Useful information

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCILS

• Advice & Assistance
• Rural Trends and Research
• Grants
• Rural Community Development
• Community Leadership
• Health & Social Inclusion
• Rural Community Council Directory
  Action in Rural Sussex
  Oxfordshire Rural Community Council
  South East Rural Community Councils

COUNCILS FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE (CVS)

• 360 members working with 140,000 local community groups and voluntary organisations
• Directory of local CVS organisations
• Funding Resource Lists
• www.navca.org.uk

ACTION WITH COMMUNITIES IN RURAL ENGLAND (ACRE)

• Sustainable Rural Community Development.
• Links with Rural Community Councils
• www.acre.org.uk

CHARITIES INFORMATION BUREAU (CIB)

• Help & Advice for Community Groups
• Regional Contacts
• Fund Raising Advice
• Charitable Status Advice
• Project & Partnership Advice
• www.cibfunding.org.uk

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE (CDX)

• Umbrella organisation for community development
• Networks and forums for practitioners.
• www.cdx.org.uk

FUNDING SUPPORT

GRANTNET

• Directory of Funding
• www.grantnet.org.uk

GOVERNMENT FUNDING

Some funding sources for

• Communities
• Education
• Health
• www.governmentfunding.org.uk

GRANTS ONLINE

Directory of grants available from

• European Union
• UK Government
• Lottery
• Regional Grant Making Bodies
• Grant Making Trusts.
• www.grantsonline.org.uk
• www.access-funds.co.uk

LOTTERY FUNDING

• Interactive funding search facility
• www.lotteryfunding.org.uk
• www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND – SOUTH EAST

• www.arts.org.uk/regions

AWARDS FOR ALL – SOUTH EAST

• £500 - £5,000
• Simple & Straightforward.
• Art, Sport, Heritage & Community Activities
• Promote Education, Environment & Health in Local Community.
• www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/southeast

CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION

• www.cafonline.org
  

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

THE COUNTY COUNCILS NETWORK (CCN)

• Access to 37 County Council websites
• www.lga.gov.uk/ccn

DIRECT GOV. WEBSITE

• A-Z of Local Councils
• Access to County & District Councils
• www.direct.gov.uk/Dl1/Directories/LocalCouncils

COUNTY COUNCILS

• Community
• Health & Social Care
• Health & Social Care
• Business
• Facts & Figures
• Access to District Councils – websites and contacts
• www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
• www.eastsussex.gov.uk
• www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk

DISTRICT COUNCILS

• Community, People & Living
• Environment
• Housing
• Tourism & Culture
• Regeneration
• Access to Parish Councils – websites and contacts
  www.rother.gov.uk
  www.wealden.gov.uk
  www.westoxon.gov.uk
  www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk
  www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk
  www.southoxon.gov.uk

PARISH COUNCILS

• Directories of local organisations
• Parish Plans & Health Checks
• Local Information
• Sussex Association of Parish Councils
• Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils

NATIONAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT

DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra)

• Rural Affairs & Sustainable Development
• Grants & Funding Directory & Contacts
• www.defra.gov.uk/funding/what/community.htm
• www.defra.gov.uk

NATURAL ENGLAND

• Rural Services & Economy
• Social Inclusion & Disadvantage in Rural Areas
• Research & Data, Trends & Figures
• Guidelines (e.g. Parish Plans)
• www.naturalengland.org.uk

THE SOUTH EAST ENGLAND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SEEDA)

• Regional Economic strategy (2002-2012)
• The Rural Economy, Strategy & Sustainability
• Funding & Advice
• Social Inclusion & Sustainable Development
• Rural Development Programme for England 2007 – 2013
• www.seeda.co.uk

SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGIONAL ASSEMBLY (SEERA)

• South East Regional Plan
• www.southeast-ra.gov.uk

REGIONAL ACTION AND INVOLVEMENT SOUTH EAST (RAISE)

• www.raise-networks.org.uk

GOVERNMENT OFFICE SOUTH EAST (GOSE)

• Regional Rural Policy
• England Rural Development Programme
• Rural Affairs Forum
• www.go-se.gov.uk

HEALTH AUTHORITIES

• Directory of Primary Health Care trusts
• www.nhs.uk/england/authoritiesTrusts

LEARNING & SKILLS COUNCIL

• All aspects of education and training
• www.lsc.gov.uk
• www.lsc.gov.uk/sussex

GENERAL PROJECT & BUSINESS ADVICE

BUSINESS LINKS

• Advice on all aspects of business management
• www.businesslink.gov.uk
• www.sussexenterprise.co.uk
• www.businesslinksolutions.co.uk

HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE (HSE)

• Risk Assessments
• Legal Responsibilities
• www.hse.gov.uk

HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS

• Information on VAT
• Employing people, Income Tax, National Insurance
• www.hmrc.gov.uk

ACAS

• Advice on all aspects of Employment and Managing People
• www.acas.org.uk

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS (RIBA)

• Members Directory by Region
• Useful Links
• www.riba.org
• www.thebuildingregs.com

ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS (RICS)

• Find a surveyor facility
• www.rics.org

INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

• Find a chartered accountant facility
• www.icaew.co.uk

THE LAW SOCIETY

• Advice on choosing and using solicitors
• www.lawsociety.org.uk

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MARKETING

• All aspects of marketing
• www.cim.co.uk