Useful Links

LOCAL/COUNTY:

Canterbury City Council  

Canterbury District Community Alliance (CDCA)  

Canterbury District Community Portal 

Canterbury and Herne Bay Volunteer Centre  

Community Action South & East Kent: http://www.casekent.org.uk/

Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust (PCT)  

Kent County Council  

Kent Health Watch is a 24 hour helpline for people to call about any worries they have about health or social care: 

http://www.kent.gov.uk/your_council/have_your_say/kent_health_watch.aspx 

The Kent LINk 

Social Enterprise Kent: http://www.sekgroup.org.uk/

Swale CVS and Volunteer Centre: http://www.swalecvs.org.uk/

Whitstable Volunteer Centre 

REGIONAL/NATIONAL:

Charity Commission  

Companies House  

The Department of Health has launched a web page with all the latest news on health and social care reform: http://healthandcare.dh.gov.uk/  

KentCAN 

Making a Difference with Data website aims to help people use information to influence how public services are delivered in local government, health and social care, housing, roads and transport, policing and criminal justice, and education: http://madwdata.org/ 

National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA)  

National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)  

Regional Action and Involvement South East (RAISE) RAISE produces regular email updates and a monthly newsletter for members. Membership is free – see http://www.raise-networks.org.uk/membership/ 

Russell-Cooke Solicitors – an NCVO approved consultant with a dedicated team working with charities and VCOs – produce a montly charity legal update and a number of other useful regular mailings:

 

http://www.russell-cooke.co.uk/service-detail.cfm?id=1