AVA Magazine - September 22
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<strong>AVA</strong> |<strong>September</strong> 20<strong>22</strong> 3<br />
Supporting resilient<br />
communities<br />
Dan Shaw<br />
<strong>AVA</strong> Chief Executive<br />
Officer<br />
I’m delighted to introduce this latest edition of<br />
our magazine full of news and useful reflections<br />
that I hope everyone enjoys reading. At a time<br />
when so many challenges seem to dominate,<br />
whether they be around the impending arrival<br />
of the darker nights and the winter weather, or<br />
the cost-of-living crisis that is already affecting<br />
us all, <strong>AVA</strong> continues to support some of the<br />
amazing groups and organisations who work<br />
tirelessly to support so many people across our<br />
communities.<br />
Our brilliant staff team continue to work hard<br />
on making sure that they are as up to date<br />
as possible in their knowledge so that they<br />
are offering guidance that will be valuable to<br />
groups. Our new colleagues have been making<br />
their presence felt by working hard to develop<br />
their networks and contacts, and some of their<br />
work is highlighted for you to see in this edition<br />
which might hopefully help you to think about<br />
how they could potentially help your group in<br />
the future.<br />
We’ve also been getting<br />
ready for the two funds<br />
that we are about to<br />
administer; you will find<br />
more details of the Just<br />
Transition Participatory<br />
Budgeting fund and<br />
the second year of the<br />
Communities Mental<br />
Health & Wellbeing fund<br />
in this edition. We’re<br />
really proud that both<br />
funds will provide groups with the opportunity to<br />
secure grant funding to enable them to do more<br />
to help their service users.<br />
We are always keen to hear from you about<br />
what we are doing well, and what we could be<br />
doing better, so please don’t hesitate to get in<br />
touch with us if you would like to.<br />
Finally, <strong>AVA</strong> is unfortunately losing two of our<br />
colleagues this month. Sandra McGuigan has<br />
been a pioneer of our networks model by building<br />
a very successful Children & Families network,<br />
and Lesley Lawrinson has helped us to transform<br />
our communications outputs. We’re confident<br />
that both work strands will continue to go from<br />
strength to strength with new colleagues, but<br />
Sandra and Lesley really will be missed by us all.<br />
With very best wishes<br />
Dan and the entire <strong>AVA</strong> Team<br />
Dan.Shaw@avashire.org.uk<br />
Contents<br />
12<br />
15<br />
Alford Community Railway<br />
reach milestone with new lease<br />
Keeping you informed<br />
New Governance Guidance<br />
4-5<br />
Magpie<br />
Awarded grant funding<br />
16-17<br />
Members Spotlight<br />
Aboyne Men’s Shed<br />
6-7<br />
Mental Health & Wellbeing Funding<br />
Round 2 of the CMHW fund<br />
18-19<br />
New <strong>AVA</strong> Member<br />
Tyred N Cranky<br />
8-9<br />
10-11<br />
Networks of Wellbeing<br />
New premesis in Huntly<br />
New Service for community groups<br />
Introducing <strong>AVA</strong>’s new Mediation<br />
Service<br />
20-21<br />
<strong>22</strong><br />
Spotlight<br />
Aberdeen Independent<br />
Multiple Sclerosis (AIMS)<br />
Generations Working Together
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