Pictures from the Blackburn with Darwen Community Network‘s latest quarterly open meeting, which took place on Tuesday 8th October, are now available to view. You can check them out on our Facebook page via the link below: – Many thanks to Syka for her photography on the day. The Community Read more…
Grant funding is very much the lifeblood of our sector. However, an increasing number of funders are now sadly unable to continue offering their grant programmes. Alex Hayes is an expert in Transforming Funding and an Associate Director at NPC (New Philanthropy Capital). Alex has written a very interesting blog Read more…
Community CVS are offering free, fully funded training to organisations across Lancashire for their staff members. The Asylum Seeker Awareness Training session is aimed at raising awareness of the challenges and barriers asylum seekers face within health and social care settings. The session aims to offer key insights and strategies Read more…
The Bowel Cancer Screening Team had another successful Health Promotion Event at Issa Medical Centre @ Deepdale on Sunday 13th October. BCSP Health Promotion Officer Andrea Pugh was invited to Flu and Covid Vaccination Event and spoke to many individuals and ordered kits too. One person told Andrea that doing Read more…
Spring North are facilitating a small grants scheme for Cancer Education & Engagement on behalf of the Lancashire & South Cumbria ICB. The Cancer Awareness Grants Scheme is designed to support community-based projects that aim to enhance cancer awareness, improve screening uptake, and promote early diagnosis, with a specific focus Read more…
Please check out Preston Volunteers’ October spotlight for Volunteers! Here are the links to all the opportunities. You can click to find out more. Additionally, you can register to volunteer via this link. Are you looking to recruit volunteers for your organisation? Please feel free to register here. Activities with Read more…
Today – Thursday 10th October – is World Mental Health Day – and this year’s theme is workplace mental health. The theme highlights the importance of addressing mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, for the benefit of people, organisations, and communities. We’d love to learn more about how you Read more…
We are delighted to announce that we have a new Volunteer Drop In over at Jubilee Tower Credit Union. The Drop In takes place every Wednesday between 10.30am and 12.30pm. Yasmin is on hand to help people and groups who call in to: – If you would like to take Read more…
The Bowel Cancer Screening Programme organised a very successful Flu & Bowel Screening Event at Oswald Medical Centre in Accrington on Saturday 5th October. This was their first ever Saturday Call for a Kit Clinic (CFAKC) for people aged between 54 and 65. This clinic was tailored to the needs Read more…
Community Asset Fund-supported projects were the focus of September’s Roots Community Forum, held at St. Luke’s Church in Blackburn. The Forum happens on the last Wednesday of the month at different locations across Blackburn and Darwen. We are delighted that the Lancashire Telegraph have recently published an article highlighting the Read more…