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A Practical Guide To ‘Things That Work’: Part 1 – Start with place

Inspired by Things that Worked. And Things that Didn’t. Sarah Coutts, Strategic Lead for our Volunteering for Health project, has written a three-part blog series, based on our observational report on what works to support volunteers into health volunteering settings, in South Lakeland and Furness.   Start with place When people talk about volunteering and […]

Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities – July 2026

Welcome to Cumbria CVS’s Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities for July 2026. 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 […]

Researching democratic participation and health outcomes

I’m Charlotte Rutherford, a Community Co-Researcher (CCR). I work within a joint initiative between Cumbria CVS and the NIHR Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Cumberland, exploring the factors that influence health outcomes and wider wellbeing within communities across the Cumberland area.   The Community Co-Researcher Role Our role as CCR’s is to bring a community-informed […]

250 free online fundraising packs available

Whatever your fundraising goals are, the team at easyfundraising can help you get there. This July, they are offering 250 exclusive online fundraising packs to community organisations in our area.   How to get yours To get your hands on your complementary pack, simply follow these steps: Register your organisation for free funding with easyfundraising […]