Broxtowe

Support for groups based in Broxtowe Borough

For many years, Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service (NCVS) has been supporting Nottingham’s community and voluntary groups in all sorts of different ways to strengthen and develop their work. We are pleased to announce that for a short term period we can provide a variety of free support to voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations based and delivering services in the geographical area of Broxtowe Borough.

This support is funded by Broxtowe Borough Council as part of its UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF) and is available from NCVS up to 31 March 2025.
 

Support from NCVS includes:

• A package of capacity and capability building sessions either on a one-to-one basis or in small groups based on your organisational needs. An initial business diagnosis will help us to identify your needs. These may include help with reviewing legal structures, identifying suitable funding opportunities, improving operational service delivery and much more. This support can be provided face to face or virtually.
   
• Access (at no cost to you) to a variety of training courses that NCVS delivers online to help you run your organisation and manage volunteers. There is usually a small charge for these training courses, but fully-funded places are available to Broxtowe groups.
  View our core training and development programme. To reserve a free place on any of these scheduled courses, please contact Helen Oparinde (details below).
   
• In addition to the online delivery, we plan to deliver some training sessions in person at various venues across the Broxtowe area.
   
• You are also welcome to promote volunteer opportunities through our NCVS searchable database. Read more on our Looking for Volunteers page, where you can find a range of support for Leaders of Volunteers.
   
• Join Helen Oparinde and Dave Thomas (NCVS Volunteering Development Officer) at the next in-person Leaders of Volunteers Network (LoVN) Extra meeting. The event is being kindly hosted by Middle Street Resource Centre on Tuesday 18 February 2025, 11am to 1pm. Register here.
   

• Broxtowe groups that are working with people facing multiple disadvantage will be invited to take part in the Practice Development Unit which hosts a range of free resources, training and e-learning on topics such as trauma informed care and psychologically informed environments.

   

Read the latest blogs from Helen Oparinde, NCVS’s Group Support Coordinator (Broxtowe):

• Helen attended the Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting 2024, here she shares the key points to consider for your charity.
   
• The landscape of funding is changing - read Helen's latest blog for emerging guidance on National Lottery funding.
   
• Helen joins forces with David Saunders, NCVS’s Group Development Officer (Training) to provide some information on Why keeping a check on your reserves is important post budget, which also includes a link to NCVS's new reserves policy template (this will open as a Word document that you can download and use).

Out and about in Broxtowe

Helen has been busy visiting various events and communities in Broxtowe. If you'd like Helen to come and speak at your event, or if you want to discuss your training needs and one-to-one support, please get in touch. We're here to help and support your community. Feel free to reach out!

• How to set up or develop a group for nature and wildlife. Thursday 23 January 2025, 1.30pm to 4pm at Attenborough Nature Reserve, Barton Lane, NG9 6DY
  For communities based in Broxtowe and Gedling to learn how to set up or develop a community group for nature and wildlife. NCVS's Helen will be delivering a presentation that covers what legal structures to consider as you set up or as your group evolves and what policies and procedures you need to consider when delivering this type of community group. Register here
   
• RCAN cluster meeting at Awsworth Village Hall - Helen Oparinde was invited to deliver a small group training session at Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire's (RCAN) Broxtowe Borough‘s cluster meeting on Tuesday 22 October 2024. The quarterly cluster meetings provide the opportunity for local village halls to come together to hear about relevant topics. At the same time, networking to share good practice and resolve challenges through a peer-to-peer approach.
   
• Broxtowe Green Umbrella event - Helen Oparinde went to a community network event to promote the training and group support project currently available to voluntary groups in Broxtowe Borough. 
   
• Broxtowe Employability and Skills Partnership meeting - Helen Oparinde attended a meeting, held by Broxtowe Borough Council, to influence and steer the employment and skills element within Broxtowe Borough Council's plans.

How to access NCVS support:

If your organisation is based in Broxtowe Borough and delivers services to communities within that area, NCVS can assist.

Please complete our Request Support Form to access this service.

Complete our Request Support Form

Or, you can contact NCVS’s Group Support Coordinator, Helen Oparinde, to discuss our support offer further.

Email: heleno@nottinghamcvs.co.uk
Telephone: 07908 357037
 

Support from other organisations:

Support from Rushcliffe CVS
If you would like to recruit volunteers for your Broxtowe-based organisation, in addition to promoting your volunteer opportunities through the NCVS website, you can continue to receive support from Rushcliffe CVS by adding details to their separate database.
Find out more on the Rushcliffe CVS website.

Support from RCAN
RCAN (Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire) has recognised the need for rural communities to access additional support for their communities by providing community and social hubs. RCAN has received a grant through Broxtowe Borough Council’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), to create or revitalise 10 community facilities in the Borough of Broxtowe and inspire more social action in the towns and villages where those facilities are based.

This scheme is open to applications of interest, until March 2025, from organisations from any town or village in Broxtowe, whether you have a community facility or not.
Find out more on the RCAN website.