Today – Wednesday 4th June – we’ve teamed up with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Chip in and the Lancashire Volunteer Partnership to say a Big Thank You to volunteers from Blackburn with Darwen. Here are a few images from the day. We’re grateful to everyone who attended to make Read more
Today, we’ve been celebrating national Volunteers’ Week with our Volunteer Fair at our Boulevard Centre. We’re absolutely delighted to have had such a good turnout, with representatives of a range of superb local volunteer-involving organisations on hand to meet with the 120 potential volunteers who attended. We’re really proud of Read more
National Volunteers’ Week is coming up in June – and here is what we have coming up in Blackburn with Darwen and Preston to celebrate all things volunteering. Tuesday 3rd June – Blackburn Volunteer Fair On Tuesday 3rd June, we’re playing host to a range of brilliant organisations from across Blackburn Read more
With not long to go until nominations open in this year’s Community Volunteer Awards, we’re thanking our sponsors for their support – and inviting more to get on board. Every year Community CVS and Blackburn with Darwen Council work together to celebrate and recognise the hard work, passion and dedication Read more
We are excited to invite you to our VCFSE Funding Fair on Wednesday 4th June at One Co Work in Winckley Square, Preston. The Funding Fair is a marketplace in which to meet funders in person to explore different funding opportunities; to ask for help and advice on project ideas, Read more
The Blackburn with Darwen Community Network and Community CVS are holding our Annual VCFSE Conference at Darwen Aldridge Community Centre (DACA) on Thursday 29th May 2025. This will be our third conference and the first to be held in Darwen, with priorities for Darwen being a major topic for discussion Read more
How can the ‘microbiome’ of the smallest, often unregistered, voluntary and community groups be supported in the new landscape of public service design and delivery in England? This is a key question which NAVCA, alongside the University of Exeter‘s Social Innovation Group, are shedding light on with new ground-breaking research. Read more
Blackburn Foodbank are in desperate need of carrier bags for clients to use to transport food. If you are in a position to help them out, please feel free to drop them off at the Foodbank at The Oaks on Oakenhurst Road, Blackburn. Alternatively, please get in touch with Tracey: Read more
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’s Access Without Limits Fund can offer up to £10,250 to eligible VCFSE organisations that work with marginalised young people outside formal education over a three-year period. The DofE’s ambition is to build new links with voluntary and community organisations that work with young people outside Read more
The next meeting of the CVS Peer Network will take place on Thursday 22nd May from 9.30 to 11.30am at the Boulevard Centre. Agenda Please note: Parking on Morrisons Car Park is free for 3 hours. April’s minutes Date of Next Meeting The next CVS Peer Network meeting will take Read more