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February, 2010

Community Information Fair 2010

18/06/2010 - 10:00
18/06/2010 - 16:00
Etc/GMT

For the seventh year VAC are organising the Community Information Fair as part of the 2010 Positive Images Multicultural Festival.

St Patrick’s Charity Quiz

Saturday 13th March 2010
At St James Church Hall, Abbey Rd , Whitley

Doors Open @ 7pm

Quiz starts @ 7.30pm

£2 per person, under 10's go free

(maximum of 6 per Team)

Please feel free to bring your own refreshments

The night will also include

Consultation on Draft Regulations for Local Authorities to Provide Short Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children and Young People

A consultation has opened on draft Regulations to require local authorities in England to provide services designed to assist parents/carers to be able to continue to provide care for disabled children and young people, or to do so more effectively, by giving them access to short breaks from their caring responsibilities.  To find out more visit

Give views on online information about medicines

The medicines' regulator the (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, MHRA) is gathering views about  a proposal to make information about medicines available online.

Council consulting on charges

Coventry City Council is consulting on proposals to change the way they assess (calculate) charges for non-residential adult social care services that support people to live at home. Two changes are proposed.

•1.      Changes to the assessment of 'Disability Related Expenditure'

Compact working in good and bad times

The following quotes come from a recent benchmarking survey on how key people rate Coventry's Compact.

Coventry Compact awards draw great response

Thanks to everyone who submitted a nomination for the first ever Coventry Compact awards. These will be considered now by the Compact Steering Group and the results announced in the Spring.

To check out good practice on funding, commissioning, procurement (including competitive tendering), contracting and involvement in partnerships, click here:

Adoption Support Trustee Vacancy

Adoption Support is a well established and respected Adoption Support Agency that supports those affected by Adoption via a diverse range of valuable services.  

As a registered charity Adoption Support is currently looking to appoint enthusiastic and committed Trustees to our board. 

Involving young people in Governance

11/03/2010 - 09:30
11/03/2010 - 14:30
Etc/GMT

Time: start 10am NB Registration between 9.30 to 10am

finish: 2.30-3pm

Venue: WRURC, Warwick Row, Coventry

FREE event Lunch & refreshments provided

Macmillan Cancer Support FREE Information and Networking Event

"Macmillan offers a helping hand to charities, community groups and other organisations whose client group may include people who are affected by cancer"

Marilyn Meade-Brown, Macmillan Involvement Co-ordinator for the West Midlands

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