The National Lottery’s Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund, valued at a total of £76 million, has been launched today (Monday 24th July). This funding is for organisations that support people and communities under severe pressure because of the increased cost of living. Organisations can apply for between £10,000 and Read more…
This award is awarded in memory of Lindsay Dunn, a volunteer who was passionate about helping the most marginalised people within society. Awarded to any individual volunteer or team of volunteers whose enthusiasm and dedication has made an outstanding voluntary contribution to improving the lives of people experiencing complex, severe Read more…
Here’s a pic of our Denise running the latest Community Volunteer Training, which runs every two months. Any community group is welcome to send volunteers for free! You can learn more over here. If you’d like to book on our next sessions, please contact Denise.
Do you know a wonderful young person that volunteers? Helps out their neighbours? Helps litter pick? Or simply helps to make their neighbourhood or local community a better place to live or work? If so then nominate them for our Community Volunteer Awards today! If they are picked as a Read more…
Do you have a wonderful neighbour that helps out? Keeps the place tidy? Helps other neighbours? Goes that extra mile? If so then nominate them today. If they are picked as a finalist they will be invited to an event at King Georges Hall on Thursday 2nd November to receive Read more…
The minutes of the latest meeting of the Community CVS Network (Thursday 29th June) have now been published. You can read them below. Additionally, the agenda for the next meeting, which will take place on Thursday 27th July, can be viewed and downloaded via this link.
We’re delighted to have teamed up with the Lancashire Telegraph to promote our Community Volunteer Awards as media partner sponsor. If you’d like to learn more, Melanie Disley has written a brilliant article outlining our new partnership.
Over 1000 small charities and voluntary sector supporters have written to the Prime Minister today urging him to recognise the vital role they play in communities across the country. The letter was delivered to Number 10 on Thursday 22nd June as part of Small Charity Week, which aims to highlight 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 month’s meeting of our Community CVS Network will be taking place from 9.30am on Thursday 29th June in the Conference Room at the Boulevard Centre, 45 Railway Road, Blackburn. Community CVS holds monthly network meetings where Practitioners and Volunteer Coordinators from all sectors in the borough come together. Our Read more…