Funding & Training

Siân Mitchell - Stronger Communities Worker
sian.mitchell@btconnect.com Tel. 01455 848061, mob. 0776 076 2897

The Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) and the Local Area Agreement 2 (LAA2) have identified six ‘Neighbourhood Action’ areas in the Hinckley and Bosworth District based on the Government’s ‘Indices of Deprivation’ and other evidence. These are:

• Bagworth and Thornton
• Barwell
• Earl Shilton
• An area within Lash Hill in Burbage
• Hinckley Trinity West
• Hinckley Westfield

As a Community Development Worker, my role is to work with communities and voluntary organisations within these areas to develop community cohesion (learning to live and work together) and to empower communities (helping communities to help themselves).

Part of my role is to develop and support existing and new projects, organisations or groups by providing information and appropriate support, relating to funding opportunities. If you are looking for funding or need help with applying for funding and your project is based in one of the six areas, or you are working in partnership with a project in one of the Neighbourhood Action Areas, please contact me or complete and return the form on the link below.

The following funding opportunities are available:-

ACT Foundation

ACT provides grants to individuals and other charities with the aim of enhancing the quality of life for people in need, (specifically the mentally and physically disabled). Grants are available for building, equipment and financial assistance.There is no maximum grant size and you can apply for a grant at any time. For more information please visit their website at: http://www.theactfoundation.co.uk/

Active Together

Active Together - Open Fund
Active Together is a programme funded by Leicestershire Together and NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland to support and encourage more adults to take part in regular physical activity (National Indicator 8 - NI8).

Active Together is managed by Leicester-Shire and Rutland Sport (LRS) and the 7 District Local Authorities, via their Local Sports Alliances (LSAs).

The maximum amount an organisation can apply for through the Active Together Open Fund is £5,000.

For more information, please see the documents linked below or click here.

The ASDA Foundation

Supports a range of good causes around the UK, including support to charities, playgroups and football teams. The foundation exists primarily to give support to existing projects being run by ASDA colleagues. Applications are open to all registered charities, community groups and individuals in the UK, as long as they have the support and involvement of local ASDA colleagues. To apply visit a local ASDA branch and ask to speak with one of the local ASDA colleagues. or contact ASDA , Asda House , Southban , Great Wilson Street, Leeds LS11 5AD

Awards for All

Are you a small community group looking for funding of between £300 and £10,000 for your local community-based project?
Awards for All is a small lottery grants programme that aims to help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need. Organisations applying for funding must be able to demonstrate that their project meets one or more of the following outcomes:

• People have better chances in life - with better access to training and development to improve their life skills.
• Stronger communities - with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems.
• Improved rural and urban environments - which communities are better able to access and enjoy.
• Healthier and more active people and communities.

To be eligible to apply for an Awards for All Grant you must:

• Be a not-for-profit group (including social enterprises), or you are a parish or town council, school or health body.
• Have a bank account that requires at least two unrelated people to sign each cheque from a potential list of at least three unrelated signatories
• Have a governing body with at least three unrelated members
• Spend the grant within one year

If you would like further information, please contact Community Action Hinckley and Bosworth on 01455 615962 or yvonneclarke@btconnect.com

Big Lottery Community Buildings Fund

The BIG Lottery Fund is investing an additional £75 million specifically for rural and urban community-use buildings through its flagship programme, Reaching Communities. From early December 2010, voluntary and community sector organisations and parish and town councils across England will be able to apply for capital funding from BIG of between £100,000 to £500,000. The money will be available for all types of multipurpose buildings used by communities including memorial halls, community centres and village halls. Each project should have a total value of no more than £750,000. The new funding stream has been designed with a view to transforming current buildings into community buildings which can offer a wide range of activities benefiting a broad group of citizens. Applications will be assessed on a monthly rolling basis taking the pressure off applicants having to rush through an outline proposal. Organisations can register for further information by calling 0845 4 10 20 30 Full details of the Big Lottery Fund programmes and grant awards are available on the website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

Big Lottery Fund – ‘Lighter-touch’ Reaching Communities

The Big Lottery Fund is introducing a “lighter-touch” Reaching Communities application process for organisations seeking grants of up to £40,000 a year. In response to its major public BIG Thinking consultation last year on the future of BIG programmes, the lottery distributor has made some changes to its flagship Reaching Communities programme.

All applicants will learn at an earlier stage whether their project has a decent chance of being funded, so that those that are invited to the second stage will have a much higher chance of success. More than three-quarters of people that responded to the consultation said they wanted earlier decisions on applications, based on a few key questions at the enquiry stage - even if that meant rejection; and those applicants seeking up to £40,000 will face a simpler application and assessment process.

In the pipeline to be launched in the autumn is a dedicated capital funding stream that BIG hopes will help to fill the “large, unmet demand” for funding for community buildings. This is anticipated to fund medium-sized refurbishment, new builds or extensions to community centres, village halls or other community-use buildings. In total the various parts of the Reaching Communities programme will be funded to the tune of at least £100m a year for each of the next five years. Grants will range from £10,000 to £500,000.

Children in Need

Children in Need is offering small grants of up to £10,000 a year for three years for third sector organisations working with children and young people.

It is the first time the organisation has run a UK-wide small grants programme, and follows a pilot in Scotland. The scheme is designed to reach organisations that have not previously considered applying for Children in Need funding.

Grants will be allocated in four tranches, with application deadlines on 15 January, 15 April, 15 July and 15 October.
Any not-for-profit organisation working with children and young people under the age of 18 can apply, with some exclusions such as projects carrying out medical research or promoting religion. Decisions are expected to be made within 14 weeks of the closing date of each round.

Funding will be allocated at local level through seven regional UK bases in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

For more details, please go to:
www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/smallgrants.shtml

Climate Friendly Communities

A new grant fund has been launched to enable community groups in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to organise projects and events that help their community to act on climate change.
The Climate Friendly Communities grant will make a total of £50,000 available to local community groups over the coming year. The fund will be administered by the RCC (Rural Community Council for Leicestershire and Rutland) as part of its Communities Cutting Carbon project, which seeks to support community groups to take environmental action in their local area.
The funding is available thanks to the support of the East Midlands Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (RIEP) and each of the local authorities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Community groups can bid for any amount from £200 to £5000. Some examples of activities that could be funded are:

• Room hire and materials for public events
• Start-up costs for local food growing projects
• Equipment for energy saving projects

Andrew Reeves, the RCC’s Community Climate Change Officer, said “More and more people are feeling inspired to work together with their friends and neighbours to make their communities into cleaner and greener places to live. If you’re inspired to act, then support from our Climate Friendly Communities project, and money from our new grant fund, can set you off to a fine start.”
For more information on the grant fund or on support available for community action on environmental issues, visit the RCC website, or contact Andrew Reeves on 0116 268 9718 or areeves@ruralcc.org.uk.

Co-operative Community Fund

Community Fund grants, between £100 and £2,000 are awarded to community, voluntary, or self-help groups to run projects that meet the following criteria.

To be successful, a group must:
Carry out positive work in the community and a project must:

• address a community issue
• provide a good long-term benefit to the community
• support co-operative values and principles
• ideally be innovative in its approach

Funding can be used for a wide variety of activities including, but not limited to:

Running costs (rent, heat, light etc).
Equipment (sport or computer).
Events.

For further information please call 0844 262 4001
Web site: http://www.co-operative.coop/membership/local-communities/community-fund/onlineapplicationprocess/

Comic Relief

Comic Relief has opened its programme “Sport for Change”. The aim of the programme is to understand more about how sport can play a part in delivering positive change within the lives of individuals and communities. Applications are welcome from community groups and organisations using sport as part of a broader programme of work to bring about change at an individual and/or community level. Applicants will need to show how the work is based in community development principles and have monitoring and evaluation systems in place to track the impact of the work. The maximum grant size in this programme is £100,000 in total. Visit: http://www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant/apply-for-a-uk-grant

Comic Relief Older People's Programme

Comic Relief Older People's Programme - Now Open to Expressions of Interest
Comic Relief's Older People's Programme aims to support older people in the UK to bring positive change to their communities, enabling them to contribute their time, energy and skills to those individuals who need it most.
Expressions of Interest are invited from community groups and organisations who are targeting their work at older people aged 65 and over.

Comic Relief is looking to fund projects where older people are:

• acting as mentors to vulnerable young people;
• giving support to their peers who may be isolated;
• acting as advocates around the needs and rights of those with caring duties; and
• running social enterprises.

Comic Relief particularly welcomes applications which address the needs of those in the community who experience the greatest levels of isolation and exclusion.

Grants of between £15,000 and £40,000 are available for up to three years and applicants must be able to demonstrate the active engagement of older people in the development and delivery of the work.

http://www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant/apply-for-a-uk-grant

Community Cash Awards (Prince’s Trust)

Community Cash Awards are grants to help groups of young people set up a project that will benefit your community. You will get a grant to get you going of, on average, £1,000 per group, support to help plan your project, research your budget, set goals and learn about your community. To be eligible you must be either14-16 and achieving, or at risk of achieving, less than 5 GCSE’s grades A*-C or you must be 16-25 and not in education, training or work (or working less than 16 hours per week). Projects must be run and managed by people between 14 and 25; must clearly benefit the local community; benefit the people running the project; be a new or developing project. It is not for formal groups or organisations, expeditions or overseas travel, fundraising activities for charity, trips and outings unless they have educational value. For further information contact Jonathon Dawson, Programme Manager 0116-204 5584.

Community Forum Budgets 2011

Your Voice, Your Choice – Community Forum Budgets 2011

Leicestershire County Council has made funds available to all Community Forums in the Hinckley & Bosworth area. Each forum will have between £12,500 and £15,000 available per year for local communities to invest in local improvements of their choice.

The Funding can be used for new or existing projects and activities which meet one or more of the objectives in the Leicestershire Sustainable Community Strategy.
More information at http://www.leicestershireforums.org/cfb.html#what.

The Community Foundation Fund

The Community Foundation Fund is administered by the Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland (LLR) Community Foundation in partnership with East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA). Funding is intended for larger projects that can improve and sustain the economic climate of an area and its way of life in Leicestershire, Rutland and Leicester. Financial assistance up to £20,000 is available to voluntary and community organisations for projects that improve the local economy and way of life. For more information please contact Jane Avery, Tel: 0116 258 7326 or visit the web site at www.llrcommunityfoundation.org.uk

The Leicester Mercury is teaming up with the Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation to give away a total of £6,000 to worthy causes. We will be handing out £1,000 a week to the groups that are making a real difference to communities in their area – and we are asking Mercury readers to nominate them. Whether it is a parenting group for new mums or a football coaching club, a playgroup for disabled children or a cancer support network, we want to hear about the amazing work taking place to help others in Leicestershire and Rutland. Each week, the nominations will be short-listed to a top three, published in the Mercury with details of what they will do with the cash if they win. Readers will then be asked to vote.

Community Sustainable Energy Programme

The Community Sustainable Energy Programme (CSEP) is an open grants programme run by BRE as an award partner of the BIG Lottery Fund (BIG). BRE carries out research, consultancy, training and testing to help create better buildings and communities.

More information can be found at http://www.communitysustainable.org.uk

E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund

Financial assistance up to £20,000 is available to voluntary and community groups in England, Scotland and Wales for energy saving projects on non-residential facilities. The E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund is provided by energy company E.ON UK to support community energy projects leading to the production of energy from a sustainable source or a reduction in the amount of energy used by community organisations. Examples of possible projects include: The installation of one or more renewable energy technologies, for example, wind, solar thermal, PV, wood. The renovation of existing facilities to incorporate micro-generation technology, for example, the reinstatement of a watermill and the purchase of a turbine to produce hydro-electricity. An energy-efficiency makeover for the group’s building that could demonstrate significant energy savings and also behavioural change amongst users. The use of new or innovative technology to deliver either energy savings or micro-generation capacity. A project that can demonstrate the intelligent use of waste energy. For further information please visit: www.eon-uk.com/about/sustainableenergyfund.aspx

fit4funding

fit4funding provides training and support on fundraising for Third Sector organisations.
Their website is at www.fit4funding.org.uk

Funding to Fight Fuel Poverty

The ScottishPower Energy People Trust’s is currently accepting applications for projects that help combat fuel poverty.
Applications are accepted from not-forprofit organisations and groups such as children’s charities, local community groups, support organisations, housing associations, local authorities and others.
The maximum grant available per project is £100,000 for projects lasting for up to three years.
Visit:
www.energypeopletrust.com

Green Grants Help Communities Cut Carbon

Community groups in Leicestershire can cut their carbon emissions and their energy bills. Leicestershire County Council’s SHIRE Community Climate Change Grants were launched in 2009 and have received a warm welcome.
Parish and Town councils, charities, community groups and religious organisations can apply for up to £5,000 towards a wide range of community schemes in Leicestershire, including energy efficiency audits, new heating systems, renewable technology and insulation in community buildings such as village halls, community centres and church halls, as well as composting, recycling and food growing projects, surveys, training courses, volunteer days and community events relating to climate change and energy efficiency.
For further details contact Kate Nightingale (Grants Administrator) on 0116 305 7971 or e-mail kate.nightingale@leics.gov.uk

Alternatively go to:
www.leics.gov.uk/climatechange_grants

Greggs Foundation

The Greggs Foundation operates a regional grants programme to support charitable organisations through the provision of small grants of up to £2,000. The regional grants programme is administered by committees of volunteers from our shops, bakeries and offices who are based in our regions around England, Scotland and Wales. They use their knowledge of the local area to make small grants to local organisations.

More information can be found at www.greggsfoundation.org.uk

LankellyChase Foundation

The LankellyChase Foundation works to promote change which will improve the quality of people's lives. We focus particularly on areas of social need to help the most disadvantaged in our society to fulfil their potential. We are realistic, balancing what we seek to do with all the financial and human resources at our disposal.

More information can be found at www.lankellychase.org.uk

Lloyds TSB Foundation

The Lloyds TSB Foundation supports and works in partnership with registered charities which help disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in communities throughout England and Wales. A more detailed explanation is available in our guidelines and on our website at www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk. Should you wish to have a more informal discussion then you can also contact the regional manager: Gary Beharrell Telephone 07734 973060 Gary.Beharrell@.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk

MARS Refuel

The MARS Refuel Drink Fund was set up to help people overcome the various barriers preventing them getting involved in an active lifestyle by offering £500 awards to selected applicants.

More information can be found at www.marsrefuel.com

Mercury Action Trust Fund

Small Grants up to £500 are available to bona fide voluntary groups providing services and activities for the benefit of communities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The Mercury Action Trust Fund has been set up by the Leicester Mercury. Funding, in the form of one-off grants, is intended to support local voluntary groups for projects and activities that benefit local communities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Currently, funding is available for projects that provide benefits to people with health problems. For further information please contact Melissa Harris at the Leicester Mercury: 0116 2224202.

Old Possum’s Practical Trust Grant

Grants of between £500 and £5,000 are available to third sector organisations undertaking art and culture projects that benefit children and disadvantaged people in the UK.
The scheme aims to increase the understanding and enjoyment of: history, art, architecture, literature, music and the theatre.
The application process is ongoing and interested applicants may apply at any time.
Visit :
www.old-possums-practical-trust.org.uk

PAYP Funding

PAYP funding is a supported through the Borough Council, and offers groups that meet the above criteria the opportunity to apply for funding to help deliver the service.

For more information and to download an application pack please click here.
If this is not accessible to you please contact Sherrilee Fahey on 01455 255893.

The Percy Bilton Charity

The Percy Bilton Charity is a grant-making trust (registered charity number 1094720) and company limited by guarantee founded in 1962.

Grants are made to organisations and individuals in need throughout the U.K.

• Organisations assisting disadvantaged youth, people with disabilities and older people may apply for grants towards capital expenditure.
• Social workers may apply on the behalf of individuals who have a disability or mental health problem, or who are over 65, for grants to purchase basic furniture, equipment and clothing.

More information can be found at http://www.percybiltoncharity.org.uk

Peter Cruddas Foundation

The Foundation aims to benefit disadvantaged and disengaged young people in society. The Foundation gives priority to programmes designed to help disadvantaged young people to pursue their education (including vocational) and more generally develop their potential whether through sport or recreation, voluntary programmes or otherwise. To be eligible you need to be a UK charity registered with the charity commission benefiting people living in the UK. You can also benefit if you are an organisation or individual supported by a UK charity but it would have to be the supporting charity that applied. For more information, please visit their website at: http://www.thepetercruddasfoundation.org/about.htm

RBS Sport for You amateur sports club grant

Open to amateur sports clubs operating in the UK. RBS and the Daily Telegraph are awarding five £1,000 support packages each month for the next year to encourage the development of amateur and community sports clubs across the country.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/amateur/8283288/Amateur-sports-club-grant-entry-form.html

Closing Date: 30.11.2011

Contact: Telegraph Media Group Limited, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0DT

Santander Foundation

Santander is offering £30,000 for good causes in Leicestershire. Charities can apply for grants from the Santander Foundation. Grants are available for running costs as well as equipment and training materials. More information is available at http://www.santanderfoundation.org.uk or by email to communitypartnership@santander.co.uk.

Shire Voluntary Youth Grants

Financial assistance up to the value of £850 is available to voluntary youth organisations in Leicestershire County to help with their running costs, rent or equipment used to support youth work. The SHIRE Voluntary Youth Grants scheme, provided and administered by Leicestershire County Council, is intended to help support the activities of voluntary youth organisations in Leicestershire County through providing assistance with premises rental and running costs. Examples of premises running costs are: Energy costs; Water charges; other costs necessary to open the premises being used. The grant may also be used to support developmental and innovatory work through the provision of equipment. Such equipment must be necessary and relevant to the youth work being undertaken and must be available for use by youth club members. There will be two rounds of funding in 2010-11. For further information please contact Sue Bishop, Leicestershire County Council, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RA. Telephone: 0116 3056394

The Sir Andrew Martin Trust for Young People

Grants to individuals: Individual young people may apply to the trust for modest grants usually between £100 and £250. Successful applicants will normally be aged between 12 and 21 years and reside in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland. Grants to organisations: The trust may make grants to the voluntary youth organisations with which Sir Andrew was so closely involved. Organisations may normally apply for grants of up to £1,000 maximum, but may exceed this where exceptional circumstances can be demonstrated. Successful Applicants will be from voluntary or charitable organisations working with young people aged 12 to 21 years and be operating in Leicester, Leicestershire and/or Rutland. Applications should be received by the last day of December, March and August. Application forms and further details are available from: Trust Administrator, SAMT, Walkers Charnwood Bakery, 200 Madeline Road, Beaumont Leys. Leicester. LE4 1EX Tel: 0116 234 0033.

For more information, please click here.

The Skinners’ Company Lady Neville Charity

Formally set up in 1978, this aims to provide grants that will make a clear and significant contribution to grassroots charitable organisations working in designated priority areas. One-off grants of up to £1,000 are made to small registered charities and not-for-profit organisations. The priority areas are Disability, Local Heritage, Local Community and Performing & Visual Arts. You are welcome to discuss a potential approach with the Charities Administrator. Please call on 020 7213 0562 or email charitiesadmin@skinners.org.uk. Applications should be submitted by mid-March or mid-September for Committee meetings which take place in May and November. Visit: www.skinnershall.co.uk/charities/lady-neville-charity.htm to download an application form.

Small Grants Programme

This programme from The Nationwide Foundation offers grants of up to £5,000 to registered charities with incomes of under £500,000, which fit their funding guidelines. For information on funding guidelines, exclusions and how to apply etc, please see their website: http://www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk/smallgrants.asp

Social Enterprise Investment Fund

Is your organisation a social enterprise delivering services in health and social care?
The Department of Health's Social Enterprise Investment Fund has capital grants from £100,000 to £450,000 available for social enterprises working in health and social care that require funding into capital assets.
Your organisation could receive a grant to enable you to:

• Secure your premises
• Purchase vehicles
• Update your systems
• Refurbish
• Purchase equipment

More information can be found at www.thesocialinvestmentbusiness.org

Sport England

Sport England is committed to the creation of a world-leading community sport environment. This means focusing our investment on organisations and projects that will grow and sustain participation in grassroots sport and create opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport.

More information can be found at http://www.sportengland.org/funding.aspx

Staying Healthy Community Grant Scheme

Hinckley & Bosworth Health and Well Being Partnership are offering an opportunity for community groups to access up to £700 for health and well being projects in the Hinckley and Bosworth area, through the Staying Healthy Community Grant Scheme 2011/12.

For more information, please see the documents below:

The Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme

One-off donations of between £500 and £4,000 to local projects that support children and their education and welfare, elderly people and adults and children with disabilities. There are four rounds of funding each year: Grants for Children’s Education and Children’s Welfare Applications should be made between 1st December & 31st January with an expected decision date of end of April OR between 1st May & 30th June for decisions by the end of September. Grants for Elderly People and Adults and Children with Disabilities Applications should be made between 1st February& 31st March for decisions by end of June OR between 1st August & 30th September for decisions by end of December. Please note: charities can only make one application each year. If you require any support whilst completing your application, please contact the helpline or visit the website to download a copy of the criteria or view the application form. Tel: 0845 612 3575 Website: www.tescoplc.com/tescocharitytrust

Trusthouse Charitable Foundation

The Foundation currently makes over 300 grants a year and one of their policies is to accept applications from local and national charities or not for- profit organisations which are addressing issues in needy rural areas. ‘Rural’ in this context means cities, towns, villages and areas with 10,000 or less inhabitants. They are interested in, for example, projects providing transport for the elderly, disabled or disadvantaged; contact networks for young disabled people; projects which encourage a sense of community, such as community centres and village halls; employment training schemes especially those promoting local, traditional crafts; projects addressing issues such as drug/alcohol misuse or homelessness. For more details visit their web site at www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk or telephone 020 7264 4990.

UnLtd

UnLtd is a charity which supports social entrepreneurs - people with vision, drive, commitment and passion who want to change the world for the better. UnLtd provides a complete package of funding and support, to help these individuals make their ideas a reality.

More information is available at www.unltd.org.uk/template.php?ID=1&PageName=whatareunltdawards.

Wells Sports Foundation

The Wells Sports Foundation supports projects that develop sport at grassroots level. The Foundation provides grants to qualifying sports clubs to help fund legacy projects that will increase participation in sport by young people both now and in the future.

Who can apply?
Sports clubs which:

• support the development of grassroots sport for young people aged 5 – 18
• have achieved Clubmark status
• has at least one partnership agreement with a local state school.

How much can we apply for?
Grants of between £500 and £2,000 are available. You will need to provide at least 50% of the funds towards the
overall cost of the project and the overall cost does not exceed £5,000.
You will need to complete a self assessment checklist before you fill in the application form.

What can we apply for?
The Foundation will fund equipment that is specifically focused on increasing participation, CRBs for volunteers, coaching qualifications and refereeing/umpiring courses.

What is the application deadline?
The closing date for applications is 10th of the month. Please allow 90 days before the start of your project to find out the outcome of your Application.

How do I apply?
Further information is available on their website at www.wellsportsfoundation.org
You can also telephone them on 01524 590 600.

The Woodward Charitable Trust

The Woodward Charitable Trust is one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts.
The Trustees favour small-scale, locally based initiatives. Funding is primarily for one-off projects, but the Trustees are willing to consider funding for start-up or running costs (including core costs and salaries).

For more information, please see www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk/guidelines.html.

Training Opportunities

Voluntary Action LeicesterShire training

For details of training courses available for Voluntary and Community Groups, please call the Helpline on 0116 2575050 to request a brochure, or visit the VAL website at www.valonline.org.uk

Voluntary Action LeicesterShire can deliver training - FREE OF CHARGE - to groups of ten or more people on a range of subjects. Each session can be delivered at a time and a place of your choosing. Why not get together with other groups in your area to access quality training at a time and place that suits you?

More information and the current training programme is available at www.valonline.org.uk/training-groups.