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Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities – March 2025

Welcome to Cumbria CVS’s Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities for March ’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 February 2025, click […]

Moving patch: Allerdale Development Officer blog – March 2025

Gareth Cavanagh, our Development Officer for Allerdale, is back with a new blog, reflecting on a year of support in Allerdale, and move to covering Mid Copeland: March brings my one-year work anniversary with Cumbria CVS and the end of the Supporting Allerdale project. The past year has seen me support: West Cumbria Society for the […]

Beyond the Edge – Furness Funders Forum and consensus-based decision making

Gabriela Lipska, District Manager Westmorland and Furness, looks at how using consensus-based decision making has helped Furness Funders Forum flourish, as part of our Beyond the Edge – Inspiration and Innovation series: The Furness Funders Forum is a group of local, regional, and national funders interested in supporting community initiatives. Established a few years ago, […]

Step Forward’s Approach and Methodology

Project Manager for Step Forward into Volunteering and Employment, Shelley Studholme, explains the Approach and Methodology of the Step Forward into Volunteering and Employment Service: Step Forward into Volunteering and Employment is a service that was and is co-produced with a lived experience advisory panel. Step Forward is funded by the North East and North Cumbria […]