News
The Faiths Calendar for 2011 of the major religious festivals has been prepared by the East of England Faiths Council and is based on information from representatives of the nine faiths currently in membership in this region.The calendar can be viewed, downloaded or printed following this link to the East of England Faiths Council website www.eefaithscouncil.org.uk/calendar.phpNational Inter Faith Week 20 - 26 November 2011
Events that took place in our region are listed at
www.eefaithscouncil.org.uk/interfaith2011.php
We will be posting reports about this year's IFW events as they become available to us.
Items for inclusion on this website
We welcome information about news and forthcoming events that you would like us to publicise on this website, so please
email the item to us for entry on the Events and Training,
Guidance or Funding pages of this website - and we will do our best to include it, alternatively, you can enter it yourself on our
Noticeboard facility.
Please don't hesitate to contact us directly by email or phone 01223 421606 if you have any difficulty with this.
The Noticeboard is checked regularly and should you want to make alterations to your posting, you can also
email us directly and we will make the changes as soon as we can.
Events
Social Media, Websites, Cloud Computing Information, Communications and Technology
Workshops in 2011 and 2012 - more dates added.
There are also opportunities in 2011 and 2012 'surgery' ICT training sessions
in the workplace.
South Hertfordshire and Essex TV Digital Switchover -
informatiion about switchover and training.
Commissioning for Equalities - Training Day 28 February 2012, London.
Conference Working together: Faith Groups and Government" 6 March 2012, Peterborough
Funding
Office of the Civil Society, Local Intelligence Team (LIT) East
support for not-for-profit free advice services.
The Anchor Foundation supports Christian charities involved with social inclusion
Acts 435 - Money For Those in Need getting money to those who need it.
SITA Trust QEII Fields Challenge to celebrate HM The Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012
- applications invited.
Free Community Websites from BT for charities and not-for-profit groups.
Find out about a Free Website Building Package for eligible local community groups.
More information on these items and many other funding opportunities can be found on the
Funding page.
Guidance
Bedford and Luton Local Resilience Forum
What would you do if ...? Being prepared for emergencies
The Guild Social Economy CICsupport for co-operatives and mutuals
Social Impact reporting at the touch of a button
There’s a Free ICT consultant in Bedfordshire.
Survive & Thrive: Why charities must now think Internet First information about the
role of technology in work of charities today.
There will be public consultation on Civil Partnership Registrations on
Religious Premises proposed implementation.
FbRN have given news of new guidance for trustees from the Charity Commission.
More information on these items and many other sources of guidance
can be found on the Guidance page.
Publications
The Publications and Resources page on this website is
regularly updated and new publications are added.
The East of England Faiths Council has published many
different guidance documents and research reports over the last three years, relating to faith and inter faith groups
in the region.These are available to download from
this website
or call EEFC on 01223 421606 to request
the full list.
And Finally ...
Bedfordshire and Luton Local Resilience Forum - request for Community Resilience Champions from BLEVEC members
BLLRF has commissioned a Community Resilience Project to facilitate and support community groups to develop emergency plans and
has formed a partnership with the Scouts who will take forward community resilience in parish and ward areas.
BLLRF is looking for volunteers to be trained up as Community Resilience Champions. You will be paired with one or
more Scout groups in your area of choice to be their point of contact and help provide the community emergency groups that
are set-up with training.
Anyone who volunteers will be provided a half-day ‘train the trainer’ session on community resilience to ensure you are happy and
capable to deliver the role.
It is unknown what the demand for this service will be, but it not expected to be large.
Please contact
Mark Conway,
Community Resilience Project Manager, for more information or to volunteer.