This is a place where you can find out about opportunities that are available to your organisation. From funding streams to events and training, The Essex Alliance will keep you informed.
Thanks to the diversity and passion of partners across the County, The Essex Affordable Food movement is really gaining momentum and if you’d like to be part of the developing network that is being led by the providers themselves, there are three new opportunities to get involved.
The Affordable Food Network Coordinator will support and oversee the development of the Affordable Food Network (made up of social or community supermarkets and other affordable food initiatives in Essex), providing centralised support to social supermarkets and other affordable food initiatives. The coordinator will work as part of a countywide team to develop and embed a culture of peer support, peer learning, and network capability, ensuring the networkโs sustainability and impact.
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This is a strategic post that leads on delivery of the Essex Public Health ambitions for the Essex Affordable Food Network, (made up of social or community supermarkets and other affordable food initiatives in Essex). The role will maximise the opportunities for impact, sustainability and investment.
The Uttlesford Community Supermarket will increase the proportion of people able to live healthy lifestyles by giving convenient access to affordable, healthy food and ingredients close to where they live. Uttlesford is a large rural district with a low population density. We will therefore provide a Mobile Community Supermarket, delivered by a partnership of TAWS and UCAN, and including other local, public, voluntary and community sector stakeholders. https://lnkd.in/egeU8_D4
Join Braintree District Council for a day of giving back and making a difference in our community at Volunteer Day!
Welcome to Volunteer Day!
Come join us onย Wed Jun 04 2025ย atย 10:00 AMย atย Braintree Town Hallย for a day of giving back to our community. Whether you’re a seasoned volunteer or looking to get involved for the first time, there’s something for everyone at this event.
Help out with local projects, meet like-minded individuals, and make a positive impact in our town. Together, we can make a difference!
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with others and make a difference. See you there!
The Affordable Food Network Coordinator will support and oversee the development of the Affordable Food Network (made up of social or community supermarkets and other affordable food initiatives in Essex), providing centralised support to social supermarkets and other affordable food initiatives. The coordinator will work as part of a countywide team to develop and embed a culture of peer support, peer learning, and network capability, ensuring the networkโs sustainability and impact.
Our friends at Mid and North East Essex Mind are recruiting!
Theyโre looking for a passionate and experienced Service Manager to help lead their North East Essex Sanctuary โ a vital out-of-hours mental health support service.
In this role, youโll:
โ๏ธ Support and manage a dedicated frontline team โ๏ธ Oversee daily service operations โ๏ธ Work closely with local partners to ensure people in crisis get the right support
If youโve managed mental health or crisis services and care about making a real difference, this could be the role for you.
Creative You, Creative Client โ A Renew Workshop for Counsellors
Weโre excited to announce a new workshop designed to help counsellors explore the power of creativity in their practice.ย Creative You, Creative Clientย is a one-day introduction to how creativity can enhance therapeutic practice.
This workshop will give you a deeper understanding of your own creative potential and offer practical tools for encouraging creativity in clients. Weโll explore why creativity is essential in therapy, address common barriers to creative expression, and share simple techniques you can start using with clients right away.
Who is this for?ย Counsellors and trainee counsellors from all modalities interested in developing their own and their clientsโ creativity When?ย 10am โ 4pm, Saturday 7th June 2025 Where?ย Renew Counselling and Training, Sadlers House, 2 Legg Street, Chelmsford CM1 1AH Price:ย ยฃ125.00 (please note a ยฃ50 deposit is required to secure your place) Enquiries:ย michelleallen@renew.org.ukย | 01245 264348
Are you passionate about creating a society where every older person lives a happy, connected, and dignified life?
Age Well East is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to join us as our next Chair of Trustees. This is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact across one of the UKโs most populous and diverse counties.
As Chair, you will:
Provide strategic leadership to guide the next phase of our development.
Act as line manager to the CEO, supporting and challenging to drive excellence.
Champion good governance and help us grow our reach and impact.
Weโre looking for someone who shares our commitment to empowering people to age well, with the experience and insight to lead a passionate and dedicated Board.
The expected time commitment is aroundย 2โ3 days per month, aggregated across the month to support flexibility. Board meetings are held quarterly (mostly via video call), with additional engagement as needed.
To ensure a smooth handover, the successful candidate will be invited toย Co-Chair alongside our current Chair, Nick Avery. The length of this transition period is flexible and will be tailored to the new Chairโs preference, with full transition expected by early 2026 at the latest.
๐ Carers Week: 9โ15 June ๐ To mark Carers Week, Essex County Council and partners are hosting daily bite-size webinarsto help professionals identify carers early and signpost them to the right support.
๐ Open to all front-line professionals and services across Essex ๐ฅ๏ธ Hosted on Microsoft Teams
๐ Each session covers a key area:
9 June โ Support for young carers
10 June โ Support for adult carers
11 June โ Supporting carers of people with dementia
12 June โ Advocacy supportfor carers
13 June โ Employer supportfor working carers
Donโt miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and improve outcomes for carers in your community.
Essex County Council is seeking compassionate individuals to join their community of foster carers. With more children than ever needing a safe and loving home, your support can make a world of difference.
Essex County Council offer exceptional support, award-winning training, competitive fees and have a whole community around you. New foster carers in 2025 will receive a ยฃ2000 welcome bonus. With various fostering options to suit your lifestyle, thereโs never been better time to foster.
Become a foster carer and provide a child with the safe and loving home they deserve. Learn more at an information event where you can meet foster carers and ask questions. Join themย in-person on Saturday 17 May or find a virtual event.
On 21 March, all 15 councils across Greater Essex, together with the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (OPFCC), submitted an interim proposal for Local Government Reorganisation to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
The proposal represents a collaborative effort across Greater Essex to explore the potential for creating new unitary council structures. These changes aim to improve the efficiency, accountability, and delivery of public services across the region.
Working together with colleagues across the county, ECC are carefully considering the response and will incorporate this input as they refine their plans. Detailed proposals will be submitted to the MHCLG by the end of September.
We remain committed to keeping residents and stakeholders informed throughout this process. For ongoing updates on Local Government Reorganisation and Devolution in Greater Essex, please visit this page.
Fraud is on the rise in Essex โ with a 6.1% increase in offences over the past year, totalling 9,604 incidentsand a staggering ยฃ68.5 millionin losses.
Despite the scale of the issue, many residents still feel unsure or anxious about reporting fraud. In fact, Essex Police estimate that many people experience fraud at least once a month, yet most cases go unreported.
To help tackle this, the Multi-Agency Approach to Fraud (MAAF)has launched a new anonymous surveyto understand public awareness and experiences of fraud and scams โ whether or not youโve been a victim. The goal is to better focus resources, improve prevention strategies, and ultimately reduce fraud across Southend, Essex, and Thurrock.
MAAFbrings together key organisations including:
Essex County Council
Essex Police
Essex Trading Standards
Victim Support
The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
Weโre asking all Alliance members and partners to support this important initiative by sharing the survey widely โ through your communications channels, networks, and with your communities. Every response counts.
Councillor Mark Durham, who oversees Essex Trading Standards, said:
โFraudsters are always looking at new ways to scam people to a point where itโs not always immediately clear when youโve been a victim. This can make fraud a difficult crime to combat and means we have to constantly evolve our tactics. However, if enough people come forward and engage with our anonymous survey, we can get a better understanding of the issues faced and start stamping out what has become a rampant issue across the UK.โ
If youโve been affected by fraud or want to learn more, visitย Essex Police.
