We’re delighted to welcome Threlkeld Village Hall CIO, a charitable incorporated organisation dedicated to managing and maintaining the village hall in Threlkeld, near Keswick, as our milestone 500th member. The hall serves as a central hub for community life, offering a versatile space for a wide range of activities and events, including live music performances, […]
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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: 16/06/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
Welcome back to Cumbria CVS Green! In our sixteenth blog post Emily Wilson, our South Lakes & Furness Development Officer, returns with some simple, sensible, and mostly free ideas for making your workplace more environmentally friendly. From office supplies and cleaning products to keeping it local and Green challenges, there’s something for everyone to try! […]
As you may be aware, Cumbria CVS offers free access to the Open 4 Community funding portal, which helps groups find grants for their projects. If you’ve already signed up, you should have received a link to a short survey (from noreply@idoxopen4community.co.uk) asking if you have found the tool useful. If you haven’t seen the […]
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: 13/06/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
We are delighted to introduce our new group of Integrated Care Communities (ICC) Third Sector Representatives for 2025 to 2027. Thank you to everyone who has supported us to recruit our fantastic new team of ICC Third Sector Representatives in North Cumbria. We are particularly grateful to people who stood for election, for those who […]
Welcome to Cumbria CVS’s Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities for June ’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 May 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: 06/06/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
So far this year, over £3.5m in unrestricted funding has been donated to community groups and good causes through the easyfundraising platform. In August, a further £1million will be paid out. Get your organisation signed up to easyfundraising now so you don’t miss out on this free funding. How does it work? Through this free […]
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is growing rapidly – but is it a good thing? That’s a question we’re frequently being asked by our own staff, and by our member organisations, and which we’re still working on…… So, as a (brave?) first step, I asked Copilot, the AI feature that’s popped up across many […]
