by Ian Noah | Feb 26, 2021 | COVID-19, Events, News
Despite BME communities being known to be disproportionately affected by COVID-19, they have not been prioritised under current government vaccine roll-out practices. However, in response to the demand by members of the BME communities, Sayd Ahmed, Chair of the BME...
by Ian Noah | Jan 28, 2021 | COVID-19, News
Voluntary Action North Somerset (VANS), with the support of Weston-super-Mare Town Council, is seeking to gain the best possible understanding of the help and support that is currently needed to help the communities in Weston and North Somerset recover from the...
by Ian Noah | Jan 26, 2021 | Events, News, Training
This course is to help support BME/BAME projects, groups and organisations in North Somerset, who are delivering important services to their communities during the COVID pandemic, and who wish to benefit from an enhanced online presence by developing their own...
by Ian Noah | Jan 19, 2021 | News
Supporting the vital work of BME/BAME organisations is more important than ever and digital inclusion and connectivity is a critical issue. BME/BAME Communities, who are under particular and well documented pressures, are made doubly vulnerable by digital isolation....
by Ian Noah | Jan 19, 2021 | News
Community Learning offer short courses for adults living in North Somerset (minimum age 19)to help build skills and confidence for work, volunteering and wellbeing. Priority places are given to those who are in receipt of certain benefits or with few or no...