FVAF is currently developing a number of different projects and fuller details of any of these are available from the FVAF office.

 

 

• A Community project to help with the Digital Switchover for many in the Forest of Dean in March and April 2010. FVAF staff along with volunteers will seek to help those in the community, especially the elderly and those with disabilities who might have issues with the Switchover. This is an extension of work already undertaken to communicate the key messages of help and support where needed. We will also be helping with community advice points once the switchover has taken place (see Events for dates)

 

• Volunteer Managers continue to have targeted support to help them to involve their volunteers as effectively as possible. Three sessions have already been held and attendees expressed their satisfaction with the work. A fourth session is planned for Newent on January 21^st and then lots of follow up activity for attendees from all four sessions will be set up. FVAF is also organising a Countywide Volunteer Managers Forum for March 11^th to be held at Westbury on Severn Village Hall

 

• FVAF is currently bidding for funding to provide both CIEH Level 2 Food Safety (catering) and CIEH Level 2 Health and Safety (manual handling) at more affordable rates. Check this website or with the FVAF office for progress on these bids. Please note that we will continue to be able to provide the Food Safety training whatever the outcome of the bids

 

• Social Gardening is an activity FVAF has been involved with in previous years and there is again the possibility of us being involved in some pilot project work providing volunteering opportunities as well as help for those in the community with particular difficulties in keeping their gardens reasonably tidy