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Anger Management 3 week Free Workshop starting March 17

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Healthy Minds are running a free 3 week Anger Management workshop.

This workshop will give you the  opportunity to identify what normal anger is and learn practical tips on how to deal with anger in a healthy way.

Sessions run on Tuesday March 17th, 24th, 31st from 11am-1pm at Causey Hall, Dispensary Walk, Halifax HX1 1QL

Refreshments will be provided for the events.

Places are limited and offered on a first come first served basis, so book as soon as possible.

 

To book, contact Nicky on 01422 345 154 or nicky@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk

Healthy Minds is the operating name for Calderdale Wellbeing, a limited company registered in England & Wales. Registered Office: 1 King St, Halifax  HX1 1SR Company No: 6828871, Charity Reg: 1132316

Healthy Minds, 1 King Street, Halifax HX1 1SR, 01422 345154
www.healthymindscalderdale.co.uk

Support Healthy Minds via JustGiving: https://www.justgiving.com/calderdale-wellbeing

Police Crime Prevention Advice for Halifax North Local Businesses and Community Centres

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Burglary Business and Community Crime Prevention Advice

West Yorkshire Police provide crime prevention advice online and in person. The Business Crime section of the West Yorkshire Police website contains a range of information for keeping your business and business premises safe and secure.

For more information visit  https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/advice/business-security/business-security

 

 General Crime Prevention

There are 10 principles of crime prevention that can assist you in reducing the opportunity for crime to occur at your home, your place of work or your business.

For more information visit  https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/advice/10-principles-crime-prevention/10-principles-crime-prevention/10-principles-crime-prevention

 

West Yorkshire Police Community Alert

West Yorkshire Police provide updates on Local Policing through ‘West Yorkshire Police Community Alert’ and you can sign up to receive updates relevant to your area.

For more information visit http://wypcommunityalert.co.uk

 

Children’s Mental Health Week – Help Shape Local Mental Health Services – Young persons survey

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Are you aged between 9 – 25?

Do you live or go to school/college in Calderdale?

If so, please could we ask you to take part in this opportunity to have your say on helping shape local mental health services. The survey is open from Friday 7th February until Friday 6th March 2020. Please find the link to the survey here

Open Minds

 

The information gathered is confidential, meaning we can’t identify you from what you tell us.

We will use the information to help us further improve mental health services
for children and young people in Calderdale.

We, the young people’s Tough Times Reference Group, have released this survey during Children’s Mental Health Week. This is to collect views from all children and young people on emotions and mental health support with the aim to help shape and improve services. We would like everyone who takes part in this survey to know its anonymous, and the results will be shared with managers of services that will listen and take these results from this survey seriously.

 

We hope to get a 1000 voices and would appreciate everyone’s help to achieve this

Thank you

Calderdale’s Young People’s Tough Times Reference Group

 

Open Minds Calderdale

 

Part of Calderdale Open Minds 

 

VSI Alliance Calderdale Flood Appeal Launched

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Newsflash from the Voluntary Sector Infrastructure (VSI) Alliance team

Calderdale Flood Appeal Launched

The Community Foundation for Calderdale has launched an appeal for people to give to a fund to help those affected by the devastating floods on 9th February.

More information and to donate:
https://localgiving.org/appeal/2020FloodAppeal/

 

To receive e-updates from VSI or to provide information for inclusion in their e-updates, please e-mail Jake Farrar: Jake.Farrar@vsialliance.org.uk

 

VSI Alliance
Resource Centre
Hall Street
Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 5AY
United Kingdom

DIY Accounts March 17 – VSI Alliance March Training

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Newsflash from the Voluntary Sector Infrastructure (VSI) Alliance team

Please find information about the following training event run by VSI Alliance

VSI Alliance March Training

DIY Accounts
Tuesday 17th March, 10am-1pm
Venue: The Birchcliffe Centre, Birchcliffe Road, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8DB
Trainer: Helen Galvin, WYCAS/VSI Alliance

In this workshop you will learn how to use our free Excel template to give you the confidence to set up a bookkeeping system on a spreadsheet.

You will:

  • Be shown the structure of the linked spreadsheet
  • Set up a fictional organisation, with categories of income and spend, restricted funds and bank and cash accounts
  • Reconcile the bank transactions to the spreadsheet
  • Review how the inputs produce a finance report for use in the year

Laptops and materials are provided; a basic ability to use a spreadsheet is needed.

Your WYCAS tutor will lead the session, working through a practical exercise, so that you will be able to set up and use a spreadsheet recording method for your organisation.

Book your place: https://northbankforum.org.uk/event/vsi-diy-accounts/

Booking Terms & Conditions

We will require payment in advance in order to secure booking.

Where booked attendees are unable to attend they can nominate a colleague to attend in their place.

Bookings are made online via the Forum website. Links to each course are included above.

Where booked attendees are unable to attend they must notify the VSI Alliance via email info@vsialliance.org.uk or telephone 01422 438722 to notify of the cancellation.

Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

We operate a 7-day notice period to cancel a booking. The payment will not be refunded on failure to attend the course without at least 7 days’ notice.

We provide light refreshments (tea & coffee).

Costs:

Getting the Most Out of Social Media March 10 – VSI Alliance March Training

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Newsflash from the Voluntary Sector Infrastructure (VSI) Alliance team

Please find information about the following training event run by VSI Alliance

VSI Alliance March Training

Getting the Most Out of Social Media
Tuesday 10th March, 10am-1pm
Venue: VAC Resource Centre, Hall Street, Halifax, HX1 5AY
Trainer: Emma Worsley, VAC

In this ever changing digital age, Social Media is an essential tool for the Voluntary and Community Sector to increase awareness of their work, engage current and potential service users and promote fundraising activity.

With social media platforms available at the touch of a button, your audience has never been so accessible.  This session will look at how to get the most out of the 2 main social media platforms (Facebook and Twitter) for your organisation and all the tools you can use to make Social Media fit in with the busiest working day.

Book your place: https://northbankforum.org.uk/event/vsi-getting-the-most-out-of-social-media/

Booking Terms & Conditions

We will require payment in advance in order to secure booking.

Where booked attendees are unable to attend they can nominate a colleague to attend in their place.

Bookings are made online via the Forum website. Links to each course are included above.

Where booked attendees are unable to attend they must notify the VSI Alliance via email info@vsialliance.org.uk or telephone 01422 438722 to notify of the cancellation.

Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

We operate a 7-day notice period to cancel a booking. The payment will not be refunded on failure to attend the course without at least 7 days’ notice.

We provide light refreshments (tea & coffee).

Costs:

Basic Business Planning March 4 – VSI Alliance March Training

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Newsflash from the Voluntary Sector Infrastructure (VSI) Alliance team

Please find information about the following training event run by VSI Alliance

VSI Alliance March Training

Basic Business Planning – Wednesday 4th March, 10am-1pm
Venue: VAC Resource Centre, Hall Street, Halifax, HX1 5AY
Trainer: Pat Akerman, VSI Alliance

Business planning is providing a statement of goals, strategies and actions that you would envisage taking to ensure that your group or organisation’s business survival, prosperity and growth.  Come along and to find out more on how to work through the business planning process and what areas you will need to consider.

Who is this session aimed at?

This session is useful for anyone from a voluntary community social enterprise (VCSE) organisation who may be new to developing business planning.

Book your place: https://northbankforum.org.uk/event/vsi-basic-business-planning/

Booking Terms & Conditions

We will require payment in advance in order to secure booking.

Where booked attendees are unable to attend they can nominate a colleague to attend in their place.

Bookings are made online via the Forum website. Links to each course are included above.

Where booked attendees are unable to attend they must notify the VSI Alliance via email info@vsialliance.org.uk or telephone 01422 438722 to notify of the cancellation.

Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

We operate a 7-day notice period to cancel a booking. The payment will not be refunded on failure to attend the course without at least 7 days’ notice.

We provide light refreshments (tea & coffee).

Costs: