Staff and volunteers from third sector organisations across Cumbria joined the Chair of Cumbria Action for Health, Geoff Jolliffe, at his Installation as High Sheriff of Cumbria for 2025/26 at the end of March. It was a great opportunity to celebrate the ancient role, and the great work High Sheriffs do in Cumbria supporting and […]
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: 07/05/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
Someone pointed out to me last week that I must have now reached the milestone of 100 days as Chief Executive. Whilst I’ve seen some great posts on LinkedIn recently, where people have managed a selfie for each of those 100 days, I’m afraid I haven’t been! So you’ll have to settle for my thoughts […]
Gordon Henry, Bedrock Development Officer at Cumbria CVS, looks ahead to a busy May, and celebrates the work of the VCFSE sector in Cumbria: The month of May symbolises renewal, growth and celebration and marks a time of rejuvenation and vitality in the calendar year. So, amid everything you will be doing this month please […]
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: 30/04/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
Many of you may have worked with our Volunteering Manager, Judith Smale, over the last 23 years. Judith has now reduced her hours and has a focus area of Cumberland in Volunteer Brokerage, supporting organisations with good practice in Volunteer Management and recruiting volunteers. To support the transition, and to enable local organisations and volunteers […]
We recently asked for your views on whether we should continue posting on X (formerly Twitter). Concerns about it becoming an increasingly toxic & abusive space, amplifying disinformation and other discriminatory content, and failing to take adequate action against hate speech, prompted the survey, and the response from the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise sector […]
Cumbria CVS is delighted to announce that it is now in the delivery phase of the Volunteering for Health Partnership for Lancashire and South Cumbria as of April 2025. The three-year Volunteering for Health programme is part of NHS England’s response to the NHS Volunteering Taskforce, which brought together health charities, volunteers, clinicians, civil servants […]
Welcome back to Cumbria CVS Green! In our fourteenth blog post, we’ve got a double-header, as Cumbria CVS’ Communications Manager, Peter Grenville, and Third Sector Referral Coordinator, Danny Smith, discuss a thought-provoking ‘Climate Fresk’ session held recently. If you have any suggestions about what you’d like to see in our regular updates, let us know! […]
Events, training, charity news, surveys, research, feedback, reports, services and much more – in one handy place! Please note: There will be no Useful Information post next week due to staff holidays. This page will be updated with new information as we receive it during the week. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 17/04/25 – […]
