CN4M Bulletin 020207

EMAIL BULLETIN – 2nd February 2007

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 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

1.1 Managing Knowledge Research

CN4M are currently doing research into how members of the network manage
knowledge. The research is designed to improve our understanding of how
information, knowledge and experience are shared and managed within CN4M.

The research will be used to identify any gaps in knowledge sharing, to
identify good practice and to look at ways of improving how knowledge is
managed.

If you would like to take part in this research please visit the news
section of the CN4M website and complete the questionnaire.
http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=92&Itemid=35

The questionnaire can be emailed to mailto:catht@cn4m.net or returned using
the freepost address written on the questionnaire. All questionnaires
returned are confidential.

If you have any queries about the research, or you would like further
information please contact Cath Taylor 0161 234 2920 or
mailto:catht@cn4m.net.

Thank-you for taking part.


2.0 Training

2.1 Open University Courses

Have you ever considered university but thought it might not be for you?
Did you know that you can study a short Openings course with The Open
University for £99, or even for free if you are on certain benefits?
Studying an Openings course will give you the chance to try out Open
University supported study . You can work on your study skills, build up
your confidence, get a taste of your chosen subject and decide what you want
to study in the future. Openings courses are also an ideal way of preparing
yourself for further undergraduate study with The Open University.
Courses are 20 weeks long, and start four times a year. The enrolment
deadline for courses starting in March 2007 is February 18th.
Subjects covered include arts, maths, society, child development, health,
management, and the "Open to Change" course designed for people thinking
about making a change in their lives.
To find out more visit http://www.open.ac.uk/openings , or
mailto:R08-RCWP@open.ac.uk
In the North West The Open University is working in partnership with a
number of community and voluntary organisations to widen participation in
higher education. To find out more, or be kept up to date with developments
in this area please mailto:R08-RCWP@open.ac.uk

2.2 Dementia Awareness Sessions
Dementia Awareness sessions will be taking place on 9th March, 2007 at North
Manchester General Hospital and on 13th April 2007, 11th May 2007 and 8th
June 2007 at Chorlton House, 70 Manchester Road, Chorlton.
This training is free to Trust staff but non-Trust staff may be charged at
£20 per session.
For more details or to book a place please contact Rachel Hardisty on 882
1118.

2.3 Service User Involvement

Throughout March 2007 GMCVO is running a series of subsidised training
sessions on service user involvement in supported housing.

Training Session 1: Introduction to Service User Involvement
March 9th 2007, all day (lunch inc.)

Training session 2: Developing service user involvement in Sheltered and
Supported Housing
Date: March 14th 2007, all day (lunch inc.),

Training session 3: Strategic Planning for Service User Involvement
Date: March 28th 2007, 1.45 - 4.45pm

The cost of each training session is £15. These courses are only open to
voluntary sector organisations. Places are limited so please book early. For
more information and a copy of the booking form please visit the website.
http://www.gmcvo.org.uk/viewpage.php?recid=1369

3.0 Events

3.1 Irwell City Park: What's your opinion?
Monday 12th February 2007 10am - 1pm

"It is the forgotten piece of the regeneration jigsaw and can't continue to
be overlooked"
"It will unite our two cities and greatly enhance the quality of life of
residents"
"The Irwell should be Manchester's Seine!"

What's your vision for the Irwell?
What activities & events could run in it, on it, and along its banks?

Manchester Residents Association and the Sustainable Neighbourhoods Pool are
holding a free consultation event on the project to create a new park along
the River Irwell

People's History Museum, The Pump House, Bridge Street, Manchester. To book
phone Tina on 0161 238 4920 or mailto:murphy@manchester.gov.uk or
mailto:mra.city@btconnect.com

3.2 Money Mentors FREE 'back to basics' Debt Advice Course

East Manchester's 'Money Mentors' project, part of New Deal for Communities,
aim to deliver a 1 hour training session to voluntary group leaders working
within the Beacons - Beswick, Clayton & Openshaw area.

If you are a voluntary group leader, looking to improve your knowledge
around:
dealing with debts
bills that should be a priority
consequences in not paying
applying for financial help
bailiffs

The session will be delivered around the end of February, date, time & venue
still to be agreed. Anyone interested in booking a place should contact
Nicola or Elaine on 0161 230 2100.

3.3 Social Enterprise Networking Event
Thursday 22 February, 7pm to 9pm at the Yard Theatre, 41 Old Birley Street,
Hulme, Manchester M15 5RF

An enjoyable social event with business benefits for co-operatives, social
enterprises, freelancers and social enterprise support agencies. Organised
by co-operative practitioners, Lucy Williams, Jo Bird and Sion Wellens. We
want to grow and strengthen the co-operative and social enterprise sector in
Greater Manchester through effective networking.

The event is free and there will be a collection towards the cost of making
this event happen. Kim by the Sea cafe may be open for meals and drinks.
Please confirm your attendance mailto:lucy.williams@cooperatives-uk.coop

3.4 Pavilion in partnership with Matrix presents: Future of Community Safety

Date: Thursday 29 March 2007 Venue: The Brunei Gallery, London

The future of community safety is currently under debate and this conference
will provide a forum to continue that debate and consider the implications
for crime and disorder reduction partnerships. Key developments that are set
to shape its future include the Home Office Crime and Disorder Act Review,
the recent Audit Commission report on Neighbourhood Crime and Anti-Social
Behaviour and the work of the Home Office Neighbourhood Policing Programme
Team. Alongside this, come the findings of two recent reviews of crime
statistics, one published by the Statistics Commission and one by the Home
Office.

This conference is designed to map out the most recent and most important
policy developments that are shaping community safety. We will run workshops
that give you the chance to understand and consider the implications of
recent policy developments for crime and disorder reduction partnerships and
prepare for the future.

Use this link to download the conference flyer:
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=594

For more information or to book your place call Pavilion's customer service
team on 0870 890 1080 or mailto:info@pavpub.com

3.5 Central Manchester Activity & Information Day - Thursday 22nd February
11am-3pm
Do you have a neurological condition or are you a carer of someone with a
neurological condition? If so, this day is for you.

There will be various activities including complementary therapy and
exercise classes. Light refreshments will be provided.

The event will take place at St Peter's House, Precinct Centre, Oxford Road.

For more information please contact Yvonne on 0161 707 2129 or
mailto:yvonnegmna@tiscali.co.uk

3.6 Delivering Welfare Reform - From Policy to Practice
The event will take place on Tuesday 20th March in London and is hosted in
Partnership with the Employment Related Services Association (ERSA), and you
can download a complete conference brochure, including an agenda for the
day, a list of speakers, pricing details and a booking form, here
http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/NR/rdonlyres/9C5856A6-CD3F-40DF-B2B0-2DF1
B147108E/0/TSDEWelfareReform.pdf.
Capita's Third Welfare Reform Conference, developed in collaboration with
the Employment Related Services Association (ERSA), looks at how welfare
reform is to be delivered on the ground. With a focus on helping the groups
that are hardest to reach in the labour market, this timely and practical
conference is one of the key events in the Welfare to Work calendar for
2007.

4.0 Information

4.1 Manchester Community Transport Board Members
Manchester Community Transport based in Northern Moor Wythenshawe are
looking for Board Members to assist in the expansion of this social
enterprise.
Board meetings monthly with sub committees early evening with buffet
provided. Interested? then telephone Bernard Caine, Chair on 0161 902 9221 /
0161 238 4920 or mailto:caine@btinternet.com

4.2 Funding of up to £7000 for small Community Groups who work with children
and young people aged 0 - 19 in Manchester
Since its launch in 2001 the Local Network Fund has benefited over 200
voluntary and community groups in Manchester with awards totalling over
£1,150,000.
The Local Network Fund will cease operating in March 2008.
An estimated figure in excess of £280,000 has been allocated to Manchester
for distribution before September 2007.
The Community Foundation for Greater Manchester will need to stop accepting
applications by September 2007 to give groups enough time to spend grants.
For this reason we urge groups to act quickly, in particular groups who wish
to put on activities during summer breaks.
To receive an application form call 0845 113 0161. For further information
and for free support and advice with your application, call Marienne, Sue,
Gill, John or Emma at the Community Foundation on 0161 214 0947 or
mailto:marienne@communityfoundation.co.uk
www.communityfoundation.co.uk

4.3 Ardwick Local Plan

Local plans are being developed as part of the Central Manchester Strategic
Regeneration Framework which was completed in October 2005. The framework
sets out priorities for improvements across the seven wards in the Central
Manchester area, including Ardwick.

The South Manchester Regeneration Team are undertaking public consultation
on the Ardwick Local Plan from January through to March. For more
information visit the news section of the CN4M website.

http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=3&Item
id=35

4.4 Boggart Hole Clough Tender
Boggart Hole Clough is an award winning Park located on the borders of
Blackley, Charlestown, Moston and Harpurhey. The café, boating lake and
fishing pond are integral to the visitor experience. The tender is for a 5
year licence with a 2 year optional extension for the Boat House Café,
Boating and Fishing to be delivered in keeping with the needs of the
community. Deadline for receipt of bids is 13 February 2007.
For more information please visit the tender section of the CN4M website.

http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=9&Itemid=50
4.5 Irwell City Park Project

In May 2007 Manchester and Salford City Councils, Central Salford Urban
Regeneration Company and Trafford MBC, will submit a bid for £25 million to
the Living Landmarks Big Lottery Fund. This bid is to fund an urban city
park - stretching from The Quays through to Manchester City Centre and onto
Peel Park, close to Salford University. The project is being referred to as
Irwell City Park.

The vision for the Irwell City Park project is to transform the riverside
into an accessible, attractive and vibrant waterfront offering social and
economic benefits to neighbourhoods along the River. Irwell City Park will
provide people with:

• a riverfront destination
• a place to enjoy arts, culture, entertainment, sports and nature
• a way of getting round the cities
• a lively attractive place
• a place that is iconic and transformational
• a place to invest, to work and to visit

Throughout February 2007 we want to get resident's, businesses, community
groups and your views on this vision for the park. This will help us to put
forward a successful bid in May. If we are successful, then a full community
engagement programme will be developed for the life of the project (up to
five years.).

Its not just the city centre and areas around the Irwell who we need to
focus on. Its all residents as possible future users of this river. Its an
exciting project and a real chance to add another dimension to the city
centre. Getting views at this early stage will help shape the project right
from the start. We cant engage everyone in 4 weeks and a lot of this is
awareness raising. However this is engagement right at the start of the
project and it will develop throughout the life of the work.

People can give feedback by clicking on:
http://www.salford.gov.uk/living/regeneration/irwellcitypark/haveyoursay.htm

For general information, see www.irwellcitypark.info

People can also send general comments to Patrick Hanfling (or if they would
like more details) by mailto:p.hanfling@manchester.gov.uk or by phone on
0161 234 4093.

5.0 Jobs

5.1 Community Arts North West are recruiting an Administrative Assistant
You will work as part of the core team to ensure the smooth running of our
busy office in the Northern Quarter, Manchester, which supports our
programme of participatory arts projects with excluded communities. You will
work as the first point of contact for visitors to CAN and be pro-actively
engaged in coordinating and implementing monitoring programmes and
administrative systems.
Salary £13,000 - fixed contract until 30th September 2007.
Based in Manchester's city centre.
For a job description, and application pack contact Paul Williams on 0161
234 2975, or mailto:admin@can.uk.com
Closing date for completed application form (no CVs) 5pm on Monday 26th
February, Interview date: Tuesday 6th March.
We positively welcome applications from disabled people and all sectors of
the community. CAN is an equal opportunities employer.

5.2 Manchester People First are recruiting 2 Development Workers

2 Development Worker posts p/t 16 Hours per week
Upto Scale 5 pt 25(£20,235) pro rata Until March 2008 in the first instance

Post 1 - To set up, support and develop a self advocacy group for Asian
adults with Learning Disabilities.

Post 2 - To set up, support and develop a self advocacy group for Black
adults with Learning Disabilities.

A good understanding of cultural diversity in Manchester is essential for
both posts.

For an application pack please call and state which post you are applying
for on 0161 205 0800 ansa 24 hour.

Closing date for applications 15th February 2007 12 noon.

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