Canine Partners, Titchfield One Community’s Hayley Hamlett attended the Fareham Canine Partner’s recent fundraising and information event. She met many people involved with the charity locally, including volunteers, and of course dogs in all stages of their training. Canine Partners is a registered charity that transforms the lives of people with physical disabilities by partnering them with assistance dogs, and the demonstrations they give are inspiring. The volunteers Hayley met undertake a number of different roles. Some care for puppies, teaching them the basic skills needed, some care for breeding bitches in their own home and some help the team by raising money and awareness through different local media, through schools and companies, and by participating in events. Hayley Hamlett is a Voluntary Sector Support Development Worker for One Community and is always interested to find out more about Voluntary Sector organisations across Fareham, to support their work and help with the recruitment of volunteers. Contact her on 023 8090 2458, or hhamlett@1community.org.uk. See Hayley’s Volunteer Centre Drop-In dates on page 3 and information about her Spring Into Action event in March on page 5.

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New Year, New Opportunities Many new initiatives to help us all get as active as we can be will be rolling out in 2017 and we will do our best to keep you up to date with the details. It is really important that we keep our information about what is available up to date, so please tell us about any new services you have to offer or that you have heard

about, so we can pass the information on to those who need it. If you need advice about using the internet and social media, please talk to us. I am not good with IT (just ask my staff and you’ll have them laughing out loud), but I do recognise that we all have a message to get out using all media possible. Even if our clients don’t see it, their family or grandchildren might. Hopefully I will see many of you during the year at one of our events, but if you would like us to attend one of your events or give a talk about our work, please give me a call on 023 8090 2400.

Happy New Year! Jean Roberts-Jones

Chief Executive, One Community

New What’s on Page for One Community Website

We have a new look to the What’s On page on our website, thanks to volunteer Julian Smith. This will keep you up to date with the events and activities we are involved in, whether they are One Community events or events that we are participating in. Have a look by clicking here

One Community News

Green Tips There are a few things we can all do to have a positive impact on the planet. Here’s some seasonal advice.

What to do with Your After Christmas Waste Tin foil—Can't

be put in

household

recycling bins.

Some charities

run collections or you can put in your household

refuse bin. Clean foil can be recycled at Palmerston

Avenue car park or the foil recycling bin at Tesco

Bursledon.

Plastic trays/packaging—Cannot be recycled so put

them in your household refuse bin. Only bottle-

shaped plastic can be recycled.

Gift wrap—If it is shiny, glittery or hard to tear it

can’t be recycled. Place it in your household waste

bin.

Glass bottles/jars—take to one of the borough’s glass banks. Batteries—Almost all shops which sell household

batteries now offer a collection point for used ones.

You can also take them to a household waste

recycling centre (HWRC) licensed to take hazardous

household waste. When you get to the HWRC,

please ask site staff to direct you to the red wheeled

bin where batteries are collected.

Decorations/gifts—Donate any unwanted gifts/decorations to local charity shops, so they can be reused rather than disposed of. Food waste, turkey/leftovers—Meat, fish, cooked

food: put in your household refuse bin. Food waste

can be disposed of at home in a special food waste

digester. Uncooked fruit & vegetable waste: put in

home composter or in household refuse bin.

Cardboard boxes—Flatten boxes and put in your

blue top recycling bin

Christmas lights etc—Any electrical items which are broken or damaged can be recycled, take them to your nearest HWRC (tip). Real Christmas Trees—Put it out on your recycling

day from Monday 16 January. Please do not chop it

up. One tree per property, maximum trunk diameter

10cm.

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Information

For 18 to 20 year olds – from £5.55 to £5.60 per hour

For 16 to 17 year olds – from £4.00 to £4.05 per hour

For apprentices – from £3.40 to £3.50 per hour

Hampshire Community Court Hampshire Community Court has been running since 2014, and the scheme that started as a pilot is now in full swing. It is part of a wider restorative justice approach in the county led by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner which aims to problem solve, and empower the victim when it comes to redressing criminality. It is not a criminal court and does not replace the functions of the traditional courts such as the Magistrates, Youth or Crown Courts. Instead it helps communities get involved in the justice process in their area when it comes to things like anti-social behaviour, and also enhances the police’s toolkit when it comes to non-chargeable offences. Volunteers at community courts are made up of trained young people (aged 14-25) who serve on the ‘Peer Panel’, ‘Jury’, ushers and advocates for victims and respondents. Members of the community court present cases involving other young people, to hold them account for any wrong-doings that may have occurred within the community. The process is all about listening to the victim, and thus giving the perpetrator a chance to explain their actions and apologise. It is a controlled process, and criminal justice agencies such as the youth offending team, crown prosecution service, and police are involved to help decide on fair outcomes. It is about education, rehabilitation, and restoration of peace in the community. The initiative has won a number of awards over the years, including the British Youth Council Youth On Board Inspiring Project Award. Recently the scheme extended to Basingstoke, but it has been active in Fareham now for almost two years and is going very well. It compliments Hampshire Constabulary’s Children and Youth Strategy which aims to prevent the unnecessary criminalisation of children. For more information please email: community.court@hampshire.pnn.police.uk.

Connect With Journalists Charities seeking media coverage should consider signing up to Ask Charity. This free service is designed to help journalists and charities work together. Charities

can use it to build their media contacts and coverage. Journalists use it to find case studies, spokespeople and information from a wide range of charities.

National Living Wage From April 2017, the National Living Wage (NLW) for the over 25s is being increased to £7.50 per hour. This is an increase from the current NLW rate set in October 2016 of £7.20 an hour. For the over 25s, this will represent a wage increase of just over 4%. The National Minimum Wage (NMW) will also increase from the same date to: For 21 to 24 year olds – from £6.95 to £7.05 per

hour

Volunteer Centre Drop-Ins

Looking for a volunteering opportunity that’s just right for you?

Need volunteers for your group or organisation?

Drop in and see us at: Careers Day, 10am-3pm, Ferneham Hall, Osborn Road, Fareham PO16 7DB, Friday 27 January Fareham Shopping Centre, 9am-4pm, Monday 16 January and Monday 30 January Fareham Library, Osborn Road, Fareham PO16 7EN, on the second Monday of every month 10am-12 noon (9 January). Portchester Library, West Street, Portchester PO16 9TX, on the second Wednesday of every month 10am-12 noon (11 January). Stubbington Library, Stubbington Lane, Stubbington PO14 2PP, on the second Friday of every month 10am-12 noon (13 January). Westbury Manor Museum, Fareham PO16 0JJ, 10am-12 noon, Thursday 12 January

Tel 023 8090 2458 or email volunteer@1community.org.uk

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Governance Guidance

Governance Guidance If you are an Organiser or a Committee Member then you are most likely a Trustee for your organisation and you should be aware of your responsibilities and requirements. At One Community we realise the complexities of your roles and this regular column is designed to support you with this. “Trustees have overall control of a charity and are responsible for making sure it’s doing what it was set up to do. They may be known by other titles, such as: Directors, Board Members, Governors, Committee Members Whatever they are called, trustees are the people who lead the charity and decide how it is run. Being a trustee means making decisions that will impact on people’s lives. Depending on what the charity does, you will be making a difference to your local community or to society as a whole. Trustees use their skills and experience to support their charities, helping them achieve their aims. Trustees also often learn new skills during their time on the board.” From: Charity Commission /Charity trustee: what’s involved (CC3a)/: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charity-trustee-whats-involved#find-out-more-about-being-a-trustee

We are here to help At One Community, we are always happy to offer direct, specific support and advice to you and your organisation, whenever you need it. Please contact Carol Grant (pictured), our Community Development Manager on 023 8090 2460 cgrant@1community.org.uk with

any queries about being a Trustee or governance issues such as constitutions, policies, safeguarding, funding.

Be confident that if we don’t know the answers, we’ll know someone who does!

This month our topic is a warning about

“phising emails”

Warning about “phishing emails”

The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, is issuing this alert to charities as regulatory advice under section 15(2) of the Charities Act 2011. The information contained within this alert is based on reports made during the past month to Action Fraud, the UK’s national fraud reporting centre. There are 2 prevalent scams to be aware of: ‘Crime Prevention Advice’ email Fraudsters are sending out a high number of phishing emails to personal and business email addresses with the message subject heading “Crime Prevention Advice”. Charities could also be at risk from this disturbing new email scam and are encouraged to be vigilant. The campaign’s primary function appears to be the distribution of powerful malware via a malicious email attachment. The email sender appears to be spoofing a Metropolitan Police email address, showing the sender as ‘crime@content.met.police.uk’. The email contains the text: ‘TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC See attached document to read more about crime prevention advice. Regards, Metropolitan Police Service.’ The email includes an attachment titled ‘11212527.zip’. This attachment contains malicious content which downloads the iSPY key logger to the victim’s device. This key logger records keystrokes, steals passwords stored in web browsers and Skype conversation records, takes pictures via webcam and stores the license keys of software, such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop. ‘Notice of Intended Prosecution’ email Fraudsters are sending out a high number of phishing emails to email addresses connected to businesses in

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the United Kingdom, with the message subject heading ‘Notice of Intended Prosecution’ and ‘NIP - Notice Number’ followed by a combination of letters and numbers. Its primary function appears to be distributing Banking Trojan malware, through a malicious link embedded within the email. The emails purport to come from the Greater Manchester Police, so will be of most relevance to those charities based in the North West of the UK. It is believed that the URL hidden behind the line ‘Check The Photographic Evidence’ delivers the GOZI/ISFP Banking Trojan which is involved in stealing online banking login details from victims. In both cases, charities are advised to protect themselves in the following ways: ensure charity software has up-to-date virus

protection, though it will not always prevent you from becoming infected

do not click on links or open any attachments you receive in unsolicited emails or SMS messages - fraudsters can ‘spoof’ an email address to make it look like it’s from a trusted source

if you’re unsure, check the email header to identify the true source of communication - information on how to locate email headers can be found at https://mxtoolbox.com/Public/Content/EmailHeaders/

always install software updates as soon as they become available, as the update will often include fixes for critical security vulnerabilities

if your current software does not offer an ‘anti-spyware’ function, consider installing software which does, as this can detect key loggers

undertake regular backups of your important files to an external hard drive, memory stick or online storage provider - however, it’s important that the device you back up to is not left connected to your computer, as a malware infection could spread to that device too

if you suspect your bank details have been accessed, you should contact your bank immediately

If you think your charity has been affected by a phishing scam, or any other type of fraud, you should report it to Action Fraud by calling 0300 123 2040, or visiting www.actionfraud.police.uk. Trustees are advised also to report suspected

or known fraud incidents to the Commission at RSI@charitycommission.gsi.gov.uk. Serious incident reporting helps the Commission to gauge the volume and impact of incidents within charities and to understand the risks facing the sector as a whole. Carl Mehta, Head of Investigations and Enforcement at the Charity Commission, said: “Charities need to be aware of the imminent danger posed by malicious phishing emails and to take appropriate steps to protect their charity from cyber-attack - a charity’s valuable assets and good reputation can be put at risk from these dangerous scams. “I urge all charities, if they suspect they may have fallen victim to phishing scams, to report it immediately to Action Fraud, and to the Commission under its serious incident reporting regime. You can visit www.charitiesagainstfraud.org.uk for advice and top tips on how to protect your charity against cyber-fraud.”

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Citizen and Young Citizen of Honour Awards 2017

Fareham Borough Council runs the Citizens of Honour awards every year to recognise residents who have made a difference to the lives of local people.

Young citizens (under 18) can be nominated for: Showing outstanding bravery Regularly helping others at school/college Coping with something life changing Giving unpaid voluntary service Or simply for having done something amazing

that deserves recognition Adult citizens (18+) can be nominated for: Providing regular voluntary service to benefit

the community Giving up their time to help look after the local

environment Caring for an individual with a debilitating

condition or long-term illness. There are three age categories: 4-11 years, 12-17 years and 18+ years The winners will receive invitations to: The Mayor Making ceremony in May with 2

guests, to receive their award badges from the outgoing Mayor

A reception with the new Mayor to receive Citizen of Honour certificates

The Mayor's Civic Service and Remembrance Day Services

A family ticket for the Gala Performance of the Pantomime held at Ferneham Hall.

The term lasts for one full year from May 2017. Nominations for the 2017 awards are open now! You can nominate here. The closing date for nominations is Tuesday 31 January 2017.

TRAINING

One Community Training December 2016 – January 2017

Moving and Assisting People—Wednesday 11 January 2017, 9.30am-12.30pm This course is suitable for staff & carers who move and

Information/Training

assist people or for those who have a supervisory role in a care environment. The course helps to manage the risk of injury and ill health and reminds learners of the need to maintain dignity and to safeguard people. On successful completion of the course learners will be able to: Understand best practice with regard to moving

and assisting people Recognise and avoid injury caused by poor

manual handling Employ good handling techniques Carry out manual handling risk assessment Understand how to comply with company policy

& procedure, where necessary. Cost: Voluntary Sector: £35 Others £55 Health and Safety including COSHH—Wednesday 11 January 2017, 1.30pm – 4.30pm The aim of this course is to give learners the essential knowledge and skills required to recognise and avoid the fundamental causes of injury and ill health within their workplace. This course is tailored to be workplace and premises specific and focuses on the daily health & safety issues faced by volunteers and staff. Where applicable it considers the protection of vulnerable people, particularly those with limited mental or physical ability, within health and social care environments. On successful completion of this course the learner will be qualified to: Operate within the legal boundaries with regard

to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and associated regulations.

Cost: Voluntary Sector: £35 Others £55 Basic Food Hygiene—Wednesday 18 January 2017, 9.30am-12.30pm This course is intended to keep all food handlers up to date with their legal requirement for food safety training and also new legislation that has recently been brought in. It is an interactive, informal course that always proves to be interesting and thought provoking. Subject areas include: How to protect food and customers/clients from

biological, physical and chemical contamination and how to comply with the new law on allergen control.

The importance of using the correct cleaning materials and cleaning methods.

Legal requirements and practical information on personal hygiene, pest control, maintenance of

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premises and labelling of foodstuffs, both purchased and supplied to the customer.

Cost: Voluntary Sector: £35 Others £55 Trigger Tool Training—Tuesday 24 January 2017, 9.30am-11.30am FREE training is being provided for anyone who has contact with vulnerable adults in the community through their professional or voluntary role. The learning objectives of this training are to: Identify some of the risks that adults may have

in their homes Feel more confident in talking to the person

about these risks Know how to work with someone in a ‘strength-

based’ way Know where you can get support and advice in

your local area. The Trigger Tool pulls together in one useful document the contact details of a range of agencies and organisations that can be of use when in contact with vulnerable people. Dementia Friends Information Session—Wednesday 25 January 2017, 2.00pm-3.30pm Dementia Friends is an Alzheimer’s Society led initiative which aims to increase dementia awareness and change the way the nation thinks, talks and acts about dementia. A Dementia Friend is someone who has attended a one hour information session and has committed to an action that will make the lives of people living with dementia a little bit better. Anyone of any age can be a Dementia Friend and every action counts—from helping someone to find the right bus to spreading the word about dementia on social media. Come along to this free session to learn more about dementia, what it’s like to live with dementia and how to turn that understanding into action.

Venue for all courses: One Community

16 Romsey Road, Eastleigh SO50 9AL For further information or to book your place please contact Rachel Webb 023 8090 2400

info@1community.org.uk

National Careers Service Executive Workshop Various Hampshire Locations 10am-3.30pm

Executive Workshops are run on a regular basis across the region and cover: Skills Analysis and Transfer, Labour Market Information, CV hints and tips, Job seeking, Digital and Social Media, Interview skills This day-long workshop is open to management level clients as well as graduates or those looking to upskill. The next dates across the region are: 11 Jan Whiteley, CfBT Office 19 Jan Southampton, Shaw Trust 23 Jan Farnborough, Village Hotel 25 Jan Havant Basepoint 15 Feb Whiteley, CfBT Office 16 Feb Southampton, Shaw Trust 22 Feb Farnborough, Village Hotel To book please call 01329 559169. The National Careers Service is a FREE service for adults 19+ (18 if on benefits) for information, advice and guidance relating to work or learning.

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Funding

£5,000. The second placed project receives up to £2,000 and third placed up to £1,000. Every year, over 7,000 will receive funding through this scheme.

Eligibility Grants will be awarded to voluntary or community organisations (including registered charities/companies), schools, health bodies (eg Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS Hospital Trusts, Foundation Trusts, Parish/Town Councils and local authorities, and social housing providers.

Support & Advice For support and advice on creating a Bags of Help application contact your local Community Enabler: Elizabeth.hodgson@groundwork.org.uk

The Charity Governance Awards is an exciting initiative to celebrate outstanding governance in charities of all sizes. They're looking to highlight how great governance and doing good go hand-in-hand by sharing examples of inspirational trustees and brilliant boards. The awards are free to enter and the winning entrant in each category will receive £5,000.

Rosa Woman to Woman Fund With grants of up to £25,000, no fewer than 100 local grassroots women’s organisations across the UK will be supported using funds from the Tampon Tax. Grants are available for groups with an income of under £100,000 per year, to support a wide range of charitable work that benefits women: from building confidence and leadership skills, tackling harassment and violence, to training in financial literacy and increasing engagement in decision-making – and much more besides. Rosa especially wants to support groups that work with disadvantaged communities or in disadvantaged areas. Grants can pay for core work,

Round 2 of the Solent Community Grants Programme Closing Soon

The closing date for Round 2 of the Solent Community Grants Programme is 10 January 2017. The programme has been created by Solent Local Enterprise Partnership and is supported by the European Social Fund (ESF), Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council, Southampton City Council and HIWCF fund holders. The fund provides grants of £10,000 to £30,000 to organisations working in the Solent LEP area who are able to reach and work with individuals with complex barriers to employment, enabling them to move closer or into employment. Round 2 has £450,000 available for applications specifically targeting inactive participants, this includes people who are not seeking work and not currently available to work such as long-term sick, people with disabilities, and those caring for family, moving them into job searching or employment. Please apply online via http://www.hantscf.org.uk/grants/available-grants/solent-community-grants.aspx Please refer to the Criteria and Guidance Notes prior to completing an application. If you would like any guidance about the application process or to discuss your project idea please contact Guy Clayton, Contracts Manager, on 01256 362066 or email guy@hantscf.org.uk

Apply for a Bags of Help Grant Bags of Help is Tesco’s local community grant scheme where the money raised from the 5p bag levy in Tesco stores is used to fund thousands of community projects across the UK. The projects must meet the criteria of promoting community participation in the development and use of outdoor spaces. Bags for Help is administered by Groundwork.

How does of Bags of Help Work? Bags of Help is now always open to applications from community projects. Groundwork assesses all of the applications received to ensure they are eligible. This is followed up by Tesco shortlisting groups who decide which projects go forward to the in-store vote. Three local community projects will be voted on in Tesco stores each month across Tesco regions throughout England, Scotland and Wales. In each region, the project that received the most votes from all stores in their region will receive a grant of up to

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as well as mobilising volunteers, leadership development, communications and advocacy. As well as grants, Rosa will provide additional support that women’s groups tell them they need, including mentoring, training and networking opportunities. Deadline for Stage 1 Application 16 January 9am For more information click here

Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund From 7 November 2016 until 26 February 2017, Galaxy Hot Chocolate is seeking to award a total of seventy £300 donations to help community groups and people across UK and Ireland. Five donations will be awarded each week, four by a panel of judges and one through the People’s Choice award to the organisation with the most weekly votes. Click to apply

EVENTS

Ashcroft Winter Ale Festival Saturday 28 January 12-4.30pm & 6-11pm Ashcroft Arts Centre, Osborn Road Fareham PO16 7DX Cost: £7 Contact:

Ashcroft@hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk or 01329 223100 Beat the January blues and come and sample a lovely range of local ales and ciders at the second winter Ashcroft Ale Festival. Following the success of last year’s first winter ale festival, it is back with a bang for the New Year! Featuring live music from local folk, roots and acoustic bands and evening headliners Willie and the Bandits. Seamlessly fusing a heady mix of blues, reggae, rock and Latino, Willie and the Bandits have been dubbed the Southwest’s answer to the John Butler Trio. There will be hot food on offer. In advance and upon entry you will be able to purchase a book of ten drinks tokens for £15. Drinks are served in half measures at £1.50 per half. 18+. Places are limited and advance booking is advised.

Burns Night 25 February 2017

In aid of The Fareham Community Hospital Swanwick Lions are holding a Burns Night at the Harmony Halls in Fareham, a month later than the usual date of 25 January. An evening of music, poetry, and dancing, with a full 3-course dinner, piping in the haggis, and a live band. Profits from the event will add to the Christmas Sleigh collections of £2,094, and the final total will go towards providing medical equipment for the Community Hospital. So come along and enjoy a great night out, as well as supporting a vital local service. Tickets are £29, and further details and Booking Forms can be obtained by contacting: swanwicklions@aol.com or 01489 584718.

Absent Friends Titchfield Festival Theatre 11-21 January

Absent Friends is the first Ayckbourn play to be set in ‘real’ time. A tea-party has been arranged for the recently bereaved Colin by ‘friends’ and

acquaintances. However, Colin’s acceptance of his situation and of his fulfilling time with his fiancée only serves to highlight and widen the rifts in the other relationships. For further information click here

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Events

Maggie Sawkins: Speak Out Friday 13 January; 1pm arrival, 2pm Performance Ashcroft Arts Centre, Osborn Road, Fareham PO16 7DX Tickets: FREE includes tea/coffee on arrival Ashcroft Arts Centre, Hampshire Cultural

Trust and Healthwatch Hampshire present this extraordinary project based on the voices and stories of people with dementia and their carers. Over the last few months, workshops have been taking place within three day centres run by Age Concern Hampshire, giving people the chance to speak out about their experience of local health care services. Celebrated Portsmouth poet, Maggie Sawkins worked with them to transform these stories into poetry and at this event will be reading from a new poetry anthology created during the project. Please join us at 1pm for tea and coffee to hear more about this project and share your experiences and feedback. At 2pm, Maggie Sawkins will read from the new Anthology.