Small grants of £250 to £1,000 are available to groups for promoting and supporting breastfeeding. among families within Blackburn with Darwen. Deadline for applications is 12 noon on Monday 15th July. In Blackburn with Darwen we want to encourage as many families as possible to breastfeed their babies. There are Read more…
Recently, Paul from The Contenders Boxing Club popped into the Boulevard Centre to present our Staff members Miffy and Marselle with a beautiful bunch of flowers to thank them for their continued support. Paul who is a boxing coach came to CVS to enquire about applying for funding from the Read more…
We’re delighted to have started receiving applications for Round 11 of the Blackburn with Darwen Community Fund, which we administer on behalf of our wonderful partners at the Borough Council. Brian Mercer Trust, Eric Wright Charitable Trust and Healthier Pennine Lancashire. Applications remain open, with the deadline being Monday 4th Read more…
We are delighted to announce that the Blackburn with Darwen Community Fund, a small grants fund is being run by Community CVS on behalf of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, the Brian Mercer Trust and the Eric Wright Charitable Trust, will be continuing to help you provide great activities for people Read more…
Secret Santa applied to the Community Asset Fund in October and were successful in their application. The project is coming up to it 7th Christmas providing Christmas presents to children across Blackburn with Darwen. Secret Santa has its shop in the Mall where they sell toys and gifts in brand Read more…
Prevent2Protect received a grant from the Community Asset Fund in October to run Boxing Fitness Sessions. The Project is for 15 participants from the Recovery Community to take part in Boxing based fitness over 15, two-hour sessions that will run until the beginning of March 2024. It is being run Read more…
Sons of Anxiety Strength Club were successful with their application to the Community Asset Fund in October. The Fund has helped the project to continue running their sessions and buy more equipment. Sons of Anxiety Strength Club meets every Sunday at 3-5pm for strongman/woman training sessions. The sessions are free Read more…
Dawn Juson, who along with Simone Chadwick, run Symbiosis Health and Well Being CIC. They applied for a Grant through the Community Asset Fund in September 2023 for the 7 week “Let’s Get Growing” project. They are passionate and dedicated to providing sustainable solutions for growing food to help with Read more…
The Phoenix Hub applied to the Community Asset Fund and were awarded £2000 to establish their project. Miffy Clegg of Community CVS visited the Phoenix Hub last Thursday. Sandra showed her around the building and told her about some of the amazing work they have been doing. The Hub is accessible to anyone Read more…
The Community Asset Fund has twice awarded grants to the “Inspired By Art Project” at The Bureau – Centre for the Arts in Blackburn. It is an arts project for those in Recovery in Blackburn with Darwen who may not necessarily benefit from the traditional Group Model yet still need Read more…