Here are the latest news and updates for the Third Sector Forum from Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire
- The next meeting of the TSF takes the form of a free event for local arts and crafts groups in East Renfrewshire to learn how to encourage more people to take part in their activities .
Taking place at underCOVER in Barrhead on Wednesday 24th February, Make a Splash! is a new venture designed to help voluntary cultural groups attract more people to participate in the arts and crafts. The information and training event is backed by a small funding programme. So people can apply for between £250 - £2,000 to try a new way to get people involved – or plug a gap in their area with the art or craft form they love.
Make a Splash! is run by Voluntary Arts Scotland and is part of ‘People Making Waves’, a major new project co-ordinated by Volunteer Development Scotland to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.
Make a Splash! will run in conjunction with A Scottish Wave of Change, led by writer and commentator Gerry Hassan. Also part of People Making Waves, this interesting discussion event will explore the potential of Scotland’s people through stories, creativity and hope inspired by the Olympic and Paralympic values.
Make a Splash! and A Scottish Wave of Change will take place at underCOVER, 56 Kelburn Street, Barrhead on Wednesday 24th February. Make a Splash! will run twice, from 1.30-3.30pm and 6.30-8.30pm, with a free buffet available 30 minutes beforehand. A Scottish Wave of Change takes place from 4-6pm.
To attend this event please book at www.vascotland.org.uk/makeasplash or by e-mailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or calling 0131 225 7355 as soon as possible. The event is booking up quickly, however places are still available for the evening session.
- Sustainable Funding: Meet the Funders – a Free Event on funding and sustainability will take place on Tuesday 9th March at underCOVER, 56 Kelburn Street, Barrhead. The event will feature presentations from funders, and a wide selection of stalls where you can chat with possible sources of funding. The event will run from 10am – 4pm, and a timetable of presentations will be issued later. To book a free place please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact Andrew or Archie on 0141 876 9555.
- Barrhead Housing Association are running Multimedia courses for young people from mid-February 2010. The aim of this course is to introduce students to the use of digital content to produce a digital portfolio about themselves, creating an interactive media page, like a web site, consisting of text, image/video, and sound. The content can be a personal presentation of individuals, with CV, interests, stories, portfolio of images, etc. Using digital media software, learn about the process of creating media which can be used to communicate something of personal interest to you. Software used will be MovieMaker for video editing and Adobe Elements for creating/manipulating images, perhaps ones you have taken with your digital camera. Call to note interest on 0141 577 4543.
- LWTT (Linked Work & Training Trust) and SSEA (Scottish Social Enterprise Academy) are running a Leadership Programme. Places on the programme are free, but will be limited and will run from February to March. Please see the attached flyer and registration form.
- On 16 November 2009 the Scottish Government launched a consultation on policy options for a new form of incorporation for Scottish charities, developed by the SCIOs Working Group. The consultation is accompanied by a shorter guide and a separate response form. All are available on the Scottish Government website www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/11/16181221 or by contacting:
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They will be holding consultation events in January and early February 2010 We strongly encourage wide participation by the sector in these events. The consultation in East Renfrewshire will be held on Thursday 11th February, 10.30 – 12.30 at Voluntary Action, Undercover, 56 Kelburn Street, Barrhead.
Please confirm your attendance at this event to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call Andrew or Archie on 0141 876 9555.
- Scottish Social Services Learning Network West, in partnership with East Renfrewshire Local Practitioner Learning Network are holding a follow-up day to share experiences and approaches to Kinship care across Scotland. The meeting will be at 10am on 22nd February at their offices in Paisley. Further information at www.learningnetworks.org.uk/west.php
- Training Session: Dyslexia and the Workplace – Glasgow, Friday 26th March, 10am – 1pm. Further information attached. The course can also be run as in-house training – contact Jean Alcock on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 0141 649 1521.
- Cross Arthurlie Street Drop-in Day - A drop-in exhibition is being held next Thursday the 11th February between 12 and 7pm at Voluntary Action's Undercover office in Barrhead. The exhibition is being held to give local residents, businesses and members of the Barrhead Public Spaces Group the opportunity to have their say on lighting, trees, bins and other street furniture options for Cross Arthurlie Street.
The £800,000 Town Centre Regeneration funded roads and pavement improvement project is now well underway and the whole project is due to be completed and the street furniture installed by June.
- WorkER Employability Event - Barrhead, 30th March 2010 – Stands are available at this event, with applications closing on 22nd February. Please contact Linda Arthur on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 0141 577 8437 for further information.
- Third Sector Forum updates can be now be found on the TSF pages of the Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire website at http://www.va-er.org.uk/tsf-latest-news