ESCVYS

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Monday 19 July, 2010

Members Meeting: Environmental Youth Work

Date for your Diary: Thursday 26 March 2009 1830-2030 Please see below attachments for your information an invitation and the agenda for our latest members' meeting.

Members Meeting: Young People: The Environment, Conservation & Outdoor Activities

Date for your Diary: Thursday 26 March 2009 1830-2030 We are lucky enough to have speakers from:

Members Meeting - Participation

Our members meeting was held on 14 November 2007 and themed around the participation of you peoplein organisations. 

To see the notes and hand outs from the meeting please see below:

Members Meeting

Date for your Diary - ESCVYS Council MeetingWednesday 14 November 2007 – Boship Farm Hotel – 1900-2100

  • Steven Pryse NCVYS - Youth Participation: The principles and a practical guide to setting up a Young People’s Advisor’s group for your organization/project
  • Mark Burgess SCYP – Practical advice on facilitating Young People making funding applications  

We will also be seeking your support and ideas around shaping ESCVYS for the future.

ESCVYS Council Meeting

The next ESCVYS Council Meeting will be taking place on Wednesday 28 February 2007 at 6.30-8.30 at the EAVS Annexe in Saffrons Road Eastbourne.

We are delighted to have 2 speakers and the launch of our website.

Please see agenda attached below for more information.

The Committee Conundrum

The Hastings Voluntary Action Committee Conundrum series is starting again on 8th March. 

The Committee Conundrum is a series of workshops that covers many of the common issues that people face when running a voluntary or community group. Topics include forming a committee, running a meeting, budgets, funding applications and monitoring & evaluation. You can attend all the workshops, or just the ones that are relevant for you.More details can be found on the HVA website:

January Bidding Bulletin

Please see below the hyperlink for the January Bidding Bulletin from East Sussex County Council. 

January Bidding Bulletin

Forum Update

I wanted to keep you updated with the activities after our forum event on 13 October. We are delighted to be able to confirm that the colleagues below have agreed to become part of the initial steering group to drive forward VCS engagement on a county level with the Children’s Trust.  

VCS Forum Event

Further to the forum event ESCVYS held on Friday 13 October 2006 we have now produced for your information 3 documents:

  • Additional Comments form
  • Forum Report
  • Expression of Interest for the Steering Group

The Forum was held to look at how Voluntary and Community Organisations working with children and young people in East Sussex would like to liaise with the local authority and the Children's Trust on a county level.

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