Welcome to New Members – November 2024
We are delighted to welcome the following members to Support Staffordshire: Bagnall Norton Cricket ClubBreast Cancer NowBreathe Easy North Staffs Community GroupBrown Edge Community Inn CICDoxey Meadows Community Nature ReserveGrace Cares 11.11 CICRudyard Lake Sailing ClubStafford & District Polish AssociationStaffordshire Gardens and Parks TrustTameside Wildlife Conservation GroupThe Vale Rawlings Project CIC
Support Staffordshire Green Advent Calendar
Support Staffordshire Climate Emergency working Group have produced a 2024 Green Advent Calendar. It’s a great way to get tips and tricks on the lead up to Christmas on how we can be more sustainable this Festive period.
Support Staffordshire Achieve Thrive at Work Bronze Award
Achieving the Thrive at Work Bronze Award means a great deal to Support Staffordshire, showing that we are a caring and nurturing organisation taking positive actions to support the health and wellbeing of all our employees. Through this accreditation process we soon recognised the need for a dedicated HR & Wellbeing Officer, and Becky Lancaster […]
The Chief’s December Blog
First, to follow up on the two crucial items from last month. Impact of Employer National Insurance Contributions: regrettably, if predictably, the Chancellor has very politely refused to reconsider her position – read the response here. This leaves many medium sized charities with large increases in wage rolls and little or no change in expected income. […]
Support Staffordshire Stories: Men’s Shed Lichfield
Linked to the global awareness campaign of Movember (Men’s Health Awareness), here in the U.K there is a specific focus on Men’s Mental Health. The distressing fact remains that suicide is the leading cause of death in men under 50 in the U.K. Although 36% of all NHS referrals for psychotherapies are for men, it […]
A new politics?
Under the previous national Conservative administration, I often found myself wishing the government would just take a bit more interest and consciously consider how to work with the VCSE sector. Overall, I didn’t find myself railing against policies towards the VCSE sector, as we usually felt like an afterthought. Under the new Labour government, I […]
Staffordshire Director of Public Health Report 2024
Staffordshire Director of Health & Care, Dr Richard Harling has produced the latest Director of Public Health Report, “As Time Goes By: Ageing In Staffordshire” The report sets out the likely trajectory of the ageing population in Staffordshire and the impact that this will have, in terms of increasing demand for services, and the number of […]
Legacy and In Memory Fundraiser (full-time)
Legacy and In Memory Fundraiser Job Type: Permanent, Full-time, Hybrid Location: Katharine House Business Centre, Stafford Salary: £28,000 – £30,000 per annum dependent upon experience Hours: 37.5 hours per week Application deadline: 5pm on Tuesday 15 October 2024 Interview date: Monday 21st October 2024 Apply here.
Member Focus
Welcome to autumn folks You can find a summary showing you more of the findings from our Member Needs Survey work that took place over the summer here. I want to flag some immediate actions we are taking based on your feedback, as we really have absorbed and tried to understand your feedback. It will […]
2024 Member Needs Survey Summary
Following the circulation of our Member Needs Survey earlier in the year we are happy to publish a summary of the results. Support Staffordshire CEO Garry Jones reports the following “You can find below a summary showing you more of the findings from our Member Needs Survey work that took place over the summer. I […]
