Check out this awesome story from the Lancashire Telegraph about the wonderful Joan Riddehough, a long-standing volunteer at Homestart Blackburn & Darwen, who’s still making a positive difference at the age of 90!
CVS Volunteer Centre staff attended an outdoor Witton Park Cycling session organised by Mohammed Kathrada (CVS) and Anthony Carr (BwD) help reduce stress and worries amongst the Volunteer Centre colleagues. Today’s session supported each staff with relaxation techniques, physical fitness, and coordination with a touch of fresh air.
Time is running short if you want a volunteer or local organisation to be celebrated at this year’s Community Volunteer Awards – deadline is this Friday! So, head over here, download and fill out the form and return it to donna.talbot@communitycvs.org.uk as soon as possible to make sure your heroes Read more
The next meeting of the Community CVS Network will take place on Thursday 25th August between 9.30 and 11.30 am in The Conference Room at The Boulevard Centre 45 Railway Road Blackburn BB1 1EZ (map). Agenda 9.30am – Introductions 9.45am – Presentation from Jamie Smith from The Rainbow Café 10.00am Read more
It’s glitzy, it’s glamorous – it’s the Community Volunteer Awards – and it’s coming later this year! Will you be there? Will you be among the nominees (all of whom will be commemorated for their sterling efforts throughout what’s been another difficult year)? Can I nominate someone? You most certainly Read more
We’re looking for a new Volunteer Development Officer as part of our Action for Jobs project, which aims to recruit and support unemployed and economically inactive people to improve their employment and educational prospects. You can find out more here.
That’s the date of our next Community CVS Network meeting, where we bring together people from a wide variety of local and regional organisations to share good practice, build your network and enjoy a hearty breakfast. If you’d like to learn more, please head over here. Alternatively, you can get Read more
We are looking for volunteers to assist us with this project helping to support individuals accessing substance misuse services in their recovery journey in the Blackburn with Darwen area. What we are looking for: – ★ An interest in helping or working in the area of substance misuse;★ Patience, empathic, Read more
The next meeting of the Community CVS Network will take place on Thursday 28th July from 9.30am in the Conference Room at the Boulevard Centre. Presentations are as follows: – ► 9.45am – presentation from Alison Malcolm from Community CVS► ِ10.00am – presentation from Hafeeza Bhatti from LSCFT► 10.15am – presentation from Chris Read more
Individuals needing to access mental health help and support are now able to via one number. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust has launched a new service that can be accessed through a new freephone number – 0800 013 0707 – so that everyone will be able to easily access Read more