http://www.snvb.org.uk/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; SN VCS Forum : Last 10 Posts Fri, 18 May 2012 10:30:07 +0000 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:54:19 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.70 30 www.snvb.org.uk/forum/RSS_topic_feed.asp http://www.snvb.org.uk/forum/forum_images/snvb_forum_logo.png http://www.snvb.org.uk/forum/ http://www.snvb.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8&PID=8#8 Author: amanda
Subject: We welcome all local groups
Posted: 08 Apr 2010 at 11:54am

We offer a wide range of support and advice for your groups needs whether large or small. Just contact us or post your question in reponse to this forum.

Look foward to hearing from you

Amanda and Nick
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Brackley 01280 841250
amanda@snvb.org.uk]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:54:19 +0000 http://www.snvb.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8&PID=8#8 http://www.snvb.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7&PID=7#7 Author: barron
Subject: Village community shops
Posted: 08 Apr 2010 at 11:52am

Have you tried to set up a village community shop?
Are you exploring the idea now?
At the recent meeting of the South Northants Voluntary & Community Sector FORUM, we talked about starting a community shop within a village. The discussion was led by Mike Oakley from Northamptonshire ACRE:

1. Do you have a community shop in your village that is run largely by volunteer helpers? Can you tell us a few of your successes and a few things to beware of?
2. Have you explored the viability of setting up such a shop in your area? How have you set about it?
3. Maybe you are going down the route of running a shopping service within an older person’s meeting group, maybe using the internet. How does it work? Can you share your experiences?
4. One idea has been to co-ordinate mobile shop owners to arrive at the same sort of time on a particular day, perhaps in the village hall car park, so as to provide a coherent shopping experience for people who cannot get outside the village.
Have you done such a thing?
What was your experience?

We would love to hear of such ventures. Post your comments on the FORUM now and let us learn from one another to better our villages!
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Barron]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:52:54 +0000 http://www.snvb.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7&PID=7#7 http://www.snvb.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6&PID=6#6 Author: barron
Subject: A village volunteers day?
Posted: 08 Apr 2010 at 11:52am

A village volunteers day?

At the recent meeting of the South Northants Voluntary & Community Sector FORUM, we talked about the difficulties of attracting new membership and volunteers to existing village groups.
One village was exploring the idea of holding a volunteers day in the village, showcasing village groups and trying to attract new people.
Have you done such a thing in your village? We would love to hear of your experiences, suggestions and ideas?

Post your comments now on the FORUM and let us learn from one another to better our villages!
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Barron]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:52:00 +0000 http://www.snvb.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6&PID=6#6 http://www.snvb.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5&PID=5#5 Author: barron
Subject: Good ones and bad ones!
Posted: 08 Apr 2010 at 11:51am

Good ones and bad ones
At the recent meeting of the South Northants Voluntary & Community Sector FORUM, we talked about village meeting groups that were doing particularly well and about others that were struggling to survive.

Please tell us of what works in your village.
What good ideas have you had that have attracted a large membership and attendance?
Which is the most successful group in terms of membership?
Is there a group in your village, maybe the WI or the bowls club, that is struggling to attract younger members. How are you trying to overcome this? What is the secret of your success?

Post your comments now on the FORUM and let us learn from one another to better our villages!
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Barron]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:51:01 +0000 http://www.snvb.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5&PID=5#5 http://www.snvb.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4&PID=4#4 Author: barron
Subject: Your views are sought about South Northants Forum
Posted: 08 Apr 2010 at 11:49am

The FORUM so far.

South Northants Voluntary and Community Sector FORUM has now been running for some eighteen months. Our meetings start with a presentation which has been chosen to attract the interest of local VCS groups.

These have included presentations from Northamptonshire Community Foundation regarding funding for village groups; Northamptonshire ACRE about the Community Speedwatch Project and the Community Shop Handbook.

Meetings in 2009 have focused on starting a youth provision in your village and about engaging with South Northamptonshire Council.

The meeting on June 30th will be about community transport and will be held in Deanshanger Community Centre.

Presentations are followed by an open forum in which attendees are able to talk about issues of general interest or concern that may be taking place within their community or in the voluntary and community sector in general.

Meetings are reviewed and planned by a small development group which meets between the full meetings of the FORUM.

Meetings have been held either in Towcester at South Northants Council offices or in village halls around the district.

Your thoughts please.

We would like to open a discussion of your views on the future of the FORUM.

1. What areas of interest would you like the FORUM to consider?

2. We would like to know WHERE you would prefer meetings to be held: moving across the district in different village locations (could you host a meeting in your village hall?) or centrally in the two towns, Brackley and Towcester?

3. Underpinning these physical meetings is this eforum. Please give us your feedback on this forum. We would like to receive opinion about its ease of use; its potential for developing and maintaining a village network; its range of use etc.

4. We would like you to introduce your own discussion topics. Please post an issue of concern to you in your work locally in the voluntary and community sector.

Thank you for your time. We look forward to your response!
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]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:49:24 +0000 http://www.snvb.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4&PID=4#4 http://www.snvb.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3&PID=3#3 Author: amanda
Subject: The forum
Posted: 08 Apr 2010 at 11:46am

I found this Forum both informative and well attended. Information gathering from other surrounding villages and what works or does not work for them is a really SMART way of working and useful for ideas.

The e forum is a great way of sharing news and getting your questions answered especially for the time when a person from a village cannot attend the forum.

Thanks
Amanda
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Brackley 01280 841250
amanda@snvb.org.uk

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Subject: Test forum
Posted: 08 Apr 2010 at 11:40am

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Subject: Please read first
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