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Please download the January 2010 edition below

If you wish to set up a charity, using one of the Charity Commissions model governing documents will help save time. Each of these contains the basic provisions which many charities use. Indeed, existing charities wishing to update their governing document may also find these a useful source for model provisions, with the exception of the trustee benefit clauses.

Click on the link below:

http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/registration/mgds.asp

Grants of up to £5000 are available from the Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm.

Community groups operating within 7km of the wind farm can apply through Sussex Community Foundation for grants to help with projects benefiting the community. Panels meet twice a year and the next deadline is 26 February 2010. For more details please visit SCF’s website at www.sussexgiving.org.uk or call 01273 409440

Background

The handbook ‘Forward from 50, a guide to later life in East Sussex’ is designed to provide sound advice on how to prevent or deal with a variety of issues that may affect people as they grow older.

The Joint Commissioning Strategy for Older People through the Time of Our Lives work programme set clear objectives for working with people from the age of fifty and onwards to promote a healthy old age, prevent the onset of ill-health and decline and support overall quality of life and wellbeing in later life.  In order to support this, it was agreed that Adult Social Care and the East Sussex Primary Care Trusts would work with local older people and fund the production of a guide to ageing positively.

The Forward from 50 handbook was formally launched in June 2008 and approximately 30,000 copies have been distributed to a wide range of sites, including GP surgeries and libraries.

Copies of Forward from 50 are available from http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/socialcare/adults/olderpeople/download.htm
or by calling Social Care Direct on 0345 60 80 191

Tell us what you think
Now the Forward from 50 handbook has been available for over a year we would like to hear from you on how useful and relevant you have found the content.

A questionnaire for you to download and complete is available below.

Closing date for receipt of completed questionnaires is 19th February 2010.

We will use all of the feedback we receive to help determine whether we will print an updated version in the future and what topics we might cover.

Further information
If you would like further information, please contact:
Beja Morrison
Service Development Manager (Older People)
County Hall
St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
East Sussex, BN7 1SW.
Email: beja.morrison@eastsussex.gov.uk

Grants of up to £30,000 could be given to good causes courtesy of Rother District Council's community grants scheme.

Organisations can apply to fund facilities and activities which aim to support the Rother community. Examples could include playgrounds, art projects, community transport and village halls. Grant applications will be considered by a panel of Council officers, lead cabinet members and, depending on the application,
representatives from Rother Voluntary Action and Action in Rural Sussex. For more information on the sort of schemes eligible for grant funding and the application criteria, contact Scott Lavocah at scott.lavocah@rother.gov.uk or call 01424 787863.

Please download the December 09 E Bulletin from RVA below

2 consultations with imminent deadlines: The Future of Bus Services in East Sussex
and School Travel

School Travel

Please give your views on the recently revised Sustainable School Travel Strategy. This strategy sets out the travel and transport choices available to schools in East Sussex and what plans are being developed in the future.

Consultation ends on 13 November 2009. Contact: Lisa Simmonds, East Sussex County Council, 01273 336 515,
lisa.simmonds@eastsussex.gov.uk .

The Future of Bus Services in East Sussex

Your views are needed on the plans to improve bus services in East Sussex. A review of passenger transport services in 2007 showed a number of areas where bus services could be changed or increased to provide better transport links. The draft bus strategy sets out plans to improve bus travel in the county, including how and where services will change.

Consultation ends on 23 December 2009.
Contact: Bill Killick, East Sussex County Council, 01273 482 372,  bill.killick@eastsussex.gov.uk  .

Download the 2009 RVA Impact Report below (2 files)

A new website for young people in East Sussex has been launched– www.connexions360.org.uk. It is designed to give 11-19 year-olds access to all the information they need in a way which works for them.
The website includes information and advice on all aspects of life in East Sussex – including travel, work and money, health and advice, school and education and things to do. It also has a ‘What’s on your doorstep’ search where young people can find out what’s going on in their local area. They will be able to find out how to get their voices heard and read life stories submitted by young people across the county.
As well as providing lots of information for young people, the site also has a fun side. It will feature regular quizzes and competitions with great prizes.

What is the Connexions 360 Service?

Connexions 360 is the new name for the Connexions service in East Sussex. The Service brings together all the information, advice, guidance and support young people aged 13-19 need through a network of Connexions Personal Advisers (PAs) and other practitioners. For young people with special needs, Connexions PAs offer support up to the age of 25.
Connexions PAs are linked to schools and colleges; statutory agencies (like youth support teams; the Leaving Care Team and the Youth Offending Team); Connexions Centres; One-stop Shops; Youth Centres and community centres. Many also offer support on an outreach basis

Community Cashback is a new scheme in England and Wales which gives local people a say in how £4million of recovered criminal assets (for example confiscated cash or property) should be spent in their communities.

You can suggest a project you would like to see happening in your area. If you don't have a project to suggest, you can have your say on a project suggested by someone else in your community. For example: you might want to suggest a project to renovate a children's playground or other area for young people which has become unusable due to criminal damage. Here's a list of some of the kinds of projects that you might want to suggest for your local area:

• Crime reduction and community safety
• Support for victims of crime
• Restoration and renovation projects
• New spaces or activities
• More and better information about justice outcomes
• Getting communities involved.

To promote a project in your area go to Website: http://cashback.cjsonline.gov.uk/index.html