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Ardwick Green North
Manchester
M12 6FZ
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Area Feedback

Children and YP NW Area Feedback September 2011

Trafford.

VCAT – Reported at last mtg that had no funding and redundancy notices issued. Were asked to partner with Blue Sky in Old Trafford. Got reduced bid from Trafford. BC £10k for FASNET.

Transforming local infrastructure bid - going forward with Blue Sky.

Funding until Xmas

Liverpool

First meeting Rachel has attended so didn’t feel able to comment on wider issues but outlined MYA are rolling out training to VCS in L’pool, Sefton, Knowsley

Bolton

Bolton as a LA have finished the programme of restructuring for 2011. Starting to focus on delivery now. Don’t know what will happen in 2012. Stakeholder conference on 2 Nov with marketplace. Seeing more working together including putting collective bids. Have submitted a joint bid for NCS, waiting to hear. 3^rd sector looking at peer to peer training.

East Cheshire, Cheshire West And Cheshire

Pauline sits on WFD groups of both trusts. West Cheshire rolling out common core induction, also trying to pool training resources. They are using the remnants of WSPP funding some training. Food hygiene is popular but low attendance on others.

Tameside

Working with Dave on collaboration of Youth Work orgs. Quality standards and quality of delivery is an issue, including the quality of training.

Wirral

Lynn’s post is funded until end March. However it looks as if this may be renewed with an Indication it may be 3 year funding. Re-delivering Common Core training. Issue of statutory workers on it. P/t staff unable to attend 5 full days training. Doing safeguarding training for groups. Had requests for training for vols.

Halton

Lots of good training taking place within Halton. VCS forum has made new appointment and is re-forming. Lots of work with Young People, Including My Space programmed and NCS. Recognise that they need help with consortium/partnership bids. Concerns that young people’s participation has gone out the window following cuts.

Warrington

Warrington CVS is closing end of month. Tender gone out to provide those services. This means currently there is a hold on training. Volunteer Centre is putting bid in for trans Local Infr funding. (TLI)

Debbie, Blackpool

TLI exp of intent has now been put in. Have held an Event – Every Service matters – and attempted to do mapping exercise but poor response. Working with LSB on safeguarding. CAF champions have offered to deliver. Don’t know what’s happening with MySpace programme.

Bury

Forum looking at peer to peer training. Reduced staffing in B3SDA but looking at collaboration models. There are holding a consortium launch in the future.

Lancashire

Lancs C&YP trust has restructured and has 9 priorities, 5 theme groups, covering 3 geographical areas. They have put a bid in for Funding to support network – decision to be made in October

Launch of Greater Together Consortium in October.

In Summer LCC put a tender out for Targeted Youth Support, £500k providers for work over 6 month delivery period working with vulnerable young people

SELNET is the lead for TLI

Blackburn With Darwen are also working on a consortium and now have a Consortium Lead post based in CVS

Rochdale

Still have some WSPP money left to develop safeguarding training. Training Workers to deliver package to small groups. Improving Futures was not successful. CVS lead for TLI. Trying to influence LA to continue to provide volunteering training, including support to vol sector.

Manchester

Manchester Active Voice – Have found it incredibly difficult to get tenders. Currently have a 2 yr project working with young women re sexual exploitation, gang violence.

Mentoring programme starting.

There has been a lot of post riot talk – feeling that youth sector need to galvanise itself around theses issues.

Manchester Youth Fund provided funding for 50 groups but reduced funding from what they asked for and they are expected to deliver LA priorities. This is around neighborhood and thematic funding.

Wigan

LA is supporting smaller orgs with HR and other issues – this is a work in progress. One concern is how do you keep people up to date with changes?