East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust are looking to promote and discuss the work of the Public Participation Panel (PPP) and how they can engage and involve the community. The PPP was established to ensure that patients and users of services provided by the Trust, their relatives/carers and residents in our Read more…
The minutes of June’s CVS Peer Network are now available. You can view/download them below: – The next CVS Peer Network meeting will take place on Thursday 31st July, in the Conference Room at our Boulevard Centre. Please note: Parking on Morrisons Car Park is free for 2.5 hours.
Thank a volunteer by nominating them in this year’s Community Volunteer Awards. Know a volunteer who goes over and above to make other people’s lives better? Say thank you by nominating them in this year’s Community Volunteer Awards. The Community Volunteer Awards are a partnership between Blackburn with Darwen Council Read more…
We are looking for partners within the voluntary, community, faith & social enterprise sector who have established knowledge, connections and relationships with residents, community groups and activities that take place within our most deprived neighbourhoods. We want your help to answer two questions: Successful applicants must be willing to visit Read more…
Miffy, Shakil and Steve attended a black-tie event at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel in Accrington on Saturday. The event was organised by Red Rose Recovery to raise money for victims of domestic abuse – and it met with great success: by the end of the evening £22,000 was raised.
The Preston Black History Group are holding a celebratory event commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the Battle of Bamber Bridge on Saturday 21st June. On the evening of Thursday 24th June 1943, a dispute broke out in Bamber Bridge when a group of US Military Police attempted to apprehend Private Read more…
The Lancashire Anti-Poverty Network Forum was launched with the inaugural meeting taking place on Wednesday 11th June. Led by Resolve Poverty in partnership with LACVS‘ LOCAL team, the Network is seeking responses to a next steps form corollary from the launch, with responses informing the initial next steps for the Read more…
Based in a beautiful location by the River Darwen in the Feniscowles-Pleasington Valley cusp, the Deaf Village Northwest offer a range of fantastic services aimed at bringing Deaf and hearing communities together in nature. Their vision is “to establish a strong, cohesive and prosperous community where everyone is active, treated Read more…
We’re pleased to share an exciting opportunity to join our Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Team. This post is designed to promote and improve uptake of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme by reducing inequalities in uptake, supporting community engagement activities, targeting action amongst population groups with low uptake in Lancashire and Read more…
The next set of our free, expert-led Community Volunteer Training programme is coming up later this month. This programme is for anyone who wants to get involved in their community as a volunteer. It is ideal for volunteers and community groups who provide support to members of the public, for Read more…