COMMUNITY INFORMATION UPDATE (CIU) - PRIORITY NEIGHBOURHOODS - Warwickshire County ...

COMMUNITY INFORMATION UPDATE (CIU) - PRIORITY NEIGHBOURHOODS
IN RUGBY - No. 72: mid-March to the end of April 2019
Welcome to another Community Information Update (CIU), especially if you are a new reader. CIUs can be
downloaded at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/rugbyareainformation. Please let us know at any time if you no
longer wish to receive these Updates. The next CIU will cover early May to mid-June 2019. Please do send
short paragraphs of 6-8 lines (plain text if possible) by Friday 26th April to cdwrugby@warwickshire.gov.uk.
This is a great way to get information out to 800 community leaders and frontline workers across Rugby so
please do continue to send information through.

The next email bulletins to be sent out will be Family Support and Welfare Reform. The next leaflet to be
updated will be Drop ins. If you have any information relevant which you would like including, please do email
it to us.

   Section One: Community Development Work in Priority Neighbourhoods in Rugby
              (Brownsover, Newbold, Rugby Town Centre, Cattlemarket, Overslade)

A Mar-May 2019 version of our existing Lunch Clubs leaflet has been published. This is attached to this e-
mail and these latest version will be available to download from our website shortly:
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/rugbyareainformation.

Following on from the Leaders of Older People’s groups get together in November the Rugby Team are
organising a Workshop for Older People’s groups. This will take place on Thursday 23rd May at Rugby at
Rugby Baptist Church. The workshop will focus on supporting groups with funding, recruiting volunteers and
members, infrastructure support and much more. An invitation has been circulated previously. If you would like
more information contact Rob on 0824 606 778 or email robsabin@warwickshire.gov.uk

Another “Meet ‘n’ Eat” session took place at Christ Church Brownsover on Wednesday 20 February,
providing free activities and lunch for local families during the half term holiday. Two sessions will be run
during both weeks in Easter (17 and 24 April).

Newbold networking lunch took place at The Chapel Newbold on 15 February. A brilliant lunch was served
by the volunteers using food that would otherwise have gone to waste.

The annual get-together for those involved in running parent & toddler groups will be held on Tuesday 2
April from 5.30pm to 8pm at The Terrace Church, Rugby. It will be a space for groups to network and discuss
successes and challenges, as well as to access others who can provide support (WCAVA and Family
Information Service will also be present). Please e-mail Aqeel at cdwrugby@warwickshire.gov.uk before
Friday 22 March if you help run a parent & toddler group and would like to attend.

The next networking lunch will be held in The Oasis Community Room in Rugby on Friday 12th April. To
book your place, please e-mail Rob at cdwrugby@warwickshire.gov.uk on or before Friday 5th April stating any
dietary requirements. Places are limited.

For more information about any of the above, please email cdwrugby@warwickshire.gov.uk

If you're a community group or organisation from or working in one of our priority neighbourhoods and you
have any information about activities, events, news etc. you would like sharing with other groups and
organisations across Rugby, please do send it through to cdwrugby@warwickshire.gov.uk and we'll happily
include it. Thank you!

  Section Two: News & Events: Local Community Organisations and Neighbourhoods
A Rural Rugby: Sowing the Seeds for a Stronger Rural Community event took place at Wolston Leisure
and Community Centre on Friday 1st March. The event, organised by WCC Rugby Area Team and WRCC,
was an opportunity to showcase the organisations currently providing services in rural Rugby and was

attended by representatives from a number of parish councils and village halls around the borough. It also
provided a great networking opportunity and was attended by the Mayor of Rugby and featured on BBC
Coventry & Warwickshire, who recorded at the event. Photos can be seen on the Rugby Communities
Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RugbyCommunities/videos/2338733089504675/

A community engagement event was held on Friday 22nd February to allow residents in Benn division in
Rugby an opportunity to talk to their local county councillor Alan Webb, local police safer neighbourhood team,
and meet the Family Information Service and #onething team for a free health check. The free family play
morning was held at Rugby College and targeted residents in the surrounding Technology Drive area.

A Warwickshire County Council: What Can We Do For You? marketplace event was held at Rugby Library
on Wednesday 13th March to showcase the range of services the authority provides for the public. The event
was organised by the WCC Rugby Area Team and Rugby Library, and there were a number of services in
attendance, including the Rugby community development team, cyber crime team, Armed Forces Community
Covenant, Family Information Service, Love Food Hate Waste, Warwickshire Bytes, Warwickshire Fire and
Rescue, Adult & Community Learning and more.

2019 is the Year of Wellbeing in Coventry and Warwickshire, and the WCC Rugby Area Team would love to
know what you're doing to improve your health and wellbeing. If you're an organisation or group organising
Year of Wellbeing events or activities in Rugby, we'd love to know about them, so we can celebrate your
achievements at the annual Our Rugby Our Future event this autumn. Please
email jennifermccabe@warwickshire.gov.uk with any details, and let me know if you'd like access to the Year
of Wellbeing branding. #LetsDoThisTogetherCW

Duffy Place Methodist Church offers low cost lunches on a Monday 12.30 - 2.00pm. Homemade soup,
jacket potatoes, sandwiches and cake. We meet in the warm friendly environment of the community room at
Duffy Place. We arrange the tables in such a way that there is always someone to talk to. Everyone welcome!

National Energy Action are running several one-stop shops over the next few months: Energy
Awareness/Advice at Rugby Methodist Church Centre from 12.30pm to 3pm: Apr 10 & 24, May 8 & 22,
Jun 12 & 26. Energy Awareness/Advice at New Life Church from 12.30pm to 3pm: Apr 8 & 22, May 6 & 20,
Jun 10 & 24. Fuel Debt Surgeries at Benn Partnership Centre from 10am to 12.30pm: Apr 8 & 22, May 6 &
20, Jun 10 & 24
The New Rugby Hub Programme for March to April is now available including social media workshops,
Easter and Spring Crafts and Social Work consultations. For more information please use the following link
www.nwcommunityhubs.com
Rugby Comes Together Saturday, 6th April 2019, 7.30pm start, The Benn Hall, Newbold, Rugby
Tickets £8.00 available online or directly from the Benn Hall. A concert to celebrate the talent and diversity of
Rugby. In the presence of the Mayor and VIP Guests. At the same time as raising funds and awareness of the
fabulous work of SSAFA and Coventry & Warwickshire MIND.
Rugby Lotto if you are interested in your organisation becoming a good cause for Rugby Lotto and receiving
funding as a result please visit the following website: https://www.rugbylotto.org/
For more information and purchases of security products form Rugby Neighbourhood Watch please visit the
following website: www.rugbynhw.org
In addition to our usual fabulous multi-sport holiday club Harris Sports Centre are delighted to offer you the
following: Level 1 Bikeability - open to children in school years 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Children must be able to ride
a pedal cycle independently (with no stabilisers) before attending this training. Children will need their own
bicycle and helmet. Level 2 Bikeability - open to children in school years 5 and 6. Children will need their own
bicycle and helmet. **NEW** this Easter: Ready Set Ride Balance Bike Training - open to children (with
accompanying parents) in nursery (aged 2 to 3) and reception (aged 4 to 5). Balance bikes (bikes without
pedals) and helmets will be provided. Balance bikes are a brilliant way to help your child get ready to pedal
without the need for stabilisers. Children (and parents) will practise fun activities to teach them the balance
and coordination skills they need in order to ride a pedal bike. Riding a bike is a brilliant skill to learn when you
are young, and one that you never forget. We’re proud to be able to offer the children of Rugby this great
opportunity and hope that parents will support them in their cycling development. More information for all of the
above is on the attached fliers. To book a place, please call Debbie on 01788 812549 extension 304 or email
her on ssp@harriscofeacademy.co.uk Wrap around care for all cycle training (for children aged 5+) is
available for an additional fee.

Consultation launched to develop new masterplan for Hillmorton Recreation Ground A public
consultation has been launched to give residents the chance to have a say on the future of Hillmorton
Recreation Ground. Residents can take part in the consultation online at: https://www.rugby.gov.uk/

            Section Three: Other Events, Activities & Training in Rugby and beyond

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Faith Charities Forum - One-day Conference Wednesday, 11th September 2019. This one-day conference
is designed for senior leaders and decision-makers working in faith-based charities and will address the role
that faith plays in furthering the organisational mission, as well as unpicking some of the key challenges facing
this unique group of charities. Four key areas of focus are: finance, fundraising, governance & leadership,
service-delivery. The programme is currently in development. If you are interested in speaking at the event,
please email Jenni O'Donovan on 020 7819 1200.

The Pride of Rugby Awards 2019 on Friday 10th May, the 2019 Pride of Rugby Awards, supported by
Cemex, will be hosted by Coombe Abbey Hotel. For the seventh year, the awards will include the annual
Warwickshire CAVA and Rugby Borough Council Volunteer Awards. Nominations are now open and the
Community Awards categories are: Citizen of the Year, Carer of the Year, Community Impact Award, Educator
/ Coach of the Year, Young Achiever of the Year, Long Service Volunteer of the Year, Rugby’s Pride Award.
You can nominate yourself or person or organisation you know. For more information including criteria for the
awards, see Rugby FM’s website or click here to make a nomination.

Warwickshire CAVA Engage Event - Rugby Borough (formerly Rugby CAN) We regret to inform you that
this event scheduled for Thursday, 21st March 2019 has been postponed until June. We would like to thank
everyone who has already registered, and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. We look forward
to greeting you at our next event. Information for the next CAVA Engage Event will be published as soon as
we have confirmed dates and venue.
Voluntary Sector Engagement Workshop Voluntary Sector Organisations are invited to a workshop on
Thursday, 28th March 2019 at Warwick Road United Reformed Church, 10 Warwick Road, Coventry CV1 1EX
between 1.30pm - 4.30pm.Please come and help shape how university Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
NHS Trust routinely engages with the voluntary sector. At the Workshop you will have the opportunity to share
how your organisation can work in partnership with us to improve the patient experience. If you are interested
in attending, or would like further information, please either email or telephone Kristine Davies, Head of
Voluntary Services. For more information call 024 7696 5147 or email: kristine.davies@uhcw.nhs.uk
National Children’s Day, a UNICEF initiative, is all about the importance of a healthy childhood and how we
need to protect the rights and freedoms of children in order to ensure that they can grow into happy, healthy
adults. Now in its 6th year, NCDUK has steadily grown in volume, interest and participation and we estimate
that the reach for 2018 was in excess of 5 million. We think that shows just how interested people are in what's
currently happening in the lives of children and families. From small family and community get-togethers, to
city celebrations and county-wide events, it's a day when everybody involved with children can help raise
awareness and funding for great local projects and the things that they care about. We are particularly
interested in helping local authorities to champion all the great work that is going on within their local
communities - and to share this with a national audience. There are lots of details about the day on the
website www.nationalchildrensdayuk.com
Rugby Runners - New Men's Running Course
Every Saturday 9.00am - 10.00am AND every Wednesday 6.30pm to 7.30pm at Rugby Athletics Track. Cost:
£30.00 per person for a 16-week course. Whether you are looking to compete in your first 5K event or simply
want to get fit, this new group will provide you with fully led sessions to enable you to achieve your goal. Run
by highly experienced and qualified leaders who are runners themselves, this popular course will take you
from 0 to 5K in 16 weeks. You will build very gradually, with training sessions on a mixture of track, grass and
road. No running experience is needed! To register click here or for further information,
email mengetrunning@gmail.com or go to www.randnac.org
Age UK Warwickshire in partnership with E.ON are running a free event on the 29th March, 11am –
3pm. Rugby residents will have the opportunity to talk to a number of agencies who will provide free advice on
energy issues such as how to keep energy costs down, keep homes warm and safe. The event is been held
at Age UK Warwickshire Claremont Centre, 11am -3pm.
Patient and Public Involvement Focus Group Are you a volunteer, patient, carer or a member of the public
with an interest in health? We would greatly value your contributions and attendance. Coventry and

Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust provides mental health and learning disability services in Coventry,
Warwickshire and Solihull and community health services in Coventry, e.g. podiatry, physiotherapy and District
Nursing. We would like to invite you to participate in a focus group to give your views and help shape our
Public and Patient involvement plan. The BENN Hall, Newbold Road, Rugby, CV21 2LN. Monday, 25 March
2019 12.00pm – 3.00pm link to directions map On-site parking in the adjacent Newbold Road car park. Lunch
will be provided. Please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements. Places are limited, book
your place today by calling 024 7636 8920 or Emailing WeAreListening@covwarkpt.nhs.uk If you are unable to
attend you can still give us your views via email or by calling us on the number above.
Volunteer Awards 2019 Celebrate your incredible volunteers! Do you know an amazing group of volunteers?
Do you know an outstanding volunteer? Then nominate them for a Volunteer Award! Warwickshire Community
and Voluntary Action (WCAVA) are pleased to announce the launch of the 2019 Volunteer Awards. For more
information Click Here
TRAINING
Accelerate - free employment support service for people over 19 years of age in Coventry and
Warwickshire Accelerate can build your confidence, give you training, improve your skills and provide
valuable work experience – all geared towards helping you get a job that suits you. The support is tailored to
your goals, your interests and your needs. Accelerate work closely with you every step of the way on your
journey into work. They specialise in supporting people who would like to work but for various reasons find it
hard to get a job and enjoy all the benefits that employment brings. Accelerate also offer practical help to deal
with problems that may be holding you back. If you live in Coventry or Warwickshire and are currently
unemployed but would like to work or become self-employed, Accelerate can help. You can self-refer to the
service by visiting www.accelerate.org.uk or calling 024 7663 3911 or if you are an agency that works with
people looking for employment, work or voluntary experience or to return to education, please call on the
above number or refer through the 'Make a referral' page on our website. Take a look at the Accelerate short
film produced by partners and participants on the project to see how Accelerate changes lives. Accelerate is a
Building Better Opportunities Project funded by the European Social Fund and the National Lottery, through
the Big Lottery Fund." Managed by Coventry & Warwickshire CDA and delivered by a partnership of local
organisations.

Warwickshire County Council’s Violence Against Women and Girls Team are pleased to announce that
we have added new dates to 3 of our courses outlined below. For more information Click Here

Green Pepper Consulting: Difficult Conversations and Resolving Conflict
Wednesday, 27th March 2019, 10.30am - 1.00pm (a half-day workshop), New Directions, Rugby
Dealing with challenging issues like conflict between colleagues can take people out of their comfort zone.
Delivered in association with Warwickshire CAVA, this workshop considers how best to prepare for and
conduct a difficult conversation with the aim of resolving the conflict. It is suitable for anyone who may have to
try and resolve conflict with or between individuals. It would be of particular benefit for those in a managerial or
supervisory role. Read more here: https://www.wcava.org.uk/training-event/difficult-conversations-and-
resolving-conflict.

Green Pepper Consulting: Motivating Your Staff and Volunteers
Wednesday, 1st May 2019, 10.30am - 1.00pm (a half-day workshop), New Directions, 27 Bilton Road, Rugby
CV22 7AN. Delivered in association with Warwickshire CAVA, this course looks at ways organisations can
boost the involvement and enthusiasm of staff and volunteers so they are properly motivated. It would suit
anyone involved in leading your organisation, aspiring leaders, managers, supervisors and those responsible
for staff or volunteer coordination and/or development. Find out more here: https://www.wcava.org.uk/training-
event/motivating-your-staff-and-volunteers.

Get Grants Bid Writing for Charities & Community Groups - Full Day Course Wednesday, 22nd May
2019, 9:30am - 4.00pm, Impact Hub, Walker Building, Birmingham B5 5NR Cost: £99.00 per person. Get
Grants Full-Day Bid-Writing Courses will give you practical support to improve your grant fundraising success
and inspire you to become a more confident grant fundraiser. In attending our course, you will access expert
insights, crucial information, and friendly advice that will help you increase your organisation’s income through
grant funding. To find out more about this course and secure your place visit the Get Grants website
at: www.getgrants.org.uk/bid-writing-courses

JUMPSTART is aimed at helping those that may want to explore whether starting up a business is for them
through specially tailored support. We are very excited about the benefits and impact that JUMSPART can

offer through a wide range of workshop topics such as Personal Development, Business Planning, Budgeting
and Forecasting. There are a number of workshops coming up. For further information on JUMPSTART and to
register your interest please contact Jude Bowcott or Lauren Spurrier to get more Information please contact
us on 02476 551 777 or Jude.bowcott@cwrt.uk.com and lauren.spurrier@cwrt.uk.com or check out our
website www.cwrt.uk.com

Did you know that 2019 is the Coventry and Warwickshire Year of Wellbeing? During the year we aim to
encourage people to think and act positively to maximise their wellbeing. We are looking for people with a
passion and a story to tell about something they’ve done to improve health and wellbeing – for themselves,
their team, their customers or their communities. Could this be you? Or someone you work with or have
supported? We will train these inspirational people on storytelling and blogging skills during a one-day
workshop. The blogs, short stories and films created will support the public campaign for the Coventry and
Warwickshire Year of Wellbeing 2019 and will be shared widely including online. Here are some examples of
stories published to date. Our dates and venues are as follows: 21 March - venue The Chamber and
committee room B, Town Hall Council Chamber, Coton Rd, Nuneaton CV11 5AA, 9 April - Room M1.1, One
Friargate, Coventry, CV1 2GN. Lunch and refreshments are provided - please send dietary requirements when
requesting your place. Storytellers don’t need to be aspiring actors, just have a passion for what they do that
makes a difference and be happy to share it in writing, film, or images. To nominate, simply
email hazelparsons@warwickshire.gov.uk with the name, contact details, and preferred workshop date. If you
are nominating someone else, don't forget to ask the person you are nominating for permission first!

Adult and Community Learning have floristry, crochet, art, cupcake decorating, and gardening sessions
available. The Saturday school runs from 10am until 1pm on Saturday 30th March at our Pound Lane Adult
Learning Centre in Lillington. You can express your interest in a place by completing this form here or you can
ring reception on 01926 738798.

Adult Community Learning: Assorted Paper Crafts The course will give you the opportunity to try out new
techniques for wrapping gifts, making gift boxes, card making, scrapbooking ideas, party and special occasion
decorations and upcylcing. If you are interested and would like more information please call 01788 552933 or
email: rugbyacl@warwickshire.gov.uk

         Section Four: Useful Organisations, Resources, Funding, Consultations

USEFUL ORGANISATIONS
Library News – Let’s Make spaces are innovative and creative places to learn and improve your digital skills;
improve your self-confidence and job prospects; take part in inspiring activities and share new skills. For more
information Click Here

Click Here for news and events at Rugby Library and Libraries around Warwickshire

What's on in March at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum Click Here

Apetito are commissioned by Warwickshire County Council to provide community meals to residents in
Warwickshire. For more information use the following link https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/mealsservice

The Challenge are looking for community partners for the National Citizen's Service (NCS) programme from
June to August. We are currently setting up our Summer 2019 programmes, a large part of which involves one
of our teams of young people (15-17 years old) working in partnership with a local community organisation.
They get to know the people who use the services and those who run them and then design an awareness
raising campaign and volunteer day for their partner, as well as undertaking a sponsorship activity to raise
funds for them. Last year the teams raised over £28,000 for partners across Coventry and Warwickshire and
completed over 11,000 hours of campaigning and volunteering. In addition to this we are also looking for Pitch
Advisors - inspirational and influential community leaders who would be willing to make a two hour
commitment over the summer to sit on a 'Dragons Den'- style panel, providing our teams with advice on the
projects they have designed and deciding if the project deserves to receive some funding. For more
information please contact; Pooja.Borkhataria@the-challenge.org or on 07469 151482.

Coventry & Warwickshire CDA - Social Enterprise Support Programme 2019. Coventry & Warwickshire
CDA have announced that their Social Enterprise support programme for 2019 is now open. Pre start, start-up
and existing Social Enterprises, Charities, Community groups, CICs and CIOs based in Coventry and
Warwickshire can receive 12 hours of dedicated support from qualified business advisers. Organisations that
have previously received support under C&W CDA’s programmes are also welcome to apply. Support is free

of charge thanks to funding from the European Regional Development Fund and Warwickshire County
Council. To discuss your support needs further please call 024 7663 3911,
email: k.launchbury@cwcda.co.uk or visit: http://www.cwcda.co.uk/contact-us

Healthwatch Warwickshire: Rights to Access Healthcare Workshops. The Rights to Access Project was
created by Healthwatch Warwickshire to help people who are experiencing homelessness to access
healthcare when they need it. The project will be delivered over 18 Months across the county. The project is
being delivered across the districts in the following order: Warwick, Leamington, Kenilworth | February 2019 -
April 2019, Stratford |May 2019 - July 2019, Rugby | August 2019 - October 2019, Nuneaton & Bedworth |
November 2019 - January 2020, North Warwickshire | February 2020 - April 2020. Healthwatch are running
workshops for any community/voluntary/statutory organisation who supports anyone experiencing
homelessness within Warwickshire on Rights to Access Primary Care and NHS guidelines. The workshop will
provide you with information on the following: Brief introduction to Healthwatch Warwickshire, Rights to access
healthcare, NHS Constitution, GP duty of care, NHS guidelines for GP registration. Alongside these
workshops they will also be giving out booklets with useful information from the workshop and around Primary
Care in order to help you/your organisation to support individuals and the Plastic credit card size Rights cards
for your organisation to give out to people you know who are experiencing homeless to keep. The workshops
will run February 2019 - April 2019 in Warwick District (Leamington, Warwick, Kenilworth) additional dates will
be added soon. If you can't make any of the above dates and want information on the additional dates or need
more information please contact Healthwatch on 01926 422 823 or
email: info@healthwatchwarwickshire.co.uk

For the latest Warwickshire Cyber Safe update please Click Here

Barnardo’s Supported Lodgings Service Do you have a spare room? Could you relate to young people
aged 16 - 25? Could you help them with budgeting, cooking and other independence skills?
Could you encourage them in education, employment or training? Why not make the most of your spare room
and become a Supported Lodgings Provider for Coventry or Warwickshire young people? Supported Lodgings
provide young people leaving care with safe supported places to live in the homes of local people. Supported
Lodgings Providers receive approximately £150 per week to support a young person on their journey to
independence. Barnardo’s will offer you: On-going support and supervision, Full training, Opportunities to
develop your skills working with young people. To find out more about Barnardo’s (Midlands) Supported
Lodgings call 024 7637 2596 or email: BSLmidlands@barnardos.org.uk

Your local child contact centre is looking for volunteers to support its crucial work ✓ Are you looking for
experience working with children and families? ✓ Would you like the opportunity to build upon your CV? ✓
Thinking of giving back to your local community? ✓ Have a couple of hours per month to spare? For more
information contact the Chairman: rugbyccc@hotmail.com

RESOURCES
Inspiring and empowering people to improve wellbeing The Year of Wellbeing calendar shows March is a
month for thinking about diet and healthy eating. The One You site features simple tips to take control of your
diet: eat less sugar, salt and fat; get the right balance including five-a-day fruit and veg; cook tasty recipes at
home and aim for 400-600-600 calories in your three daily meals. It even features a handy app to help you
plan your food shopping, diet and recipes. For more information Click Here

Healthy Living Network - FREE Health Checks #OneThing Campaign Would you like the Healthy Living
Network team to come to your event, open day, community group or place of work? The Network are now
delivering free health checks in Rugby. Each check takes less than 10 minutes. They measure height and
weight to determine BMI, take a blood pressure reading and explain the result, a phlebotomist takes a finger
prick blood sample to measure the levels of sugars in the blood to ascertain the individuals risk of diabetes
and interpret the outcome. The team will also ask general questions surrounding health and encourage people
to pledge to change one thing to improve their health. They refer and signpost accordingly - and can even
arrange cut price gym membership and free 12 week memberships to Slimming World (criteria apply). Please
call Sally on 024 7632 2048 to find out more or to book them for your event.

The launch of a Veterans' ID Card has been announced today (see press release to Cobseo members from
MoD, attached).The delivery is to be rolled out in two tranches: Phase 1: The Veterans ID Card will be
provided to all Service Leavers only, as part of the discharge process with effect from today, and
retrospectively to those who left on or after 17 December 2018. Phase 2: Applications from the wider Veteran
Community will be encouraged once the process has been agreed. Information on how to apply will be made
available closer to the time, before the end of 2019. If you are asked questions about the ID card, please refer

Veterans to the Veterans UK helpline number and they will be able to provide the relevant information, details
below. Telephone: 0808 1914 218 www.veterans-uk.info

Lifeline Home Alarm The council offers a monitored lifeline home alarm service, giving residents and their
families peace of mind at the touch of a button. To find out more, visit: https://www.rugby.gov.uk

FUNDING
The Warwickshire County Council Councillors' Grant Fund will launch on Monday 6th May. Each county
councillor in Rugby has £6,000 to support community groups in their division. The closing date for applications
is Friday 7th June and more details, including the online application form, will be available
at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/grants in due course. A number of funding workshops will also be held around
Rugby during the application window, where you will be able to speak to the WCC Localities team and receive
funding advice from WCAVA. Further details about these will be in the next CIU.

Launching Warwickshire Together 2019 Warwickshire Together, the county's own crowdfunding initiative, is
now open for community-led projects which improve town centres to come forward and be part of our
upcoming funding round. There is a £134k fund and up to £20k available as a maximum amount to pledge to
any project which starts a crowdfunding campaign on Spacehive, the UK's dedicated platform for civic
improvement. There is extensive support available should you wish to be part of this funding round. Got a well-
developed project that just needs the power of the crowd to bring it to life? Or just an idea which has been
knocking around in your head for a while? Spacehive are experts in turning ideas into reality, and helping
individuals become local change makers. In order to be eligible for a pledge, projects must be uploaded to
Spacehive by Sunday, 31st March, and launch the crowdfunding campaign by Monday, 15th April 2019.

Rugby Borough Council will be launching its new grant funds on Monday 4 February 2019, and has
published new guidance notes to help community groups prepare to submit an application. If your group or
organisation is interested in bidding to the Community Project Grant or Rural Development Fund, the
guidance notes will give you all of the information you will need about who can and cannot apply for grants,
and the documents you will need to submit for your application. The closing dates will be 31st March 2019. For
more information visit: https://www.rugby.gov.uk/grants.

The Bright Ideas Fund: opening soon! The Bright Ideas Fund supports new community business ideas
through the start-up and planning stages with tailored business support, to the implementation stage with
grants of up to £15,000.The Bright Ideas Fund is funded by Power to Change, the independent trust
supporting community businesses in England, and delivered by Locality, the national network for community
organisations, in partnership with Co-operatives UK, the Plunkett Foundation and Groundwork UK. The Bright
Ideas Fund application will open on Tuesday, 26 February 2019, and close on Tuesday, 9th April 2019. Find
out more here.

Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund Small Grants Scheme Application deadline: Applications can be
submitted at any time. The Premier League and The FA Facilities Fund Small Grants Scheme awards grants
of up to £10,000 for the provision of capital items, or to refurbish/improve existing facilities. The aims of this
scheme are to: Support the growth of football clubs and activity, Prevent a decline in football participation,
Make improvements to facilities to address any health and safety issues. For further information,
visit: https://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/

Tesco bags of help Bags of Help is Tesco’s local community grant scheme where the money raised from the
carrier bag charge in Tesco stores is being used to fund thousands of community projects across the UK. The
projects must meet the criteria of bringing benefits to the community. Any not for profit constituted group or
organisation can apply including: schools, councils, churches, charities, friends of groups and not for profit
organisations etc. In each area of the country, 3 projects will be selected every other month to go to in-store
vote. The public (in the form of Tesco shoppers) get to vote on which of the three projects they like best. The
winning project gets £4000, the next project £2,000 and the final one £1,000. You can start an application
form here (you need to start by filling-in the eligibility checker in the grey box on the right-hand side of the
webpage).

Enterprise Development Programme The Enterprise Development programme is a £1.8m pilot programme
for organisations working in the youth services and/or homelessness sectors. Enterprise Grants will support
charities and social enterprises in England working in either the homelessness or youth sector to develop or
grow their enterprising activity, earned income and financial resilience. Enterprise Grants will include:
Feasibility Grants of £5-10k for organisations wanting to develop an enterprise proposition in its earliest stage
including: Developing Internal capacity and knowledge relating to trading activity. Developing an enterprise

proposition from early stage through to proposed delivery/implementation plan. Testing viability. Developing
action plans. Development Grants up to £50k, for organisations developing or scaling up an enterprise
proposition, the grants can be used towards: Additional internal capacity to work on developing the enterprise
proposition. Buying in external expertise. Testing and refining the proposition. Direct funding to start trading.
For more information contact Advantage Consulting 01789336141 or info@advantageconsulting.co.uk
Medical charity offering grants for a whole range of things within the Coventry and Warwickshire area. We
give grants for a large range of items including home adaptions etc and there is a medical reason for the
need.By way of example, we give grants for small items such as ipads, mattresses, carpets, wheelchairs,
home adaptations etc. The list is extensive. Details of our charity can be found on our website see link below.
When you click on the 'apply here for funding link' it takes you to a page with an explanation of what we need
and gives the date of the next meeting when the application will be considered. We meet every quarter and
our next meeting is 9th April and applications received by 26th March will be considered. The meetings for the
rest of the year are 9th April, 9th July and 8th October. https://www.warwickshirehealthcharity.org.uk/

The Harrison Beale & Owen Fund has grants of up to £2,000 available for projects based in Coventry or
Warwickshire http://www.heartofenglandcf.co.uk/hbo-fund/

Community Impact Partnerhsip Funding Event for Social Enterprises Orbit have recently launched this
fund and hold and event on 3rd April to promote the fund. Use the following link for more details:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-impact-partnership-midlands-finance-supporting-social-impact-
tickets-57196839286

WHSmith Trust - Community Grants Application deadline: Sunday, 31st March 2019
Small grants are available for charities, schools and community groups of any size, provided they support the
community in the UK. Read more here.

Grow Wild Youth Project Funding Application deadline: Monday, 1st April 2019 (midday)
Grants for young people (aged 14 to 25 years) in the UK to deliver a creative project that celebrates UK native
wildflowers and fungi in exciting and engaging ways. For more information, visit : https://www.growwilduk.com

People's Health Trust - Health Lottery West Midlands Application deadline: Wednesday, 3rd April 2019
Local groups and organisations with great ideas to make their communities even better places to live are now
invited to apply for funding to turn their ideas into reality.

Edward Gostling Foundation Application deadline: Open to applications
The Edward Gostling Foundation (formerly the ACT Foundation) provides grants to UK registered charities
with the aim of enhancing the quality of life for people in need, specifically the mentally and physically disabled
or those with long-term illness. Read more here.

CONSULTATIONS

Have your say on Warwickshire’s health and wellbeing needs A survey has launched to find out more
about the unique health and wellbeing needs of Warwickshire’s various local communities. WCC and its
partners recognise that the needs of different communities throughout the county will differ greatly depending
on a range of factors such as population demographics, infrastructure, community safety and many more. As
part of a larger project to gain more insight into life in Warwickshire’s communities, a survey has opened for
staff and partners to let the county council know what, in their opinion, the current health and wellbeing needs
of areas they are familiar with are and any ideas they have for improvement. The responses to this survey will
form part of the 2018-2020 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and will help inform service delivery and
development. To have your say, go to https://ask.warwickshire.gov.uk/insights-service/warwickshire-joint-
strategic-needs-assessment-prof/ Please note, if you are a resident of Warwickshire and wish to comment
from that perspective, please use https://ask.warwickshire.gov.uk/insights-service/warwickshire-joint-strategic-
needs-assessment-resi/ For more information contact: insight@warwickshire.gov.uk

Watch out for the adult social care survey 2019! Each year Warwickshire County Council (WCC) has a
responsibility to send out survey questionnaires to a random sample of customers who access Adult Social
Care services. This is a national survey commissioned by the Department of Health and carried out by every
council in the UK who provides social care services. The survey will ask questions about customers’
experiences with WCC social care services so they can use that information to improve the support they offer,
and also find out what they do well. The information given is used in two ways: The information is collected
nationally and sent to the Department of Health, so they can measure the impact of services across the UK

and plan strategies and policies that meet people’s needs. Locally WCC compares what people tell them
through the survey with other customer feedback and uses that to ensure their services are delivering the right
support to people and they are commissioning services that meet the needs of people in Warwickshire. They
can also use it to change the things that may not be working well or need to improve. In a few months WCC
will publish the results along with any actions they will take in response to the survey results. Please make
sure to let your customers, friends and loved ones know the survey is coming, and look out for it in the post. If
you need more information, or need the survey in easy read or a language other than English, please contact
WCC's Customer Service Centre on 01926 410410

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is seeking views to help shape the future of local services available to
people living with dementia http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/blog/2019/02/18/have-your-say-on-dementia-
services/

To see how we use your personal data and what your information rights are, please read our overall customer privacy notice
at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/privacy which includes the contact details if you have a complaint about your information rights. For general enquiries,
contact Warwickshire County Council customer services on 01926 410410

Community Information Update No. 73 will be for early May to mid-June 2019. Please email your
information (in the form of short paragraphs of plain text if possible) to cdwrugby@warwickshire.gov.uk
before Friday 26th April. Thank you very much.