Fill your empty coach spaces
With the help of CCVS...

Are you a voluntary group that organises coach trips or outings? Have you ever had to foot the bill for empty seats? If so, Crawley Council for Voluntary Service (CCVS) may be able to help. If your group is planning a coach outing and finds itself with empty seats due to low take-up or late cancellations, get in touch with CCVS with the following details:
• Group name
• Outing details (Date, time and venue)
• Number of tickets available
• Price of tickets
• Group of people at whom the outing is aimed
• Contact details for individuals interested in purchasing tickets

CCVS will circulate the information via its extensive e-mail lists and its website to help you fill those empty seats and make contact with new people and groups in the community. Interested individuals will be asked to contact you directly.

For further information or to advertise your vacant coach spaces, please contact either Lisa Phillips on telephone: 01293 657011, e-mail: lisa.phillips@crawleycvs.org, or Patricia Swain on telephone: 01293 657160, e-mail: patricia.swain@crawleycvs.org.

The outings and the individuals attending these outings are the responsibility of the voluntary group organising the events. CCVS cannot accept liability for any cancellations or changes to the schedule.

BME groups in Crawley
Invitation...

BME groups in Crawley are invited to a presentation to discuss the results of the Crawley Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups research project. Come and hear what recommendations are being made to help shape the development and success of Crawley’s BME organisations. The event takes place on Saturday September 25 from 4pm-5.30pm at the Elgar Room, Hawth Theatre, Hawth Avenue, Crawley RH10 6YZ. Refreshments will be provided. Places are free but please register before 15th September to receive further details. To register e-mail: BMESeminar@peachconsultancy.com or telephone: 020 8679 2810.

This event is being organised by Peach Consultancy, with the support of Crawley Borough Council, West Sussex County Council, West Sussex NHS and voluntary sector support agencies in Crawley.

Community & Agency Funday
Sunday 19th September...

To celebrate Crawley Foyer's 10th anniversary, in partnership with Open House and Addaction, the Foyer is hosting an It's a Knockout funday spectacular on Sunday 19th September. To reflect its partnership working and the wide array of agencies that work in the Crawley community, community groups are invited to submit a team to come and join in for the day. Twenty teams... large inflatables... Which team will be the champion agency?

The event will take place at the Cherry Lane playing fields and playground, Crawley from 12pm to 4pm. Teams will be made up of ten people aged 16+. If you are including service users then at least two of the team must be staff members. The charge to enter a team is a minimum donation of £50. If you enter a team then you are welcome to also set up an information or awareness stand advertising your service.

To register your team contact Sharon Rawcliffe on telephone: 01293 514222 or e-mail: srawcliffe@lqgroup.org.uk by Wednesday 8th September. Once you have confirmed attendance, you will be sent an information pack. If your agency does not have a team but you would still like to support the day, run a stall or have an information stand then please contact Sharon. Friends and family are also welcome to attend. As well as watching the Knockout, there will also be other stands, stalls and games. All fundraising will be split between the three organising agencies, Crawley Foyer, Open House and Addaction.

Charity Golf Day
On behalf of Home-Start...

The Mayor of Crawley, Cllr Lee Burke invites you to a Charity Golf Day on Wednesday 22nd September at 8.45 am at Tilgate Forest Golf Course, Crawley. The day costs £40 per person and includes coffee and bacon rolls, 18 holes of golf, a BBQ and prizes. To enter please contact Hayley Thorne at: Town Hall, The Boulevard, Crawley, RH10 3JE or e-mail: hayley.thorne@crawley.gov.uk.

CCVS Constitution
Proposed amendments...

CCVS will be holding its Annual General Meeting at 12pm on Friday 1st October in the Longley Room at the Orchard. The meeting will consider and if thought fit pass the following resolution which will be proposed as a Special Resolution: That the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company will be replaced with amended Memorandum and Articles. Paper copies of the proposed amended Articles can be downloaded here.

If you would like to attend the AGM, please contact Lisa Phillips on telephone: 01293 657000 or e-mail: lisa.phillips@crawleycvs.org.

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
Consultation...

The consultation period for the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service proposals for 2011/12 began in July and will continue until Friday 8th October. For a copy of the consultation document, please visit: www.volg.org.uk/documents/1622.pdf
Please send your comments by email to: fireredesign@westsussex.gov.uk. The West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service will respond to you within a reasonable period depending on the scope and nature of the comments. Printed copies of the document are available on request. Please telephone: 01243 753706. Should you require any further information about the consultation process please contact Bill Minton on telephone: 01243 752416 or email: bill.minton@westsussex.gov.uk.