Volunteer Recruitment Fair – 8 June 2024
Come along to our Volunteer Recruitment Fair taking place at the Council House, North Street, Chichester.
Author: City Council Administration
Author event – Kathy Evans – Chichester Library
Chichester Library will be hosting teen author Kathy Evans for a workshop on Thursday 27 June between 4 and 5pm.
Bike Marking Event
Sussex Police will be outside the Council House, North Street, Chichester for a free bike marking event in conjunction with BikeRegister on Saturday 25 May 2024 from 1pm to 3pm.
Outreach Worker vacancy
Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice are pleased to have received funding for supporting clients with advice referred by Chichester City Council.
We are now recruiting an adviser to provide a high quality, effective and efficient advice and information service to clients who require support in the Chichester City ward. The advice will be holistic and take the client all the way through the advice process, from gathering information to finding a solution.
You will be a highly motivated strong team player with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. You will have the ability to understand written and oral information of some complexity; have good numeracy skills sufficient to compile accurate financial statements and calculate benefits; and, have effective oral and written communication skills for the purposes of negotiation and reporting.
Essential:
- Able to work unsupervised
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience in advice services and dealing with casework
- Commitment to the aims and principles of the Citizens Advice Service and The Chichester City Council
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Outreach – Chichester City Council House
Contract type: fixed term until 31 May 2026
Salary: £23,132.20 per annum
Closing date: Monday 20th May at 9am
Interview date: TBC
For general enquiries about the role, please email jobs@arunchichestercab.org.uk or visit https://arunchichestercab.org.uk/news/paid-vacancies/ to download an application pack.
Libraries for Wellbeing – Reminiscence taster session
Coming to the Cloisters Kitchen and Garden Cafe on 9 May 2024, a Reminiscence Taster Session.
Connect, give, keep learning, be active, take notice.
Countering Extremist Narratives workshops
A series of online and in person workshops has been organised by Small Steps, Groundwork and West Sussex County Council aimed at countering extremism targeted at West Sussex’s vulnerable communities.
Under the sea at Chichester Library
Coming to Chichester Library this half term…..
Dive in to your library this half term for some fishy ‘tails” and fun crafts.
Wednesday 29 May – 2.30pm to 3.30pm
Easter drama workshop from Kitchen Sink Productions
Kitchen Sink Productions are hosting a 4 day intensive theatre workshop for students aged 12-17! Across 4 days, learn theatre making skills, performance and boost your confidence, as you work with a professional theatre company to make your own show!
Join us at the Council House, North Street from 9:30-4 on the 2-5th April with a performance on the final day to parents and friends!
All HAF students are provided with a healthy and tasty lunch from UK Harvest.
We are offering 10 places on a first-come basis to any students on free-school meals and who qualify for the HAF West Sussex scheme!
Book your place today at:
HAF students – https://haf.bookinglab.co.uk/westsussex/37147/login (please book your child in for each day of the workshop (4 days total) separately as the system doesn’t take a block booking)
Other students – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/easter-drama-workshop-w-kitchen-sink-productions-tickets-861396138037
New City Council Community Grants launched
Are you a Chichester based community group?
Is your fundraising a problem?
Would a small grant help?
Chichester City Council offers a variety of grants to groups based in the city or whose work is mainly focused within the Parish of Chichester and you may be eligible if you are:
- a not for profit making organisation
- Chichester focused, either through geographic location or target group
Grants fall into three categories:
- Large Grants: Up to £5,000 per year for core running costs for a maximum period of the current Council term.
- Community Grants: Up to £3,000 for one-off projects, events or activities.
- Free Use: Organisations can apply for free use of Council facilities.
Grant applications are considered on a rolling basis throughout the year at the quarterly Community Affairs Committee meetings.
For larger projects that are beyond the scope of Discretionary Grants, the City Council may be able to advise on alternative funding sources.
Please contact Chichester City Council for more information and an application form.
- Chichester City Council, The Council House, North Street, Chichester. PO19 1LQ
- Tel.: 01243 788502
Alternatively, application forms and detailed guidance are on our website:
Upcoming talks at Chichester Records Office
Want to know more about the Elizabethan or Victorian times in Chichester?
These upcoming talks at Chichester Records Office (located in Orchard Street) may be of interest.
The material culture of life in Elizabethan Chichester
Join us for this fascinating talk by historian and archivist Dr Caroline Adams
The talk will last up to an hour, with an opportunity to ask questions (via the chat box for our remote audience).
Venue: West Sussex Record Office, 3 Orchard Street, Chichester PO19 1DD
Date: Tuesday 26 March 2024
Time: 7pm
Tickets: £8.00 (attending in-person, £7.00 for West Sussex Archives Society members); £5.00 (attending remotely via Zoom)
Booking: To attend in person, please ring 01243 753602 to book and pay; to attend online, please book via Eventbrite [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/765631342957]
What did the Victorians do for Chichester?
Visually Chichester did not alter substantially under the Victorians so its character remained – and remains to this day – essentially Georgian.
In this illustrated talk Alan Green explores the Victorian era in Chichester including the coming of the railway, new buildings and the provision of the cattle market, as well as significant happenings such as the collapse of the cathedral spire in 1861 and the sorry saga of why, despite regular cholera outbreaks, a sewerage system was not to be installed until 1892.
Along the way the movers and shakers of the day will be met.
The talk will last up to an hour, with an opportunity to ask questions (via the chat box for our remote audience).
Venue: West Sussex Record Office, 3 Orchard Street, Chichester PO19 1DD
Date: Tuesday 30 April 2024
Time: 7pm
Tickets: £8.00 (attending in-person, £7.00 for West Sussex Archives Society members); £5.00 (attending remotely via Zoom)
Booking: To attend in person, please ring 01243 753602 to book and pay; to attend online, please book via Eventbrite [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/726791361527]
