Know a fantastic volunteer who deserves recognition for the selfless work they do? Nominate them in this year’s Community Volunteer Awards. Arranged by Community CVS and Blackburn with Darwen Council, these awards recognise the individuals and groups who do whatever they can to make live better for others in our Read more…
As part of National Volunteers’ Week, we’re launching a new Mentoring Workshop tomorrow. The workshop takes place from 1 to 4pm, and aims to help mentor feel informed and confident about the mentoring process and make the process enlightening and productive for the mentee. Contents include: – Slightly earlier, between Read more…
Our Volunteer Fair took place today from 10am to 2pm in our Boulevard Centre and met with considerable success. We are particularly grateful to have had the Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Cllr Phil Riley, in attendance, as well as to have enjoyed the company of such a Read more…
The Lancashire Association of Councils for Voluntary Service (LACVS) are seeking to recruit for two new positions. These are part of the LOCAL Lancashire project. Project Co-ordinator Salary: £23,870 per annum (Full-Time Equivalent £29,439) Hours: 30 hours per week Location: Ability to work across Lancashire – but primary location – Read more…
This year’s Mill Hill Festival is taking place next Saturday, 3rd June, starting at 1pm. Even better – this brilliant event is absolutely FREE to attend.
We’re deeply grateful to The Shuttle for featuring our Volunteer Fair – coming up on Thursday 1st June – in an article on their website. The Fair is free to attend so, if you’re looking to get into volunteering or just wanting to learn more, please feel free to come Read more…
Volunteer’s Week kicks off next Thursday – 1st June – and lasts until the following Wednesday. Here’s a bit of what we’re doing.
The deadline for Round 9 of the Blackburn with Darwen Community Fund is fast approaching. The Round closes for applications on Monday 12th June at 12 noon. The Blackburn with Darwen Community Fund is a small grants fund is being run by Community CVS on behalf of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Read more…
Wave 3 of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Barometer Survey is now open for your input. This quarterly survey is carried out by Nottingham Trent University in partnership with Pro Bono Economics, with the support of Lloyds Bank Foundation. It is backed by all the major UK national Read more…
Not sure what volunteering opportunities there are in Blackburn and Darwen? Want to give something back to your local community? Want to gain valuable skills or give your CV a boost? Make a date to attend our Volunteer Fair on Thursday 1 June at Community CVS Boulevard Centre! We’ll have Read more…