This past year - summer 2007 to summer 2008 - Partnership members have undergone training regarding:

1. Legal Issues for Community Groups
2. Fundraising for Community Groups
3. Grant Fundraising for Community Groups - 2 sessions
4. Attracting Volunteers
5. Employment Law for Community Groups 

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The Regeneration Partnership has purchased several books concerning many areas of information relevant to volunteers and community groups. 

Partnership members and members of community groups in Easington Colliery and Horden are welcome to borrow these publications. 

Click here for list of publications. 

Please contact Christine on 079 6655 1328 or Michael on 079 7050 0824 if you are interested.

Volunteers awarded funding

Horden and Easington Colliery Regeneration Partnerships have awarded local community groups funding for training which will build the skills of their volunteers.

Horden Regeneration Partnership awarded Cotsford Junior School's new parents group funding for a first aid course and has allocated future funding to Horden Colliery Residents Association volunteers to learn about their new ICT equipment.

Easington Colliery Regeneration Partnership awarded money to a White Lea Farm/National Trust  volunteer to take a tractor driving course, to the Church of Ascension's youth project and to Easington Social Welfare Centre to send one of its volunteers on a tower training course.

£719 has been awarded with £1,700 available from June 2008.