Do you run a volunteer-led community organisation with a great idea which can support recovery in the community and enhance people’s wellbeing? If you answered “yes,” our Community Asset Fund is offering small grants of between £500 and £2000 to enable you to put your plans into action. Download the application form. If you’d like to Read more…
Hi everybody We are really pushing the study below and would realty appreciate as many Blackburn with Darwen based charities, community groups and social enterprises to complete the survey by the end of the week. If we get enough responses Professor Tony Chapman has agreed to do a Blackburn with Read more…
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.
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…
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…
The BwD Emergency Planning Department have produced this document to help community and voluntary organisations support planning for the coming winter. The document below is a .pdf. If you would prefer to have a Word document, you can download one here.
The Community CVS Network meetings are a great opportunity to keep updated, network and get peer support. Community CVS holds monthly network meetings where Practitioners and Volunteer Coordinators from all sectors in the borough come together. Our aim is to improve and promote the consistency and quality of services working Read more…
Community CVS is a proud partner of the Borough Council’s Your Community Your Call campaign. We are helping to build the movement Your Community Your Call in partnership with the borough council by connecting people and growing communities. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has always invested strongly in developing vibrant and Read more…