Education Sales Co-ordinator
September 9, 2024
Job Description: Education Sales Co-ordinator Stand Against Violence is looking for a dependable, self-motivated, organised and IT literate individual to help with daily charity management of client bookings and associated administration. This position is working from home the majority of the time with occasional travel to Taunton. The hours are of a flexible capacity according…
Trustee Opportunities
December 19, 2023
We are looking for passionate, enthusiastic and skilled individual to become secretary for our board of trustees. Stand Against Violence was set up following the unprovoked attack and murder of a young man, Lloyd Fouracre, on the eve of his 18th birthday.The charity was founded by Lloyd's brother Adam and has grown from a local…
Fundraising Football Tournament at Staplegrove FC
August 24, 2022
On Sunday 21st August, we held our very first fundraising football tournament at Staplegrove FC. Thanks so much to Mike Arscott and the team at Staplegrove FC for a fun and successful Tournament. I know Mike was very nervous before the event as it was their first, but it ran smoothly and to time. The parents…
Fundraising Update
April 21, 2022
It is perhaps a huge understatement to say that the past couple of years have been challenging times for fundraising. The Covid pandemic led to huge levels of uncertainty in all walks of life, but with many of the usual fundraising streams being all but impossible during these times we have had to rely more…
Making A Difference In Workplace Training
April 7, 2022
We are continuing to grow our workplace training which provides organisations with interactive and thought-provoking sessions which help to build on teams’ interpersonal skills. As a charity this work provides us with a unique income as we reinvest the profits from our workplace deliveries into the activities of the charity, enabling us to reach and…
Doing All We Can To Help The Planet - Part 2
March 31, 2022
Making Stand Against Violence Even More Green Over the past 2 years we have been identifying areas of the charity that aren’t so green and eco-friendly and have tried to improve where we can. At the end of 2020, we implemented phase 1 of our approach which was to cut down on the level of…
When September Ends Book Launch at Brendon Books
November 17, 2021
Friday November 12th 2021 On Friday 12th November at 18:30, Adam launched his book - "When September Ends", with a wonderful book launch event at Brendon Books in Taunton. He was joined by 35 members of the public, and special guest Simon Parkin from BBC Radio Somerset, who interviewed Adam.The event got underway with a…
When September Ends – a book by Adam Fouracre with Dave Urwin
September 28, 2021
In June 2019 I was honoured to receive an e-mail from Adam Fouracre, CEO of Stand Against Violence, asking me to help him put together a book of the charity’s story and the events surrounding the attack on his brother Lloyd, whose death led to the formation of SAV. I was also a little nervous,…
Stand Against Violence Presents: Violence Discussion #4
March 17, 2021
Stand Against Violence Presents: Violence Prevention Discussion 4 (Monday 15th March 2021) County Lines Q&A featuring Neil Woods and Hallam Walker-Smart The Guests: Neil Woods Neil is a former Detective Sergeant who has had more exclusive access than most to drug gangs through his undercover work in the past. He is now chairman of LEAP…
Stand Against Violence Presents: Violence Discussion #3
March 2, 2021
Stand Against Violence Presents: Violence Prevention Discussion 3 (Monday 1st March 2021) The Guests: •Rabina Haque - Rabina is a freelance probation officer with extensive experience in the field of domestic violence who has developed a programme aimed at reducing the risk of reoffending and harm. •Holly Taylor-Dunn - Holly has been working in the…