Winter Festival Funding

Barnet Council now accepting Expressions of Interest (EOI) for community groups to host Winter Festival events. These can be faith, cultural or community based.

Groups must send the completed application to community@barnet.gov.uk at least four weeks before their event.

If you have an event planned that you would like included in Barnet Council’s listings, please email it to: community@barnet.org.uk with the subject heading ‘Barnet Winter Festival Event Listing’

Winter Festival Funding

The Mayor of London's Skills for Londoners Community Outreach Programme

This fund offers small grants of up to £9,000 for community groups to support outreach activity to engage Londoners who can benefit from adult learning, including ESOL, and refer them on to local opportunities.

The fund is prioritising organisations that can reach Londoners without a Level 2 qualification or GCSEs, and digitally excluded Londoners. Of particular interest are applications from community groups working with no or low skilled Londoners in the following priority groups: disabled people, older people (50+), people with English language needs, black men especially those aged 19-24 and 50+, Pakistani and Bangladeshi women, black women and individuals arriving on new visa schemes including, arrivals from Afghanistan, Hong Kong, and Ukraine.

Deadline: 13 November 2022, 5pm. 

If you have any questions, please email Rochelle Robshaw at: S4LCommunityoutreach@wea.org.uk. 

Find out more and apply for Londoners Community Outreach Programme 

London Community Foundation Together for London Fund

The Together for London Fund is open now and offering grants of up to £10,000 each, with a pot of £1m. The fund aims to support organisations with cost of living initiatives.

Deadline: Thursday 17 November, 12noon

More information on the Together for London Fund

North London Waste Authority's North London Community Fund

This fund provides community-based (non-profit making) organisations with funding to develop new approaches to reduce waste and/or extend the reach and impact of existing waste prevention activity in north London.

With up to 100% funding of the project cost, support can be provided for projects up to £15,000 tackling a waste prevention problem, from an overall funding pot of £120,000.

Deadline for questions is the 28 November, with the final deadline for applications being 16 December 11pm.

More information on the North London Community Fund

Join us at the Eco-Fair this Sunday

Stonegrove Community Trust in conjunction with Barnet Together's Environmental Network are bringing together local, regional and national partners to highlight the range of environmental initiatives in Barnet and beyond. 

Sunday 6 November, 3:30pm-6:30pm 

More information on the Eco-Fair

Cost of Living Discussion for Barnet VCFSEs

Given the current climate, we are inviting all Barnet Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprises (VCFSE) organisations who are supporting those living, working and studying in Barnet who are affected by the cost of living crisis.

Join us for an online meeting, where we can discuss issues that are of concern to you, and for colleagues to share support available for both you as an organisation, and for individuals that you are supporting.

When: Tuesday 8 November, 2:30-4pm.

Book your place at our Cost of Living Discussion

Event security for your community

Are you hosting large events? Would you like to some helpful hints to assist in keeping your event safe? This Safe by CST Event Security webinar offers advice on appropriate security measures to ensure the safety of large numbers of people.

When: Thursday 10 November, 2pm

Book Community Event Security training

Inter Faith Week 2022

Barnet Multi-Faith Forum and Middlesex University are hosting three events to celebrate Inter Faith Week 2022.

Food, Faith and Fiction: Writing workshop celebrating the relationship between food and culture. Monday 14 November, 11am-1pm. No need to register.

Film and Faith Discussion: The Emigrant Youssef Cahine's Egyptian take on the Biblical story of Joseph. Tuesday 15 Novemer, 3:45-7pm. Register for the Film and Faith Discussion.

Eco Show and Tell Sustainability Fair: on campus College Building, The Ricketts Quadrangle, 11am-2pm. Friday 18 November.

Active Bystander training

This interactive online course for Barnet-based VCFSEs has been developed by identity-based violence prevention charity, Protection Approaches in partnership with the Britain's East and Southeast Asian Network (besea.n).

During this sessions you will be guided through a series of discussions to explore: 

• What it means to be an active bystander: 
• How to stand up for victims
• Proactive prevention

Tuesday 15 November, 10am-1pm

Book your place on this Active Bystander training

Creating Volunteer Role Descriptions - Training for Volunteer Managers

Learn how you can change your language and messaging to create engaging volunteer role descriptions, boost your engagement and appeal to different types of volunteers.

This session will take place online on the Thursday 15 November from 1pm.

Book your place on this Volunteering Barnet training event

Trustee Information Seminar

Join Volunteering Barnet for this information session where we look at how you can become a trustee, what is involved in the role of a trustee, and why people choose to become trustees. We will have a speaker from Young Trustees Movement discussing their experience of becoming a trustee.

Tuesday 29 November, 5pm – 6pm 

Book your place on this Trustee Information Seminar

Social Model of Disability Training

An interactive, exploratory training and discussion session free to Barnet VCFSE organisations delivered by Inclusion Barnet staff with lived experience, gives a compact but thought-provoking introduction to:

• The origins and principles of the Social Model

• Why the language we use to talk about disability matters

• Barriers and how to avoid placing them

Wednesday 30 November, 10:30 – 11:30 

More information/book on our Social Model of Disability Training

Brook new professionals' HIV training

Sexual health and wellbeing experts at Brook are delivering HIV training to new professionals in the upcoming months. 

HIV Risk, Assessment and Prevention training on 19 December

Understanding HIV Transmission, Testing & Treatment training on 16 January

Working with people living with HIV training on 13 February

Understanding Dementia training

Dementia Club UK are providing a free, one-hour, CPD certified course on Understanding Dementia. 

Through the training, you and your organisation will become Dementia Champions, helping to make Barnet a Dementia Friendly Borough.

There are multiple dates to choose from, and the course will be delivered on MS Teams and Zoom. 

Read more and register for Understanding Dementia training

Cost of Living Crisis

We now have a dedicated Cost of Living Crisis page on our website where we're compiling both local and national information, resources and guidance linked to the Cost of Living Crisis, and the impact on Voluntary Sector organisations. 

Do let us know if you have any activities and support that needs to be added.

Out Now: Homeless Link’s latest report, The Unhealthy State of Homelessness 2022

Homelessness has a devastating impact on people’s health and wellbeing, and understanding this is key to ensuring people are able to access the services and support they need, and to preventing people from becoming homeless in the first place.

Read Homeless Link's Report

Next Steps programme to support mums returning to work

Home-Start has developed a practical programme to help mums starting work or returning to employment, particularly those interested in working with children or families. The training will help them build their skills, knowledge and confidence.

Available to mums living in Barnet, Brent, Enfield or Harrow.

Deadline:  Friday 2 December

To apply or for more information, email admin@homestartbarnet.org.uk.

GLA Creative Skills Academy

Middlesex University's GLA Creative Skills Academy has an exciting free training opportunity for those interested in pursuing a freelance career in the creative industries.

The free five-day, in person, training programme begins on Thursday 17 Nov.

To take place in this training, candidates need to be unemployed, in low-paid work or 'between' jobs as a freelancer and have a London address.

Find out more about How to Be a Great Freelancer training

For more information, please contact Adeesa Fahim A.Fahim@mdx.ac.uk

Green Doctors energy saving advice

Green Doctors, brought to you by Groundwork, are your local energy experts that offer eligible residents a free home energy consultation to help maintain a healthy, comfortable home and save money on energy bills. 

Visit the Green Doctors website for more information

Covid 19 autumn vaccines for frontline workers

Frontline staff can now arrange their Covid 19 Autumn vaccines by visiting the NHS website. 

Book your vaccination

Carter Weleminsky, Community & Faith Officer

Carter joined Inclusion Barnet in April 2022 to work with communities and faith groups as part of the Barnet Together Partnership. He has formerly worked in a variety of interfaith roles at universities and charities.

Carter has a background in research and has a PhD focused on acoustic ecology, diaspora and Jewish studies. He has a particular passion for supporting those from minority faith and belief groups, who often have less access to culturally or religiously appropriate support.

Carter is always excited to hear from groups on projects they need support with, especially those focused on: community action; faith, culture and heritage; refugees and asylum seekers; community cohesion and interfaith; and other community led projects.

Carter can support with spaces and relocation, funding suitable for faith groups, as well as fast charity registration for faith groups and much more!  Feel free to reach out to him for a coffee and a chat at: carter@inclusionbarnet.org.uk

Head of Peer Services (Peer Role) - Inclusion Barnet

This is an amazing opportunity for someone with lived experience of disability (which could include experience of mental health issues or a long term condition) to lead on our Peer Services function.  This is really varied and interesting role, where time will be split between supporting our service manager, developing and delivering training, advising on co-production, and leading practitioner meetings around related topics, including safeguarding.

Part-time
Salary: £43,000 per year pro rata, actual salary £34,400

Further details about this Head of Peer Services roles and how to apply

Carers’ Case Worker - Barnet Mencap

Do you want to make a positive difference to the lives of others?

Barnet Mencap are looking for a focused individual to join our caring, passionate, and diverse team in offering information, advice, and guidance to parents of people with additional needs. This role gives challenge and satisfaction and will suit someone that has:

• an understanding of the issues faced by people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people
• experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people
• good communication and literacy skills

Part-time: 28 hours
Salary: £24,701 pro-rata i.e., £19,761 per annum

Further details about this job are available on Barnet Mencap's website or call 020 8349 3842 to request a hardcopy be sent to you. 

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The aim of the Manifesto is to create better understanding and deeper cross-sector collaboration between organisations working within Barnet. 

If you are a representative of a group, service provider or business based in or serving Barnet, then you can sign up to the Barnet Voluntary Manifesto.

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