Mickleover Meadows is a Local Nature reserve in Mickleover. The Friends of Mickleover Meadows are looking for Young people who have an interest or passion in nature conservation to join the group and to get involved in a whole range of nature conservation opportunities. These range from Litter picking, Tree planting, Species identification, Pond maintenance, meadow maintenance and much much more. If you are interested please contact their Chairman Captain Sean Andrews on 01332549212 or captainsean@btinternet.com
http://www.btcv.org.uk/display/home
This is the Home Page of Derby BTCV. This group has local volunteering opportunities in the area of Bio Diversity.
Sports Leaders offer volunteer opportunities and training opportunities in Sport vist their Website for further information
www.globaleducationderby.org.uk
Recognition for young volunteers
The vinspired Awards have been introduced so that young people who volunteer can receive recognition for their contributions, no matter how big or small. It is important for young people to be able to reflect on their learning and to identify skills they have gained through their volunteering experiences. The vinspired Awards do not replace accreditation and recognition schemes, but they are designed to be complementary and can be completed as either a stand alone award or alongside other types of accreditation.
You can choose to register for the vinspired awards online via the www.vinspired.com website or speak to Thom or Simon at Community Action on 01332 227736 for more info. They can help you with one to one support if you need it. There are three types of award -
Thank-You Certificate - This certificate is for any young person who spends time volunteering. It can be given for one-off and taster sessions, but can also be used for anyone involved in regular volunteering. As well as having your name and where you volunteered on the front, you also fill in your experiences and benefits to the community on the back with support and feedback from the project co-ordinator.
The vfifty Award - The vfifty Award is available to volunteers aged 16 to 25 who complete 50 hours of volunteering in any twelve-month period (or less). It's designed to recognise and celebrate the time and effort you have invested, and to show colleges, universities and potential employers the positive impact you've had on your community.
The vImpact Award - The vImpact Award is designed to be a progression route from the vfifty Award. The Award aims to encourage young volunteers to take their volunteering to the next level, by thinking about the changes they would like to make in their community, and demonstrating how they have taken action to address them. The Award also reflects our commitment to support young people in developing skills and improving their employability through volunteering.
All young volunteers who sign up for the vImpact Award will be expected to demonstrate sustained commitment to volunteering, undertaking a minimum of 100 hours activity in any 12 month period. We also hope that the vImpact Award will enable young volunteers to reflect on their activities and speak confidently about the impact of their volunteering, and the skills they have developed as a result of this experience
Princes Trust
http://www.princes-trust.org.uk
Here at The Prince's Trust we help to change the lives of young people. We have helped more than 600,000 young people since we were set up in 1976 and we would like to help many more in the East Midlands. From our regional office in central Leicester we help young people from Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire.
We are currently promoting our Community Cash Award. Please feel free to pass this message onto whoever may benefit from it.
Community Cash Awards are grants to help you set up a project that will benefit your community.
What you get
- A grant to get you going of up to £1,500 (depending on the number of young people involved)
- Support to help plan your project, research your budget, set goals and learn about your community
Are you eligible?
You must be either:
- aged 14-16, and achieving or at risk of achieving less than 5 GCSEs grades A* - C, or
- aged 16-25 and not in education, training or work (or working less than 16 hours a week)
Projects must:
- be run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25
- clearly benefit the local community
- benefit the people running the project; and
- be a new or developing project.
What it's not for
- Formal groups or organisations (We are more than happy to discuss projects with supervisory
- Expeditions or overseas travel
- Fundraising activities for charity
- Trips and outings, unless they have educational value
http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/grants/community_cash_awards.aspx
For an application form, or to discuss any possible projects, please don't hesitate to contact me.
In addition to the Community Cash Award we also have Development Awards which are small grants that aim to get individual clients into Training, Education or Employment. Please see link below for more information.
http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/grants/development_awards.aspx
Please note our current maximum for Development Awards is £200.
