When – 7pm – 9.30pm, Wednesday 15th November at Acland Memorial Hall, Cold Ash
Does your community have a defibrillator? Would you know how to use it in an emergency? If you don’t have one in your village, have you considered having one – either by fundraising as a community to buy one or obtaining a grant from the British Heart Foundation?

All these questions will be answered at the Community Council for Berkshire (CCB) training event. The meeting will be run by Heartstart Thatcham and will include a practical demonstration of how to use defibrillators. This training is FREE to attend and light refreshments will be provided.

Access to rural areas can be time consuming for community first responders and emergency services, particularly if the weather is bad, so the knowledge of local people could save a life! The meeting is being funded by Adult Community Learning West Berkshire Council. If you would like to attend, please book a place by completing this form: https://ccberks.wufoo.eu/forms/defibrillator-and-emergency-first-aid-training/ or for further details please e-mail wendy.dacey@ccberks.org.uk

When: 7.30 – 9.30pm Wednesday 18th October @ Padworth Village Hall

This training is mainly aimed at volunteers that run village halls or community buildings and will be focusing on how to successfully market these community hubs. The training may also be useful for those involved with running community groups or events as well.

The training is being provided by Sara Charlesworth, CCB Trustee and marketing expert. Sara is ‘an entrepreneur with boundless enthusiasm to help others to start, grow and market their businesses’, has a strong track record of mentoring and advising new business owners and is an Enterprise Mentor at the Prince’s Trust. It will focus particularly on how community buildings and village halls can market themselves successfully to be used regularly and become key community hubs.

Training is FREE to attend for CBAS/CCB members and £10 for non members. Places are limited and booked on a first come, first served basis. Training is supported by Adult & Community Learning West Berkshire Council.

To book your place please please click here:https://ccberks.wufoo.eu/forms/marketing-your-village-hall-workshop/ or contact wendy.dacey@ccberks.org.uk

This is a repeat of the session we held in June at Tidmarsh, feedback from that workshop included:

‘An excellent speaker who knew her subject and was very engaging.’

‘Hands on and interactive approach for the delegates.’

‘Good ideas to increase hall hire potential.