Burnley Dog control orders - Since this e-bulletin went out, the deadline for the survey has past (31st July).

Recommendations and way forworth from the Council will be posted as soon as made available to the Network.... to follow...

Introduction to the Planning system ...Learn how the planning system works

Why, When and How to Get Involved

Get involved in plan making

This free event is aimed at Community Groups, Community Activists and Volunteers, and Community Support workers

in the Burnley, nelson and surrounding areas.

To be held at Burnley ELVRSC, 62-64 yorkshire street, Burnley, lancashire BB11 3BT

Comment on planningapplications or appeals

Monday 4th october 2010 6pm to 8pm

(registration and light supper from 5.30pm)

To find out more or to book a place please call Jackie Dibley, Community Planner for

NW Planning Aid on 01254 820 996 or email nwcp@planningaid.rtpi.org.uk

Or leave a message with Rita at the NWPA office on 0161 969 3672. More

Support For Grassroots Sports Projects

The Wells Sports Foundation, a unique sporting charity created and funded by Barrie Wells, is offering grants of between

£500 and £2,000 to sports clubs to support sustainable grassroots projects. Funding is available

for clubs that need equipment that is specially focused on increasing participation: CRBs for volunteers; coaching quali

fications; refereeing/umpiring courses.

To be eligible to apply for funding projects must support the development of grassroots sport for young people between

the ages of 5 and 18; clubs must have achieved Clubmark status, have at least one partnership agreement with a local

state school, have raise at least 50% of the required funds for the overall project, and total project costs must not

exceed £5,000.The deadline for applications is the 10th of every month.

http://www.wellssportsfoundation.org/grassroots-sport/sport-grants.aspx

Children in Need grants

deadline: 15 July and 15 October 2010

BBC Children in Need's grants programme is open to organisations working with disadvantaged children and young

people who are 18 years old and under. Your

organisation and project must be based in the UK and you need to be a registered charity or other not-for-profit

organisation. Within the general grants programme, you can apply for:
Small Grants of £10,000 or less per year for up to three years;
Main Grants over £10,000 per year for up to three years.
For further information, please go to: www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/general_grants.shtml

Finally, , Community Cash Awards of up to £5,000 are available through the Princes Trust for young people to design

and

set up football projects that will benefit their local community and themselves- If interested please download

The Love & Etiquette Foundation would like to invite you to the next instalment of the ‘ILHAM – Inspiring Creativity’ 2010Programme –  ‘ILLUMINATING MARY’     Date & Time: Sunday 8th August, 11am – 5pm Venue: The Link Bridge Centre, 1 Swinless Street, Burnley, BB10 3BN Booking: Please complete the booking form and email to booking@loveEtiquette.com to reserve your place. This is a FREE event with lunch and refreshments provided.	Artists Diane George and Unaiza Karim will deliver a special one-day workshop. Participants will have the chance to learn how to use traditional tools and materials utilisedin the art of the illuminated page. This will be a key opportunity to participate in an ancient art form used to decorate the pages of the Bible, Qur’an and other manuscripts. Maryam or Mary is a distinguished and honoured woman in both Christianity and Islam. By using this name and bringing together two different styles of illumination we aim to promote art and creativity as well as mutual understanding and respect. Maryam = Mother of Prophet Jesus (Islam) Mary = Mother of Prophet Jesus (Christianity) Each participant will produce an illuminated page by the end of the workshop to keep (sample image attached).

 The Burnley & Pendle Faith Centre

“Dear Friends of the Burnley & Pendle Faith Centre

My greetings to you all, as I send out the final bulletin of 2009/10

Hope you enjoy my final offering of the academic year, which contains my personal thanks to you all on page 1 plus news of

many other interesting items.

The quote is always a popular section of the document.

This week's will not be a disappointment to you, especially if you are feeling tired!!

Have a great summer, if you are able to take time off

Will be back, God willing, around the second week of September 2010

With my thanks and every good wish  - More

Terry Murnane
Director of the Burnley Campus Social Enterprise Ltd

The Burnley & Pendle Faith Centre (Burnley Campus)  Tel 01282 682275       Mob 07766 577 914 

PROPERTY CONSULTANCY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Grade 4 £15,725 to £16,830 36.25 hours per week Property Consultancy prides themselves on identifying suitable development opportunities and delivering projects to a high standard with the aim of maximising investment prospects in the town. We are committed to creating a more attractive and thriving environment for the people of Burnley by providing a dedicated and professional service to improve the residential, commercial and industrial areas of the town.

DOWNLOAD DETAILS Recruitment packs are available on-line only.  For a pack or to apply on line please visit www.burnley.gov.uk/jobs.  CLOSING DATE: Friday 30th July 2010 TEST Week Commencing 23 August 2010. INTERVIEWS 31 Aug, 2 Sept. and 3 Sept 2010

ECONOMIC REGENERATION AND BUSINESS SUPPORT Visit Burnley Assistant 18 hours per week Grade 4 - £7,808 - £8,356 Part – Time position including Saturday working and some Bank Holidays This is a temporarily funded post for 6 months Are you articulate and people friendly and enthusiastic about the area andits attractions? The brand new Visit Burnley Centre based in Burnley Mechanics is looking for a reliable, professional and self-motivated person to join our new team. In this exciting and interesting post you will need to be able to deal with a wide variety of customers, including visitors to the town and theatre goers, with energy, enthusiasm and good humour. Duties include selling theatre and other tickets, dealing with tourism enquiries and providing marketing and administrative support.

DOWNLOAD DETAILS Recruitment packs are available on-line only.  For a pack or to apply on line please visit www.burnley.gov.uk/jobs.  CLOSING DATE: Friday 30th July 2010 INTERVIEWS 27th Aug

- Lifelong Learning Sector - Are you teaching/tutoring or training, or do you wish to become a teacher in the Lifelong Learning

Sector (i.e. adult and community education, the voluntary sector or workbased learning), but do not have a qualification? 

Providing you are sufficiently qualified or experienced in the subject you intend to teach then this is a perfect opportunity to

take advantage of this great offer.

Eight sessions commencing September 2010

9.30am-1.30pm

Wednesday 1st, 15th, 22nd & 29th September

6th 13th, 20th & 27th October, More

Activity holidays

How to get fit and have fun on holiday, including ideas for activity breaks and tips on how to motivate kids to get active.

One of the main excuses that we give for not exercising is lack of time. But on holiday, you've got plenty of time, so

make the most of it. Video: how to stay safe at the seaside

A holiday is the perfect opportunity to get more exercisebecause you can be as active as you want.

A holiday that involves more than lying on a beach can be an incentive to get active. The trip can leave you feeling

rejuvenated, positive and full of energy.

“Holidays are a golden opportunity to get active,” says Robin Gargrave, executive director of YMCAfit, one of the UK’s

leading trainers of fitness professionals.

“You may think that you want to lie by the pool all day, but that will make you more tired. You’ll feel more rested at the

end of your holiday if you're active.”

Active holidays are the perfect opportunity to get children moving. They may want to sit and play with their portable video

game, but once you get them doing something they like, and they make newfriends, they'll forget the video games.

Still few free places

 for community groups to hold a stand at the Burnley Community Festival- Apply NOW

Communities in Bloom

The Howard Street Community Garden Flower Show

will be taking place on Wednesday 11th August and members of the public are being invited to join in with the community

celebration and enjoy the garden themed activities.

The event is being organised by local charities Age Concern and Groundwork Pennine Lancashire through their lottery funded

project, Living Allotments and the East Lancs PCT. The Show, which is supported by Burnley Borough Council’s Neighbourhood

Management Team and Calico Housing, is being held at Howard Street Community Centre on Tay Street in Burnley and will take

place between 11am and 3pm. Activities, competitions, refreshments, facepainting and henna painting will all be taking place

for visitors to experience.

The ‘Community in Bloom’ competition winners will be announced at the event, where residents of Burnley and Padiham will

be able to enter, and be judged on, their garden, hanging baskets, allotments or backyards. Flower and vegetable

competitions will also be run on the day, and will include categories such as: best home-grown tomatoes or onions, best

vegetable character, best gardening poems or best flower arrangement. Prizes for each category will be awarded, along

with prizes for any children who come dressed as something you would find in a garden.

To give the local community even more chances to get together and take part in organised community activities,

summer workshops have been planned throughout July and August at the Community Garden and include: Grass Head

character making, container planting, sun hat decorating, vegetable character making and flower arranging.

For more information on the Flower Show, ‘Community in Bloom’ competition or the summer activities and

workshops, contact Donna Rowe-Green on 01282 473124 or info@offshoots.org.uk.

The closing date for the ‘Community in Bloom’ competition is 31st July 2010

Up to £20 million off fuel bills for poor pensioners as energy rebate scheme gets underway

“This scheme is a huge step forward in the way we help the most vulnerable people in society pay their fuel bills in the future. Fuel poverty remains a

massive concern and the coalition government is committed to being far more effective in the way it helps those most in need.”

(Energy and Climate Change Minister, Gregory Barker)
Around 250,000 pensioners will start getting £80 off their next electricitybill from this month, thanks to a deal by the

Government and the leading energy suppliers announced earlier this year. Up to £20 million will be paid out by the

largest energy companies in a one-off rebate to some of the pensioners who need the most help with their fuel costs.

The Department for Work and Pensions is writing to all those who are eligible to let them know either that their rebate will

be paid automatically, or asking people to call our Helpline and confirm their entitlement.

The DWP shared some of its customer data securely with the energy companies so they could identify the poorest

pensioners.Steve Webb, Minister of State for Pensions, said: “This cash will help thousands of pensioners get help with

their fuel bills who might otherwise be struggling to make ends meet. As many rebates as possible will be awarded

automatically, however this will not apply in all cases.  If anyone gets a letter from us asking them to call our Helpline

they should ring straight away to make sure they don’t miss out.”

Those eligible are households where at least one person is aged 70 or over, receiving the guaranteed element of

Pension Credit but not the savings credit element, are responsible for the electricity account where they live and don’t

already benefit from a discounted tariff.

Energy and Climate Change Minister Gregory Barker, said:“This scheme is a huge step forward in the way we help

the most vulnerable people in society pay their fuel bills in the future. Fuel poverty remains a massive concern and

the coalition government is committed to being far more effective in the way it helps those most in need.”

The energy suppliers participating are British Gas, EDF Energy, E.ON, npower, ScottishPower, and Scottish and Southern

Energy and their subsidiary companies.

The Government will evaluate the scheme, which is operating under an existing voluntary agreement with these

energy suppliers, and see whatlessons can be learned for tackling fuel poverty in the future.

More information is available at Department for Work and Pensions or via the Scheme helpline on 0845 600 0033.

Volunteering at the London 2012 Games

Olympic Games 27 July-12 Aug 2012  732 Days to go

Paralympic Games 29 Aug-9 Sept 2012  765 Days to go

Every big sporting event relies on an army of volunteers to make them happen, and the London 2012 Olympic and

Paralympic

Games is no exception. But its not just at the Olympic venues where you can help out.

Heart of the action :Up to 70,000 volunteers from across the UK will be needed to help out at both the Olympic and

Paralympic

Games in the summer of 2012. From specialist to general volunteers, there's a huge range of tasks you could be doing,

such as

helping with stewarding, supporting contestants, driving VIPs around, or assisting in the media centre. It's a great

opportunity to

gain experience and learn new skills at a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Already 280,000 people have registered their interest to volunteer, but that doesn't mean you're too late. The application

process

will begin in July 2010 and remain open until all vacancies have been filled. You can register your interest by signing up

on the

official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games website.

Big Society, Localism and the BME Third Sector

The Coalition Government have announced that their ‘ambition is localism’ and it is

expected that the Localism Bill will become law by November 2011. This means that there will be a ‘radical

shift of power from Westminster to local people’.
There is potential that this agenda could disproportionately affect BME communities and the BME Third

Sector and so One North West wants to collect responses to this agenda from across the region to be able

to influence the Coalition's programme and its local implementation. 
You do not have to answer every question and the survey should not take too long. Your

thoughts will be invaluable for us to lobby for greater race equality in the North West. 
Please view the briefing

The next Blaze event

THE BIG GAME

Venue: Nelson Cricket Club, Seedhill Ground, Surrey Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB97TY

Young People from Fuse1318 youth theatre have been working with New York based artist Tom Russotti, to look at the

aesthetics of sport and the theatricality of games.
At the Institute, young producers have invented seven exciting, new games, from races to ball sports and will host several

youth and community groups from around Lancashire to play for exciting awards and prizes. The young producers will announce,

referee, document and play in these games.

As well, they will christen their new Goth inspired team identity, the Nelson Institute Bunny Huggers, replete with newly designed

logo and uniforms. Using their theatre training they have created several sports characters which they will perform throughout

the event.

To top it off, they have choreographed an introductory performance and a half time samba band routine. In short, this will be

the sporting event of the season!

Teams of all ages can enter but must be registered in advance, - see attached form

Blaze is an ambitious youth led culture and sport participation programme for Lancashire, Blackpool and the Fylde Coast that

 is part of WE PLAY, The North West cultural legacy programme for London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Wednesday 28th July 2010 2pm - 5 pm entry free (competing teams should arrive by 1pm) Booking form -More

A day for agencies, community groups, etc who deliver services in the Padiham and Hapton with Park area is

being organised by myself, Lancashire County Council and Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale Council for Voluntary

Service.  You (or your representative) are invited to come along to publicise your services, consult with the

residents and community groups, gather information from and about the area, etc, etc, etc!

The event will be held at the rear of Padiham Town Hall (on the car park - please send wishes up to the

universe for good weather!), Tuesday, 27th July between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. (to ensure maximum take up). 

It was decided to hold the event during the first week of the school holidays to publicise the various

programmes available for uptake to children, young people and parents. More

 Arts in the Park - Padiham Memorial Park

30th July: - Quantum Theatre presents Charles Dicken’s “Great Expectations” (6:30pm)

Enjoy the high comedy and dark drama of oprhan Pip’s journey through adversity, his encounters with an

escaped convict, the decaying Miss Haversham, cold hearted Stella and a mysterious benefactor, to discover the

true nature of his “Great Expectations”

31st July : Chantel McGregor in Concert (plus support)(6:30pm)

Chill out on a hot summer’s night in the park with some gret rock and blues music from Chantel McGregor and

her band

For both the above events, ticket on sale at the Mechanics (01282 664400) More

Padiham Triathlon Sunday 1st Aug 2010

If you haven't seen it already please see the link for info on the upcoming triathlon to be held in Padiham on

Sunday 1st August. The event

forms part of Padiham Sports Week and you will also get chance to experience cycling the new Green way.

Its for all people of any age and there is also a team event challengeyou can enter.

All parts of the event will take place away from Public Roads and theswimming will be in the pool!

Its not the Olympics but if you want an achievement of completing aTriathlon (at your own pace!) whilst

raising money for Pendleside Hospice now is your chance!

The Junior Event (14 & Under) is a simplified version and a great introductory to the sport.

Each person entering gets a T - Shirt and a goody bag.More

‘Postcards from the Park’ 2010, This summer sees the launch of ‘Postcards from the Park’ 2010, a national

photography competition organised by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) and parks

charity GreenSpace.

Now in its fourth year, this competition continues to grow with thousands of entries received each year. It

encourages everyone to get out and about in their local public park and photograph what they love most

about it. Categories include wildlife, heritage and people at play.

The overall winner will receive £1,000 of Jessops vouchers and finalists will be in with a chance of winning an

overnight stay in London and seeing their photo exhibited at a London Gallery.

The closing date is Sunday 1 August 2010. To enter go to www.postcardsfromthepark.org.uk

‘Postcards from the Park’ highlightsthe unique part that parks play in community life, promoting the joint

'Parks for People' funding programme,supported byHLF and BIG, which has to date invested £600m in

improving and transforming public parks and green spaces.

The exhibition event will take place at Café Gallery in Southwark Park, London on Friday 3^rd September where

competition judges, celebrity photographer Mike McCartney and environmentalist Chris Packham will be

meeting winners and talking about what the future holds for parks funding

Burnley Community Network Showcase preparation....:

Over the past years BCN has offered platforms information to all Voluntary, Community &Faith groups and partners agencies

alike, to promote and facilitate network activities impacting on the Borough. This year is no exeption, and we are now taking up

registration of members (and non members) wishing to showcase their group and/or activities to the wider community completely

free of charge.

One of the showcases already on this autumn programme will be presented by Edward lee, an experience journalist, who recently

joined the CVS’s team to lead on this Heritage Lottery funded project.

With its 75th anniversary celebrations well on the way BPRCVS will mark the occasion, with the publication of a book and calendar

along with a touring road show and permanent exhibition.

The book, calendar and exhibition will all chart the history of the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Council for Voluntary

Service from its beginnings as the Burnley Citizens Guild to

the present day and also look to the future.

Edward is now looking to recruit a team of volunteers to fulfil a variety of roles. While some volunteers will be tasked with

interviewing people about their roles within the CVS or their memories – as either groups or individuals – of the CVS and how

it has helped people for the last 75 years; others will be researching information stored in local newspaper archives, town

and county record offices and the CVS’s own materials as well as source photographs relevant to the history which are suitable

for book and calendar publication as well as use on the exhibition.

Full training will be given in the use of the audio-recording equipment to be used for the interviews. Some interviews may also

be filmed for an audio-visual record to be part of the exhibition and CVS website.

The culmination of the 12 month project will be the touring road show and permanent exhibition.

At that stage, further volunteers will be recruited to help members of the public understand the relevance of the material on

display. 

Edward will be presenting this project at the BCN showcase, September 17th (details on www.burnleycommunity.net) and

will be inviting members of the public, and readers, to join this initiative by telling him stories about the Burnley, Pendle and

Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service.

He wants to hear from people who have been involved as volunteers and from those who have been helped by the CVS and its

many projects. [Contact Edward on 01282 433740 or email edward.lee@bprcvs.co.uk ]

For more information about the Heritage Lottery Fund visit www.hlf.org.uk