PAVO - on the road again

PAVO’s Development Team will be hitting the road again during the Autumn.

Staff will be available to support you around any of the following:

• · Can Do ‘Ideas into Reality’ Fund
• · Undertaking a health check of your organisation
• · Running your organisation, including trustee and governance, group structures
• · Finding funding
• · Making funding applications
• · Thinking about sustainable funding
• · Thinking about social enterprise

To start the ball rolling we will be in:

· PAVO Offices, Llandrindod Wells – 10-4 pm, on 9^th September 2011

· Rhayader Leisure Centre - 28^th September 2011 as part of the Action on Hearing Loss Information event

OCTOBER LOCATIONS ARE UP TO YOU!

IF YOU WANT US TO VISIT YOUR AREA, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.

HOT OFF THE PRESS - VILLAGE SOS COMPETITION

The Village SOS Competition aims to support voluntary organisations to start community businesses to reinvigorate village communities.

The scheme will help groups with business ideas to support enterprises and activities which tackle specific problems faced by villages and their residents.

Grants of £10,000 to £30,000 are available.

All applicants must:

• Have an idea for a community enterprise.
• Be based in a rural area with a population of less than 3,000.
• Be registered on the Village SOS website.
• Consult their local communities before putting forward a proposal.

For more information go to: http://villagesos.org.uk/

The deadline for applications is 6 October 2011.

If you require any support through the application process, get intouch - we are here to help!

It would be great to see Powys Villages getting results.

COMIC RELIEF - YOUNG PEOPLE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME

The scheme is specifically looking to reach young people with current mental health problems such as depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, hearing voices, self harm, eating disorders or suicidal feelings.

They aim to support work with young people aged 11-25 with current mental health problem through:

· Services for young people

· Training

Your work will need to deliver one or more of the following outcomes:

· Increased access to appropriate services for young people with mental health problems, resulting in improved mental health

· A greater understanding and specialist skill base amongst people who work with young people with mental health needs.

They do not support work seeking to improve young people’s general wellbeing, as they target funds towards those with recognised mental health problems with a need for specialist support.

· You can apply for some or all of your project costs, but we encourage you to get some of your funding from other sources if you can. We will not generally fund the full costs of applications made by charities with an annual income of over £10m. Our grants usually vary between £25,000 and £40,000 per year for a maximum of three years and rarely exceed this upper limit.

For more information about the scheme and deadlines go to:

http://www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant/programmes/young-people-and-mental-health

Village SOS programme highlights Talgarth Mill

Did you see the Village SOS programme last week? The programme highlighted the major works undertaken to restore Talgarth Mill to its former glory, with a new cafe and bakery, offering breads made using the flour produced at the Mill. Since the programme Talgarth Mill has been inundated with visitors, and the newly opened cafe, has had people queuing out the door! Their Facebook page had 500 members within 4 hours.

For more information go to: http://www.talgarthmill.com/

Best wishes to Talgarth Mill. PAVO is proud to have been able to support you in your endeavours and wishes you every success for the future.

If you missed the programme, it is still available on the BBCi Player.

The search for Britain's Digital Heroes 2011 begins

It's the UK's only scheme which recognises Inspirational people who use technology to benefit their community.

The Talk Talk Digital Heroes Awards, with Citizens Online and in association with The Mirror - and supported by Race Online 2012 - is an awards and funding scheme with a difference.

12 Projects from around the country - as voted for by the public - will be awarded a £5,000 grant, with one overal winner getting £10,000.

Last year our TalkTalk Awards saw an incredible response with over 140,000 public votes for 12 truly inspirational winners. And this year we're aiming to make the awards bigger than ever.

Nominate your Digital Hero now at: http://www.talktalk.co.uk/digitalheroes/

Source: Talk Talk

People’s Postcode Trust – New Funding Round open

If you are a small organisation, community group or charity looking for support, look no further!

People’s Postcode Trust are delighted to announced that our new funding round for over £2,000 in Scotland, England and Wales, and under £2,000 in England and Wales is now open.

The People’s Postcode Trust provides grants from £500 to £10,000 (or up to £5,000 in Wales) for three month projects that aim to make a difference to local communities. The deadline is 5pm on Friday 26th August, so please ensure you have submitted all relevant forms by this time, as we cannot accept late submissions. Good luck to all applicants!

To see if you are eligible and for details on how to apply, please go to

http://www.postcodetrust.org.uk/

Powys Environmental Partnership - Small Grants Scheme Open

The aim of the scheme is to encourage and support community-led environmental projects in Powys. The closing date for applications is the end of September, the grants will be awarded by mid-October and the project must be completed by the 31st of March next year.

For more information contact Heather Delonette via e-mail at heather.delonnette@powys.gov.uk or by phone on 01597 82 6165