Each month, Preston Volunteers try and pick a diverse set of opportunities from across the city to showcase in the monthly Spotlights – and these are just a few of the many different opportunities available through Preston Volunteers’ brokerage service. There is always an opportunity for everyone! Fancy trying one Read more…
If you are over 19 and live in Lancashire, come join us at Community CVS for an exciting in-person event where you can get a taste of leadership skills Bootcamps. This event is perfect for anyone interested in taking their leadership abilities to the next level. Get ready to be Read more…
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust are looking to promote and discuss the work of the Public Participation Panel (PPP) and how they can engage and involve the community. The PPP was established to ensure that patients and users of services provided by the Trust, their relatives/carers and residents in our Read more…
The minutes of June’s CVS Peer Network are now available. You can view/download them below: – The next CVS Peer Network meeting will take place on Thursday 31st July, in the Conference Room at our Boulevard Centre. Please note: Parking on Morrisons Car Park is free for 2.5 hours.
Thank a volunteer by nominating them in this year’s Community Volunteer Awards. Know a volunteer who goes over and above to make other people’s lives better? Say thank you by nominating them in this year’s Community Volunteer Awards. The Community Volunteer Awards are a partnership between Blackburn with Darwen Council Read more…
We are looking for partners within the voluntary, community, faith & social enterprise sector who have established knowledge, connections and relationships with residents, community groups and activities that take place within our most deprived neighbourhoods. We want your help to answer two questions: Successful applicants must be willing to visit Read more…
Miffy, Shakil and Steve attended a black-tie event at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel in Accrington on Saturday. The event was organised by Red Rose Recovery to raise money for victims of domestic abuse – and it met with great success: by the end of the evening £22,000 was raised.
The Preston Black History Group are holding a celebratory event commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the Battle of Bamber Bridge on Saturday 21st June. On the evening of Thursday 24th June 1943, a dispute broke out in Bamber Bridge when a group of US Military Police attempted to apprehend Private Read more…
The Lancashire Anti-Poverty Network Forum was launched with the inaugural meeting taking place on Wednesday 11th June. Led by Resolve Poverty in partnership with LACVS‘ LOCAL team, the Network is seeking responses to a next steps form corollary from the launch, with responses informing the initial next steps for the Read more…
Based in a beautiful location by the River Darwen in the Feniscowles-Pleasington Valley cusp, the Deaf Village Northwest offer a range of fantastic services aimed at bringing Deaf and hearing communities together in nature. Their vision is “to establish a strong, cohesive and prosperous community where everyone is active, treated Read more…