Preston Volunteers has had a busy year since its launch as Preston City’s go-to volunteering hub. In the intervening time, the service has supported over 150 organisations across Preston to make recruiting new volunteers easier, improve the experience for people volunteering with them and ensure Preston is a place where Read more
Preston Volunteers are offering a free learning session to help you find out about volunteering. This Step into Volunteering session, which is aimed at anyone who is seeking to take the first steps towards getting involved in volunteering, takes place on Monday 24th March from 10am to 2.30pm at Preston Read more
Community CVS and Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council are once again working together to celebrate and recognise the hard work, passion and dedication of our borough’s volunteers through our Community Volunteer Awards. To make the awards as successful as possible we are searching for sponsors to share the love and Read more
Our Bowel Cancer Screening Programme are seeking new volunteers to help them continue their life-saving work across our communities. Interested? We’re hosting a free training session for people who would like to get involved next Monday, 17th March, from 10am to 1.30pm. Want to know more? Get in touch.
We would like to invite you along to the BwD Community Network – Quarterly Meeting on Wednesday 26th March, 10am to 12 noon in the Conference Room at our Boulevard Centre, 45 Railway Road, BB1 1EZ Where you will have the opportunity to find out about Youth Investment Fund, Civil Society Read more
Our Preston Volunteers project are looking for dedicated volunteer Support into Volunteering Buddies who can give a few hours a week to support people from Asylum Seeking backgrounds to access volunteer roles which they would otherwise struggle to do so. As a Buddy you will be trained to enable people who Read more
The latest CVS Peer Network meeting took place last Thursday (23rd January). You can read and download the minutes below: – Presentations & information You can download the presentations and information tabled at the meeting below: – March’s meeting The next meeting will be held on Thursday 27th March from Read more
The Community CVS Business and Skills Team is deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of our colleague and friend, Daniel Fenton. Daniel’s journey with us began as a learner on the Aspiring Leaders in Health and Social Care, Skills for Life Bootcamp, where his dedication and drive stood out. He Read more
We are delighted by the turn-out for the latest tranche of our Community Volunteer Training, which began on Monday. The training, led by the wonderful Denise Hayhurst, takes place over four sessions and recurs on a bimonthly basis, equipping your volunteers with a wide range of skills and information to Read more
We’re currently looking to get some volunteers on board to be our friendly faces here at our Community Hub at 35 Railway Road and Boulevard Centre at 45 Railway Road. This role involves covering our reception area, meeting and greeting individuals and people from a wide range of organisations who Read more