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steve_h
                              

Welfare Rights Caseworker, Advocacy in Wirral, Birkenhead, Wirral
Member since
06th Mar 2006

Contracted Advice Agencies Network (CAAN)
Wed 24-Feb-10 11:59 AM

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME,

Open to any NfP agency with LSC Contracts

CONTRACTED ADVICE AGENCIES NETWORK

AGENDA

11 March 2010
At Carrs Lane Church Centre
Birmingham B4 7SX
Tel: 0121 643 6151


09:30 Coffee & Registration

10:00 Meeting commences

1. Welcomes & introductions –Acting Chair
Apologies

2. Minutes of last meeting/ Matters arising

3. Notes of Executive Board Decisions

4. Election of New Executive Board Member


10:15 Adam Griffith ASA
Update


11:00 Refreshments

11:30 Open Forum with Adam Griffith


12:15 Lunch


13:00 Costing Advice Services
Ann Lewis ASA
This session will introduce you to the language of costings and suggest a straightforward way of calculating and presenting the cost of delivering your advice services. The session assumes no prior knowledge of this subject.


14:30 Short comfort break


14:45 Training Session Exercise –followed by questions


16:00 Close

To book places email: admin@contractedagencies.org.uk or phone Mags Walsh on
0161 839 7300

If you book and cannot attend, please cancel the booking giving as much notice as possible; this will save us being charged for refreshments and lunch. If less than 24 hours notice is given there will be a charge of £25.

Any problems on the day please contact Mags Walsh: 07812194710
Below are directions to the venue supplied by Carrs Lane Church Centre.

Travel by Train, Metro

• From New Street Station
Exit the station on the concourse level, towards the Bullring shopping centre main entrance. At the junction cross the road and turn left. Pass under the bridge and cross the road straight ahead. The Church Centre is on the left, opposite Moor Street Station.

• From Moor Street Station
The Church Centre is almost directly across Moor Street Queensway from Moor Street Station, and opposite Marks & Spencer on Carrs Lane.

• From Snow Hill Station (for Train and Metro Tram)
Cross the road towards Great Western Arcade and turn left. Turn right which takes you under a building (onto Bull Street). Keep walking, crossing straight ahead at the junction. Follow the road round to the right, and opposite Boots turn left into Carrs Lane, with Marks & Spencer on the far side. The Church Centre is at the far end of Carrs Lane, on the left.

Car Parking
(The car park at the Church Centre is restricted to disabled persons and for unloading, by arrangement only.)

Approach from North, East or South East via M6 & A38M (Aston Expressway)
Leaving the M6, stay in the centre lane of A38M (Aston Expressway). At ‘End of Motorway’ sign gantry - exit left, signed Aston University & Shoppers Car Park. At the large roundabout (Lancaster Circus) take the first exit.
* You need to be in the right-hand lane, signed to Children’s Hospital and Londonderry House. Turn right at the first traffic lights.
** After 50 yards - turn left and then continue along Dale End, under a low bridge, Albert Street and Dale End multi-story car parks, are on the left and right respectively. After parking, walk in the same direction from Dale End along High Street and turn left down Carrs Lane (beside Marks & Spencer) – the Church Centre is on the left.

Approach from South, South West or West via the M5 and A38 (Bristol Rd)
Leave M5 at Junction 4 - A38 - signed to Birmingham. Follow the A38 for approximately 10 miles - follow signs for M6. Near the city centre after the circular St. Catherine's RC church on your left, keep to the right to go through an underpass and two tunnels. Immediately after the second tunnel, exit left to Lancaster Circus. Exit the roundabout at 3 o’clock and follow the first route at * above.

Approach from South or South East via M40, M42 & A45, A41, or A34, and up Deritend (Street)
You will approach the city centre via a gyratory system, which will bring you alongside the new Selfridges store (covered in silver disks). Avoiding the bus lane, keep to the nearside lane as the road turns left up the hill beside Moor Street Station, and then right at the top of the hill. You pass the Church Centre on your left, but you cannot get into Carrs Lane from there. At the second set of cross-roads traffic lights turn left - signed to Children’s Hospital. Then follow the first route at ** above.

On leaving your car park:
Turn back into Dale End – going back under the low bridge.
At the end, fork right, and follow the direction signs for your destination route.

  

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steve_h
                              

Welfare Rights Caseworker, Advocacy in Wirral, Birkenhead, Wirral
Member since
06th Mar 2006

RE: Contracted Advice Agencies Network (CAAN)
Wed 02-Jun-10 03:30 PM

CONTRACTED ADVICE AGENCIES NETWORK

MEETING WED 9TH JUNE 2010.

This meeting is exceptionally informative for up to date news and information regarding LSC contracts.
You do not have to be a member to attend
To book places email: admin@contractedagencies.org.uk or phone Mags Walsh on
0161 839 7300
Please book your place ASAP because we have to confirm numbers of attendees.

AGENDA

Birmingham BVSC, The Centre for Voluntary Action
Birmingham B5 6DR


10:00 Coffee & Registration

10:30 Meeting commences

1. Welcomes & introductions –Acting Chair Kathryn Burgess
Apologies

2. Minutes of last meeting/ Matters arising

3. Notes of Executive Board Decisions 25/05/2010 - Matters arising

4. Date of next meeting – propose to move to 20/10/2010



11.00 Executive Board Membership


11:15 Matthew Howgate – CLS Consultant, Citizens Advice
LSC Update – Latest regarding the tender plus the appeals process


12:15 Lunch


12:45 Training Session:

Financial Stewardship or Down With the Ship – your choice

An explanation and discussion of the latest audit methodology from the LSC. What you need to be aware of, how to prepare and what the LSC has planned for you next. The session will include how and why you should consider appealing contract notices and sanctions arising out of these types of visits.


14:15 Ten minutes comfort break


15:15 Close


15.30 – 16:30 – Meeting of the Executive Board

To book places email: admin@contractedagencies.org.uk or phone Mags Walsh on
0161 839 7300

If you book and cannot attend, please cancel the booking giving as much notice as possible; this will save us being charged for refreshments and lunch. If less than 24 hours notice is given there will be a charge of £25.

Any problems on the day please contact Mags Walsh: 07812194710

Below are directions to the venue supplied by BVSC.


Directions to BVSC, 138 Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6DR Tel: 0121 678 8817
Birmingham New Street Train Station
1. Exit in to the main station through the ticket barriers and bear left past WH Smiths and Marks & Spencer.
2. Cross the road at the traffic lights ahead of you and enter the Bull Ring Shopping Centre. Take the escalators down one level to the ground floor and continue straight ahead until you reach the exit on your right (next to Burger King).
3. Exit the Bull Ring shopping centre and continue down the slope keeping St Martin’s church on your right, cross at the traffic lights and BVSC is 20 metres down the hill from the corner of Digbeth opposite Selfridges.
Moor Street Station
Local and some long distance trains stop at Moor Street.
1. Left out of the station exit and then follow the footpath round left again.
2. As you walk you'll want to keep the new Selfridge's store (building with silver disks all over it) on your right hand side.
3. Walk down the hill and cross straight over the road by the traffic lights.
4. Turn right at the car park straight in front of you. Follow the road along to the corner of Digbeth and BVSC is 20 metres further along on the left.
Car, Motorcycle & Cycle
There is a fee-paying car park by the rear entrance to 138 Digbeth on Well Lane, with access from Allison Street(all day parking available at £4 per day). There are several other public car parks close by as well as on-street parking.
Disabled Parking
We have 2 spaces at the rear of 138 Digbeth for disabled people visiting by car. From
Birmingham city centre, turn left from Digbeth into Allison Street then left again into Well Lane. Our entry is right at the end of Well Lane. You should call to book well in advance.
Motorcycles & Cycles
We have cycle parking by the rear entrance to the building (see above).
Bus
For the latest information about bus services, call Centro Hotline on 0121 200 2700.
Coach
Digbeth Coach Station (National Express) is a short distance from BVSC. From the station entrance, cross the main road and walk about 400 yards up the hill towards the city centre. You’ll pass the Police Station (corner of Allison Street/ Digbeth) to your right - BVSC is a little further up on the same side

  

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