Inspire South Tyneside

Inspire is South Tynesides Local Infrastructure organisation which works with local VCSE and third sector organisations to offer Information, advice, guidance and partnership working. 

Northumbria Police are offering a free Fraud Prevention workshop to community services in South Tyneside. Being a victim of Fraud can often lead to a huge negative impact on an individuals life, and can be hard hitting and devastating both emotionally as well as financially. This two hour workshop, called 'Don't take the bait' is presented by Officer Claire Lawson, which aims to give our community sector some knowlegde and awareness on how to prevent any future fraud attempts. It will cover things such as: <ul><li>What fraud is</li><li>Fraud stats within the UK</li><li>How fraudsters initiate contact (telephone, letter, web, post)</li><li>How you can provide barriers to fraudsters getting in through these channels</li><li>Types of fraud</li><li>Password security/online banking</li><li>How to protect yourselves against fraud</li><li>What to do if you’re a victim of Fraud</li><li>Reporting Fraud</li></ul> This awareness session is open to any VCSE groups in South Tyneside, including staff and volunteers, who may benefit from Fraud Awareness and how to detect and protect their clients/residents (or even friends and family members) from future fraud attempts. This training is in person, at Inspire South Tyneside's office (27 Beach Road).Wednesday 5th August - 10am-12.Spaces are limited so please book your spaceTea and coffee will be provided.

This is to remind you that you have booked onto the Fraud Awareness workshop with Northumbria police at Inspire South Tyneside. Taking place on Wednesday August 5th, 10am-12. We look forward to seeing you. If you need to cancel your space, please email niki.marshall@inspiresouthtyneside.co.uk or ideally, send someone from your organisation in your space. Thank you.

Fraud Prevention Workshop with Northumbria Police

HealthNet is a monthly networking forum hosted by Inspire South Tyneside. This network meeting is the first Friday of every month, 10-12:30pm, where our local services in south tyneside can come together to discuss health and wellbeing topics in South Tyneside, Health and Wellbeing services in South Tyneside can present of give updates whilst meeting other VCSE, Public Health or NHS partners in the borough. The meeting typically takes around 2.5 hours, with 2-4 guest speakers, and a networking break with tea and coffee. To be part of this network, you should already be a member of Inspire. To be part of Inspire's Membership and be involved in our newsletters, events and networks, please see the Link to sign up; https://forms.office.com/e/0Vhsz0ScBg