TRUSTEES' WEEK 2022 - Showcasing & celebrating trustees Next week (7 – 11 November) we will be taking part in a national celebration of charity trustees as part of Trustees’ Week 2022 . Ever wondered what a trustee does? Maybe you’d like to take on a trustee role but don’t know where to start. Across the week we will try and answers your questions by looking at what a trustee is, the benefits of taking on a trustee role and showcasing the fantastic impact it can have to local people and communities. Follow us on Facebook for daily tips and info and check our website for updates and links to useful resources. Are you recruiting trustees? Tell us! If you are an organisation of community group looking for trustees – this is the perfect opportunity to recruit! To advertise your trustee opportunities just send the info to communications@fvaf.org.uk by 5pm Thursday 10 November

حول FVAF حول FVAF قصتنا نحن مجلس الخدمة التطوعية ومركز المتطوعين لغابة العميد. نحن نقدم المساعدة للعديد من مئات المنظمات التطوعية والمجتمعية في المنطقة والذين هم بدورهم أكثر قدرة على تقديم عملهم في المجتمع المحلي ومن أجله. منذ التأسيس في عام 1994 ، طورنا سمعة طيبة في تشجيع واحتضان وتعزيز العمل المجتمعي في جميع أنحاء غابة العميد. نعتقد أنه من خلال الأساليب التي يقودها المجتمع ، فإننا نمكّن المواطنين من تطوير المهارات والمرونة ورأس المال الاجتماعي ليعيشوا حياة أكثر سعادة وتواصلًا. الخدمات المكتبية الموظفين والأمناء سياسات سهولة الوصول والاستدامة

Summer Holiday Activities & Food We’ve teamed up with Gloucestershire Cou nty Counci l and arranged a packed timetable of FREE fun! The HAF programme is open to all school aged children, who live in the Forest of Dean, and who qualify for free school meals. If funding allows, s ometimes activities are extended and offered to all children and young people across Gloucestershire through the Holiday Activities Programme (HAP). There's something for eve ryone - we've got sports clubs, cooking, crafts, play sessions an d so much more... You need to be registered to book | All sessions mus t be pre bo oke d REGISTER HERE For information or support with the HAF Spring programme contact: HAFParentEnquiries@gloucestershire.gov.uk or ring the HAF helpline on 01452 427960. BOOKING NOW OPEN! CHECK OUT THE TIMETABLE **PLEASE NOTE: You can only book 4 activities at a time - please wait 24 hours before you book again** For more information visit the Gloucestershire County Council website here

Employment Skills Support Ready to take your next steps towards further education, volunteering or work? Go along to your nearest Community Hub for 121 conversations with our friendly Community Builders. They can help: Explore what matters to you Develop your CV Signposting to education, training and employment Consider volunteering opportunities Increase your confidence for online searches, applications, interviews Take up opportunities to get involved in your local community For more information please contact: community@fvaf.org.uk or 01594 822073

منتدى موصلات المجتمع - تعرف على شبكة التصحيح الخاصة بك Supporting Strong and Thriving Communities with Know Your Patch دعم المجتمعات القوية والمزدهرة من خلال اعرف رقعتك يربط جزء اعرف باتش الخاص بك من Community Connectors Forum (CCF) القطاع التطوعي والمجتمعي والخدمات القانونية والسكان المحليين بطريقة تخلق طرقًا أفضل للعمل. تم تصميم The Forest of Dean تعرف على شبكة التصحيح الخاصة بك لربط القطاع التطوعي والمجتمعي والخدمات القانونية والسكان المحليين بطريقة تخلق طرقًا أفضل للعمل والتي تقوي مجتمعاتنا في نهاية المطاف. يعد "عرض المجتمع" هذا أمرًا حيويًا بشكل خاص في منع أو تأخير تصعيد الاحتياجات الصحية. نستضيف أحداثًا ربع سنوية في جميع أنحاء Forest of Dean حيث ندعو أصحاب المصلحة للانضمام إلى المناقشة حول ما يهم في مجتمعهم وكيف يمكن للخدمات ومجموعات القطاع التطوعي المساعدة في دعم ذلك. كل حدث تعرف على باتش (Know Your Patch) مجاني ومفتوح لأي شخص يريد أن يكون جزءًا من المحادثة. إذا كنت ترغب في الحضور ، يرجى الاتصال على 01594 822073 أو إرسال بريد إلكتروني إلى help4groups@fvaf.org.uk . نرسل أيضًا رسائل بريد إلكتروني وتحديثات منتظمة إلى شبكة Know Your Patch Network بخصوص ما يحدث في Forest of Dean. إذا كنت ترغب في الانضمام إلى هذه الشبكة ، يرجى الاشتراك هنا . بفضل التمويل من مجلس مقاطعة جلوسيسترشاير ، تعرف باتش يورك متاح أيضًا في كل منطقة أخرى في جلوسيسترشاير. إذا كنت ترغب في معرفة المزيد عن هذه الرجاء زيارة هنا . فيما يلي بعض الأبحاث التي تؤكد تفكيرنا: "لدينا جميعًا دور نؤديه في مساعدة الأفراد والمجتمعات على تطوير رأس المال الاجتماعي. وهناك اعتراف متزايد بأنه على الرغم من أن الفئات والمجتمعات الاجتماعية المحرومة لديها مجموعة من الاحتياجات المعقدة والمترابطة ، إلا أنها تمتلك أيضًا أصولًا على المستوى الاجتماعي والمجتمعي يمكن أن تساعد في تحسين الصحة وتقوية القدرة على الصمود في مواجهة المشكلات الصحية "(The Kings Fund ، 2018) "أولئك الذين لديهم علاقات اجتماعية مناسبة لديهم معدل بقاء أكبر بنسبة 50 في المائة مقارنة بالأفراد ذوي العلاقات الاجتماعية الضعيفة" (هولت لونستاد وآخرون 2010) "لقد ثبت أن الشبكات الاجتماعية تنبئ بقوة بالوفيات مثل نمط الحياة الشائعة والمخاطر السريرية مثل التدخين المعتدل ، والإفراط في استهلاك الكحول ، والسمنة ، وارتفاع الكوليسترول وضغط الدم" (Pantell et al 2013 ؛ Holt-Lunstad et al ، 2010) . "الدعم الاجتماعي مهم بشكل خاص في زيادة المرونة وتعزيز التعافي من المرض" (بيفالين وروز ، 2003) "الافتقار إلى الشبكات الاجتماعية والدعم يجعل من الصعب تنظيم السلوك الذاتي وبناء قوة الإرادة والمرونة بمرور الوقت ، مما يؤدي إلى الانخراط في السلوكيات غير الصحية" (Cacioppo and Patrick 2009). "المشاركة المجتمعية تقلل العزلة والاستبعاد والشعور بالوحدة" (Farrell and Bryant 2009 ؛ Sevigny et al 2010 ؛ Ryan-Collins et al 2008) "رأس المال الاجتماعي القوي يحسن فرص تجنب مخاطر نمط الحياة مثل التدخين" (Folland 2008 ؛ Brown et al ، 2006)

Mycelium My Networks Mental Health Project Mycelium - Forest Mental Health Project Structure The Forest Community of Practice Forest of Dean Mental Health Locality Partnership Recovery and Wellbeing Café The Resources Hub & Library The Forest Community of Practice Monthly face-to-face learning collaborative, reflective practice & peer supervision. 2nd Tuesday each month. The Forest Community of Practice is for individuals working and volunteering with members of our community where support for mental health is a significant part of their role. This has been set up in response to the My Networks Scoping Project. Many local social care practitioners stated that they wished to receive ongoing support to develop reflective practice, link with others and build skills that would help them to become more confident responding to mental distress, particularly with the increasing complexities that they were coming across in their roles. The C of P will be supported by clinicians, professionals and lived experience practitioners from the VCS & NHS who have been involved in the Community Mental Health Transformation programme. It will provide an opportunity for collaborative learning, peer supervision and professional development. We hope a community of Forest mental health practitioners will emerge from these sessions. If you, or a mental health champion from your team, are interested and able to join us, please get in touch. Please get in touch if you have any questions or want the most current information about scheduling details - simon@fvaf.org.uk or text 07394 945046 Forest of Dean Mental Health Locality Partnership The Locality Partnership offers VCS and faith-based organisations the opportunity to meet with other professionals and voluntary groups who are supporting people with their mental health in the Forest of Dean. The Partnership is a collective of social care practitioners who are working towards a community response to the My Networks scoping project findings. By coming together, we hope to keep abreast of developments, begin partnership projects or create collaborative opportunities that can address what is needed for better mental health in the Forest of Dean. We are now an integral part of the wider Forest Know Your Patch network. Regular online meetings as well as live, in-person events are held where topics and projects are discussed and highlighted. As well as this, the FKYP works closely with other statutory organisations offering a platform to disseminate up-to-date information about services available in the community. Recovery & Wellbeing Café “A Community Created Curriculum of Curious Conversations” Weekly Face-to-Face Discussions & Recovery Educational Sessions Each Wednesday (Term Time) at Café 16 in Coleford from 6-8pm. “A safe space to create who you are, not be told what to think.” Join conversations with a diverse range of people with professional & lived experience of different subjects, local people who have gained understandings about the impact current concerns have upon mental health, recovery and wellbeing. We are building a supportive space where, as critical friends, we can learn together and support each other with our individual understandings. All curious & compassionate folk welcome. Recovery & Wellbeing Café - Current Programme The Resource Hub, Research Room & Lived Experience Library Leaflets & literature on wellness, recovery, self-help & coping with mental distress. The group office, based above the Library at The Main Place in Coleford, is available for members to use as a safe and confidential space. We keep material that may be of use to members – and we are happy for people to provide us with leaflets that they would like shared. To read the My Networks Scoping Project Report please visit: www.fvaf.org.uk/publications

FVAF Community Celebration & AGM 2023 FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2024 | 11AM - 2PM Ow Bis - Forest Community Space, Dockham Road GL14 2AN We are inviting the whole community to join us in celebrating the work FVAF has done over the last 12 months for, and with communities across the Forest of Dean PLUS it’s our 30th anniversary this year and we’re ready to celebrate! Refreshments and a delicious buffet lunch will be provided. Places are limited - please book your ticket ASAP READ THE AGM NOTICE BELOW: BOOK YOUR TICKET

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We crown our community heroes! The community turned out in force on Tuesday 3 October to see local volunteers crowned at our glittering Forest Volunteers Awards 2023 celebration at the AccXel Training Centre in Cinderford. READ THE NOMINEE PROFILES IN THE AWARDS PROGRAMME We created the Forest Volunteer Awards to recognise and celebrate the amazing efforts of local volunteers in the Forest of Dean and earlier this Summer, we asked you to nominate those volunteer heroes who have demonstrated exceptional and outstanding support to the local community over the past 12 months. We had an amazing response and received hundreds of nominations. Our expert community panel had the tough task of shortlisting the nominations and picking the winners. However,one category - Volunteer of the Year – Peoples’ Champion – was decided by a public vote withalmost 1,400 votes cast. The winners were crowned at a special evening, held at the stunning conference space at the impressive AccXel Training Centre, which was provided for free to FVAF by local construction company the KW Bell Group, who were the main sponsors of the event. Jando Greco, volunteer at St Stephens Church in Cinderford was crowned Volunteer of the Year – the People’s Champion following a public vote. A volunteer of over 12 years his nominator said: “We so appreciate him, he is such a thoughtful, caring person and will do anything for anyone – Jando is so worthy of receiving this award.” Young volunteers were celebrated with Ebony Powell, volunteer and fundraiser at Forest of Dean Dog Rescue crowned under 16 years old Young Volunteer of the Year for her caring and dedicated commitment caring for the rescue dogs, whilst in the 17 – 25 years old category, Daisy Hoole rewarded for her tireless hard work volunteering at C.A.N.D.I Youth Space. In the groups section, The George in Newnham was recognised as the New Voluntary Group of the Year for reopening the former café as a vibrant community space. Next up, was Sedbury Space who picked up the Grassroots Voluntary Group award in recognition of the fantastic efforts of the community to create a thriving, inclusive, welcoming hub. Fire safety education organisation SkillZONE was awarded the Community Organisation award for their responsive work with young people in the Forest, and a team of volunteers from EDF Energy picked up the Business in the Community Award for helping out at Camphill Village Trust in Lydney. Forest of Dean Dementia Action Alliance (FDDAA) sponsored the launch of a new Inclusion Award, with Cinderford Bowls Club scooping the top spot for making changes to the game and their grounds to make bowls accessible for everyone to enjoy. Our Volunteering Manager Deb Cook said “So much of what happens within our community is because of people who give their time and energy for free. We think that recognising the amazing efforts of volunteers and organisations is incredibly important which is why we have been so pleased by the reaction of the local people who have supported these awards by nominating and voting.” Deb added, “It has been an incredible evening and we are so lucky and proud of the strength of the amazing voluntary sector we have in the Forest.” Master of Ceremony for the Forest Volunteer Awards was Steve Knibbs, BBC Points West reporter who kept the guests entertained with his expert hosting skills. Award winners were announced by guest presenters; Mark Topping( Leader of Forest of Dean District Council), Emma Snell (Go Volunteer Glos), Penny Hulbert (FVAF Chair of Trustees), Jonathan Lane (Cabinet Member for Economy at FODDC), Kirsty Downie (John Lewis Partnership & Waitrose - Monmouth), and Andrea Harman (Ecophon). The celebration evening was made possible thanks to generous sponsorship for the following local organisations: KW Bell Group and AccXel Training Centre – main sponsors Ecophon Simplicity in Business Steve Gooch Estate Agents Waitrose & Partners (Monmouth Store) FOREST VOLUNTEER AWARD WINNERS 2023: Volunteer of the Year – Peoples’ Champion WINNER: Jando Greco – St Stephens Church, Cinderford Highly Commended: Chris Brain (Broadwell Football Club), Melanie Getgood (Friends of Worcester Walk), Edna Husbands (Lydcare Community Transport), Barbara Jenkins (Over 60’s Group at Berryhill Memorial Hut), Albert Weager (community representative & advocate for better healthcare) and Dave Young (Forest Sensory Services and Samaritans). New Voluntary Group of the Year WINNER: The George, Newnham Highly Commended: Lydney Army Cadets Young Volunteer of the Year 16yrs & under WINNER: Ebony Powell – Forest of Dean Dog Rescue Highly Commended: Evie Harris - community volunteer and Teens in Crisis fundraiser Young Volunteer of the Year 17 – 25yrs WINNER: Daisy Hoole – C.A.N.D.I Youth Space Highly Commended: Leanne Hendrix – Coleford Youth Club Grassroots Voluntary Group of the Year WINNER: Sedbury Space Highly Commended: Forest Community Shed Community Organisation of the Year WINNER: SkillZone Highly Commended: Forest of Dean District Scouts Business in the Community Award WINNER: EDF Energy Highly Commended: The Rising Sun Community Pub FoD Dementia Action Alliance Inclusion Award WINNER: Cinderford Bowls Club Highly Commended: Artspace Cinderford END For media enquires contact communications@fvaf.org.uk or 01594 822073.

المحاور المنسدلة لبناة المجتمع The drop-in hub provides support to create, inspire and build stronger communities together يوفر مركز الاستقبال الدعم لإنشاء مجتمعات أقوى وإلهامها وبناءها معًا يقدم كل مركز استقبال مجموعة متنوعة من الدعم والمشورة والتوجيه للسكان المحليين. علي سبيل المثال؛ دعم وتوقيع النشر على الخدمات المحلية ، ربط وإنشاء جديد تساعد المجموعات المجتمعية ، التي تدعم الأشخاص على الاقتراب من العمل أو التعليم الإضافي ، في الوصول إلى العالم الرقمي والدعم لإحياء أفكارك للمجتمع. يمكننا تقديم المساعدة في: فرص التطوع دعم التوظيف مجموعات ونوادي النشاط المحلي تكنولوجيا المعلومات والدعم الرقمي معلومات الحدث المحلي تسجيل النشر على الخدمات المحلية For dates, times and locations for up coming FVAF Community Drop-in Hubs, contact Alex on community@fvaf.org.uk or call the FVAF office on 01594 822073.

الابتكار الرقمي من المعترف به على نطاق واسع أن الأشخاص عبر غابة دين يشعرون بأنهم مستبعدون رقميًا. تعمل FVAF بالشراكة مع مجلس مقاطعة جلوسيسترشاير و Digital Unite و IT Schools Africa جاهدة لكسر هذه الحواجز. من خلال تدريب مجموعة من الأبطال الرقميين وتشغيل عدد من الجلسات الرقمية "المنبثقة" في جلسات حول Forest of Dean ، نأمل أن تكون قادرًا على دعم أولئك الذين يرغبون في تعزيز مهاراتهم الرقمية ، سواء كان ذلك يتعلم كيفية صنع مكالمات الفيديو لأحبائك ، ودفع الفواتير عبر الإنترنت ، وإرسال رسائل البريد الإلكتروني أو حضور دروس افتراضية. إلى جانب مراكز التدريب "المنبثقة" ، سنقوم قريبًا بتثبيت مجموعة تدريب رقمية في مبنى مجتمعنا في Cinderford. سنعمل أيضًا مع GRCC وقاعات القرى المحلية لتحسين البنية التحتية الرقمية لتوفير اتصال أفضل في المجتمعات الريفية. إذا كنت مهتمًا بأن تصبح بطلًا رقميًا وأن تدعم الآخرين ، فيرجى الاتصال بـ Nick Penny عبر البريد الإلكتروني على Projects@fvaf.org.uk مدارس تكنولوجيا المعلومات افريقيا الأبطال الرقميين GRCC