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Bassetlaw is the northern part of Nottinghamshire,
England - Robin Hood and Pilgrim Fathers country.
There are two towns:
Retford and Worksop + 75 villages. The London/Edinburgh railway runs
through Retford and the A1 road runs through Bassetlaw with the M1
motorway close to the west.
BCVS is
the local Council for Voluntary Service working for Northern
Nottinghamshire.
We encourage:
Community initiatives and involvement
Community information and networking
as well as offering help to local organisations
working in partnership to maximise potential
BCVS
Dukeries Centre - A great Community resource
   
The BCVS
assists groups, wherever appropriate,
in defining their own needs, intention and potential
and provides them with whatever
support,
advice,
facilities
or resources
they may need to meet them by their own effort
The BCVS is
involved with:
New Developments - We support new community developments
Surveys and Research
Consultancy to local organisations
Training and Education
Joint Commissioning
Partnership Working
Community Transport
Economic Development and Regeneration
Fund Raising
Self Help
Young People
Environmental
Arts
Community Information
'Working Together' Forums and Networks
Volunteering
Michael Newstead
Director of the BCVS
Partnership Working
We actively work with other relevant interests on the good implementation
of Partnership Working in a local, North
Nottinghamshire and County perspective.
Surveys and
Research
We support others or directly undertake ourselves surveys and research
which helps to identify needs, explore new ideas and areas of work.
Consultancy to
local organisations
We help local community organisations to be more effective. Help is
given in such areas as: meeting rooms, media links, training, artwork,
community transport, work space, advice on volunteering (see INVOLVE
below) constitutions, technological consultancy/help. We will
continue a particular emphasis on small Group support. We have a
major role in helping local community interests access new resources.
Louise
Smithson -
Centre Administration
Training and
Education
We encourage training and community education which helps build up the
capacity of individuals in local organisations, organisational skills and
certain traditionally excluded communities.
Volunteering
See INVOLVE
Economic
Development and Regeneration
We positively support people who are unemployed and generally explore the
area between social welfare and the local economic situation. We
have a key role, along with others, in regeneration initiatives.
Fund Raising
We help local community organisations to find funding for their work.
Funding has been sourced from the National Lottery,
local and national charities and other sources.
If you need help with finding funds please contact us to arrange an
appointment.
We have friendly staff who will work with you to help find that much
needed source of funds.
Community Transport
We support the Bassetlaw Community Car Scheme and Clowne Community
Transport in any way that is helpful. The BCVS takes part in
relevant community transport forums.
Young People
We encourage community involvement and awareness by young people.
Environmental
We work with others to encourage further environmental initiatives and
awareness in Bassetlaw, North Nottinghamshire.
Arts
We encourage arts related activity in community situations.
Community
Information
We work with others in producing useful community information. We
place special emphasis in promoting information to the general public and
local organisations.
Ian Bower
Information & ICT Worker
'Working Together'
Forums and Networks
We encourage organisations, statutory, voluntary and other relevant
organisations, to work together better to meet local needs and look for
gaps in provision and see how these can best be filled.
Our Postal
address is:
BCVS
Dukeries Centre
Park Street
Worksop
Nottinghamshire S80 1HH
England
Our telephone number is:
(+44) (0) 1909 476118
and
our FAX number is:
(+44) (0) 1909 480501
For all our email addresses
and telephone extensions click here
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