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1. Wrexham Community Computers Tel 01978 312002 situated at Gaia Park, Wrexham – phone with your requirements.
WEB BASED SERVICES
For links on volunteering click here.
www.cefnglwad.org designed primarily as a signposting site for all matters relating to life and community development activities in rural Wales.
The WCVA Criminal Records Unit A new web site just launched (Oct 06) - all you need to know about undertaking various criminal record checks for people working with young people and vulnerable adults.
www.cccs.co.uk - A registered charity that provides money management assistance and confidential counseling FREE OF CHARGE to financially distressed families and individuals.
http://www.trainersandconsultantsdirect.org.uk - Database of trainers and consultants
www.nwsmf.org.uk - North Wales Community Safety advice - everything you need about securing your car, home, domestic abuse, personal safety, going on holiday, credit card theft, etc.
www.learningnetworks.biz - Learning Networks is a programme designed to offer a wide range of people development services for businesses/ social enterprises. Joining the Learning Network is absolutely FREE and as a member, you will receive regular updates on a wide range of services and potential funded training that is available.
www.fcdl.org.uk - Supporting the development of communities through advancing and promoting community development learning at local, regional and national levels and creating relevant opportunities for good quality training and qualifications.
www.workinglinks.co.uk - Working Links was set up in 2000 to deliver the Government's Employment Zones in some of Britain's most disadvantaged communities. Today, they are firmly established as one of the most successful companies at helping people back to work long term.
www.ruralhealthgoodpractice.org.uk - Aim is to provide an easily searchable website for those organisations looking to improve service delivery and access to care for people living in rural communities. The database disseminates examples of good practice on a national basis and can be used to encourage networking and development of links between different organisations involved in healthcare both from the statutory and the voluntary sector. Constantly looking for submissions of good practice.
www.learning-skills-wales.com - Provide the Community and Voluntary Organizations, with resources, participation and training within Traditional Agriculture, Equestrianism, Sport & Leisure, Administration / ICT, Culture, Tourism and Hospitality whilst developing community enterprise.
www.lifelonglearninguk.org - Lifelong Learning UK is responsible for the professional development of all those working in libraries, archives and information services, work-based learning, higher education, further education and community learning and development.
www.guidestar.org.uk - One place to look for comprehensive information about every charity - from the largest national charity to the thousands of small charities that are active in every community.
www.renewal.net - The on-line guide to what works in neighbourhood renewal. It is for anyone involved in neighbourhood renewal or wanting to get involved.
www.askyourneighbour.co.uk is one of Britain's fastest growing websites where neighbours pick each other's brains on just about any topic you can imagine.
www.businesseye.org.uk Business Eye is a free, impartial information service for Wales created to find the answers to your business – social enterprise questions.
www.supplyinggovernment.gov.uk/newportal.asp opportunity to identify government contracts up to £100,000 where small businesses/social enterprises can bid.
www.youngflintshire.co.uk contains wealth of information specifically tailored for children and young people in Flintshire.
www.communitychannel.org Community Channel is the only TV station in the UK dedicated to championing good causes. Their aim is to use the power of television to create positive action in our viewers’ lives, society and the world at large.
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/learningparttoolkit/ - Toolkit for training providers in the voluntary, private and statutory sectors.
www.socialforumcymru.org.uk An Aberystywth based forum established to promote social inclusion and share information across Wales.
www.lsda.org.uk LSDA's mission is to improve the quality of post-16 education and training in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We do this through research to inform policy and practice, through helping to shape and communicate education policy and through improvement and support programmes for organisations that deliver post-16 education and training .
http://www.hdnw.ik.com/ Holywell and District Neighbourhood Watch. A very active group that freely provides help , advice and support to individuals and groups with regard to all aspects of community safety.
www.institute-of-fund-raising.org.uk/ Our mission is to develop, promote and champion excellence in fundraising. To achieve our mission we seek to promote the profession of fundraising at every applicable level and opportunity. We strive to support and develop the knowledge and standards of all those who undertake fundraising. Through our members, and the best practice of fundraising, we seek to engage and influence at all relevant levels from the general public through to Government and legislation.
http://www.voluntarymatters1and2.org/ Information covering funding and fundraising, legal matters, volunteering and much more .
http://www.fundinginformation.org/ Information on sources of funding. There is a free trial period after which access is chargeable.
www. innovate-trust.org.uk based in South Wales and established to have a significant role in providing and organising the support necessary to enable devalued people to participate as valued citizens within the community. Adopts a social enterprise approach.< /p>
www.newstartmag.co.uk New Start is the first choice weekly news magazine in the UK for all involved in community regeneration. It was first published on 5 February 1999. It exists to provide news, comment and analysis for all concerned with regeneration, physical, economic and social, and to stimulate debate and discussion of policy.
http://www.socialfirms.co.uk/index.php - ideas and support for new and existing social enterprises.
www.ruralwellbeing.org.uk launched 10th March 2005. A supporting database for people in Wales , with a special focus on young people.>
http://www.clwydchc.org.uk Community Healthy Council committed to helping individuals wishing to make complaints regarding the NHS service.
www.walesfunders.org.uk The Wales Funders Forum (WFF) is an independent source of networking, education, information and research for individuals and organisations with a professional interest in the theory and practice of funding.
www.ruralhealthgoodpractice.org.uk. "Rural Proofing for Health: A Toolkit for Primary Care Organisations", is now available on this web site. The aim of the Toolkit is to assist service providers with rural proofing service delivery. The Toolkit is a practical aid to help those responsible for the design and delivery of health services to consider the rural dimension, and to assist careful consideration of service design to ensure that rural communities are not disadvantaged in relation to their needs for health services."
http://www.charitiesbuyinggroup.com The Charities Buying Group is a dedicated service operated by a world class charity, Leonard Cheshire offering a range of purchasing agreements that will help other charities and not for profit organisations reduce expenditure and, by reducing cost help your organisation make better use of your money.
http://www.cibfunding.org.uk supporting voluntary and community groups with funding, training and general advice.
http://www.probonogroup.org.uk/community/index.htm Free legal advice for voluntary and community groups.
http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/ Flintshire County Council.
www.governmentfunding.org.uk Database containing funding information for voluntary and community groups which covers England and Wales.
www.directsupport.org.uk Web based resource centre for voluntary and community groups, covering funding, mentoring, planning etc. There is a panel of experts online to help.
www.rural-services.co.uk A sustainable , regeneration company working exclusively in rural areas – their activity covers. - Community Resources - Community development ,services.Environmental Resources - Managing our heritage and natural resources in a sustainable way, Organisational Resources - Building the capacity of small organisations, partnerships and project teams , Economic Resources - Assessing and improving economic sustainability and real business options, Learning Resources - Providing a wide variety of training related to all our areas of work.
www.rural-resources.co.uk Supporting people to work together, taking their ideas through to lasting results. We do stakeholder consultation, action planning, action for social inclusion, meetings,workshops,conferences, evaluation and research, training, project management and grant preparation support.
www.ruralnet.org.uk Free training , information service and technical expertise 24 hours a day , 7 days a week on topics ranging from funding, legal issues and ICT and much more. Also on offer a web page service.
www.socialenterprisevisits.com Free opportunity to visit social enterprises in England and Wales to see how they have managed to grow from year to year. Visits can be really inspiring.
www.sbs.ox.ac.uk The Saïd Business School is one of Europe's fastest-growing and most prestigious management schools. Its MBA programme is one of the leading European business courses. It combines the highest standards of academic rigour with a practical understanding of business and wealth creation.
www.yourpeoplemanager.com Your People Manager is a service from Investors in People UK, aimed at helping the managers of small businesses deal with the everyday questions, issues and problems of managing staff.
www.itnstills.com This website gallery contains twelve million previously unavailable photographs (stills) from the ITN news archive. Simple one-off use in books, magazines web sites etc is charged at a relatively low rate of £25 including VAT.
www.dragon-sport.co.uk Dragon Sport is the exciting new initiative from the Sports Council for Wales and funded by the National Lottery designed to offer 7-11 year olds fun and enjoyable sporting opportunities.
www.coalfields-regen.org.uk The Coalfields Regeneration Trust is an independent grant making body registered with the Charity Commissioners and dedicated exclusively to the regeneration of our coalfield communities.
www.realjo4realpeople.co.uk Employment opportunities and support for disabled people.