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Commission launches mobile website

16 Dec 2011

The Charity Commission has today launched a mobile version of its website to provide information to the public and charities.

It holds the details of more than 180,000 registered charities which people can search to find out what a charity does and provides contact details so that people can look up a charity to check that it is genuine before making a donation.

Help for Heroes co-founder and chief executive, Bryn Parry welcomed the site and said: “This is a fantastic initiative that will certainly reassure supporters that their hard-earned money is going exactly where it should.”

Trustees will also be able to access summaries of the Commission’s guidance on issues such as fundraising and trading.

One of the reasons for developing the mobile site was that the number of people accessing the Commission’s website via a mobile phone has increased in the last year. In November 13,575 accessed the website on a mobile device which represents 2.5 per cent of the total number of visitors compared with 0.9 per cent of the total number of visitors last November.

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Love Food Surrey campaign

1 in 5 bags of food shopping gets thrown away -please help support Surrey's food waste campaign.

Surrey County Council is encouraging residents to go green and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, by reducing food waste.

Recent research indicates that Surrey residents produce about 83,000 tonnes of food waste every year with treatment and disposal costs in the region of £7.6 million. It also has significant environmental implications both in terms of its transportation, production and storage and according to WRAP wasted food costs the average family up to £50 a month 1...

The Love Food Surrey campaign will be helping households waste less food by developing recipe ideas for leftovers, showing how they can shop smarter, store food better and how to measure perfect portions, aiming to stimulate a behaviour change in residents that sees them throwing away less food. This will result in significant environmental and financial savings i1'1 terms of avoided production and disposal and will help residents to save money.

You can read more about our campaign at www.lovefoodsurrey.com

If you have any queries or would like to support our campaign further, please contact http://www.lovefoodsurrey.com/give-us-your-support

South East Region ESF Community Grants are part of the European Social Fund (ESF) programme, distributing £1,069,319 in small grants during 2011-2013.

Grants of up to £12,000 are available to third sector organisations in the South East who support the most disadvantaged individuals to access further learning opportunities or progress to employment.  People benefitting from these grants will be experiencing barriers to access services and will not be in paid work or be economically inactive.  Grants will be distributed in November 2011, March 2012, September 2012 and February 2013. To apply contact Capacity Building Manager at Surrey Community Action, Astolat, Guildford GU4 7HL.  Te:l 01483 4477128.  Email: communitygrants@surreyca.org.uk

If you find that you are unable to keep up with paying all your bills and do not have enough money left to provide a reasonable living for yourself or your family, Camberley Frontline may be able to help.  They can help you review your present financial situation and prepare a budget.  If necessary, they can also negotiate with creditors on your behalf to arrange repayments that you ae able to afford.  People in debt often feel very alone; we want to assist you and help relieve the pressure you are under.  Email: camberley@frontlinedebadvice.org.uk or telephone 07880 711 730 (24 hour message line) and Camberley Frontline will respond ASAP.