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Forthcoming Events

Supporting People in Emergencies

A multi agency training and exercise event: Eden

Wednesday 16th February 2011 – 9.30 to 4.30 pm

Eden District Council, Town Hall, Penrith

Aim: To train and exercise Cumbria’s Supporting People in Emergencies plan in a multi agency setting.

Objectives: To raise awareness of the plans for supporting people in an emergency in Cumbria.

To exercise the response of agencies in Cumbria using a desktop scenario.

Provide a networking opportunity between responding agencies.

To address issues raised following the 2009 flood debriefs in relation to clarifying roles.

Key agencies: Representatives from the following agencies will be required to ensure multi agency input into the desktop exercise:

All members of Adult Social Care / Children’s Services Crisis Support Team

District Council Reception Centre Managers

Local Police

Health representatives

Local voluntary agency representatives

Preparation:

Delegates will be issued with pre-reading to familiarise with the Supporting People in Emergencies Plan, and the Emergency Support Centres Plan.

Representatives will need an understanding of their own agency’s plan to contribute to the exercise.

Date:

The Eden event will be held on Wednesday 16th February 2011.

The event is being hosted by Eden District Council and will be held at the Town Hall, Penrith.

Booking:

To reserve a place please contact Sophie Marsay at Adult Social Care sophie.marsay@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Aim: To train and exercise Cumbria’s Supporting People in Emergencies plan in a multi agency setting.

Objectives:

To raise awareness of the plans for supporting people in an emergency in Cumbria.

To exercise the response of agencies in Cumbria using a desktop scenario.

Provide a networking opportunity between responding agencies.

To address issues raised following the 2009 flood debriefs in relation to clarifying roles.

Key agencies:

Representatives from the following agencies will be required to ensure multi agency input into the desktop exercise:

All members of Adult Social Care / Children’s Services Crisis Support Team

District Council Reception Centre Managers

Local Police

Health representatives

Local voluntary agency representatives

Preparation:

Delegates will be issued with pre-reading to familiarise with the Supporting People in Emergencies Plan, and the Emergency Support Centres Plan.

Representatives will need an understanding of their own agency’s plan to contribute to the exercise.

Date:

The Eden event will be held on Wednesday 16th February 2011.

The event is being hosted by Eden District Council and will be held at the Town Hall, Penrith.

Booking:

To reserve a place please contact Sophie Marsay at Adult Social Care sophie.marsay@cumbriacc.gov.uk

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Census 2011

Participate in helping with the census, real opportunities for Neighbourhood Watch members to apply for a wide range of temporary and part time jobs.

Details of census recruitment can be found at: www.censusjobs.co.uk  or phone 01256 383847 or text phone 0870 609 4219. The ONS are aiming to recruit local people with local knowledge to deliver the census and Neighbourhood Watch members are ideally placed to go for these jobs.

Census 2011

Census 2011 - There is an exciting opportunity for Neighbourhood Watch in Cumbria to participate in helping with the census and real opportunities for Neighbourhood Watch members to apply for a wide range of temporary and part time jobs.

Neighbourhood Watch in Cumbria and Cumbria Neighbourhood Watch Association as a major community organisation can help ensure that the census is promoted and delivered appropriately and sensitively in Cumbria.

As the Office for National Statistics (ONS) prepare for the census there will be a number of jobs created locally to help deliver the census. Recruitment for the jobs began last month and will continue throughout the year. Next round of recruitment starts 8 March 2010. There will be a variety of jobs from full time over a reasonably long period, to short part time jobs around the actual census time.

Details of census recruitment can be found at: www.censusjobs.co.uk  or phone 01256 383847 or text phone 0870 609 4219. The ONS are aiming to recruit local people with local knowledge to deliver the census and Neighbourhood Watch members are ideally placed to go for these jobs.