Events

The Expert Patients Programme Community Interest Company (EPP CIC) are running 3 courses for people living with long-term health conditions. This course can help you:

• Learn new skills to manage your health condition
• Develop confidence in the daily management of your specific conditions(s)
• Meet others and share similar experiences
• Learn about developing more effective relationships with healthcare professionals

There are the courses starting in:

What is intelligent commissioning and how can you bring it about in your community?

NAVCA are offering an interactive training day that explores how support and development organisations, and those involved with influencing commissioning, can campaignand work for greater involvement in commissioning to improve local services.

The seminar covers:

The Office for Civil Society (OCS) has engaged LG Improvement and Development and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) to deliver a comprehensive training programme for commissioners and finance staff throughout the public sector.

Level 2 comprises two major plenary sessions that will set the strategy of the new policy agenda and extend the role of the community, voluntary, charitable and social enterprise sectors.

There will be a series of master classes conducted by recognised experts.

OCVA have announced that the launch of their Survival Kit Initiative. This involves a series of events to address the challenges to voluntary sector groups in this difficult economic climate.

The first training event for groups is Proving the value of your work. In tough economic times it is vital that groups learn to demonstrate their effectiveness to funders. With less funding available, it will be those charities that are most able to demonstrate the value of their work who will be most able to retain funding and stay healthy.

A celebration ball for 45 years of rugby in Witney, the first ever Pigstock, a comedy night and a road race are all part of the first ever Big Witney Weekend starting on the 10 September.

The weekend will be based around Witney Rugby Club's Hailey Road Ground where a giant marquee will be in place for Pigstock on Friday night. This event promises an evening of live music, a hog-roast and flowing beer with monies raised supporting West Oxfordshire disabled children's charity SpecialEffect and the Sobell House Hospice charities.

A celebration ball for 45 years of rugby in Witney, the first ever Pigstock, a comedy night and a road race are all part of the first ever Big Witney Weekend starting on the 10 September.

The weekend will be based around Witney Rugby Club's Hailey Road Ground where a giant marquee will be in place for Pigstock on Friday night. This event promises an evening of live music, a hog-roast and flowing beer with monies raised supporting West Oxfordshire disabled children's charity SpecialEffect and the Sobell House Hospice charities.

Oxford Homeless Pathways are hosting an event called Open doors on 11 September. This will be held at O'Hanlon House where our doors will be open to the general public from 11am - 1pm.

A celebration ball for 45 years of rugby in Witney, the first ever Pigstock, a comedy night and a road race are all part of the first ever Big Witney Weekend starting on the 10 September.

The weekend will be based around Witney Rugby Club's Hailey Road Ground where a giant marquee will be in place for Pigstock on Friday night. This event promises an evening of live music, a hog-roast and flowing beer with monies raised supporting West Oxfordshire disabled children's charity SpecialEffect and the Sobell House Hospice charities.

Jane Buckley will demonstrate and give tuition in silk painting

Judy Hammond will demonstrate and teach basic applique and embroidery techniques including how to do shisha work (mirror work)

Guide posts trust are hosting a Family Fun Day at Eynsham Hall on Sunday 12 September from 11.00am to 4.00pm. There will be lots of fun and entertainment for all the family including:

• Craft and local produce
• Classic cars
• Bouncy castles and rides
• Penalty shoot out
• Car boot sale
• Music and dance
• Barbecue and bar...

...and many more attractions.

Tickets are free for children and just £5 for adults which includes a lucky entry ticket prize.

Guide posts trust are hosting a Family Fun Day at Eynsham Hall on Sunday 12 September from 11.00am to 4.00pm. There will be lots of fun and entertainment for all the family including:

• Craft and local produce
• Classic cars
• Bouncy castles and rides
• Penalty shoot out
• Car boot sale
• Music and dance
• Barbecue and bar...

...and many more attractions.

Tickets are free for children and just £5 for adults which includes a lucky entry ticket prize.

Guide posts trust are hosting a Family Fun Day at Eynsham Hall on Sunday 12 September from 11.00am to 4.00pm. There will be lots of fun and entertainment for all the family including:

• Craft and local produce
• Classic cars
• Bouncy castles and rides
• Penalty shoot out
• Car boot sale
• Music and dance
• Barbecue and bar...

...and many more attractions.

Tickets are free for children and just £5 for adults which includes a lucky entry ticket prize.

NAVCA are hosting an event to discuss the topic: Local change for charities in the big society

Can and should local action replace Westminster meetings? With new people, new priorities and new policies in government, new pressure not to lobby and new opportunities for charities to take on traditionally public sector responsibilities, where will you be putting your campaigning resources?

Guide posts trust are hosting a Family Fun Day at Eynsham Hall on Sunday 12 September from 11.00am to 4.00pm. There will be lots of fun and entertainment for all the family including:

• Craft and local produce
• Classic cars
• Bouncy castles and rides
• Penalty shoot out
• Car boot sale
• Music and dance
• Barbecue and bar...

...and many more attractions.

Tickets are free for children and just £5 for adults which includes a lucky entry ticket prize.

A knowledge of counselling skills can be extremely helpful in our daily lives – whether it is in knowing how to support friends in need, coping with difficult relationships in the family or for use professionally by those working in management, healthcare, human resources, education, or in one of the many welfare or voluntary occupations.

Run by a Relate trainer who is also an experienced and qualified counsellor, this accredited course is designed to give participants the opportunity to learn the basic skills and to practise them in a safe environment.

Would you like to find out how the Expert Patients Programme CIC can support you with your work?
This FREE interactive awareness workshop is for health and social care practitioners to increase awareness of the benefits of self-management and to show how you can effectively support and promote self-management with your patients and service users.

Participatory methods for engaging people in action research, planning and decision - drawing on Participatory Appraisal.

This training is being provided by Reach Ability and is for anyone who wants to involve people in decision making, planning and evaluation - from service opening hours to the design of a new housing development.

Participants will learn:

OMEGA monthly Meditation class on Thursday 23rd September from 11am - 1pm.
For further details please contact: omega.meditation@phonecoop

Are you likely to be affected by the Government’sbudget cuts?
Are you worried about how to find funding in a changing environment?
Do you want to learn how to improve your chances of surviving these tough economic times?

OCVA is hosting a Survive the Cuts workshop on 23 September 1.00-5.00pm at Response, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4U.

This training day, run jointly with OCVA & Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Trust aims to increase your knowledge about symptoms & behaviours associated with mental ill health, and to explore situations related to supporting volunteers with mental health issues.  You will be able to develop your own support strategies, and understand the other support services available to volunteers with mental health needs. 

Trainers: Jackie Newell (OBMH), Jen Cothier (OCVA)

Cost: £10 OCVA members/ £15 non-members

Now more than ever, structured and effective relationships between our sectors are imperative to the effective delivery of public services. NCVO are hosting a training seminar to bring you the latest skills and examples of managing negotiations at a critical time for cross-sector partnership.

This discursive seminar draws evidenced private-sector methodology in relationship management to address the challenges faced in public service commissioning, procurement and contract management negotiations.

Advice UK are hosting a conference at the Oxford Town Hall on Tuesday 28 September for anyone who wants to break the cycle of problem debt in Oxfordshire, and help those living in the county manage their money more effectively. This eventis particularly for you if:

Advice UK are hosting a conference at the Oxford Town Hall on Tuesday 28 September for anyone who wants to break the cycle of problem debt in Oxfordshire, and help those living in the county manage their money more effectively. This eventis particularly for you if:

The Infrastructure Network for Disability Information (INDI) South East is hosting a launch event on Tuesday 28 September at the Holiday Inn, Guildford.

You are invited to the event at the Holiday Inn to discover how to become part of this exciting initiative funded by Big Lottery Fund. You will also hear from leading experts on a number of subjects that impacts on everyone working in disability related organisations.

London

Standard Price £995 ACEVO Member Price £895

The course is for newly appointed CEOs who have been in post for two years or less. The course comprises five one-day modules spread over five months. It will provide participants with the range of knowledge and skills required in the demanding role of CEO, with in depth learning opportunities at a pace to suit busy CEOs.

To book, contact tobie.mann@acevo.org.uk
 

The Migration Impacts Project requests the pleasure of your company at our Celebration Tea event.

This event is intended to mark the end of the project. This is on Wednesday 29 September from 3.00 - 5.00pm at the Green Room, The Old Music Hall, 106-108 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1JE.

We hope you can join us!

For more information and to book your place please contact Project Manager, Tamsin Jewell, on 01865 403313 or tamsin.jewell@ocva.org.uk.

Headway Oxford are inviting people to join them for their Acquired Brain Injury Awareness Day being held on 30 September 2010.

This event features a programme of presentations and discussions from eminent professionals and practitioners in the field of acquired brain injury. The day will help people find out more about brain injury and brain injury services in Oxfordshire.

Parking is available at St, Swithun's Church, The Avenue, Kennington, Oxford OX1 5PL.

For more information and bookings contact Headway on 01865 326263 or at admin@headway-oxford.org.uk.