//Do you have the best garden in Rotherham? 
The Rotherham in Bloom Annual Garden Competition rewards residents who make a real difference in their neighbourhoods by taking pride in their gardens.
Enter to win up to £100! www.rotherham.gov.uk/gardencompetition
//Are you interested in helping others?
Do you enjoy a good chat with someone?
Have you got the odd half an hour to help someone feel that bit less lonely?
Then telephone befriending could be the role for you! Our volunteers call people who have identified themselves as lonely and offer them a friendship call. Calls last on average for 30 minutes and make a real difference to people’s week. All volunteers receive full training for this role and are supported by a staff team.
//Volunteer Co-Ordinator – Full Time 37 hours
Salary – £23,500 per annum – 12-month contract
Rotherham Federation are seeking an experienced Volunteer Co-Ordinator to join their team to support Rotherham communities to grow and develop, working with local people to building their sense of belonging, community pride and spirit.
Continue reading “Job Vacancy – Volunteer Coordinator with Rotherham Federation”
//During the Covid-19 Pandemic Rotherham Federation are working with funders and contract providers to fulfil our commitment of Strengthening Communities in Rotherham. This is including changing how we work in order to comply with Government guidelines as well as safeguarding our members, staff and the community as a whole.
Public meetings have been cancelled or postponed and staff are working from home. You can still contact all staff by email and most staff on their mobiles and we will continue to be here.
Find out more information here:
www.rotherham.gov.uk/coronavirus
Visit these Facebook groups to keep in contact/keep up to date:
East Herringthorpe Coronavirus help
Ferham/Masbrough Coronavirus help
You can contact us on the numbers below:
Kathryn – 07940193592
Sarah – 07538625113
Rachel – 07983147948
Rob – 07538625150
Dan – 07507277945
Laura – 07813543332
For general enquiries or if the staff member you are wanting is not on the list please call Laura or email info@rotherfed.org
Stay Home. Stay Safe.
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//Rotherham’s Safeguarding Awareness week will be the 8th – 12th July.
For more information on this, please click here.
//In March 2017, The tenant scrutiny panel had completed their first tenant scrutiny report which focused on Council services in Housing on the topic of young tenants.
We suggested that the Council make changes in thirteen areas and we are pleased to report that ten of these are now in place.
//Bakersfield Court TARA celebrated their 10 year anniversary with an event on Thursday 16th May 2019
The former mayor and his wife attended, one of the last events he attended as Mayor.
Congratulations to Bakersfield court for 10 years of involvement and social inclusion at the centre!
This was taken from our quarterly newsletter for Summer 2019.
//Rotherham Federation will be presenting staff award to RMBC, Mears and Fortem staff at the RMBC Tenants’ Open Day 2019.
The staff members can be nominated by Council tenants across Rotherham by submitting the nomination form. The winners will be selected by a panel of tenants.
The closing date for submitting a nomination has been extended to 21st June 2019.
Please return the form to info@rotherfed.org or to Springwell Gardens Community Centre, Eastwood View, S65 1NH
//The annual Tenants Open Day 2019 will be held at New York Stadium on Wednesday 10th July 2019 from 9.30am to 2pm. This is your chance to find out what’s happening in housing services and meet other tenants. Rotherham Federation will be holding the Community Groups Awards and Staff Awards. There will be stalls to find out information in the area and a Pie n Pea lunch will be served. All places must be booked by calling 01709 822100 – don’t miss out
