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SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
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AVAILABLE SUPPORT
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Area Action Team
Neighbourhood Renewal and Partnership Service, Town Hall, Sheffield S1 2HH
Tel: 0114 273 6849
Web: www.sheffield.gov.uk
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- Responsible for Sheffield’s 12 Area Panels
- Information about what is happening within their area panel areas
- Links to funding opportunities and potential partners
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Building Standards
Barkers Pool House, Burgess Street, Sheffield
S1 2HF
Tel: 0114 273 4168
Fax: 0114 273 5174
Web: www.sheffield.gov.uk
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- Building regulations set performance standards in the design and construction of buildings, so as to ensure the health, safety, welfare and convenience of people in and around buildings.
- Building regulations applications must be made when: a new building is being erected, when structural alterations are being made to a building, extensions to buildings, when fittings are being installed eg central heating systems, change the use of a building, for rewiring / electrical modifications
- If in any doubt check with the Building Standards team
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Community Buildings Team
Neighbourhood Renewal and Partnership Service, Town Hall, Sheffield S1 2HH
Tel: 0114 205 3047
Fax: 0114 273 6878
Web: www.sheffield.gov.uk
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- Management of 25 community buildings throughout Sheffield, which can be hired by community groups on a regular or one-off basis.
- Advice and information on running community buildings
- Assisting groups to prepare business plans and bids for grant funding
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Community Regeneration Development Team
Neighbourhood Renewal and Partnership Service, Town Hall, Sheffield S1 2HH
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Health and Safety Executive
Edgar Allen House, 241 Glossop Road, Sheffield. S10 2GW
Tel: 0845 345 0055 Enquiry Service
Tel: 0114 291 2300
Fax: 0114 291 2379
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- Information about all aspects of health and safety
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Health Protection Service
2-10 Carbrook Hall Road, Sheffield S9 2DB
Tel 0114 273 4415 Health and Safety
0114 273 5774 Food safety
Fax: 0114 273 6464
Email healthprotection@sheffield.gov.uk
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- Advice on food safety standards and regulations
- Advice on general health and safety matters
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Help Yourself Database (SCC and NHS)
Sheffield Information Services, Central Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 1XZ
Tel: 0114 273 4761
Fax: 0114 275 7111
Web: www.sheffieldhelpyourself.org.uk
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- Web based database of voluntary groups, activities and services, and public services.
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Planning Department
Howden House, 1 Union Street, Sheffield
S1 2SH
Tel: 0114 273 4215
Web: www.sheffield.gov.uk
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- Advice on planning, development and land-use matters
- Determination of planning applications
- Area regeneration strategies / environmental improvement
- Historic environment / conservation
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Safer Neighbourhoods Team
Neighbourhood Renewal and Partnership Service, Town Hall, Sheffield S1 2HH
Tel: 0114 273 4076
Email: safer.neighbourhoods@sheffield.gov.uk
Web: www.sheffield.gov.uk
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- Co-ordinating long-term solutions to tackle anti-social behaviour and low level crime at the local level
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Voluntary Sector Liaison Team
Neighbourhood Renewal and Partnership Service, Town Hall, Sheffield S1 2HH
Tel: 0114 273 4113
Email: vslt@sheffield.gov.uk
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- Manage the Council Small Grant Fund. Funding is available for equipment and activities for small groups.
(NB the fund does NOT pay for repairs / refurbishment of community buildings).
- Jointly organises the Funding Forum in partnership with SYFAB, VAS and Offer
- Produce Sheffield Compact Premises Pack (See useful publications below)
- On www.sheffield.gov.uk go to A-Z services and then G for grants for more information.
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Association of Charitable Foundations
Central House, 14 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1H 0AE
Tel: 0207 25 4499
WWW: acf.org.uk
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- Has details of numerous charitable trusts which provide grants to voluntary and community associations.
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Black Community Forum
Unit 114, SYAC Centre, 120 Wicker
Sheffield S3 8JD
Tel: 0114 279 8427
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- Developing links between black and ethnic minority voluntary and community organisations in South Yorkshire
- Represents the interests of the multicultural black communities
- Distributors of Community Chest funding
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Business in the Community
2nd Floor Albion House, Savile Street, Sheffield S4 7UD
Tel: 0114 201 8983
Fax: 0114 2018984
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- Forges links between businesses that are willing to offer their expertise and time for free in order to assist voluntary sector projects
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Charity Commission
PO Box 1227
Liverpool
L69 3UG
Tel: 0845 300 021
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- Regulates and registrar of charities in England and Wales
- Provides advice and guidance to charities.
- Distributes good practice.
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Community Matters
12-20 Baron street, London N1 9LL
Tel: 0207 837 7887
Web: www.communitymatters.org.uk
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- Advice on leases, employment matters, committee procedures, community buildings management, policy etc
- Training
- Consultancy
- Phonographic Performance Ltd licencing scheme
- Community sector law monitoring group
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Development Trust Association
33, Corsham Street, London N1 6DR
Tel: 0845 458 8336
Fax: 0845 458 8337
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- Supports the formation of new development trusts
- Assists development trusts to work more effectively
- Exchanges good practice
- Publish information bulletin and a range of publications
- Undertakes research
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Directory of Social Change
Federation House, Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BW
Tel: 0151 708 0117
Fax: 0151 708 0139
Web: www.dsc.org.uk
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- News and Information
- Provider of training courses
- Bookshop
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Hallam Volunteering
Activities Pod, The Hubs, Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2QQ
Tel: 0114 225 5005
Fax: 0114 225 5004
Web: www.hallamunion.com
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- Match students from Sheffield Hallam University, that want to undertake voluntary work in the City, with groups / projects that require help
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Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs – Charities
St Johns House, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside L69 9BB
Tel: 08453 020203
Web: www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities
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- This unit is responsible for all matters relating to the taxation of charities.
- Provides help to charities on direct and indirect taxation matters
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National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Regents Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL
Tel: 0207 713 6161
Fax: 0207 713 6300
Web: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
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The NCVO is the umbrella body for the voluntary sector in England. It undertakes the following:
- Lobbies government and other bodies
- Undertakes research
- Information, advice and support to voluntary organisations
- Publish VS magazine
- Provide good practice information
- Training and conferences
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Open Forum for Economic Regeneration
(OFFER)
First Floor, St James House, Vicar Lane, Sheffield S1 2EX
Tel / Fax: 0114 275 0462
Web: www.offer.org.uk
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- Ensure the voluntary, community and faith sectors are represented on Sheffield’s Local Strategic Partnership.
- Provides information about regeneration partnerships, policies and initiatives.
- Canvass the views of the Voluntary, community and faith sectors
- Capacity building of voluntary, community and faith sector to engage in regeneration partnerships
- Foster networking in voluntary, community and faith sector
- Seek funding to support the sector
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Planning Aid
The caseworker
Tel: 0870 850 9808
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- Provides free, independent, professional town planning advice and support to help communities / people unable to afford to pay consultants to: understand the town planning system, participate in preparing plans, prepare their own plans, comment on planning applications, apply for planning permission, appeal against refusals of planning permission and to represent themselves at inquiries.
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Sheffield Community Economic Development Unit (SCEDU)
53, Mowbray Street, Sheffield. S3 8EN
Tel 0114 281 2222
Fax: 0114 281 4173
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- Provides support and advice for social enterprises
- Provides managed workspace and conference facilities.
- Consultancy
- Grant assistance
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Sheffield Law Centre
Tel: 0114 273 1888
Web: www.slc.org.uk
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South Yorkshire Community Foundation
Clay Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield S9 2PF
Tel 0114 242 4294 Grant Inquiries
Tel 0114 242 4857 General Inquiries
Email: admin@sycf.org.uk
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- Offer small grants to voluntary and community groups for a wide range of things. The funding criteria change regularly so see the web site or telephone the SYCF to get up to date details.
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South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau
The Workstation, Paternoster Row, Sheffield
S1 2BX
Tel: 0114 249 4343
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- Information of funding bodies
- Assistance with preparing funding applications
- Production of a funding newsletter
- Training in funding and fundraising for community voluntary groups
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Star (Sheffield)
York Street, Sheffield S1 1PU
Fax: 0114 272 5978
Email: whats.on@sheffieldnewspapers.co.uk
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- Advertise your activities in the Sheffield Star
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Telegraph (Sheffield)
York Street, Sheffield S1 1PU
Tel: 0114 2767676 Ext 3034
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- Advertise your activities in the Sheffield Telegraph
NB All listings must be submitted by midday each Wednesday |
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University of Sheffield Union of Students
Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TG
Tel: 0114 222 8500
Fax: 0114 275 2506
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- Match students which want to undertake voluntary work in the City with groups / projects that require help
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Voluntary Action Sheffield
69, Division Street, Sheffield S1 4GE
Tel: 0114 249 3360
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VAS is an independent voluntary organisation, supporting the development of the voluntary and community sector locally by:
- Advising groups on matters such as constitutions, management committees, fundraising, quality systems.
- Specialist services such as community accountancy, payroll, legal advice, ICT advice
- Training
- Information and publications
- Planning and partnership work with health, housing and social care organisations and statutory partners
- Volunteer Centre signposting local volunteering opportunities.
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