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Chester-le-Street & District Council for Voluntary Service and Volunteer Bureau was established in 1998 to provide the underpinning support that will enable the sustainability and development of voluntary and community organisations who work for the benefit of Chester-le-Street District.

The Organisation holds a number of Quality Awards, in particular from NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action) and Volunteering England which demonstrates our competence against the core functions of a CVS and Volunteer Bureau.

 

Aims

Chester-le-Street & District CVS and Volunteer Bureau provides support to voluntary and community groups, so that they can;

  • provide quality services for their clients
  • be an independent voice on behalf of their client groups, especially those who are disadvantaged
  • be informed and confident participants in local partnerships
  • help their volunteers and paid workers make a real difference in their communities.
Opening Times
Monday to Thursday: 9am - 5pm
Friday: 9am - 4.30pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Directions
View Map of the Volunteer Centre

Please click on the globe for directions to our offices:
Clarence Terrace, Chester-le-Street, DH3 3DQ

 

Adverse Weather
In the event of adverse weather conditions
could you please contact the office on 0191 389 1960
to ensure members of staff are available.

Browsealoud

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This website is Browsealoud enabled. This means that you can have
the text read to you by your computer, all you need to do is click the image to
download the free Browsealoud software (this should take no longer than 10 minutes)

Annual Survey 2011 - 2012

The Annual Survey is used by Chester-le-Street & District Council for Voluntary Services and Volunteer Bureau to; monitor and evaluate the services that we provide to front line voluntary and community groups, it is
also used to explore areas of need, what is changing for the VCS and how the sector is
copying with the difficult external environment.
Your response is really important to us at this critical time enabling this CVS and others we work with to provide better support to the voluntary and community sector in the future.
This survey can be completed via survey monkey.
To access the questionnaire please click here
Deadline for completion: Tuesday 14th February 2012

Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise and the Police and Crime Commissioners -
what this will mean to you

In 2012 major changes will come into force that will have a profound effect on voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations involved in community safety.

For further information please click here

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Events

Durham Area Action Partnership (AAP) is pleased to announce a programme of safe, welcoming and inclusive events for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people and their frineds who live in County Durham.

For further information click this link

Jargonbuster - helping charities speak the same language?

Do you measure your impact or your outputs? Should you really consider your outcomes?
Funders, commissioners and others often use concepts and terms from the language of planning, project management and performance improvement in difference ways. This has led to widespread confusion about what particular terms mean and how to use them most appropriately.
www.jargonbusters.org.uk is a brand new website from CES and the Jargonbuster group. It is dedicated to providing clear and simple definitions of the key terms usually used to describe what organisations are
doing and the diffrence ther work is making.

Risky Business

The Third Sector, Public Service Delivery and Risk
Tuesday 14th February 2012
9.45 am - 3.00 pm
Newcasltle University Business School, 5 Barrack Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4SE
For further details please click here

Personal Finances

The Health Check

Whatever the situation with your finances, it’s good to know where you stand and that you are making the
most of what you have.

We’ve found a great new online money planner. It’s from the Money Advice Service and it’s called the health check. The Money Advice Service is here to help everyone understand and manage their money better.

Spending just 10 minutes answering some straightforward questions on the health check will get you an easy-to-follow personalised action plan with the top three things you can do to make the most of your money right now, and to plan for future goals.

Best of all, it’s free and it’s unbiased. The Money Advice Service won’t recommend a particular product or provider or try to sell you anything.

Click here to take the health check now

National Family Learning Network

National Family Learning Network, a partnership offering free support for Community and Voluntary
organisations (CVOs) delivering or interested in family learning.
Organisations can access information on funding, job opportunities, events and
family learning resources from www.familylearningnetwork.com

Blue Light Awareness

A short film was recently shown at the Chester-le-Street and District AAP board meeting, it is a guide for drivers as to what to do and not to do when an emergency vehicle is on the road, especially useful for dirvers who have recently passed their test but also for experienced drivers.

Please find listed below a link to the video: www.youtube.com/v/btRHvQEIkcU?version=3

Get Free Public Law Advice

The Public Law Specialist Support Free Advice Line

The PLP is funded to give advice on public law to all organisations with an LSC Contract
or Quality Mark. We welcome calls from advisors or organisations new to the
concepts of public law, as well as from more experienced practitioners.
A query is likely to fall within our remit where it arises from a decision, act, omission,
or policy of any public body. You can click here to go to a .PDF flyer with more detail and a list of examples of the kind of query we can help with.

The advice line is open 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Monday-Friday.

You can ring us on 0808 808 4546.

County Durham Partnership Newsletter

Please find listed below a link to County Durham Partnership newsletter which we hope you will find intersting and informative.

www.countydurhampartnership.co.uk/Pages/CDP-Newsletters.aspx

County Durham Compact

For details of the County Durham Compact click here.

Renewed Compact now published!

We are pleased to announce that the renewed Compact is now published. Please visit our website for the Renewal documents and for more details.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to get in touch at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 020 7520 2451.

Voluntary Sector Cuts

www.voluntarysectorcuts.org.uk is a new website giving voluntary and community organisations the opportunity to share their concerns about funding cuts and how they will impact on their ability to delivery vital sevices. It is a joint project bringing together NAVCA, NCVO, ACEVO, Volunteering England and other leading voluntary and community sector bodies.

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