Community Action: MK believes in supporting our groups and friends in the voluntary and community sector. Join us for these exciting upcoming events in Milton Keynes.
Meet the representative of MK Health & Wellbeing board, learn more about living well in communities, discover the hidden gems of Conniburrow, improve cyber security for your voluntary or community group and learn about social investment for your organisation.
Wednesday 25th September 2019, 1pm – 3pm Acorn House foyer
Peta Wilkinson is one of the VCS representatives on the Health and Wellbeing board in Milton Keynes.
We are giving you a chance to express your views and to bring any health-related issues you have to her on the 25th September, 2019 1pm – 3pm at Acorn House.
Tuesday 8 October, 2pm -3pm Optional walk to Conniburrow at 3 pm The Meeting Place (next to The Point in CMK)
Community Action:MK are hosting our Autumn Networking in line with the Festival of Creative Urban Living, happening on Midsummer Boulevard.
Join us to explore ‘Living Well in Communities’ in the new urban dwellings of Milton Keynes and come together with colleagues and friends from the voluntary and community sector to explore the hidden gems within these communities.
There will be a walk (optional) into Conniburrow to view the hidden gems of this estate and to explore the community engagement activities taking place there, with guidance from our colleagues working with Big Local Conniburrow.
The Thames Valley Police Cyber Security Advisor will be providing two short Cyber Protect awareness sessions in October 2019 for Community Action: MK in order to empower their own local voluntary and community sector groups to speak with confidence within their immediate communities of the current cyber threats that the general public may experience.
They will cover such matters as how to notice the signs of a phishing email, or an email with a damaging attachment / link, the importance of secure passwords for sensitive accounts as well as how to maintain internet connected devices. In addition; how victims of a cyber or fraud crime, can report to Action Fraud and where people can go to get additional help and support.
An afternoon event for charities, social enterprises, community businesses and local groups in Milton Keynes interested in social investment.
Social investment is the use of repayable finance to help an organisation achieve a social purpose. Charities and social enterprises can use repayable finance to help them increase their impact on society, for example, by growing their business, providing working capital for contract delivery, or buying assets.
It is often seen as a London-centric activity, which means it can be harder for social enterprises and outside of the capital to access social investors and gain a better understanding of the financial products available.
Our Autumn Networking event has been confirmed for Tuesday 8th October 2019. It will be held at the Meeting Place as part of The Festival for Creative Urban Living .
Watch this space for more details! We look forward to seeing you there!
Let’s Talk Good Finance MK
This session is designed for charities, social enterprises, community businesses and local groups in Milton Keynes interested in social investment. Thursday 17th October, 1.30 – 4.30pm. To find out more about social investment and to book your free place, follow this link.
No-deal Brexit and the voluntary sector
While there is still little certainty around what kind of Brexit we will get and what Brexit will mean for the UK, planning for it is essential. It is vital that all organisations undertake contingency planning now to make sure they are resilient during times of uncertainty. Read more
Charities warned to prepare for no-deal Brexit following prorogation of Parliament
According to upcoming research from the Charity Finance Group, 75 per cent of charities have made no or little preparation for no-deal Brexit. Read more
Shifting power, supporting communities and reshaping public services
Nesta are sharing stories from five local government innovators who are experimenting and developing more effective ways to shift power, solve problems, and reshape public services in the UK. Read more
Sign up to our Cyber Protect workshops
The workshops will be held on the following dates and times: Workshop 1: Tuesday 8th October 11am – 1pm. Workshop 2: Thursday 24th October 11am – 1pm Venue: Grant Thornton, 199 Avebury Blvd, Milton Keynes MK9 1AU. REGISTER HERE
Meet Peta : drop-in with the representative of MK Health & Wellbeing board
Drop in on 25 September, 13:00-15:00, Acorn House Foyer.
For more information about what the Health and Wellbeing Board is and what they do, click this link.
Age UK Milton Keynes AGM
Thu, September 26, 2019, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM. Register here Guest speaker is Michael Bracey, Chief Executive Milton Keynes Council, who will be speaking about the changing role and relationship between the council and the voluntary sector.
Fundraising and Bid Writing Opportunities for MAKE Members
Between autumn 2019 and summer 2020 MAKE offers two CPD fundraising and bid writing opportunities to its members, as a result of a successful funding bid to Artswork. Please email elizabeth@aha-mk.org for more information.
Community Grants information event
Do you run a project that supports local people to get on in life? Join the upcoming ‘Community Grants information event’ on Thursday 19 September in Milton Keynes for more information. Find out more
Charity Finance Group (CFG) Awards
Have you and your team made an outstanding contribution to your charity? If so, the Charity Finance Group (CFG) want to hear about it and recognise it with its new awards! The CFG Awards consist of three categories: Inspirational trustee, Innovation in Finance team & Embracing digital in financial reporting. Find out more
Emmaus Professional Open Day – 7th October
Emmaus Village Carlton is a homelessness charity providing more than just a bed for the night to people who have experienced homelessness and social exclusion. For a short tour talk about Emmaus, a tour of the site, and an opportunity for shopping and free refreshments at the Bistro, book here.
The Housing Strategy provides a clear vision of how the Council and its stakeholders can achieve our shared aspiration in providing housing that meets the needs and requirements of Milton Keynes. Find out more and have your say here.
England’s Economic Heartland (EEH) officers are holding a local engagement event where you can hear about the strategy and their work. The event will take place on 25 September 2019 from 6:30-8pm, in the Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Milton Keynes. Please email Transport.Policy@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Netherfield Update
There’s been a lot happening in Milton Keynes this summer, but we at Community Action: MK have been working with the local residents on Netherfield Local Conversation, to engage and entice the local community to get involved with what’s happening in Netherfield. Find out more
Mental Health Awareness Session – Netherfield
Mental Health Awareness session took place on Monday 9th September with Christa Drennan from The University of Lancashire for people who live and work in Netherfield. This was an informative event which was a good starting point to think more about mental health.
What Matters? Community Survey
In this survey, the Institute for Community Studies is looking to hear what matters most in your community and the questions you have about the issues that affect it. Please take the survey here.
CMK Litter picking
North Row: On Saturday 21st September Central Milton Keynes Town Council is holding another litter pick between the North 9th and 10th Street flats . The event will take place between 10am – 12 noon and we invite residents to come along and get involved. We will meet next to Centrecom, North Row.
Aspects Sound and Vision: A project for young people aged 16 – 25 on the Autism Spectrum
Working in a small group you will devise a project to create podcasts in a professional radio studio, learn interview skills, how to run a radio show and create blogs. 1st Course: Starting 9th October for 6 weeks. 2nd Course: Starting 20th November to 18th December. For more information or to book contact: Sue Quinn 07739985546 or admin@aspects.org.uk
Volunteering opportunity of the week:Puppy Socialiser
Medical Detection Dogs are looking for caring family homes in Milton Keynes and surrounding areas to look after and socialise puppies and young adult dogs up to 18 months old.
Volunteer Recruitment Day – National Museum of Computing, Bletchley
Sunday 21st September 2019. The National Museum of Computing seeks volunteers to assist in roles including front of house, room stewarding, tour guiding, back of house technical and administration, people looking to support STEM activities and helping in the small shop and front desk. Find out more
Homeless Shelter Support Worker
The Bus Shelter are seeking an additional team member to assist our Shelter Manager in supporting our guests and also ensuring the site remains a pleasant environment both physically and in atmosphere. Find out more
Winifred Tumim Fund 2019
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has launched the Winifred Tumim Memorial Fund 2019, awarding a grant of £1,000 for work which supports innovation in good charity governance . Find out more
Magic Little Grants 2019
Magic Little Grants 2019 from Localgiving is now open for £500 grants to charities and community groups that encourage people to be physically active. Find out more
Heritage Open Days
13th – 22nd September. This year Heritage Open Days will run over 10 consecutive days. All events will be free for the public to attend. The theme will be People Power, a celebration of the ways that people across time have taken action to change our world. Find out more
The Festival of Creative Urban Living : 26 September – 13 October 2019
You’ll find MK’s first ever free ‘A Festival of Creative Urban Living’ from 26 September – 13 October on Midsummer Boulevard in Central Milton Keynes.
Thursday 19th Sept 1230 – 3pm The community fridge pop-up cafe team will be sharing an afternoon tea of sandwiches, cakes and homemade jam until 2pm accompanied by music from bygone decades and dancing until 3pm. No charge for food or entertainment.
MK SNAP Quiz Night
Fri, 20 September 2019 19:00 – 22:00. Join us for a fun and competitive night at MK SNAP. £8.50 per person includes Hot dog and snacks for the table. Teams of 6. Find out more
MK LIT FEST 2019
18th – 22nd September. A fabulous festival of books, words, writers and ideas that celebrates everything literary, bookish or wordy. A programme of events and ticket information can be found here. Follow this link to find out more about MK Lit Fest.
After a turbulent period for the UK parliament, there is still a great deal of uncertainty around Brexit and the manner of the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU). While there is still little certainty around what kind of Brexit we will get and what Brexit will mean for the UK, planning for it is essential. It is vital that all organisations undertake contingency planning now to make sure they are resilient during times of uncertainty.
For charities, this means that preparing for change is crucial. Putting in place plans that are sufficiently flexible for a number of scenarios needs to be at the top of any list of trustee priorities.
NCVO has been clear about the dangers a no-deal Brexit poses to charities and their work. It is therefore all the more important that we think now about what we can do to reduce the possible impact of these dangers. Charities should map out the areas where they may be exposed to change in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Following our factsheet of October 2018, this guide will set out the main implications of a no-deal Brexit for charities and consider areas where practical steps can be taken to reduce negative consequences.
Medical Detection Dogs are looking for caring family homes in Milton Keynes and surrounding areas to look after and socialise puppies and young adult dogs up to 18 months old.
We are training our assistance dogs to accompany clients with detectable medical conditions and alert to oncoming episodes. If you can support our charity by being involved in socialising puppies or dogs for a period of time then we would love to hear from you.
This is a full time volunteer role as the puppy/dog will live with the volunteer for a number of months.
The volunteer will need to: – attend regular puppy classes – be at home most of the day – follow positive dog training methods – regularly visit lots of different environments and us various forms of transport – be willing to support charity events
Cyber attacks on charities and businesses increasing
The Cyber Readiness Report 2019 surveyed organisations across the UK, US and Europe and found that 61 per cent have experiences a cyber incident in the last year. This is up from 45% the previous year. Losses from cyber attacks have also increased. The average loss is £291,000, compared to £180,000 last year.
Sign up to our Cyber Protect workshops
We are helping the Thames Valley Police deliver two workshops dedicated to Cyber Security for voluntary and community groups.
The Thames Valley Police Cyber Security Advisor will be providing two short Cyber Protect awareness sessions in October 2019 for Community Action: MK in order to empower their own local voluntary and community sector groups to speak with confidence within their immediate communities of the current cyber threats that the general public may experience.
The workshops will be held on the following dates and times: Workshop 1: Tuesday 8th October: 11am – 1pm Workshop 2: Thursday 24th October 11am – 1pm Venue: Grant Thornton, 199 Avebury Blvd, Milton Keynes MK9 1AU REGISTER HERE
Meet Peta : drop-in with the representative of MK Health & Wellbeing board
For more information about what the Health and Wellbeing Board is and what they do, click this link.
Community Grants information event
Do you run a project that supports local people to get on in life? If you can help people to build confidence and overcome barriers that can block them from getting into training or paid work, the Community Grants programme could help you.
The carbon and energy survey relates to two EU projects that MK Council are working on: POWER is a water efficiency project and INTENSIFY is about informing and monitoring public attitudes to deep carbon reductions. Find out more here: POWER – https://milton-keynes.power-h2020.eu/ INTENSIFY – https://www.interregeurope.eu/intensify/
Specifically, INTENSIFY has an objective to monitor any changes in public attitudes to energy/carbon savings over the life of the project and therefore MK Council needs a baseline, which this survey will address. The main policy that this project will be working with is the Sustainability Strategy which was approved in January.
EEH Transport Strategy Meeting
England’s Economic Heartland (EEH) is inviting comments on their Outline Transport Strategy. To facilitate engagement and increase awareness of their role, EEH officers are holding a local engagement event on 25 September where you can hear about the Strategy and their work.
The stakeholder engagement event will take place on 25 September 2019 from 6:30-8pm, in the Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Milton Keynes. Please email Transport.Policy@milton-keynes.gov.uk and include details of any groups they represent.
Draft Milton Keynes East Development Framework Supplementary Planning Document
Milton Keynes Council is consulting on a Draft Milton Keynes East Development Framework Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The consultation runs from 7 August 2019 closing on 16 October 2019 at 5pm. Read more
Second redesign workshop of the CNWL – Milton Keynes Adult Mental Health Community Services Model
You are invited to join us for our second redesign workshop of the CNWL – Milton Keynes Adult Mental Health Community Services Model. Wednesday 25th September 2019. Ridgeway Centre, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes MK12 5TH. Booking is essential. Please email n.ranautta@nhs.net by 13th September 2019 to reserve your place.
Could your organisation could benefit from donations of surplus food?
If you feel that your organisation could benefit from donations of surplus food, the Neighbourly Food Team would be grateful if you could fill in the short tick-box survey on the following link so that we can maximize the amount of products that we can offer you in the future: I would like to collect surplus food
New extra session of The Mix opening in Bletchley – in partnership with Crosslinks
Case Study: How Everton in the Community are creating a more meaningful volunteer experience thanks to Investing in Volunteers
Everton in the Community achieved Investing in Volunteers (IiV) in April 2019, becoming the only Premier League football club to hold the award. In this case study, Volunteer Manager Adam Howard tells us about their IiV journey, how his organisation developed innovative practice through achieving the award, and gives great advice to anyone interested in IiV. Read more
September 1st 2-3 pm. Families welcome, children must be accompanied by adults. Equipment will be provided but please wear appropriate footwear and clothes. For meeting point go to https//bbccmk.org.
CMK Litter picking
South Row: On Saturday 14th September Central Milton Keynes Town Council is holding its first litter pick along South Row. We hope that this will be the first of a number of litter picks across CMK. The event will take place between 10am-12 noon and we invite residents to come along and get involved. We will meet next to Beefeater Barn, Secklow Gate West.
North Row: On Saturday 21st September Central Milton Keynes Town Council is holding another litter pick between the North 9 th and 10 th Street flats . The event will take place between 10am – 12 noon and we invite residents to come along and get involved. We will meet next to Centrecom, North Row.
Equipment and disposable gloves will be provided. If you would like to join our litter pick in your area simply turn up on the day. If you need any more information, just contact: sue.nelson@cmktowncouncil.gov.uk or leave a message at 01908 661623
In partnership with MKFM and Thomas Connolly, Arthur Ellis are bringing the people of Milton Keynes the MK Mental Health Hour, an hour every Sunday evening from 7pm where we’ll be discussing a variety of topics with some pretty exciting guests, not just to bring awareness to the issues we all face but to provide expert, practical advice. See you for our first show, September 8th at 7pm! Find out more
Volunteering opportunity of the week: My Guide Service
Are you looking to directly help improve someone’s life? To support a person with sight loss to safely navigate the environment, building self-confidence and increasing social interaction; whilst maintaining dignity and promoting independence. Variable depending on individual needs; approximately 3 hours per week. Find out more
Join our volunteer drop-in
We’re Hiring! Support, Development and Volunteering Outreach Worker Roles
We have two roles available, each with elements of specific focus. The purpose of the posts is to contribute to the support, development and volunteering services which are central to the work of Community Action: MK. These are focused around the key elements of:
● Mobilising communities ● Strengthening groups ● Influencing policy and decision making
The post holder will work as part of a dedicated community development team, committed to supporting the community and voluntary sector in Milton Keynes. Find out more
Mental Health Project Organiser – Citizens Advice
We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and confident person to join our small team of staff. The successful candidate will support volunteers and service users of The Mix MK. The Mix MK was developed in 2015 to provide a safe, relaxed space for local people to meet and share information about mental health services in Milton Keynes. Closing date: Wednesday 28th August 2019 at Midday Find out more
Max. Value: £ 50,000 Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations in England that are developing cycling activity in their community for the development of new, or the improvement of existing, cycling facilities in communities.
Max. Value: £ 5,000 Grants are available for local residents, charities, community and voluntary groups, schools and statutory agencies in England for projects that target illegal money lending
Applications for grants of up to £35,000 are open until 12pm (noon) on Friday 20 September. Co-op Foundation expect to make about eight grants in total and funding comes from a new £3 million extension to Co-Op’s #iwill Fund. You can find out if your organisation is eligible by checking out their funding page,
Big Local Conniburrow (BLC) Treasure Hunt
30th August 10:30-11:30 am
Big Local Conniburrow (BLC) is holding a Treasure Hunt that has been designed by a resident. It will follow a route along the Redways and end in Friendship park, Conniburrow.
1940s Weekend at Milton Keynes Museum
31 August & 1 September 11:00am to 4:30pm
You definitely don’t want to keep mum about the next big event at Milton Keynes Museum – the return of the hugely popular 1940s weekend. Despite being an era famous for ration books, there will be no rationing of entertainment at this event! Visitors will be able to step back into history and absorb all the sights and sounds from the decade. Find out more
Fun Day – Raising money for Oxford Hospital
31 August From midday
We are having a family fun day in order to raise money for oxford hospital. It’s free entry and have loads of family fun stalls from tin can alley to how many sweets are in the jar and many many more.
As the day goes on we have a Motown tribute band coming that are simply incredible we will also be holding a charity auction with some amazing prizes donated by some amazing companys including MK Don’s, Planet ice, Airkicks, Funstation, Hobbtcraft and many many MORE…
We be lovely to see everyone come down and support a great cause… Price: FREE
MK Arts Centre Summer Party
Saturday 31st August 2019 1-3pm
Milton Keynes Arts Centre warmly invites you to a launch party with artist Kitty Finer, MK College students, residents of Pritchard Court and our communities, in celebration of the intergenerational collaborations which have taken over MKAC gallery this summer.
The launch will include the drop of MY KIND; a new fashion label inspired by the elderly, designed by the young and worn by all.
Free picnic and arts activities for everyone. Free, everyone welcome.
Youth Fest – Truth For Youth
Saturday 31 August 2019 11:00 – 18:00
We are celebrating the launch of Truth For Youth, a brand new youth project in MK4. Come and join us at our free festival to see a mix of youth facilities from around MK. We will have DJs playing some soulful House and Garage, guest speakers, singing workshops, dance crew performances, a climbing wall, football skill activities, creative tent, a giant sand pit for little ones and some quality eco food & beverage vendors. This event is 100% plastic free, and the first 70 people will get a free reusable Truth For Youth festival cup!
Service Six Family Fun Day
Saturday 31stAugust2019 12:00-16:00 Chapter House, Coffee Hall
On Saturday 31stAugust Service Six will be holding a family fun day at our base Chapter House, Coffee Hall. The event is 12-4, we will have a bouncy castle, low cost bbq, tomobola, raffle, games, a number of Harley Davidsons, Police Car and a range of stalls. If you would like to have a promotional stall or even if you just want to come and lend a hand we would be grateful of the support. Contact Katie Marsh for more info: katie.marsh@servicesix.co.uk
Are you looking to directly help improve someone’s life? To support a person with sight loss to safely navigate the environment, building self-confidence and increasing social interaction; whilst maintaining dignity and promoting independence. Variable depending on individual needs; approximately 3 hours per week.
You must be able to give – on average – a few hours a week, and be aged 18 years old or over. This role requires that you have an Enhanced Disclosure.
What is My Guide?
My Guide is a service we offer that allows volunteers to become sighted guides. You will undergo training and learn to safely guide someone with sight loss, navigating environments and building self-confidence – all whilst increasing social interaction with those who may not otherwise wish to leave their home.
We are helping the Thames Valley Police deliver two workshops dedicated to Cyber Security for voluntary and community groups.
The Thames Valley Police Cyber Security Advisor will be providing two short Cyber Protect awareness sessions in October 2019 for Community Action: MK in order to empower their own local voluntary and community sector groups to speak with confidence within their immediate communities of the current cyber threats that the general public may experience.
The workshops will be held on the following dates and times: Workshop 1: Tuesday 8th October: 11am – 1pm Workshop 2: Thursday 24th October 11am – 1pm Venue: Grant Thornton, 199 Avebury Blvd, Milton Keynes MK9 1AU
Do you run a project that supports local people to get on in life? If you can help people to build confidence and overcome barriers that can block them from getting into training or paid work, the Community Grants programme could help you.
The Community Grants programme offers Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations grant funding from £10,000 to £20,000 to deliver projects that make a difference within local communities in the South East Midlands.
England’s Economic Heartland (EEH) is inviting comments on their Outline Transport Strategy. To facilitate engagement and increase awareness of their role, EEH officers are holding a local engagement event on 25 September where you can hear about the Strategy and their work.
The EEH is the Sub-national Transport Body for a region stretching from Swindon to Cambridgeshire and from Northamptonshire to Hertfordshire. Milton Keynes is at the centre of this region. The EEH are already playing a role in prioritising strategic infrastructure investment in the region informed by the studies and the evidence base it is developing, and in the future will play a key role in facilitating investment and improvement in local transport services.
The stakeholder engagement event will take place on 25 September 2019 from 6:30-8pm, in the Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Milton Keynes. To assist with planning for the event, we ask anyone wishing to attend to please email Transport.Policy@milton-keynes.gov.uk and include details of any groups they represent. This is so we can manage attendance and provide more details to confirmed attendees nearer the time of the event.
Draft Milton Keynes East Development Framework Supplementary Planning Document
Milton Keynes East (MKE) has been allocated for a residential-led strategic urban extension in Plan:MK. The allocation within Plan:MK is for around 5,000 homes and 105 hectares of employment land along with a range of social, transport and green infrastructure provision.
Milton Keynes Council is consulting on a Draft Milton Keynes East Development Framework Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The consultation runs from 7 August 2019 closing on 16 October 2019 at 5pm. Read more
Second redesign workshop of the CNWL – Milton Keynes Adult Mental Health Community Services Model
You are invited to join us for our second redesign workshop of the CNWL – Milton Keynes Adult Mental Health Community Services Model. Wednesday 25th September 2019. Ridgeway Centre, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes MK12 5TH. Booking is essential. Please email n.ranautta@nhs.net by 13th September 2019 to reserve your place.
Broughton and Brooklands Community Connectors – Litter Pick events
The Broughton and Brooklands Community Connectors have some Litter Picking events on the following days:
September 1st 2-3pm
November 3rd 2-3pm
Meet at Brooklands Play Area, Saxonia Boulevard, Brooklands
Fareshare is coming to Milton Keynes!
We are excited to announce that the food redistribution charity FareShare, in partnership with the innovative education charity SOFEA will be opening a new Regional Centre; FareShare South Midlands in September 2019. Save the date! Fareshare will be organising a warehouse open day on the 1st October 2019 to celebrate the launch of the new warehouse. . Read more
Tai Chi Classes for the visually impaired
Tai Chi is a gentle way to exercise And keep fit. It is a Chinese form of ‘meditation’ within movement, a series of movements performed in a slow, harmonized and relaxed way. It aims to improve balance, reduce stress and tension, increase energy levels, build up your immune system, loosen stiff joints, relieve headaches, neck and shoulder pain; and improve posture to alleviate back pain. It is suitable for all ages and abilities.
Bucks Vision Tai Chi classes for the visually impaired are held twice a month on Friday afternoons between 1.30 and 2.45 pm in John Lewis Community room within the Store in Centre MK. Cost is £4 per session. Transport can be arranged at a small extra cost.
For further information please call Padma on 01908 377058 or e-mail: pscheriyan@gmail.com
Volunteering opportunity of the week: Victims First Emotional Support Volunteer
Victims First Emotional Support Volunteer provides free emotional and practical support to all victims of crime, witnesses of crime and family members of victims. The service is available across Berks, Bucks and Oxfordshire. They can provide help regardless of whether or not the crime has been reported to the police. Find out more
Giffgaff launches community projects initiative to boost volunteering
Mobile network Giffgaff has launched a new community projects initiative to promote volunteering after it found the concept of British community could be under threat.
According to a new white paper commissioned by Giffgaff, less than a quarter (24%) of the nation believe the notion of community is alive and well in the UK, with 60% placing the blame on Brexit and 72% highlighting a lack of funding by the government. Read more
We’re Hiring! Support, Development and Volunteering Outreach Worker Roles
We have two roles available, each with elements of specific focus. The purpose of the posts is to contribute to the support, development and volunteering services which are central to the work of Community Action: MK. These are focused around the key elements of:
● Mobilising communities ● Strengthening groups ● Influencing policy and decision making
The post holder will work as part of a dedicated community development team, committed to supporting the community and voluntary sector in Milton Keynes. Find out more
Fresh Start Worker (MK ACT)
MK-ACT are looking for a Fresh Start Worker to support their Fresh Start Programme. They have an exciting opportunity to work within their organisation to work with those perpetrators of Domestic Violence who are undertaking the Fresh Start Programme, as a worker supporting the service. Find out more
Complex Needs Outreach Worker (MK-ACT)
MK-ACT are looking for a Complex Needs Outreach Worker to support those who experience Domestic Abuse with additional complex needs in accessing services. (Female Applicants Only). The aim of this post is to work with those clients who are experiencing Domestic Abuse, but who are hard to engage and need support into specialist services and therapeutic services due to their additional needs, including substance misuse and mental health.
Information, Advice and Guidance Adviser (Works For Us)
Works For Us are looking for an outstanding individual to provide one-to-one advice sessions to their clients to support them in obtaining employment, education, training or volunteering. This position requires excellent communication skills and experience of working with people from a variety of social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Find out more
Sharing and Celebrating Patient and Public Involvement in Healthcare
NHS England and NHS Improvement have launched the ‘Sharing and Celebrating Patient and Public Involvement in Healthcare’ community grants scheme. Grants of up to £2,500 are available to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations ‘that showcase good practice around patient and citizen involvement in healthcare.’ Deadline: 23 September Find out more
GSK IMPACT Awards
The GSK IMPACT Awards provide core funding, training and national recognition for charities doing excellent work to improve people’s health and wellbeing. Up to 20 awards will be made ranging from £3,000 to £40,000. To be eligible organisations must be at least three years old, a registered charity, working in a health-related field in the UK, with income between £80,000 and £2.5 million. Winning organisations will have a film made, receive support with press and publicity and be given a set of promotional materials. They will also be offered free training and development valued at a further £9,500. Deadline: 23 September Find out more
Empowering young people to improve communities
Applications for grants of up to £35,000 are open until 12pm (noon) on Friday 20 September. Co-op Foundation expect to make about eight grants in total and funding comes from a new £3 million extension to Co-Op’s #iwill Fund. You can find out if your organisation is eligible by checking out their funding page,
Planting Up permablitz
Saturday 24 August 2019
Join Planting Up in the garden for their next permablitz at Westbury Arts Centre on Saturday 24 August from 10.30am. They’ll be working up an appetite for their “bring & share” lunch from 1 – 2pm. Summer garden care is mostly about leisurely watering, trimming and weeding but they’ll also be seeing what they can pick and eat from the garden too! 🙂
Big Local Conniburrow (BLC) Treasure Hunt
30th August 10:30-11:30 am
Big Local Conniburrow (BLC) is holding a Treasure Hunt that has been designed by a resident. It will follow a route along the Redways and end in Friendship park, Conniburrow.
MK Arts Centre Summer Party
Saturday 31st August 2019 1-3pm
Milton Keynes Arts Centre warmly invites you to a launch party with artist Kitty Finer, MK College students, residents of Pritchard Court and our communities, in celebration of the intergenerational collaborations which have taken over MKAC gallery this summer.
The launch will include the drop of MY KIND; a new fashion label inspired by the elderly, designed by the young and worn by all.
Free picnic and arts activities for everyone. Free, everyone welcome.
Youth Fest – Truth For Youth
Saturday 31 August 2019 11:00 – 18:00
We are celebrating the launch of Truth For Youth, a brand new youth project in MK4. Come and join us at our free festival to see a mix of youth facilities from around MK. We will have DJs playing some soulful House and Garage, guest speakers, singing workshops, dance crew performances, a climbing wall, football skill activities, creative tent, a giant sand pit for little ones and some quality eco food & beverage vendors. This event is 100% plastic free, and the first 70 people will get a free reusable Truth For Youth festival cup!
Service Six Family Fun Day
Saturday 31stAugust2019 12:00-16:00 Chapter House, Coffee Hall
On Saturday 31stAugust Service Six will be holding a family fun day at our base Chapter House, Coffee Hall. The event is 12-4, we will have a bouncy castle, low cost bbq, tomobola, raffle, games, a number of Harley Davidsons, Police Car and a range of stalls. If you would like to have a promotional stall or even if you just want to come and lend a hand we would be grateful of the support. Contact Katie Marsh for more info: katie.marsh@servicesix.co.uk
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