Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/quality-of-life-survey-2024

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As part of our vision to make Cambridgeshire greener, fairer and more caring, we have launched our second annual countywide Quality of Life survey.

The annual survey will reach a sample of 5,500 residents to understand their views on the quality of their lives. It aims to track the responses over time to see how changes to our decisions and policies – and the work of other public sector bodies in the county – affect people’s views, and to give Members vital insight when they make business planning decisions.

FYI – each of the below organisations listed has it’s own specific website page with further details. I’ve listed one as an example.

Funding for places

Our main grants programme provides support for places. These grants are for capital initiatives, i.e. buildings (new build or refurbishment) and equipment.

We fund a broad range of organisations working across the fields of education, science & medicine, health & disability, heritage, humanities & the arts.

Who can apply?

Before you apply for funding, please check the types of places we fund and their specific funding criteria. You can also take our eligibility quiz to see if we could support your project.

Charities working with disability funding
Charities working in mental health funding
Charities working with older people funding
Historic buildings & landscapes funding
Hospices & palliative care organisations funding
Places of worship funding
Libraries & archives funding
Museums & galleries funding
Performing arts organisations funding
Public engagement with science organisations funding
Secondary schools & sixth form colleges funding
Special needs schools & colleges funding
Universities & research institutions

Funding for charities working with disability

Eligibility

We support organisations working with disability. We award grants to capital projects which help people to live more independently. We are particularly interested in projects which focus on training, employment and supported housing, especially when the project helps young people transition from children’s services to adults’ services.

We are also keen to hear from organisations who, because of the nature of their work, may struggle to raise funds from the public.

Your organisation should:

be a registered charity or a local authority
if applicable, have at least a ‘Good’ rating from a regulator such as CQC or Ofsted.

Your project should be for a new building, refurbishment work or equipment with the following aims:

Increased access to services for new and existing users
Improved quality and range of services
Improved financial stability of the organisation.

Who can apply:
Registered or exempt charities (or equivalent) and local authority

Location of applicant and project:
UK only

Funding covers:
New build, refurbishment and equipment

Minimum grant amount:
£15,000

Usual grant range:
£20,000 – £75,000

Match funding required:
Yes, if project cost is >£50,000

Decision dates:
June and December annually. Projects must not be completed before a funding decision is made

https://www.wolfson.org.uk/funding/funding-for-places/

From 05th August until 09th August 2024

Coming next week Rotary Club of Whittlesey will be celebrating their 70th anniversary.

Please see the information below on behalf of Sharon Allen OBE Chief Executive of the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity.

They know that still there are too many people who do not access hospice care either because they don’t know what the Arthur Rank Hospice can offer, don’t know how to contact or perhaps think that their care is not available to them or that they may have to pay. We are holding some engagement events aimed to hear community voices:

https://www.arhc.org.uk/fundraising/events-challenges/community-voices-event/

You’ll see that they are hosting two at the Rosmini Centre, and one in Ely and I’d be really grateful if you can help us to publicise (I realise the first one is very short notice, apologies, but I’ve only just been made aware).

Please feel free to share this with your contacts.

Unfortunately the Patients Participation Group can not take up individual complaint cases. I am contacted very regularly about the ongoing issues and complaints about the service patients are not receiving at NQS. ‘We’ as a PPG can highlight as I did very robustly at the last meeting to the attending Doctor and Practice Manager.
There is a set mechanism for making complaints and these should be directed to the Practice Manager.

Yesterday – I am being asked whether there is any update on when the Air Quality Sensor will be back in Whittlesey.

Reply back from FDC today.

I have followed this up and to date the sensor has not been returned to the council engineers ready to be installed.
The installation will be arranged by colleagues in our engineering service so we may not be informed until it is in place, however either I or a colleague will update you as soon as possible.