On Wednesday 29th November, Blackburn Rovers organised an International Men’s Day event at Ewood Park to coincide with their EFL Championship encounter with Birmingham City. Community CVS staff and volunteers were invited. Mohammed Kathrada, Geoff Wilkinson and Kashif Mirza (Volunteer) provided a productive information, advice and guidance platform for men Read more…
A group of volunteers have been ‘baking a difference’ for children and young people in Blackburn with Darwen for over 10 years, and in that time they have provided almost 500 cakes to children who would not otherwise receive one on their birthday. Free Cakes for Kids – Blackburn with Read more…
On the evening of Thursday 16th November, Mohammed Kathrada organised a Lifesavers First Aid Course for Offload Northwest Men’s Hub through Marie Coleman, Skills Development Officer – Family Learning. Chris Truckle, Tutor alongside his assistant ‘Chris’ provided the training. The course entailed: – Participants who attended enjoyed learning about lifesaving, Read more…
Winter is coming – and the ever-rising nature of fuel costs bites us all. However, the most vulnerable people are those who are hit the hardest. That is why Community CVS is urging organisations to sign up for Newground Together’s brilliant Winter 2023 Fuel Voucher Scheme. Becoming a referral partner Read more…
On Wednesday 15th November, Mohammed Kathrada visited Whitehall Park Supporters’ Group located within the grounds of Whitehall Park in Darwen. Mohammed met with Rita (secretary) and Vicki (Member) from the group. The Whitehall Park Supporters’ Group is run by dedicated volunteers who have come together to maintain the park’s green Read more…
In the lead up to the event the Curry Club raised £1000 for Macmillan with a collection made on the day – estimated to be over another £500! Organisations who were present at the event include Minds Matters, Purple Patch, Breast Screening, Bowel Cancer Screening, SAS Rights, Kiran Womens Group, Read more…
Thank you to Offload Northwest for inviting Mohammed Kathrada to Nightsafe, who have received ambient food donation from Offload Northwest that the hub received from individual donors during their Monday men’s hub session. The donated food products will be used by Nightsafe as part of lunch time food preparation for Read more…
Mohammed Kathrada of Community CVS was invited along to the Curry Club, based at Little Harwood Community Centre, earlier this week to volunteer and share experience in preparing a nutrient-rich, fresh, warm meal for the community. He said: “Today I got the taste of how a meat biryani is prepared Read more…
Mohammed Kathrada & Miffy Clegg from Community CVS were invited today at lunch hour to attend the Halloween theme party at the Blackburn Nightsafe where young people got the chance to prepare a spooky Halloween feast for young people, with ghostly doughnuts and sweets. Nightsafe provides temporary living accommodation to Read more…
On Thursday afternoon, Community CVS’ Mohammed Kathrada was invited to attend the Arise Restoration Centre to see first hand how the centre engages with the local communities and projects by means of supporting residents with free foods. CVS staff got involved with sorting out assorted bread with long best before Read more…