£90million Coastal Communities Fund Now Open
BUSINESSES and COMMUNITIES in Redcar-Coatham and East Cleveland are being encouraged to bid for a share of £90million government funding, available over the next four years, to drive economic growth and regeneration to their coastal areas.
Applications for Round 4 of the Coastal Community Fund (CCF) are now open, with grants available for over £50,000 to public, private and voluntary sector organisations.
The multi-million pound fund has previously supported a number of landscape and tourism developments in the coastal areas as well as providing funding for the Kirkleatham Catering Academy.
The closing date for stage one applications is 12noon on Thursday, June 30, 2016.
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council is working in partnership with the Redcar-Coatham and East Cleveland Coastal Community Teams (CCT) as they drive economic plans to help bring sustainable jobs, tourism and economic development to the coastal areas.
Councillor Dale Quigley, Cabinet Member for Economic Growth at Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council said:
“Through the fund, the Coastal Communities Teams are aiming to boost the growth of our local economy and make improvements to the area.
“The council is delighted to be working with the teams to encourage local participation and to support the development of projects, which will make our borough a great place to live, visit and work.”
Paul Kitchener, Chair of the Redcar-Coatham Coastal Communities Team said: “The Redcar and Coatham CCT have a wealth of knowledge and are looking forward to receiving your project plans. We have a real strong opportunity to help and support projects that bring economic diversification and sustainable job creation to the area.”
The Redcar-Coatham CCT is holding two events in June that are open to everyone, where people can find out more information about the CCTs / CCF and where they will be able to access help and advice on writing successful funding bids. These are:
- Bid writing workshop – Wednesday, June 8, 6-8pm at Tuned-In! Redcar; (apologies for the late notice – this information has only just reached us here at RCVDA)
- CCT meeting – Wednesday, June 22, 5:30pm at Tuned-In! Redcar.
The Redcar-Coatham CCT has requested that all bids for projects in Redcar and Coatham be submitted to the team by Saturday, June 18 for consideration and feedback in advance of the CCF application deadline.
If you have a project in Redcar or Coatham or would like further information you can contact the Redcar-Coatham CCT directly at:
Email – redcarcoastalcommunityteam@outlook.com
Twitter – @RedcarCCT
Facebook – Redcar & Coatham Coastal Community Team (https://www.facebook.com/RedcarCCT )
If you have a project in the East Cleveland Coast area or would like further information on CCF / CCTs in the borough you can contact the Masterplan Delivery Team at the council on 01287 612347.
Safeguarding Children’s Board Training – July 2016
Below are details of Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland SCBs training courses for July 2016. Please click on each course for further information:
Friday 01.07.16 Level 3 Core
Monday 04.07.16 Safeguarding the Unborn and New-born Baby – from conception to 6 weeks old
Tuesday 05.07.16 Working with Neglect – using the Graded care Profile
Thursday 07.07.16 Level 3 Core – Update 2016/17
Friday 08.07.16 Working with Disguised Compliance – including professional challenge and the toxic trio
Tuesday 12.07.16 Safeguarding Children & YP from Child Sexual Exploitation – incorporating VEMT
Wednesday 13.07.16 Safeguarding Adolescents
Friday 15.07.16 Level 3 Core
Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland SCBs Training Programme, detailing the full training calendar 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017, is available by visiting: LSCB Training – Redcar and Cleveland or LSCB Training – Middlesbrough
NEPO Business Club: Your Route to Success Events in Middlesbrough and Hartlepool
“The public sector spends around £238 billion each year on the widest range of goods and services – and is continually looking for new suppliers. Regardless of your organisation’s size and sector, with the right preparation and approach you can track this spend and find your share of the market.
Join us at the following free NEPO Business Club events to find out how to compete effectively and find the right way forward for your business.
16 June, 9:15 registration for prompt 9:30 start – 12:30, Hartlepool College of FE, Hartlepool
22 June, 9:15 registration for prompt 9:30 start – 12:30, Jurys Inn, Middlesbrough (sponsored by the FSB)
These workshops will provide you with:
- A clear understanding of the public sector market and how it works.
- Step-by-step guidance on preparing for success.
- Insight on where to find opportunities and follow the money.
- Tips for finding the right approach such as targeting lower value work, subcontracting and working with others.
- Understanding is meant by the term social value and how your business might already be delivering on it.
- Guidance on developing a plan for growth for your business.
- Secrets of Success – how businesses like yours have won.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to network with the respective Council Procurement Teams on how to do business with them and business support experts from the Councils and Tees Valley Unlimited. The NEPO Portal team will also be available to offer you support on how to register to receive relevant contract information and provide helpful hints on how to use the new version of the Portal.
The event will be led by Garry Stone, Director of B2B North. Garry has helped businesses of all types and size secure their share of millions of pounds of contracts and tenders across the region, and understands the challenges and issues from a real-life, practical perspective.
Who should attend? This event will benefit organisations of all sizes that are starting to look at the public sector as a market, as well as more experienced organisations interested in taking a fresh look at their strategy for competing for public sector work.
How to book? Just click on the links above and you’ll be taken straight to the booking page.”
If you have any queries then please do not hesitate to contact Sinéad Moloney, Supplier & Membership Development Officer, North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) – sinead.moloney@nepo.org | 0191 261 3929 | www.nepo.org
Attention All Groups who work with Older or Vulnerable People – Home Improvement Service Transfer
Home Improvement Services to transfer to People Services
Redcar and Cleveland’s Home Improvement Service is set to transfer over from Four Housing to RCBC on Friday, July 1.
The service offers assistance to older, disabled and vulnerable people across the borough by providing minor and major housing adaptations as well as the handyperson and housing support service. Access to the minor and major adaptations service are through a referral from an OT or other social care professional.
The Handyperson Service undertakes small scale jobs in and around the home for the borough’s residents who are over 60, disabled, at high risk of falling or who are vulnerable in other ways. The service can be accessed directly without social care referral.
The service will be based at Fairway House, direct dial telephone numbers will be available in due course. The public contact telephone number for the Handyman Service will be promoted as 01642 774 774 from 1st July. If you would like any advice or assistance prior to transfer please call the service directly on 01642 777780.
Service delivery will remain unchanged.
FREE – First Aid for 10 to 19 Year Olds
British Red Cross are running some fully funded first aid workshops to provide young people up to the age of 19 with the essential skills and confidence to help in a first aid emergency.
For more information contact the Youth Support Centre on 0344 412 2734.