COMMUNITY NETWORK FOR MANCHESTER
EMAIL BULLETIN 18th April 2008

The Community Network for Manchester (CN4M) is part of the Manchester
Partnership (MP) that works specifically on behalf of voluntary and
community groups. CN4M is creating a more powerful voice for the voluntary
and community sectors in Manchester. For more information about the
Community Network for Manchester and to view contact details please visit
our website at http://www.cn4m.net

1.0 Network News
2.0 Training
3.0 Events
4.0 Information
5.0 Jobs

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1.0 Network News

2.0 Training
2.1 Employer Supported Volunteering Workshop. Volunteer Centre
Warrington are delivering a one day Employer Supported Volunteering
workshop. This is a brand new training module from the Excellence in
Volunteer Management programme from Volunteering England. The workshop will
enable learners to engage employers and employer supported volunteers
effectively in the work of their organisation. Cost: £99.00 per person
Date: Tuesday June 24th 2008
Venue: GMCVO, Manchester
Further information can be found on the CN4M website:
http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=540&Itemid=50.
Contact mailto:training@warringtonvc.org.uk or 01925 637609 for full details

2.2 Starting Up Your Own Business- Free Advisory Service with
Business Support Solutions. Business Support Solutions offers advice and
information to help you become your own boss. With more than 15 years
experience in supporting local businesses, they are able to offer a
customised Business Start Up support service. If you would like to take
part, your first step would be to attend an Awareness Session, with a group
of like minded people. An accredited business advisor will give a
presentation covering all aspects of business planning. At the end of the
session you should have all the information you need to write a workable
business plan and make sure that your plan complies with the legal
requirements of setting up a business. Additional hour long one to one
sessions are then available with a fully qualified business advisor, to look
at your specific needs.
To find out more about this opportunity, please contact Jackie Aston
(Enterprise Link Worker):
mailto:jackie.aston@business-support-solutions.co.uk, Tel: 0161 - 976 -
4243, Business Support Solutions, Nelson House, Park Road, Timperley, WA14
5XZ

2.3 Social Enterprise Start Up Programme- Free Training. A unique
opportunity to develop your project idea into a viable social enterprise.
Business Support Solutions Start up and Legal Structure Programmes are aimed
at individuals or groups who wish to set up a social enterprise and require
support with developing their vision and planning their project. The
programmes comprise a number of workshops and one to one business support
sessions, designed to give you the practical skills needed to develop and
start a social enterprise. If you wish to join other social entrepreneurs on
a similar journey, book on their next courses starting in APRIL and JUNE
2008. Cost : Free
Venue: Business Support Solutions - Nelson House, Park Road, Timperley
Dates/ Time: 23rd & 30th April - 7th and 14th May 2008. 5.30pm to 8.30pm -
(for June dates, please contact them) For further information, please see
the CN4M website:
http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=535&Itemid=50.
To book your place, please contact Isabelle Farquhar on 0161 976 4243 or
email: mailto:isabelle.farquhar@3se.co.uk to discuss your initial idea.

2.4 Turbulence & Transitions: Understanding & Working in Changing
Organisations. Organised by the Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust, this one-day
workshop is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to reflect
on their experience of organisational life. The morning programme will draw
on systemic and psychoanalytic perspectives, which inform our understanding
of work in organisations. The afternoon is devoted to the practical
application of these theoretical ideas, in small consultation work groups.
Cost: £95
Date/ Time: 22nd April 2008, from 9.15am to 4.15pm
Venue: Friends Meeting House
Contact Vicky Harrison, Events Organiser on 020 8938 2548 Email:
mailto:events@tavi-port.org for more information or to book a place.

3.0 Events
3.1 'Women's Day Out'- Free Event. Includes Beauty Treatments and
Mini Health Checks. Women are invited to attend a free event where top
medical consultants from the region will answer questions and concerns about
women's health issues. Hosted by BMI Healthcare, in conjunction with the
charity, WellBeing of Women, the event will provide invaluable insights for
anyone interested in women's health issues with the opportunity to listen
and speak to expert consultants on topics including women's cancers, sexual
health, breast awareness, osteoporosis and the menopause. Discounted beauty
treatments and mini health checks will also be on offer.
Date/ Time: Sunday 20th April, 11- 4.30
Venue: The Lowry Hotel, Manchester
Tickets for this event are limited, so pre-booking is required. To book
tickets and to receive further information about this event, please call:
0161 495 6866 / 6877 or register your details on
http://www.bmiwomenshealth.co.uk/.

3.2 The North West's Regional Social Enterprise Conference- Free.
This event is aimed anyone who works in or is involved with Social
Enterprise organisations within the North West and will: Provide an overview
of Launch - the new partnership of social enterprises that aims to provide a
voice for Social Enterprises across the Region; Increase your understanding
of the Regional and Sub-regional Social Enterprise support structures;
Provide an opportunity for you to influence the shape of support for Social
Enterpises across the region including how the Social Enterprise Framework
funding is spent; Provide an opportunity to question key policy makers,
funders and practitioners; Allow you to hear from nationally reputed key
speakers with a wealth of knowledge and experience about their perception of
the key challenges for the Social Enterprise Sector; Provide an opportunity
for you to tell us what you want from an annual Regional Social Enterprise
Conference.
Date/ Time: Tuesday 29th April 2008 (10am-4pm)
Venue: Preston North End Football Ground
Please e-mail all initial enquiries to Jeff Scales (Regional Development
Manager - North West), The Development Trusts Association
mailto:j.scales@dta.org.uk


3.3 Conference: Learning In Later Life: 'In Full Bloom ... Or
Withering On The Vine?'. Given the Government's recent consultation paper on
Informal Learning, this conference will identify the significant issues for
older learners. The conference will provide opportunities to discuss the
issues and compile an agreed statement on the benefits of learning for older
people that will be used to lobby and campaign for more, different and
better learning opportunities for older learners. This conference is being
organised jointly by NIACE, Our Voice - Regional Learner Panel Yorkshire and
the Humber, LinkAgePlus and The Leeds Older People's Forum. Participants
fee: £50.00 (Lunch included. NIACE does not charge VAT)
Date/ Time: Wednesday 7th May 2008, 09:45 - 15:30
Venue: St George's Conference Centre, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3BR
To apply for a place online, visit: http://www.niace.org.uk/conferences,
Tel: 0116 204 2833, E-mail: mailto:gurjit.kaur@niace.org.uk

3.4 The Empowerment Action Plan: Making Empowerment A Reality In
Every Community. Background Information: On the 19th October 2007, the
Department for Communities and Local Government produced an action plan to
increase community empowerment. 'An Action Plan for Community Empowerment:
Building on Success' highlights what can be done to build on the examples
from around the country of local authority best practice in community
empowerment. Many councils are already empowering their communities and
residents as the case studies in the Plan show. With this in mind, "The
Empowerment Action Plan: Making Empowerment a Reality in Every Community"
takes place will examine how authorities will be given increasingly greater
control over their communities. For more information, click on the following
link: http://insidegovernment.msgfocus.com/c/11f2pcJhQU5pVOfE
Date: Wednesday June 18th 2008
If you are interested in attending the event, visit:
http://insidegovernment.msgfocus.com/c/11f2C8i5XYTghIg3. Places are limited
and early booking is therefore advisable.


3.5 Learning Disability Today Event. The biggest event in the UK on
learning disabilities. Comprehensive seminar programme covering:
Person-centred support; Personalisation; Residential and community services;
Assistive technology; Complex needs; Supporting Families; Employment.
Interactive zones include: art and creativity, assistive technology, careers
and development. There will be an exhibition of over 30 key organisations,
suppliers and projects within the learning disability field and over 1,000
visitors will attend.
Date: 8th July
Venue: Manchester Central Convention Complex (formerly GMEX).
Tickets: £20 in advance, £25 on the day, five tickets for £80. You can book
online at http://www.learningdisabilitytoday.com/ Or call 0870 890 1080, Or
email at mailto:info@pavpub.com

3.6 ACEVO North Conference 2008. Join the largest gathering of third
sector leaders in the North of England! Acevo's second northern conference
will focus on Strategic Planning. Leaders from all three sectors will share
their thoughts and experience focusing on: Strategic planning and achieving
your vision; Setting and implementing long term goals; Strategic challenges
for the future - responding to threats and opportunities. This unique
networking opportunity provides a chance to meet with peers in your area and
discuss plans for the development of acevo North with the Steering Group.
Cost: Price: £110, Non Member rate: £130.
Date/ Time: 24th April 2008- 09:30 - 16:30
Venue: The Palace Hotel, Oxford Street, M60 7HA
To book a place at the conference and see a full programme for the day.
Please visit:
https://www.acevo.org.uk/index.cfm/display_page/Events_list/control_contentt
ype/event_list/display_open/events_936

3.7 Innovation and Creativity Global Citizenship Project Launch.
Development Education Project - Funded by Oxfam UK. The aim of the project
is to develop the knowledge and skills base in innovation, creativity and
risk for global citizenship. You are invited to discuss these ideas on the
24th April. The meeting will be participative giving plenty of opportunity
to share and develop your own ideas on the process. The organisers would
like short presentations, or activities, which convey participant's own
views on the creative and innovative process.
Date/ Time: 24th April 10.00 - 15.00 (lunch included)
Venue: Bridge-5 Mill, Manchester
For more information, and to register for this event, please contact:
mailto:anne@dep.org.uk, Tel: 0161 921 8013, DEP, c/o Laurel Cottage, 799
Wilmslow Rd, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2RR.

3.8 Manchester City Council- Jobs Fairs 2008. Manchester City
Council are hosting their annual jobs fairs for Disabled people and for
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people.
Dates/ Times: Thursday May 22, 11am to 4pm - Jobs Fair for Disabled People;
Thursday August 28 11am to 4pm - LGBT Jobs Fair.
Venue: The Great Hall, Town Hall, Manchester. For a link to the events
flyer, see the CN4M website:
http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=63&extmode=view&
extid=235 If you are interested in taking part in this event, please contact
Kate Fowler on 0161 234 1885 or mailto:k.fowler@manchester.gov.uk

3.9 The NXt Generation 2008 TAKE OVA! Variety Showcase. The nXt
Generation presents the 2008 TAKE OVA!!! Variety Showcase. Including:
Motivational Speaker - Paul O'Bina, Drama Act - Living to Die (sponsored by
D.T.B campaign) (LIVE performance) Underground Unit - Straight out of
LONDON(supporting the cause) (LIVE performance) Manchester's Finest - M's
up!!! Award Ceremony/ Fashion Show/ Hair Show/ Music Showcase & more!!! It
is a ticket only event: £5.00 = Young People (21 & Under), £15.00 = People
(22+). To view the events flyer, please see the CN4M website:
http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=63&extmode=view&
extid=239
Date/Time: May 5th 2008, 5pm - 11pm
Venue: Bridgewater Hall
Contact Address: mailto:txg@hotmail.co.uk, web: www.myspace.com/txg2007,
Contact No: 07946 851705- 07965 667301 - 07807 410389- Reaghellle Peltier
- Nicole McLaren - Leah Simms.

3.10 Public Seminar- Challenges and Opportunities for Service
Delivery in a culturally diverse society: lessons from the Muslim community.
Key aims of the seminar: To bring together public and private service
providers and those who use their services; To examine experiences gained
from their individual perspective to find out how they have dealt with the
challenges of meeting the needs of a more culturally, ethnically and
religiously diverse British society; To explore further opportunities and
challenges for service providers arising from further immigration into
Britain from the EU and elsewhere.
Date/ Time: Saturday 17 May 2008: 9.30 am to 3.30 pm.
Venue: Lecture Theatre 210, Dame Sandra Burslem Building, Manchester
Metropolitan University, All Saints, Manchester M15 6HB.
To access an event flyer and booking form, please see the CN4M website:
http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=63&extmode=view&
extid=240, or contact: Liz Marr, Collaborative Partnerships Co-ordinator,
Tel. 0161 247 3034, mailto:l.marr@mmu.ac.uk, Or Burjor Avari, Multicultural
Studies Co-ordinator, Tel. 0161 247 1023, mailto:b.avari@mmu.ac.uk.


4.0 Information
4.0 New research available on CN4M website. Three new pieces of
research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation are now available in the
'Knowledgebank' section of the CN4M website: 'Routes and Barriers to Citizen
Governance'- An exploration of the influences and barriers that impact on
citizen participation in local governance. 'Immigration, Faith, Cohesion'-
An exploration of the factors that affect community cohesion in urban areas
in England with significant Muslim populations. 'Community Empowerment in
practice: lessons from Communities First'- An examination of a
community-based programme in Wales that aims to increase opportunities for
community empowerment and potential influence over service providers.
A new piece of research from Lancaster University is also available: 'From
Placards to Partnership: the changing nature of community activism in
Manchester, UK and Aotearoe, New Zealand'
Please see:
http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_docman1&task=cat_view&gid=73&Itemid
=81

4.5 Women's Group- The Roby Counselling Service. The Women's Group
is a therapeutic group where members can share personal difficulties, and
give and receive support and feedback. This can help members to begin to see
things from a new perspective, increase awareness of themselves and others.
Members also begin to recognize that they are not 'the only one' and feel
supported in their efforts towards self-acceptance and personal change. A
group has between 6 and 8 members. The group will run every Friday from 12
to 1.30pm. Please contact Shanaz on 0161 257 2653 or leave a message.

4.6 Third Sector needs its own university, says ACEVO. A university
of the third sector should be created to harness the talents of graduates
considering the sector as a serious career option, according to ACEVO. To
read more, please visit the CN4M website:
http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=541&Itemid=35

4.7 Valuing Older People Awards. The Valuing Older People Board are
running an awards' nomination for inspirational older people... Voices of
Experience in Manchester. Do you know an inspirational older person? The
Valuing Older People Positive Images of Ageing team would like to hear about
what makes them inspirational. For an opportunity for them to appear on the
VOP Calendar 2009 and for you both to attend a Full of Life Festival award
ceremony on 7th October, please nominate your local hero!
For more information, please call the VOP team on 0161 234 3547 or email:
mailto:vop@manchester.gov.uk or to access a nomination form, please see the
CN4M website:
http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=528&Itemid=35

4.8 Manchester climate change pledge. All across Greater Manchester
almost 20,000 people are taking small steps to tackle Climate Change
supported through the 'Manchester is my Planet' programme. Greater
Manchester has an overall target of getting 50,000 people Switched-on to
Climate Change by World Environment Day on June 5th. For Manchester this
means getting just 6,000 more people to take the Climate Change pledge.
Richard Leese (Chair of the Manchester Local Strategic Partnership) said:
"I'd therefore like to encourage all colleagues within our partner
organisations, together with their family and friends, to help us reach this
goal and demonstrate that they (and Manchester) are Switched-on to Climate
Change. It only takes a couple of minutes to sign up and and pledges will
automatically register on the Manchester total as part of an online Greater
Manchester 'pledge-o-metre'." Switched-on people taking the 'Manchester is
my Planet' pledge will also get access to exclusive offers, competitions,
updates and information helping them to take steps towards a lower-carbon
lifestyle. You can take the pledge by visiting
http://www.manchesterismyplanet.com/takethepledge.asp

4.9 Informal Learning Consultation. Do you value informal adult
learning? Does your organisation deliver informal adult learning
opportunities, or have you delivered them in the past before the funding
dried up? Do you want to save informal adult learning and influence its
future development? The Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills
(DIUS) is undertaking a major consultation on the future of informal
learning. The consultation document is called 'Informal Adult Learning -
Shaping the Way Ahead': closing date15 May 2008. The Third Sector National
Learning Alliance (TSNLA) is compiling a collective response from Third
Sector providers to ensure they have a strong 'voice' in the wider
consultation (it will be managed by the Workers' Educational Association).
Tell them what you think about the DIUS consultation and informal learning
by completing a short on-line survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=1kskz1wXSqA_2bAY4QRQsC4w_3d_3d Closing
date- noon 21st April to allow time to analyse the results and draft the
response.

4. 10 Consultation- Participatory Budgeting: a draft national
strategy. Giving more people a say in local spending Consultation.
Department for Communities and Local Government. The purpose of this
consultation is to seek views on the draft Participatory Budgeting Strategy.
Specifically, the document seeks views on the strategy as a plan to achieve
the Government's ambition for participatory budgeting to be used in all
local authority areas by 2012. For further information, please see the CN4M
website:
http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=526&Itemid=84.
Closing date for responses: Tuesday 10th June.


5.0 Jobs
5.1 CN4M Network Development Officer (Maternity cover). Job Title:
Network Development Officer, Salary: NJC Scale Pt. 27. Currently £22,122,
Organisation: Community Network 4 Manchester.
CN4M is looking for an experienced Network Development Officer to cover
maternity leave from June 2008 to November 2008 (subject to funding).
We would expect the applicant to be able to: Work with our sub-networks on
all aspects of their development; Assist the finance and monitoring team in
producing reports and gathering and collating evidence; And support the
'core' function of CN4M by assisting or leading on delivering relevant
actions to the post in our Delivery Plan.
The post will be full time (35 hours per week).
We would prefer the applicant to have knowledge of and be active within the
Community Network for Manchester.
Closing date for applications: noon, 25th April 2008
Further information and application details are available on the CN4M
website:
http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=537&Itemid=50
Please forward completed applications to: The Office Manager, Green Fish
Resource Centre, 46-50 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LE. Please mark your
envelope confidential. Or, e-mail to: mailto:chiara@cn4m.net. Contact John
Wareham (CN4M Chief Executive) for informal enquiries: mailto:john@cn4m.net,
0161 234 2921.

5.2 Refugee-Action Vacancies in Manchester and Bolton. Refugee
Action currently have the following vacancies in their Manchester and Bolton
offices: Manchester 1 x Deputy Manager (with casework) - Gateway, 2 x
Full-time Resettlement Workers - Gateway, 1 x Part-time Team Administrator -
Gateway (17.5 hours per week); Bolton 1 x Part-time Resettlement Worker (21
hours per week). Full job descriptions and application forms are available
on the CN4M website:
http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=539&Itemid=50
The closing date for all applications is 21 April 2008

5.3 Strategic Management Lecturer Posts at Sheffield Hallam
University. The Faculty of Organisation and Management at Sheffield Hallam
University is currently advertising for two posts: lecturer/senior lecturer
in Strategic Management (one of the posts to include a focus on
organisational change). Both posts are permanent and full time - though job
share and fractional appointments are possible. The full particulars for
both posts state: "We would particularly welcome applicants with experience
of working with small businesses or the voluntary sector" - so this may be
of interest to VSSN members and contacts. For further details, please click
on the following links:
http://ntmizar.adc.shu.ac.uk/HRD/Vacancies/Academic/Academic%20Adverts/OM513
807.asp
http://ntmizar.adc.shu.ac.uk/HRD/Vacancies/Academic/Academic%20Adverts/OM513
707.asp
Closing date: 28 April.

5.4 Half Time Project Support Worker. Job Title: Half Time Project
Support Worker, Salary: NJC scale Point 11 £14,197 per annum (£7,098 pro
rata), Fixed Term 3 years 18.75 hours per week (5 half days), Organisation:
Greater Manchester Neurological Alliance. Required from May 2008 to assist
on their expanding development project. Experience of Microsoft Office
programs and excellent written and verbal communication skills are
essential. This post will be based in their office in Pendleton Way,
Salford.
For further information and an application pack, please contact Marie Oxtoby
01204 594004; mailto:marieoxtoby@btinternet.com or Yvonne 0161 742 7485;
mailto:gmneuro@tiscali.co.uk. Closing date 21 April 2008. GMNA is committed
to equal opportunities. Registered charity No: 1098127

5.5 Care Project Co-ordinator. Job Title: Care Project Co-ordinator,
27 hours per week, Organisation: Ladybarn Community Association, Royle
Street, Fallowfield, Manchester. Ladybarn Community Association are looking
for an enthusiastic person to co-ordinate their Older People's Project. Good
communication & organisational skills are essential. For an application
pack, please contact: Mags Smith on 0161 225 2093. Closing date for
applications-1st May 2008. Interviews on 9th May 2008. Reg.Charity Number
700038

5.6 Money Advice Worker. Job Title: Money Advice Worker, Salary:
£12,623 pa, Hours: 25 hours per week, Contract: two years fixed term,
Organisation: Tameside African Refugee Association (TARA), Funded initially
for two years by the United Utilities Trust Fund. TARA is a small dynamic
charity working with refugees and asylum seekers in Tameside. They are
looking for an experienced general adviser (a minimum of two years paid or
voluntary full time experience or part time equivalent) who has a good
knowledge of debt advice especially in dealing with priority and utility
debt casework. The post will involve the delivery of an advice drop-in
service to their client group, the training and support of volunteers
working in their advice centre.
Deadline for receiving applications: Monday 21st April 2008 (4 pm),
Interview date: Friday 25th April 2008, Start date: Thursday 1st May 2008.
For details and an application pack please telephone TARA on 0161 339 7270.


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