Introducing the ONECarluke Area Network (ONECAN) Community Group Newsletter!
As part of ONECarluke Area Network’s commitment to sharing resources, news, events and opportunities, we’d like to invite all community groups throughout the area to subscribe to our new newsletter! This has been created in response to the Covid-19 community survey led by the new Community Groups Support Team with membership from:
- Braidwood Community Group
- Carluke Community Council
- Carluke Development Trust
- Healthy Valleys
- Law Parish Church/Law Community Trust
- Councillor representation from South Lanarkshire Council
- Community Engagement Team, South Lanarkshire Council
- Youth, Family & Community Learning Service, South Lanarkshire Council
- Villagers in the Valley Association (VIVA)
- Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire
Here’s an infographic summarising the results of the survey
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ONECarluke has now been renamed to ONECarluke Area Network to better represent the area that it supports. This area can be visualised as Electoral Ward 1 Clydesdale West (see ward map – click to enlarge).
For our first sneak-preview edition we are focusing on funding opportunities shared by Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire (VASLan) and South Lanarkshire Council.
VASLan’s Funder Database contains a comprehensive list of funders but the following are funding opportunities that are accessible to any community group in the area:
- National Lottery Awards for All Scotland (Rolling programme)
- The Robertson Trust (Rolling programme)
- South Lanarkshire Council Community Grants (updated year round)
- Foundation Scotland (access to trusts and foundations across Scotland)
You could also check out Funding Scotland to search for grants according to your needs. If you sign up to their site you’ll have access to more informed searches and notifications.
Funder Database
If you’re looking to find funding for your community group or project, VASLan’s free Funder Database provides a comprehensive list of funding opportunities that you may be able to access.
Whether your proposals aim to address social isolation, heritage preservation, lack of local recreational opportunities or any other identified need, the Funder Database will enable you to track down the funders that will best suit your vision and help you make a real difference in your community.
With details of over 130 funds that are currently open, you can browse by funding amount, theme, closing date and name to ensure that you find the funders most relevant to your proposals. Each listing includes the fund’s name, objectives, application criteria, contact details and application link to help you commence the application process.
Need a hand? Contact Peter McGhee via peter.mcghee@vaslan.org.uk or call 07514 658 498.
For this edition we’d like to introduce Lynn Shaw, Community Engagement Team, South Lanarkshire Council and Stuart Reilly, Development Officer (Governance/Capacity Building), VASLan!
Meet Lynn!
Hi! I’m Lynn and I work with SLC Community Engagement Team. Our team support various forms of neighbourhood and local community planning throughout the Council area including support/advice to a variety of community-led plans in Clydesdale. Effective engagement is the key way of ensuring that the views, knowledge and expertise of local people can support the regeneration of local communities and an improved quality of life in South Lanarkshire.
On a personal level, my background is from a long-standing history of working in Health and Social Care and Community Development in the third sector and I have a strong passion for making sure that we all work together to make sure that our communities are better supported and connected. During this pandemic, I have been working closely with the Carluke Community Support Group to gather the information on services available in the wider Carluke area and I am excited as we move forward to continue to be linked in with ONECAN – “Working Together”.
Meet Stuart!
Stuart Reilly is a member of the development team at Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire (VASLan), the Third Sector Interface (TSI) for South Lanarkshire, which is a single point of access for support and advice for any community groups, charities, social enterprises and volunteers within the local authority area.
Through his role as VASLan’s Governance & Capacity Building Development Officer, Stuart provides a range of support to South Lanarkshire’s third sector including assistance with establishing new community groups, developing/amending constitutions, applying for charitable status, changing legal structure, complying with charity law, implementing governance and safeguarding policies, preparing annual accounts and developing social enterprise.
VASLan can also support with sourcing and applying for grant funding, recruiting/managing volunteers and linking volunteers to relevant volunteering opportunities. Additionally, its Third Sector Forum events provide the platform for organisations to come together to access information, share views and engage in dialogue with strategic partners. Please see www.vaslan.org.uk or contact office@vaslan.org.uk for further information.
During the Covid-19 survey you told us that you’d like a new Resource Bank for community groups. Work has since started on this with the goal of providing up-to-date news regarding funding, training, toolkits and workshops available to community groups.
What else would you like included? Get in touch… newsdesk@onecarluke.org.uk
We are hoping to launch the Resource Bank in early April via our website: onecan.org.uk
Be sure to join our mailing list to ensure the newsletter is delivered to your correct mailbox in future. It only takes 2 minutes!
By receiving the newsletter you’ll learn about:
- New resources, including funding, factsheets and advice.
- Details of community group events and gatherings.
- Opportunities for your group and others to collaborate on initiatives and projects.
- Updates on wider developments throughout the area.
The newsletter aims to provide support and development opportunities for your group. Please feel free to share this email with colleagues, friends and family who are involved in community groups throughout the area!
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Kind Regards,
Community Groups Support Team
ONECarluke Area Network