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SITA Trust Enriching Nature Programme - call for expressions of interest

Enriching Nature is one of SITA Trust’s main funding programmes. SITA Trust provides funding for community and biodiversity conservation projects through the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF). In 2013, for the first time, the Enriching Nature Programme will award money to applicants from Wales.

Applications to the Enriching Nature Programme are considered once a year. 

Expressions of interest must be submitted as soon as possible and no later than 2 January 2013, and if this is approved then a full application by 29 January 2013.

Find out more on the SITA Trust website.

Please spread the word about Ash Wales's 'Youth Smoking Survey 2012'

ASH Wales is conducting a survey on youth smoking and  would really like to get 1,000 responses by 1^st January. The link is below – please forward it on to anyone you think would be interested in the survey.  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YouthSmoking2012

FREE good governance health check

WCVA is offering its members a governance health check, a questionnaire looking at governance issues and helping to identify areas of weakness.

Topics include: understanding the board’s role, ensuring delivery of the organisation’s purpose, working effectively as individuals and as a collective board, and being open and accountable.

The health check is intended to be used as a self-assessment tool, but WCVA staff will provide assistance if there are any issues that need to be addressed as a result. CVCs across

Wales can also provide support in completing the document.

The initiative has been welcomed by Charity Commission Head of Operations Wales Harry Iles. ‘Good governance is key to the success of every charity,’ he said.

WCVA’s governance health check can be downloaded at http://tinyurl.com/c9xot87

Calling those who help families to learn

If you work in any way that helps different generations of the family learn together to improve their quality of life then NIACE would like to hear from you.

An Independent Inquiry into Family Learning in England and Wales is being carried out under the umbrella of the NIACE Centre for the Learning Family, will take a fresh look at family learning in England and Wales; gathering new evidence, generating new thinking and influencing public policy.

The work in Wales will be carried out by NIACE Dysgu Cymru, feed into the overall inquiry but also inform developments in Wales NIACE Dysgu Cymru is issuing a call for evidence, for examples of creative and innovative practice; and for examples of effective practice that contributes to policy agendas.

To submit your evidence, please use the proformas on the following webpage http://www.niacedc.org.uk/independent-inquiry-family-learning-england-and-wales and send them to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by Thursday 20 December 2012.