LOCAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING

Bridgewater College courses for carnivals

A range of courses covering aspects of carnival work including carnival skills, fundraising, carnival crafts, event marshalling and safety practices for road crews.
Please contact Chris Hocking at Bridgwater College.
Tel: 01278 455464
Email: HOCKINGC@bridgwater.ac.uk

REGIONAL BODIES

Artsmatrix - Individual Arts & Creative Industries www.artsmatrix.org.uk

Business Link South West www.businesslink.gov.uk/southwest

Arts & Business South West

Audience South West www.audiencessw.org

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

Arts Council England www.artscouncil.org.uk

Culture South West www.culturesouthwest.org.uk

South West Regional Development Agency www.southwestrda.org.uk

South West Observatory http://www.swo.org.uk/

South West Regional Assembly http://www.southwest-ra.gov.uk/

South West Tourism www.swtourism.co.uk

Government Office South West http://www.gosw.gov.uk/

HERDA South West: regional higher education association for South West England: http://www.herda-sw.ac.uk/

GWE Business West http://www.businesswest.co.uk/

Regional Infastructure for Social Enterprise http://www.rise-sw.co.uk/

South West Forum http://www.southwestforum.org.uk/

Creative Partnerships South West

USEFUL WEBSITES

Know How Non Profit: useful guidance for not for profit organisations

http://www.knowhownonprofit.org/

National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)

http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/

 ACAS

http://www.acas.org.uk/

Information on staff management & employment, disputes, contracts of employment, rights on pay, training for employers etc.