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Community CVS e-bulletin – Wednesday 18th October 2023
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Focus on: DARE (Darwen Asylum and Refugee Enterprise)
DARE (Darwen Asylum and Refugee Enterprise) is a wonderful project which is led by local VCFSE stalwart John East (pictured). Many thanks to John for passing on the synopsis of DARE and their great work to Mohammed Kathrada of Community CVS, which you can read below. DARE started officially in Read more…
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Arise Restoration Centre – Community Asset Fund project
Mohammed Kathrada recently attended Arise Restoration Centre, based at Melia Business Centre, 17 Railway Darwen BB3 2RG, meeting with Roderick (Rickie) West (pictured). Arise Restoration Centre was recently awarded funding from the Community Asset Fund to run a Health & Wellbeing Initiative project. The centre received funding to purchase bicycles Read more…
@ Chip in
Run a community log reindeer making event with Lancashire Wildlife Trust and Chip In!
The Lancashire Wildlife Trust and Chip In are bringing you the opportunity to run a community log reindeer making event over 6 sessions on the run up to Christmas! You will learn how to market and run an event, meet new people, learn about woodworking tools and how to make Read more…
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Chip in & BRFC Community Trust – mental health & wellbeing workshop
Chip in are excited to share that they have been working closely with our partners Blackburn Rovers Community Trust to bring you a free mental health and wellbeing workshop with Lancashire Mind. The workshop is pencilled in for December. Keep an eye out on their Facebook page for more information.
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Community CVS at Offload Northwest
Community CVS’ Mohammed Kathrada attended Offload Northwest’s Monday Motivational Men’s Hub on Monday 9th October, as well as their World Mental Health Day celebration on Tuesday 10th. Offload Northwest are a brilliant new organisation which offers men and women support with mental health and wellbeing by talking and engaging in Read more…
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Community CVS Network – September 2023 minutes
The minutes of September’s Community CVS Network have been published. You can read them below. The next meeting is on Thursday 26th October. (Picture: Rebrand Cities via Pexels.com).
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Community CVS Network – Thursday 28th September 2023
The Community CVS Network meets tomorrow from 9.30am at The Boulevard Centre. Please see the agenda below.
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Community CVS e-bulletin – Wednesday 20th September 2023
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Debt & benefit advice in BwD
Please see a list of organisations offering debt and benefit advice in Blackburn with Darwen. (Photo: Andrea Piacquadio via Pexels.com).