindley Educational Trust Festival of Outdoor Learning Sat 3 – Sunday 4 March
Children In Need Funding Surgery Thu 8 Mar
Open and Sustainable Churches Event Friday 16 March
The Urban Church & Social Action Conference Friday 16 March
Poverty, Isolation and Justice Sat 17 March
Human Rights and Equality Thursday 22 March
The Eye of the Needle - Biblical Clues to a New Economy Sat 24 March
Derbyshire Sport: - Sports Funding Seminar Wed 4 April
Tackling Poverty Conference Wednesday 18 April
Open and Sustainable Churches Event - Gloucester, Friday 27 April 2012
“Rioting around the Church” Leicester, Thursday 3 May
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South Derbyshire Funding Events / Surgeries
The following funding events and surgeries are available for local voluntary and community groups in South Derbyshire. All events are FREE, but booking is essential!
Children In Need Funding Surgery Thu 8 Mar 1-5pm
South Derbyshire CVS, Swadlincote Does your group work to bring positive change to disadvantaged children and young people up to 18? Meet Dawn Watts, Children in Need Regional Officer. Grants of up to £10,000- and above are available. www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey
Derbyshire Sport: - Sports Funding Seminar Wed 4 Apr 5.30 – 8pm
Collingwood Centre, Swadlincote. Edwina Archer, Funding Officer at Derbyshire Sport, will be giving information on funding available for sports groups. http://www.derbyshiresport.co.uk/
The Key Fund Wed 11 Apr 10am – 3pm
South Derbyshire CVS, Swadlincote. The Key Fund supports a wide range of social enterprise ideas with funding from £2000 to £50,000. If you have a social enterprise idea that needs funding for start up or running costs, revenue or capital, this is an opportunity to meet Matt Smith and discuss it. http://www.thekeyfund.co.uk/
UnLtd. Thu 19 Apr 10am – 3pm
South Derbyshire CVS, Swadlincote. UnLtd is a charity which supports social entrepreneurs who have ideas to make a difference in and for the community. A package of support and funding from (£500 to £5000) is available to help to realise your ideas. Come and meet Shamiela Ahmed for a chat about how UnLtd could help you realise your dreams. http://www.unltd.org.uk/
To discuss any of these events and funding opportunities, or to book a place on any event, contact Eric Clayton at South Derbyshire CVS; Tel: 01283 550163; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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The Urban Church & Social Action Conference Friday 16 March
at Christ Church, Fenton in Stoke-on-Trent. This has been organised in conjunction with Archbishops Council Cathedrals and Church Buildings Division Open Churches Conferences programme. The conference will be chaired by the Bishop of Stafford and speakers include Tristram Hunt MP and historian, Tim Bissett, CEO of Church Urban Fund and Lloyd Cooke of Saltbox. Other participants include English Heritage, Churchcare, SPAB, Ecclesiastical Insurance, and Diocese of Lichfield. There will be practical workshops on opening your church to other users, metal theft and security, effective church projects and maintaining and sustaining churches. http://www.churchcare.co.uk/pdf_view.php?id=288
Healing on the Street (HOTS) Training Conference Friday 2 March, 7:30 to 9:30pm and Saturday 3 March, 9:00am to 3:00
With Mark Marx of Causeway Coast Vineyard.
This event is open to anyone who wants to come and learn more about healing.
You can join Derby HOTS after the training if you wish. Both sessions are required attendance and are held at Derby City Church, with the Saturday afternoon putting all the learning into practice at The Spot!
To book in (and confirm the cost) please fill in the webform at http://bit.ly/DerbyHOTS
For any other questions please email
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(Please do not email to book in, it must be done through the above link)
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Poverty, Isolation and Justice Sat 17 March King’s House, Bedford
One day Besom conference. The event is designed to help those who wish to see every member of their church choosing to be involved with the poor and excluded in their local community and to equip those who want to establish a local Besom. The cost is £10 including lunch. Download a brochure at http://thebesominyork.co.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=45&Itemid=54. For more information, or to book a place, tel 07936 703574 or email
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The Eye of the Needle - Biblical Clues to a New Economy Sat 24 March 10.00am—4.00pm
Cost: £30 (lunch included). A day conference to explore the distinctive contribution of the Christian faith to the shaping of a new, post financial crisis, economic order. This conference is for anyone who has an interest in the links between faith and economics, including academics, local church leaders, those involved in Christian social enterprises /co-operatives, trade unions etc. Speakers: Professor Ulrich Duchrow of Kairos Europa and professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Heidelberg and Dr Molly Scott Cato, Director of the Cardiff Institute for Co-operative Studies and author of “Green Economics”. Conference Facilitator: Simon Barrow Co-director of Ekklesia. Venue: The Vassall Centre, Gill Avenue, Bristol, BS16 2QQ. To book go to www.ccisr.org.uk/eyeoftheneedle or tel: 0117 955 7430.
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“Rioting around the Church” Thursday 3 May in Leicester
Day conference. For full information go to www.emcf.org.uk
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Big Response Conference, Tuesday 28 February 9.30am – 4.00pm
Conference jointly organised by Derby Diocese, Derby City Vision, Multi Faith Centre and Derby City Council and held at New Life Christian Centre, Normanton Road, Derby, DE23 6UU. Speaker – Malcolm Duncan, Founder of Church and Community. Big Society – a theological and historical conversation; Local Focus – social deprivation in Derby; Big Idea – charting the future. For church leaders, social activists, faith organisations, local authority, local politicians and charity workers. Cost £9.00 (includes lunch). To book
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or tel: 01332 460346
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Human Rights and Equality Thursday 22 March 10:00am – 16:00pm
A major event organised by the Regional Equality &Diversity Partnership to empower the VCS.
Derby Conference Centre.
Key Note Speaker, Director of Liberty Shami Chakrabarti. T
here has been very little public education about the rights and freedoms contained in the Human Rights Act and how it works. As a result, many myths and misunderstandings have sprung up about the HRA – including who it does and doesn’t protect and what values it contains. Find out about how Human Rights and Equality can work together to be a powerful tool to fight injustice and discrimination. For more information or to book please contact Sophie Mason on
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; tel: 0116 285 9440.
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Future of youth activities in Derbyshire - stakeholder consultation events
Just a reminder that Derbyshire County Council are holding a series of evening events around the county as part of their consultation about proposed changes to youth activities. The consultation events run until 29 February. The online consultation questionnaire closes on 18 March.
The council’s Improvement and Scrutiny Committee is also holding a daytime public meeting to listen to views about the proposals. The meeting is on Saturday 18 February starting at 10am at County Hall, Matlock. To book a place please email
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Please note that booking is essential for all these events. Visit our website to find out more about the proposals, fill in an online questionnaire and book a place at one of the stakeholder events:- www.derbyshire.gov.uk/youthservice2012
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Amber Valley Funding Event Wednesday 29 February 3.15pm – 6.15pm
Amber Valley Rugby Club, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4PD.
Bookings are through an appointment only system, for a 15 minute appointment with a funder or for more information please call Angela Quinn or Vicki Harding on 01773 512076. You are invited to meet National & Local funders including Coalfields Regeneration Trust; Big Lottery Fund; Derbyshire Environmental Trust; Derbyshire Community Foundation; Heritage Lottery Fund; Lloyds TSB Foundation; Amber Valley CVS; BBC Children in Need. In addition we are offering 15 minute appointments to discuss your groups training needs i.e. Minute Taking, Committee Skills, Basic Book Keeping and Health and Safety.
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Lindley Educational Trust Festival of Outdoor Learning Sat 3 – Sunday 4 March
Hollowford Centre, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB.
The Festival is an opportunity for outdoor professionals, teachers, youth workers to experience new ideas and approaches to working in and with the outdoors, in a very informal setting. For more information email:
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; fax: 01433 621717; http://www.lindleyeducationaltrust.org/news/festival.htm
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Derbyshire Dales CVS Networking Event Tuesday 28 February 10am -12.30pm
Hartington Village Hall, Hartington. A chance to meet local voluntary groups and learn about their work. DDCVS staff will be at the venue from 9.15am. Tel: 01629 812154.
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Open and Sustainable Churches Event Friday 16 March Stoke
Subtitled ‘The Urban Church and Social Action’, this one day event will enable attendees to discuss how churches can work more closely with local authorities, explore the localism agenda and find out about licences, leases and the law. The day will also include a keynote speech from MP and historian Tristram Hunt and four informative afternoon workshops. For a draft agenda please click here, or email
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for more details.
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Tackling Poverty Conference
Wednesday 18 April Leeds
Tackling Poverty 2012 is Church Urban Fund's annual national conference for community activists, youth workers, clergy and volunteers tackling poverty in their communities. Join others in exploring issues that affect social action. There will be speakers in the morning, including Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu the Archbishop of York, John Bell from the Iona Community and Helen Gatenby from M13 Youth Project, and a choice of interactive workshops. Click here for more details. The cost of the day is £10 (including lunch), and you can book online http://tacklingpoverty2012.eventbrite.com/?dm_i=5DF,NT9Y,POEAP,1XF3Y,1
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Open and Sustainable Churches Event - Gloucester, Friday 27 April 2012
St Andrew’s Church Centre in Gloucester is the venue for this one-day conference, which will
focus on widening community use and appreciating our church buildings. The event is aimed at church and community groups, decision makers, professional practitioners and social partners. For a draft agenda please email
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for more details.
God of the Poor Tues-Wed 28-29 February 2012
New Wine conference for those ministering in urban priority areas (inner city and estates). Taking place at Hothorpe Hall from 28-29 February 2012, the conference will be led by those experienced in this ministry, and will feature talks, practical seminars, worship and ministry. Book and pay before 6 December for £105. http://www.new-wine.org/events/upa-forum. For more information email
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or tel 0845 437 8656.
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