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The Potential Benefits of Devolution for Cumbria’s VCFSE Sector

In my last blog (July 2025), I wrote about the Civil Society Covenant and what it could mean for Cumbrian voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations. Within that blog, I mentioned that there was talk of a potential devolution deal for Cumbria. Well, since then things have progressed – and in October both […]

Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities – November 2025

Welcome to Cumbria CVS’s Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities for November 2025. 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 […]

Exploring a New Angle: Social Media Strategy Training at Keswick Museum

Emily Wilson, our South Lakes & Furness Development Officer, reports on a recent training session she delivered on Social Media: Stepping slightly outside my usual focus on environmental work, I recently delivered a tailored social media training session for staff and volunteers at Keswick Museum. Drawing on experience from previous roles, I designed a session that […]

Could you be missing out on free funding in November?

Did you know 1 in 3 people will shop online on Black Friday? And did you know, if your organisation isn’t registered with easyfundraising yet, you’ll miss out on free funding when your supporters shop. Through funding plaform easyfundraising, everyone’s favourite Christmas gift retailers like eBay, Argos, John Lewis, Currys, Etsy, M&S, Boots, Dunelm, Waterstones […]