T3SC (Tameside 3rd Sector Coalition) is dedicated to providing support, advice and information
to our local voluntary and community groups (the VCS or third sector).
We are a registered charity (no:1094744) working throughout Tameside.
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Jobs in the local voluntary and community sector!
The
jobs page currently has positions working
with children and young people and People First as well as linking to a
number of Primary Care Trust jobs and an opportunity to be an ICT
champion for the North West.
This page is constantly updated so
keep checking. If you want to advertise a voluntary and community sector
job on our jobs page please email
hannah,powell@t3sc.org
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The Health Improvement Service - Real workers
helping you to improve your health
We are here to provide residents of Tameside and Glossop with a range of
reliable and easily accessible opportunities to improve your health and
well-being.
FREE Stop Smoking
If you want to improve your health by quitting smoking,
you can choose from drop in sessions, 1-2-1 consultations or telephone
support from our highly skilled stop smoking advisors.
FREE Connect 4 Life
If you are aged between 40-70 with two or more lifestyle risk factors
such as smoking, physically inactive, overweight or stress then you
could benefit by speaking to one of our Connect 4 Life coaches. They can
offer you an individual lifestyle check to help you set your own goals
to improve your health.
FREE Weight Matters
If you want to lose weight in a healthy way and live life to the full
then Weight Matters is the one for you.
For further information or to book yourself on any of these, call 0845
053 3302 Calls charged at local rate. If you live in any of the
following communities and want to find out more about how to improve
your health and well- being please contact:
Ashton, Bruce Poole, Tel: 0161 343 8162
Gamesley, Lisa Jowitt, Tel: 01457 869 038
Denton South, John Smith, Tel: 0161 320 5685
Hyde, Happe Begum, Tel: 0161 368 3268
Hattersley, Carlos Tait, Tel: 0161 368 2096
It's here for you - Threshold BME
The new Threshold BME Floating support service, funded by Supporting
People, providing housing support to BME (Black and Minority Ethnic)
people living in Tameside is up and running. Are you from the BME
community, aged 16+, and a tenant or owner occupier in need of housing
support?
We provide a cultural and language specific service and if you need
support in the following housing issues, benefit and debt advice, life
skills, health issues, education and training and more, then contact us.
For more information call 01616529584, if you want to speak to someone
in Urdu, Punjabi or Bangla then ask or alternatively you can visit is on
www.thp.org.
Qulzam Bhatti, BME Floating Support Manager, Threshold
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‘High Quality Care For All’ – Lord Darzi’s report
Health Minister Ara Darzi recently unveiled his ambitious plans to raise
the quality of Healthcare for patient’s right across the NHS.
This report will have significant impact within the third sector. These
plans will bring opportunities for voluntary and community organisations
in the areas of planning and delivery of services on behalf of NHS in
local areas.
One of the themes of the report is keeping people healthy. The voluntary
and community sector will be given the opportunity to secure contracts
for preventative work and health promotions. The contracts will be for a
minimum of three years.
Lord Darzi promises Charities and Social Enterprises a greater role in
providing some of the NHS services or additional services purchased by
NHS for Patients and Public. This will strengthen the Third Sector
financially and professionally as providers of services and contracts.
This will promote financially independence within the third sector
instead of a grants dependent culture.
Further information: please contact Hameed Khan on 0161 339 4985
or email hameed.khan@t3sc.org
Delivering the Children's Plan -
Strengthening Children's Trusts
The Department for Children, Schools
and Families is consulting on delivering the Children's Plan and in
particular the arrangement for frameworks for Children's Trusts, with
plans to extend the ownership of Children and Young Peoples Plans. The
proposals include the suggestion that CYPPs should involve 'a
consistently high quality approach to consultation with the third
sector'. The consultation closes on 25 September 2008.
www.dcsf.gov.uk/consultations/conDetails.cfm?consultationId=1568
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Do
you have a room available to hire? - reminder
T3SC has many requests from groups and agencies looking for a venue to
run their activities or hold an event. We also help community centres to
promote the space they have available for people and groups to use. To
help we’ve decided to put together a Room Hire Directory for Tameside.
So, we’re calling all community centre, church halls and other venues –
if you’ve got rooms (large or small), halls or other space available for
hire, we want to hear from you!
All you need to do is contact Dawn on 0161 339 4985 or email
dawn.acton@t3sc.org who
will collect some details from you. It’s a great way to promote your
group, make links with new groups and earn extra income! We hope to
launch the Directory in the autumn so please get in touch by the 12
September 2008.
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