Nottingham Community Network

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Early intervention moves ahead

The Board of One Nottingham, the city's local strategic partnership, has agreed over £800,000 of investment in Early Intervention projects to help break the intergenerational cycle of underachievement. Read on...

Parentlineplus survey

Please take a few minutes to complete Parentline's new survey exploring children's aggressive behaviour at home. Aggressive behaviour is always one of the top reasons given for calling Parentline and this survey will help us to produce a new leaflet on aggressive behaviour in the Autumn. Fill in the survey.

Patient Experience Group

The Patient Experience Group is a group of service users interested in helping the PCT to improve their services. It's open to anyone living in Nottingham City or who has a city GP, and they meet 6 times a year. Find out more about the group.

Their next meeting is on Monday 29 September, 1.00pm to 3.00pm at Standard Court, Park Row, NG1 6GN.

Children in Need

Kathryn Kendall, the regional officer from BBC Children in Need, is running funding surgeries on Friday 29 August, at the Voluntary Action Centre, Mansfield Road. These are free to any eligible group who are interested in applying to their next funding round which opens in September. To be eligible a group must have a constitution, a management committee, a bank account and a written child protection policy.

More information on the grants here and details of the event are here

This is not a drop-in event - places must be booked in advance - and places are limited. Please phone Elvia or Terry on 0115 934 8400 to book your place.

Your open forum

The Voluntary and Community Sector Open Forum is where voluntary and community groups and the City Council sit down together to talk business. So these meetings offer you the chance to discuss important issues with the Council and make your views heard. It also gives you the chance to meet and develop ideas with other voluntary and community groups. Get these two dates in your diary:

Tuesday 21 October, 10.00am to 12.30pm
Friends Meeting House, 25 Clarendon Street, NG1 5JD

Thursday 5 February 2009, 10.00am to 12.30pm
Council House, Old Market Square, NG1 2DT

Find out more

Futurebuilders

Futurebuilders will be hosting a surgery event in Nottingham on Monday 8 September. The surgery event is for organisations that are seriously considering making an application to Futurebuilders, but who want detailed information and advice before doing so. There will be an ‘everything you need to know about Futurebuilders’ presentation, a workshop on how to make a good application, and everyone will be offered a one-to-one where they can discuss their proposal and receive feedback and support. Numbers are limited for these events. Please contact Sharon O’Brien or Marianne Patterson for more information or to book a place. Have a look at Futurebuilders' website on what they can offer before you sign up.

To sign up, email Sharon.obrien@futurebuilders-england.org.uk or Marianne.patterson@futurebuilders-england.org.uk or phone 0191 2692870 / 0191 269873.

Neighbourhood Development Company and The Open University

When it comes to improving your job and career prospects or discovering a new world of learning, The Open University is a very special place. To find out how special, The Neighbourhood Development Company and The Open University in the East Midlands invite you to their joint introductory event on Thursday 28 August. Read on and share with your colleagues and clients.

Community Knowledge Network

The Community Knowledge Network is the online home of the Nottinghamshire Infrastructure Consortium. The website holds information about their work and provides a way of communicating with partners. It's also a great place to go for information and services provided by support organisations in Nottingham. Have a look at their website: www.communityknowledgenetwork.org.uk