Welcome back to Cumbria CVS Green! In our thirtieth blog post Gill, one of the founders of Re:Play Sports Network, talks about their ambition to give every piece of sports kit another life through reuse, repurposing and responsible recycling. If you have any suggestions about what you’d like to see in our regular updates, let […]
Events, training, charity news, surveys, research, feedback, reports, services and much more – in one handy place! This page will be updated with new information as we receive it during the week. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 11/08/26 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
Welcome to Cumbria CVS’s Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities for August 2026. This page will be updated regularly, so we are delighted you have landed here today and hope that you will keep coming back for updates during the month. Lots of the News, Events and Opportunities information will also be appearing in […]
Over the past five months, our Mid Copeland Development Officer, Kate Grove, has been building connections, offering practical support and helping strengthen local voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) groups. In this update, Kate reflects on the progress made so far, the support needs emerging across the area, and the opportunities ahead for organisations […]
Events, training, charity news, surveys, research, feedback, reports, services and much more – in one handy place! This page will be updated with new information as we receive it during the week. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 06/08/26 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
Inspired by Things that Worked. And Things that Didn’t. Sarah Coutts, Strategic Lead for our Volunteering for Health project, has written a three-part blog series, based on our observational report on what works to support volunteers into health volunteering settings, in South Lakeland and Furness. You can read Part 1 – Start with place here […]
Update: The gov.uk site has a published a new news item (on 4th August) which further explains the changes, and gives some examples to help you understand if you need staff or volunteers to have an Enhanced with Children’s Barred List check. From 1st September 2026, new guidance in the Crime and Policing Act 2026 […]
One of our Community Co-researchers, Andrew, discusses his background and motivation, and explains his research topic – understanding unpaid carers and their digital inclusion needs. Background and Motivation My background is in youth and community work, health development and social care, where I have coordinated and delivered projects focused on areas around social inclusion, […]
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I am the Cumbria CVS Bedrock Basics Project Development Officer. For those who have not heard of Bedrock Basics Project we work with non-profit organisations and community groups delivering services in west Cumberland. Bedrock Basics is part of the Transforming West Cumbria Programme funded by Sellafield Limited and through support from Cumbria Community Foundation. Thanks […]
