Devon Rural Training Unit Events - 2009

New Parish & Town Council Training Programme for 2009 - see DAPC

NEW Community Buildings Training Programme for  autumn 2009

Funding for the Future
Your route to financial security

Wednesday 16th September 2009
10.30 - 3.30pm at Teign Valley Community Hall, Teignbridge

This course will

• Enable you to identify the barriers to long term financial sustainabilty
• Help you explore practical solutions to good financial planning and income generation.
• Allow you to identify how to diversify your funding streams (across donations, grants, service level agreements, contracts, trading and loans)
• Provide an overview of effective Financial management including full cost recovery.

Fund It, Built It
An essential course for communties involved in captial works projects

Thursday 24th September
10.30-3.30pm, Beaford Village Hall, Torridge

This course will:

• Help you to explore external funding opportunities
• Enable you to develop a capital plan
• Check whether your project is investment and financially sustainable
• Develop your skills for writing successful funding bids
• Meet other funders and support agencies

Courses cost £20 per person for DACB member
and £30 for non-members

Lunch and refreshments are provided.

(events are subsidised by Devon County Council Funding)

To book please use booking for [Here] or contact

Gail Hickson, Tel.No. 01392 382403 or email: gail@devonrcc.org.uk

Drop In Surgeries for Community Buildings
Coming to a hall near you!

• Frustrated with finances?
• Struggling with grant applications?
• Health and Safety Risk Assessment?
• Maintenance or Management issues?
• Keeping things legal?
• Seeking more sustainable funding?

Your opportunity to ask the questions you want answered

Free information sheets, Hall, DACB membrship, Grants info and other resources for your hall.

Thursday 8th October
9am-1pm Butterleigh Village Hall, Mid Devon

Wednesday 11th November
1.30pm-5.50pm Whitestone Village Hall, Teignbridge

These drop in sessions are FREE but it will assist the planning of the events if you are able to confirm your attendance.

Dates and venues to be confirmed for 2010 below

Who should attend - Community Building and Village Hall Committees

Introduction to Sustainable Funding for Community Buildings

Diversify your funding streams across donations, grants, service level agreements, contracts, trading on the open market and loans to provide a more stable long term funding base.
Underpin your funding base using Full Cost Recovery
Cost: £20 for DACB members, non members £30

Planning and funding for your capital projects

Check whether your project is investment ready and financially sustainable.
Explore external funding opportunities
Understand how to develop successful funding bids
Cost: £20 for DACB members, non members £30

These events are subsidised by funding from Devon County Council

To book on any of the above funding events please contact Dawn Eckhart on 01392 383681 or email dawn@devonrcc.org.uk.

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Previous training events for reference only...........

Making sport and Play accessible and inclusive for all

Workshops designed to support volunteers from sport/play Associations and Parish Councils with the skills and understand to improve access to sport and play facilities

The course will help you make the space you manage and enjoy more accessible and inclusive to all members of the community

Understand and address barriers to your local sport and play facilities

Explore access audits and other tools

Identify hard to reach groups and support their use of recreational spaces

Provide an overview of the disability discrimination act, the implications for management committees

Funding advice for your future Sport and Play Projects

An introduction to the Grass Roots Grant funding stream

January 14th 6pm-9pm
Kenton Victory Hall (Teignbridge)

Training 2008

November 24th 10am-1pm 
Filleigh Village Hall (North Devon)

December 4th 2pm-5pm
Kentisbeare Village Hall (Mid Devon)

December 5th 10am-5pm
Spreyton Village Hall (West Devon)

December 8th 2pm-5pm
Rattery Village Hall (South Hams)

These events will be ½ day courses the cost per participant is £10 (events
subsidised by funding from Awards for All )

To book please download a booking form (Here)

DAPC/DPFA Management, Maintenance and Inspections for your play recreation areas.

Who should attend:  Those responsible for managing and maintaining Play areas (Parish Council Playing Field Committees)

Date:  Tuesday 23rd September 2008
Location: Teignbridge
Venue: Moretonhampstead
Time:  tbc
Cost: £30

Date:  Monday 6th October 2008
Location: Torridge
Venue: Clinton Hall, Merton
Time:  tbc
Cost: £30

Download your booking form [Here]

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