• Please tick the box if your organisation would like to join the VSA and agrees to uphold these values
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Data Protection Statement and Use

The information provided by you will be held on the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Voluntary and Community Database. This is a joint project of local voluntary & community sector partner organisations (see About Us). Information held on this database will be shared with these partners and will only be used for monitoring and promoting the voluntary and community sector in Herefordshire and Worcestershire and for the purposes you indicate below.

The VSA receives information to pass on to the Voluntary and Community Sector from many organisations, including from Herefordshire Partnership. This ranges from being asked to comment on proposed changes to national and local policy, to news about local meetings and training sessions and Local Area Agreement opportunities.

Please indicate which topics you would like information on.

• ALL TOPICS

  By ticking this you will receive all information sent to the VSA for distribution to the sector

• Herefordshire Partnership (strategic)

  This includes the Herefordshire Partnership newsletter and information from VSA Reps on the strategic bodies that govern the Partnership

• Access to Services and Homes (Stronger Communities)

  Rural Access Partnership, More and better housing, Community Transport, Rural Services

• Children and Young People and matters covered by the Children's Trust

  Education, early years, extended schools, information from HCYVS

• Community Learning

  Community based learning, skills for life, English as a second language

• Community and Voluntary matters (Stronger Communities)

  Equalities, encouraging active citizenship, including Community Development Partnership, Compact, Valuing People & Voluntary & Community Information

• Culture & Leisure

  Arts, Music, Sports and Hobby Groups

• Economic Development & Enterprise

  This covers updates from Edgar Street Grid, Social Enterprise and the Rural Regeneration Zone, work based training e.g. Train to Gain, information

• Environment

  Reducing waste & increasing recycling, tackling climate change, strong local response to emergencies e.g. flooding, improving biodiversity

• Health and Well Being

  Encouraging healthier lifestyles, that allow people to live independently for longer, including information from The Alliance

• Safer Communities

  Reducing fear of crime and incidences of crime and disorder; Improving road safety

• South Wye Regeneration Partnership

  Information about South Wye regeneration and locally based organisations