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February, 2010
Community Information Fair 2010
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
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















