Calling all volunteers that provide food at events like community BBQ’s, cake sales, PTA’s church fetes etc. Come get your level 1 Introductory Certificate in Food Safety

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Community learning is fun, motivating and helps ensure your reach your goal!

Achieve an Introductory Certificate in food safety equivalent to a level 1 qualification. Certified by the CIEH (chartered institute of environmental health)

Suitable for anyone who works/volunteers in a food environment occasionally. For example, those helping at cake sales, scout camps, PTA fundraisers and church fetes.

£20 CCB/CBAS members, £30 volunteers, £50 for those training for paid work

Sat 11 May 10.30 am – 2.30 pm

St. James’ Church Centre, Church Lane, Finchampstead, RG40 4LU. Places must be booked:
https://ccberks.wufoo.com/forms/zug1hxk0lyx5ci/

Your skilled trainer Ally has a post graduate diploma in dietetics, 25 years’ experience of working in the food sector, an affiliate member of the CIEH and a registered trainer with the CIEH.

Why not train with a friend/colleague – it makes learning more enjoyable and it is great to share your experience.

Free Introduction to Community Organising Workshop taking place in Wokingham Borough

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This fun, energetic, FREE course introduces you to Community Organising – the work of bring people together to take action around their common concerns and overcome social injustice. Community Organisers reach out and listen, connect and motivate people to build their collective power.

Date: Friday 10th May, Arborfield Green Community Centre

Refreshments and a sandwich lunch will be provided.

This whole day training event is facilitated by independent charity CCB and run by Community Organisers. It is supported by Wokingham Borough Adult Community Learning.

WHAT IS COMMUNITY ORGANISING?
When communities work together, the possibilities for positive change are endless. Community organising is the work of bringing people together to take action around their common concerns and overcome social injustice. Community organisers reach out and listen, connect and motivate people to build their collective power. When people are organised, communities get heard and power begins to shift creating real change for good.

WHAT DOES THE COURSE COVER?

This one-day course is an introduction to community organising as a process which can reach out and bring people together to form stronger relationships and develop community activities together. Community organisers do not do things on behalf of people but motivate and facilitate people to make small and powerful changes locally and for wider social change.

During this course you will explore:

  • What community organising is
  • The importance of listening to build relationships and uncover issues
  • Power in communities and why it matters
  • How to motivate people to take action
  • How to take your next steps in community organising & social action

Reccomendations

CCB facilitated this course in June 2018 and learners there had a really positive experience. Comments included:

‘It was a really welcoming environment. I enjoyed the interaction and participatory way of learning and it gave me a fresh perspective.’

‘I really enjoyed finding out about the structure of community organising and the concept of listening at different levels.’

BOOKING

This course is FREE to attend but places are limited so we will charge a £10 administration fee if you fail to attend the course. To book your place please click this link: https://ccberks.wufoo.com/forms/introduction-to-community-organisers-arborfield/

Five a Day Market Garden – fantastic opportunity to join the team.

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Spring has sprung! The daffodils are still filling the garden with colour, and the broad beans are in flower.

Would you like to work at Five a Day ? They are recruiting a Project Coordinator (or two job-sharing). Here’s the role description Five a Day Project coordinator March 2019

It’s a wonderful job looking after the garden and working with the different groups who visit. This is an ideal role for someone with horticultural therapy skills and experience. Further details can be found on their website, by click here.

Very quick intro to VAT — Sandy Adirondack

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This information is reproduced from Sandy Adirondack’s legal update emails for voluntary organisations. To subscribe to these emails, send details to legalupdate@sandy-a.co.uk.

VAT is an extraordinarily complex tax, but organisations which ignore it do so at their peril. Any organisation, including a charity, which does not register when it has to will face substantial penalties (the registration threshold for 2018-19 and 2019-20 is £85,000 of taxable business supplies – goods or services – in any 12-month period or expected within the next 30 days).

An organisation can register voluntarily if it makes taxable supplies, but its level of these is below the threshold. If it does not do this when it would be advisable to do so, it may lose the opportunity to claim back some VAT it has paid. But the decision to register voluntarily is complex, and should never be taken without advice from a VAT specialist (and for charities, this specialist should have expertise in charity VAT).

Whether a charity is registered for VAT or not, it should be aware of the reliefs available to charities, for example on much charity advertising and many fundraising materials. Failure to claim these will result in paying unnecessary VAT.

Basic resources