We’re pleased to have teamed up with CADAS (Cumbria Addictions Advice & Solutions) to put on a free six-week programme for people with mental health support needs, entitled #Healthy #Habit #Hacking. The programme will run over six Tuesdays between 10.30am and 12.30pm from Tuesday 17th September to Tuesday 22nd October Read more…
The finalists in this year’s Community Volunteer Awards have been revealed with more nominations than ever before in the history of the Community Volunteer Awards being received. More than 1000 nominations were received in total, for awards across 12 categories and the judging for the Community Volunteer Awards, run as Read more…
Our latest ten-week Aspiring Leaders in Health and Social Care Skills Bootcamp programme is starting today – and we have a small number of places available for the next tranche of this in-demand course, which begins in January. Want to find out more? Please don’t hesitate to get in touch Read more…
Yesterday, our staff and volunteers were at Blackburn College’s Industry Collaboration Zone for our team building session, entitled Participating in Change at Community CVS. It was a wonderful opportunity to get everyone together to plan how we ensure our services continue to grow and develop for the benefit of our Read more…
Chip in is our two year volunteer partnership programme for young people aged 16-30. We have teamed up with a range of local partners in the borough to provide opportunities for volunteering in a range of areas such as events, music, project development, admin, exhibition invigilation, workshop support, stewarding, curation, collection Read more…
Our brilliant Volunteer Training is returning this September! Led by the excellent Denise Hayhurst, the training takes place over four sessions across two weeks and covers all the information you will need to get the best out of your volunteer journey. The dates are as follows: – If you’d like Read more…
Bowel screening aims to find cancer early or to find changes in your bowel that could lead to cancer – and our Health Promotion Team are at the forefront of making sure abnormalities are detected early, thus saving lives. The screening programmes send a free bowel screening test kit every Read more…
Our next free Flying Start Business Advice Surgery will be taking place this Thursday, 5th September, between 9.45 and 11.45am at our Boulevard Centre on Railway Road in Blackburn. If you’re starting out on your business journey and looking to build on your ideas, or looking for some advice about Read more…
Want to catch up on all things volunteering in Preston? Do you look after volunteers? Are there times when you would love to see how other people support their volunteers and deal with issues that arise? The Preston Volunteers Managers Forum is the perfect safe space to connect with other Read more…
There are so many ways you can get into volunteering and Preston Volunteers we have over 100 opportunities. These are six of the best current volunteer opportunities with some of the amazing local organisations we work with.