The Government has confirmed it believes the introduction of a mayoral authority for Cumbria would improve people’s economic, social and environmental wellbeing and reflect the identities and interests of local communities. It means Cumbria will be allowed to progress to the next stage of the devolution process. Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland Councils will now […]
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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: 21/07/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
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: 18/07/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
Welcome back to Cumbria CVS Green! In our seventeenth blog post, we have something a bit different from colleague Rebecca Guy, Third Sector Referral Coordinator, who shares with us a poem inspired by a lunch break cycle ride to collect surplus supermarket food. If you have any suggestions about what you’d like to see in […]
Welcome to Cumbria CVS’s Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities for July ’25. 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. To catch up on our News, Events & Opportunities from June 2025, click […]
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: 11/07/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
Our Operations Manager, Bridget Johns, takes a look at how Community Power is best achieved when local authorities and community groups work together effectively: Community power doesn’t mean doing it all alone. Real change often happens when grassroots groups and local authorities work together — each bringing different strengths and perspectives. That’s why Cumberland Council […]
To: The voluntary and community sector Subject: !!!URGENT!!! Please complete this survey !!! Deadline – YESTERDAY !!! Sigh. Ever felt overwhelmed by the number of surveys trying to gather data about the voluntary and community sector, and perhaps wondered if it’s actually worth your time filling them in? We’re very aware we’ve pushed a number […]
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: 04/07/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
Judith Smale, our Volunteering Manager (Cumberland) delivered a one-day Volunteering as a Pathway into Employment Workshop in Whitehaven last week. The session was part of the Skills and Enterprise Programme, which is funded by Copeland Community Fund and Sellafield Limited, and was attended by 10 unemployed people. Representatives from Groundwork, Job Centre Plus and charities […]
