There’s no secret to a healthy heart – all it takes is healthy living. This includes a eating healthy diet, exercising regularly, and leading a healthier lifestyle overall. And KnowYourDNA‘s resident nutritionist and dietician, Dr. Rizza Mira, has produced a great guide to how you can get – and stay Read more…
Sajida Shah has been volunteering for a number of great causes across BwD for almost a quarter of a century. At present, she volunteers with the Kiran Women’s Group and is a Trustee of Community CVS. Here is her brilliant volunteer story. Please read on to learn more about this Read more…
The minutes of the March 2023 Community CVS Network have now been published. You can read them and download a copy below. Additionally, the agenda for the next meeting, which takes place on Thursday 27th April from 9.30am in the Conference Room at the Boulevard Centre, can be downloaded via Read more…
Time is fast running out if you’d like to join us on a brilliant Introduction to Social Investment with the awesome Chris & Adrian from Key Fund. It’s this Thursday, so book your place today! You’ll learn about how social investment can help fund your organisation’s work and have a Read more…
We were over at Blackburn College on the 21st March for their Careers Fair. Here’s Lisa Hacker promoting Community CVS and the Community Asset Fund.
Here are a few pictures from our visit to Darwen Market Hall on Saturday 18th March. We were one of many local organisations at the event, part of Healthy Darwen Week.
We’re making a series of short films celebrating volunteers and volunteering in the run up to Volunteers’ Week 2023. Here’s our very own Geoff Wilkinson talking to Salam Nasralla from the ARC Project, an organisation which does brilliant work with the refugee & asylum seeker community, about his volunteering ahead Read more…
There’s only a week left to book on the Introduction to Social Investment workshop with Chris Colwill and Adrian Bean of the awesome Key Fund. Places are still available but limited in number. Book now to avoid missing out on this great chance to learn more about one of the Read more…
The next Community CVS Network meeting will take place on Thursday 23rd March at The Boulevard Centre. You can find out more about the Network over here. Agenda The agenda for this month’s meeting is as follows: – Bonus: free Prevent Training The meeting will be followed by an opportunity Read more…
There are heaps of great volunteering opportunities with fantastic organisations doing a wide variety of work throughout Blackburn with Darwen and beyond. Please check out the list below to see brief details of a number of opportunities which are currently open to applications from prospective volunteers. Age UK Blackburn with Read more…