Events Planning – Guidance from Kirklees Council

If you are thinking of holding an event on Kirklees Green Space, Park or other Kirklees venue the link below will help you:

Friends groups can approach their volunteer coordinator for guidance, don’t forget you need insurance, complete an application form and ensure a risk assessment has been carried out.

https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/outdoor-events/index.aspx

DBS – Disclosure and Barring Service

If you are working with children and vulnerable adults you need to check out the site below.

The DBS link https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service

There is also help at dbs.@kirklees.gov.uk

This may also be helpful:  http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/community-advice-and-support/community-group-help.aspx

Management Plans – Assistance if required

Rod Payne,Upper Dearne Woodlands Conservation Group,  has kindly offered to help groups draw up management plans in the  Kirklees area.  Rod gave a talk after our AGM on Thursday 29 November 2018.  An example of Rod’s plan is show below. If you want to contact Rod   rod@rodpayne69.plus.com

Management Plan 2015

Volunteering with Kirklees Councils “I’m In” initiative

Kirklees Council is currently (4/16) running a program called “I’m In” as part of the Cities of Service initiative.  Their website seems to point to Voluntary Action Kirklees and Do It but they are also running a couple of specific projects:

• Out and About – tackling loneliness in our older population
• MENtors – providing a positive influence and support for young men

If you have initiatives which might fit with these objectives it might be worth getting in touch with them.

Find Volunteers on “Do It”

Do It is an established website which used to be managed by organisations like Voluntary Action Kirklees.  You can now join and post your volunteering and job opportunities yourself directly on the site.

National Council for Voluntary Organisations

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations has a huge bank of resources for the voluntary sector called KnowHow Nonprofit.  Organisations with an income of less than £30,000 are currently eligible for free membership of NCVO which will enable you to use their video training and trustee recruitment services.  Well worth joining up.

There is some training information available even without joining up at the KnowHow Nonprofit part of their site.

Volunteering Kirklees

You can check our directory for a group or location that interests you, and make contact.  Alternatively, look for opportunities on the Volunteering Kirklees website.